ASCEND
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VisitASCEND vs FeenoX
What both publish
| Fact | ASCEND | FeenoX |
|---|---|---|
| Authoring tools | Yes | Yes |
| Data export | Yes | Yes |
| Delivery mode | desktop | desktop |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| License | ASCEND is released under the General Public License. | FeenoX is distributed under the GNU General Public License version 3 or any later version, with freedom to use, modify and redistribute it under the license terms. |
| Problem types | It can solve nonlinear equations, linear and nonlinear optimization problems, and dynamic systems expressed as differential/algebraic equations. | It solves dynamical systems expressed as ODEs or DAEs, heat conduction, thermo-mechanical problems, modal analysis, neutron diffusion and neutron transport. |
| Purpose | ASCEND solves systems of equations and is aimed at engineers and scientists. | FeenoX is a cloud-first computational engineering tool for solving engineering problems with one or many computers in parallel. |
| Support | The site invites users to report bugs, contact the team, and contribute models and other work. | The project directs users to GitHub Discussions for help and GitHub Issues for bug reporting. |
ASCEND plans
- ASCENDFree
FeenoX plans
- FeenoXFree
- FreeFree
Pick ASCEND if…
ASCEND suits engineers and scientists modeling systems of equations, optimization problems, or dynamic systems. It may also fit users working on thermodynamics problems or automating models with Python scripts.
Pick FeenoX if…
FeenoX suits advanced users such as engineers, Unix hackers, and academic professors who work with engineering models and plain-text inputs. It targets GNU/Linux users and can also be accessed through browser-based interfaces.