Best Engineering Software for Linux
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What is Engineering Software for Linux?
Engineering software is software used by engineers to design, analyze and manufacture various products. It includes a wide range of applications such as CAD/CAE software, analysis tools, optimization tools, and programming tools. Engineering software can be used for a variety of tasks such as designing mechanical parts, analyzing structural stability, simulating system performance, and optimizing product designs. These applications enable engineers to optimize their designs for cost reduction and increased efficiency. Compare and read user reviews of the best Engineering software for Linux currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.
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WEBICC
VIEWTECH SYSTEMS
WEBICC SCADA is a web-based, multi-platform SCADA software for monitoring and automation of industrial processes. It supports standalone, remote, and cloud-based deployments and runs on Windows, Linux, and ARM platforms (including Raspberry Pi). WEBICC SCADA provides web HMI visualization using SVG graphics, data logging, alarm management, real-time and historical charts, and reporting, all accessible through any modern HTML5 web browser without client installation. WEBICC SCADA features a modern web HMI designer with on-the-fly configuration, allowing rapid development and easy customization of industrial dashboards. The platform is suitable for edge SCADA applications, supports distributed architectures, and enables secure remote access to industrial data. WEBICC is designed for system integrators seeking a flexible, lightweight, and cost-effective alternative to traditional SCADA systems, without vendor lock-in.Starting Price: €403.9 -
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ARES Commander
Graebert
2D & 3D CAD software to create & modify technical drawings in DWG format with choice between Perpetual, Network or Annual licenses. Experience the agility of the n°1 alternative to AutoCAD. Cost-effective, ARES Commander offers a full replacement and an easy switch, at a fraction of the cost. With Graebert's ARES CAD software you will enjoy a 3-in-1 license, including ARES Commander (for Windows, macOS and Linux computers) + ARES Kudo (Cloud) + ARES Touch (iOS + Android). These 3 products work in synergy to synchronize the work across users and devices. Create and modify DWG drawings locally, with files stored on your computer, or in sync with Google Drive, Box, OneDrive, Dropbox, Onshape, Trimble Connect. Alternatively, you can also store files in a private Cloud server (via WebDAV). Some our advanced CAD features include the support for Dynamic blocks, PDF to DWG conversion, Drawing comparison, IFC & Revit import, 3D solid modeling, satellite images and street maps.Starting Price: $350.00/year -
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Ayla IoT Platform
Ayla Networks
With a true agnostic approach, Ayla supports device connectivity across common transport protocols, connectivity paths, and cloud infrastructure platforms. Working seamlessly with HTTPS, MQTT, and CoAP Ayla's wide array of agents are pre-built to support embedded solutions, gateways, Android, Linux, BLE / phone, and cloud integrations. Ayla's Virtualization Engine enables a robust 'digital twin' of the physical device that lays the foundation for device management at IoT scale. With battle tested features including rules engine, firmware OTA updates, data policies, and more Ayla's Device Management provides full support for connected products throughout their lifecycle. With Ayla's application enablement offering strong business value can be extracted from the data in a variety of ways. Both a Web Framework and Mobile Platform SDK provide rapid delivery of both consumer mobile and business application development. In addition, Customer Care, Field Service, and Asset Tracking. -
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Masterplan ERP
Masterplan ERP Inc.
