Altair HyperWorks vs. Skuid

Engineering firms and companies with needs for multiple disciplines of analysis capabilities on a regular basis will benefit from HyperWorks. Companies with short term engineering needs (less than 6 months) or who only need a particular analysis/simulation discipline may be better off using a consultant (who likely uses HyperWorks).

Incentivized

For anyone looking to build customized user experiences quickly on Salesforce.com and who don't have access or budget for developers then Skuid is an excellent option. Although some investment in license costs and learning is required the pay off comes with the sheer speed and volume of applications that can be built and delivered to the business in short time frames.

Incentivized

• All-inclusive software suite
• Wide breadth of capabilities and custom scripting
• Highly efficient and scalable solvers/computation

Incentivized

• Pulling data from external sources.
• Providing visualizations that tell a story & summarize.
• Integrations with other applications, i.e. Sharepoint for document library storage.
• Amazing support! Very quick to respond and also wonderful to work with when scoping out your needs.

Incentivized

• User interface is improving, but not always intuitive; varies across tools
• Steep learning curve
• Cost may be out of reach for some, but relatively inexpensive if you need all the tools it includes (vs. paying for each tool individually)

Incentivized

• Release management. Whenever a new version of Skuid is released, upgrading can be a dubious task.
• Support. Skuid does not offer standard support. Instead, you will be required to use the Skuid community or purchase engineering hours.

Incentivized

Because HyperWorks, HyperMesh is best

Salesforce Flows was another way of accomplishing some goals we had but Skuid was much simpler to set up, more intuitive for users, and faster to run. We didn't experience any Apex exceptions or query limits. The only downside to using Skuid vs. Flows was that Skuid required developers whereas Flows can be done by an administrator.

Incentivized

• An all in one solution keeps costs down if you need multiple analysis capabilities (FEA, CFD, MBD, etc.)
• Analysis work supports our other engineering/design work we wouldn't otherwise receive
• Fast and efficient solvers leads to higher throughput

Incentivized

• Our customers have been very happy with Skuid and it has allowed them to do things that otherwise would have been impossible.

Incentivized