Best Business Simulation Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Forio is ranked #1 of 25 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of The Business School and GoVenture. The best-ranked option with a free plan is The Business School. The lowest first paid tier on this page is GoVenture at $1.17/mo.
Business simulation software gives learners a way to explore business scenarios and decisions, with tools that can also support instructors. Compared on are scenario focus and customization, multiplayer mode, learner capacity and instructor dashboards. Assessment tools and deployment options add further points to weigh, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing give cost context. Forio, GoVenture and Marketplace Simulations are among the first entries, followed by Capsim Business Simulations and Cesim Business Simulations. Consider which scenarios suit your learning goals, how participants will engage, and what instructors need to guide or assess the experience. The entries are ranked as shown.
25 business simulation software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 Forio Top pick · 7.0 Free plan · $164.17/mo
#2 The Business School Runner-up · 6.9 Free plan · Free
#3 GoVenture Also great · 6.6 $1.17/mo
- Free plan apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scenario focus
- strategy
- Multiplayer mode
- Yes
- Instructor dashboard
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$164.17/mofirst paid tier About ForioVisit site - Free planFree trial Web
- Free plan
- No
- Scenario focus
- strategy
- Learner capacity
- 32 learners
- Multiplayer mode
- Yes
- Instructor dashboard
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial LinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 9 /mo
- Scenario focus
- entrepreneurship
- Learner capacity
- 1 learners
- Multiplayer mode
- Yes
- Instructor dashboard
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$1.17/mofirst paid tier About GoVentureVisit site - macOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Scenario focus
- strategy
- Multiplayer mode
- Yes
- Instructor dashboard
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Scenario focus
- strategy
- Multiplayer mode
- Yes
- Instructor dashboard
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 20 /mo
- Multiplayer mode
- Yes
- Instructor dashboard
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$333.33/mofirst paid tier About MonsoonSIMVisit site - macOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Scenario focus
- strategy
- Multiplayer mode
- Yes
- Instructor dashboard
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms£4.17/mofirst paid tier About SimVentureVisit site - Free trial Web
- Free plan
- No
- Scenario focus
- entrepreneurship
- Learner capacity
- 50 learners
- Multiplayer mode
- Yes
- Instructor dashboard
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Scenario focus
- strategy
- Multiplayer mode
- Yes
- Instructor dashboard
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scenario focus
- operations
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Scenario focus
- strategy
- Multiplayer mode
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Scenario focus
- strategy
- Multiplayer mode
- Yes
- Instructor dashboard
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsWeb
- Scenario focus
- operations
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Scenario focus
- strategy
- Multiplayer mode
- Yes
- Instructor dashboard
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Scenario focus
- strategy
- Learner capacity
- 1 learners
- Multiplayer mode
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Scenario focus
- strategy
- Multiplayer mode
- Yes
- Instructor dashboard
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Scenario focus
- strategy
- Multiplayer mode
- Yes
- Instructor dashboard
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Scenario focus
- operations
- Learner capacity
- 1 learners
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Scenario focus
- strategy
- Multiplayer mode
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scenario focus
- strategy
- Multiplayer mode
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Scenario focus
- entrepreneurship
- Multiplayer mode
- Yes
- Instructor dashboard
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Scenario focus
- operations
- Multiplayer mode
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Scenario focus
- strategy
- Multiplayer mode
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Multiplayer mode
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Multiplayer mode
- Yes
- Instructor dashboard
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which business simulation software is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
Forio is ranked #1 of 25 with a score of 7.0. The Business School is second and GoVenture third.
How many of these have a free plan?
2 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, GoVenture has the lowest first paid tier we found: $1.17/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.