Compare PSCAD and PSIM 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (42.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
PSCAD
Star Rating
(26)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PSCADPSIM
Star Rating
(27)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that PSCAD excels in its 3D/solid modeling tools, scoring an impressive 8.8, while PSIM's tools lag behind at 7.7, indicating that PSCAD may be the better choice for those needing advanced modeling capabilities.
- Reviewers mention that the editing tools in PSCAD are rated at 9.0, significantly higher than PSIM's 7.2, suggesting that users find PSCAD more intuitive and efficient for making changes to their designs.
- G2 users highlight that PSCAD's fluid analysis capabilities are rated at 4.0, which is a notable strength, while PSIM lacks this feature entirely, making PSCAD a more suitable option for projects requiring fluid dynamics simulations.
- Users on G2 indicate that PSCAD's discrete event modeling is rated at 8.3, outperforming PSIM's 6.9, which suggests that PSCAD may provide a more robust environment for simulating complex event-driven systems.
- Reviewers say that PSCAD's quality of support is rated at 8.8, compared to PSIM's 8.3, indicating that users may experience better assistance and resources when using PSCAD.
- Users report that PSCAD has a more favorable product direction rating of 8.8, while PSIM's rating is only 4.6, suggesting that PSCAD is perceived as a more forward-thinking and evolving product in the market.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
PSCAD
No pricing availablePSIM
No pricing availableFree Trial
PSCAD
No trial information availablePSIM
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
18
7.9
13
Ease of Use
8.3
18
8.6
13
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.8
19
8.3
13
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
19
4.6
13
Features by Category
Design
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
8
7.7
5
9.0
7
7.2
6
8.0
5
Not enough data
Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
4.0
5
Not enough data
5.7
5
Not enough data
Work
8.3
5
6.9
6
8.3
6
8.1
8
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Environment
7.3
5
6.7
5
6.9
6
7.7
5
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
7.4
7
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
PSCAD and PSIM are categorized as Simulation & CAE
Unique Categories
PSCAD has no unique categories
PSIM has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
PSCAD
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
PSIM
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
33.3%
Higher Education
23.8%
Research
9.5%
Renewables & Environment
9.5%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
9.5%
Other
14.3%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
19.0%
Higher Education
14.3%
Automotive
14.3%
Industrial Automation
9.5%
Semiconductors
4.8%
Other
38.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
PSCAD
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Atiqul I.
Verified User in Renewables & Environment
The software is very easy to use. Once you are familiar with the interface, quite helpful to perform your desired tests and simulations
Most Helpful Critical Review
PSIM
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Ohad R.
Verified User in Automotive
Simplicity, Organized Library, Help windows
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Defense & Space
The graphical interface, reloading at each movement, the "green" and "red" world that lead to confusions (not solved simultaneously) The solver that you do not know how it works, no information of max iteration at each step or misconvergence issues The...
Atiqul I.
Verified User in Renewables & Environment
The software is very easy to use. Once you are familiar with the interface, quite helpful to perform your desired tests and simulations
Ohad R.
Verified User in Automotive
Simplicity, Organized Library, Help windows
Verified User in Defense & Space
The graphical interface, reloading at each movement, the "green" and "red" world that lead to confusions (not solved simultaneously) The solver that you do not know how it works, no information of max iteration at each step or misconvergence issues The...
Discussions
What is the best way to compare two waveforms?
1 comment
NH
In my opinion, you can export the waveform data to a spreadsheet as a CSV file and then use some kind of graphing tool to plot the saved data. Any shifts...Read more
PSCAD has no more discussions with answers
What is PSIM software used for?
1 comment
MC
PSIM power electronics simulator gives you an unbeatable simulation speed while producing high quality system-level results.
Even if you don’t have a...Read more
Is PSIM open source?
1 comment
ES
It seems like the text provided is already in English. If you have a different text in an unknown language that you would like translated, please provide it.Read more
PSIM has no more discussions with answers
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