COMSOL Multiphysics
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VisitCOMSOL Multiphysics vs libCEED
What both publish
| Fact | COMSOL Multiphysics | libCEED |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Purpose | COMSOL Multiphysics simulates designs, devices, and processes across engineering, manufacturing, and scientific research. | libCEED is a library for matrix-free operator representation focused on high-order finite elements and other discretizations in factored form. |
| Support | To contact support, users must sign in with a COMSOL Access account; license options include technical support during the term or the first 12 months of a perpetual license. | The libCEED team can be reached by email at [email protected] or through comments in the issue tracker. |
COMSOL Multiphysics plans
- Perpetual license (commercial or academic; license type chosen by quotation)Priced on request
- Term license (commercial or academic; license type chosen by quotation)Priced on request
libCEED plans
- libCEEDFree
Pick COMSOL Multiphysics if…
COMSOL Multiphysics suits engineers, scientists, technical enterprises, research labs, and universities working with simulations. Its modeling and collaboration tools also support teams sharing finished applications with colleagues or clients.
Pick libCEED if…
It suits application developers whose codes provide their own discretization infrastructure and need optimized CPU or GPU kernels. Users should be comfortable configuring optional backend toolchains and considering reproducibility requirements.