SIMION
The facts below are what the maker publishes about SIMION, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From SIMION's own pricing page, checked 25 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| SIMION 2020 Lab Kit Site License | — | 30 seats |
| SIMION 2020 Academic License, 1 Year Lease | $595 a year | Single academic user · 1 year lease |
| SIMION 2020 Software, Academic License | $1,295, paid once | For US academic/government use only · electronic download |
| SIMION 2020 Software | $1,895, paid once | New commercial license · electronic download · license for one user or one computer |
| SIMION 2020 "lab kit" Site License | $4,995, paid once | Universities only · 30 seats |
The facts
Each one read from SIMION's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Analysis and integrations
- SIMION can record flight parameters to delimited text files and its programming features can export data to programs such as Excel through a COM interface.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Demo
- A demo is available by request; it limits saving and refining custom geometries and is mainly for exploring the interface and existing examples.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Field solving
- It supports electrostatic field solving in 2D and 3D and describes arrays up to almost 20 billion points on 64-bit systems with sufficient RAM.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Geometry and programming
- Geometry options include a 3D editor, STL CAD import, GEM text files, and programmatic manipulation using languages including Perl, Python, C++, and Lua.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- The ordering page says each single license generally allows one user or one computer, at the purchaser’s option.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Particle tracing
- Particle tracing includes relativistic corrections and variable-step Runge–Kutta, and the maker says millions of particles can be handled.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- SIMION calculates electric fields and charged-particle trajectories for configured electrodes and particle initial conditions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- RF and magnetic fields
- SIMION supports low-frequency time-dependent or RF fields and magnetic fields, while its quasistatic approximation does not simulate much higher frequencies or radiation effects.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- The demo request page says submitted information is used only to reply to the current SIMION inquiry and not to send further unsolicited emails.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Support options include online documentation, an open users group, and phone and email support; the maker describes included support as limited and basic.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Updates
- The product page says one year of maintenance is included upon purchase and upgrades are electronic downloads through the software’s Check for Updates button.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Applications
- The maker lists uses including mass spectrometers, ion traps, RF quadrupoles, ICR cells, ion sources, and detector optics.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Platforms
- The maker says SIMION runs on Windows and Linux, and lists Wine/Linux and CrossOver Mac among tested system options.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 25 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- The SIMION site identifies Adaptas Solutions, LLC and IMI Adaptas in its copyright and contact footer.checked 12 Oct 2026