Masterplan helps you run efficiently by integrating every facet of your business. Dig deep into your data and find the secrets to your company’s successes and discover ways to drive growth. -
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CaimanJ
AmiSystems
CaimanJ is an aircraft maintenance management system designed to streamline the overall maintenance process flow, reducing workload and costs with a strong focus on keeping your fleet safe and efficient. CaimanJ helps all concerned parties in carrying out their duties quickly and efficiently. Chief officers can easily keep under control the entire fleet status with an overview of the fleet availability, in order to assess the fleet's operational capability. At the same time, maintainers can better plan activities based on future needs and maintenance requirements. Technical personnel also benefit from the increasingly efficient workflow, and are able to perform inspection and maintenance activities at their ease, while minimizing the overall impact on the fleet's efficiency. Each part of CaimanJ's interface has been optimized for the specific use case it represents. The interface and the workflow have been developed together with end-users. We know how to best address your needs. -
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LabCollector LIMS/ELN
AgileBio
AgileBio develops and markets the innovative and flexible LIMS solution "LabCollector". Over the past 24 years, AgileBio has continued to develop LabCollector as an innovative solution to provide collaboration and processing tools that improve laboratory productivity and traceability. AgileBio combines the skills of laboratory experts (with PhDs) and software developers to continually bring new features in close dialogue with laboratory expectations. AgileBio has served over 1200 labs worldwide. We propose IT solutions and hardware (scanners, labels, printers, etc.) for labs in R&D, clinical trials, analytical, medical, quality control, GxP, and for various industries (biotech, pharma, food and beverage, etc.). LabCollector is an all-in-one flexible and intuitive LIMS/LIS/ELN software, built to organize, centralize and track reagents, samples, tests, experiments, workflows, lab data and processes, with full ISO/FDA compliance.Starting Price: 400€/user/year -
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Pipe Flow Calculations
Application Services LLC
Fast & Accurate Fluid Flow Calculations. Pipe Flow Calculator is essential for engineers, students, and professionals working with fluid dynamics. With 18 desktop calculators, it solves simple and complex fluid flow problems in under a minute—GUARANTEED. Why Choose Pipe Flow Calculator? ✅ Easy to Use – Just enter values and get instant results. ✅ Trusted Worldwide – Used daily by thousands of professionals. ✅ Reliable & Updated – Bug fixes within 1-2 days. ✅ Transparent Calculations – All formulas are provided. Key Features ✔️ Switch between metric and imperial units. ✔️ Select pipes, materials, and fluids from predefined lists. ✔️ Export results to Excel & Word, save, print, and continue where you left off. ✔️ Copy/paste full calculation reports. Available Calculators 🔹 Pressure Drop, Pipe Diameter, Pump Performance, Reynolds Number 🔹 Orifice Plate, Venturi Tube, Nozzle, Prandtl Probe 🔹 Control Valve, Gas Flow, LPG, Thermal EnergyStarting Price: $9.95/month -
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SAM Aviation Maintenance Software
ASA Software ApS
SAM (Simplified Aircraft Maintenance) by ASA Software is an Easy-to-Use Software suite, designed to make aircraft maintenance time saving and cost effective and provides aircraft operators, CAMO and MROs with all the required functionality. Our solution is cloud based - so no need for local servers and easy access from several locations. The license price is independent on the number of aircrafts - only the concurrent users and the modules used, has an influence. -
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MediaLab Compliance & CE
MediaLab
Compliance & CE is MediaLab’s all-inclusive course library and learning management system. This solution provides your employees or students with over 148 courses covering all major laboratory disciplines and ranging from basic to advanced. You can target all of your training needs with CourseBuilder, our included functionality that allows you to customize our courses and build your own courses. You can easily assign courses to specific groups of employees or students and track and review their performance. 10-15 new courses are added every year and automatically included in your subscription. Compliance & CE supports: • The CAP GEN.54200 requirement for an all-inclusive learning management system, • Course customization for targeted training, • Mass group assignments to employees or students, • Detailed score reports, dashboards, and automatic notifications to monitor performance, and more! -
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AvAIO
SysAIO
At SysAIO, we create all-in-one software solutions to simplify complex operations. Our flagship product, AvAIO, is built for aviation—seamlessly managing reservations, operations, and management, all within in a single platform. Gain full oversight of your airline’s operations with advanced management tools covering compliance tracking, aircraft airworthiness, and maintenance scheduling. AvAIO centralizes critical data, automates reporting, and enhances decision-making, ensuring regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and improved resource allocation. Deliver a seamless booking experience with integrated DCS, automated check-in options, and secure payment processing. AvAIO optimizes inventory management, reduces manual workload, and ensures a smooth reservation process—enhancing both passenger satisfaction and operational efficiency. Gain full oversight of your airline’s operations with advanced management tools. Visit our website for more details.Starting Price: $2000 per month -
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Made Snappy
Made Snappy 360
An all-in-one solution for estate agents wanting to list properties faster and win back time. We provide agents like yourself with essential tools that empower the creation of impressive photography, 98% accurate floor plans complete with dimensions, and immersive 360 virtual tours. These are all seamlessly integrated into a single platform, requiring only a fraction of the usual time investment. Virtual Tours: Immerse potential buyers in stunning 360 virtual tours that showcase every inch of a property. Floor Plans: Generate 98% accurate floor plans in 10 minutes with our advanced one-shot-per-room technology - no manual measuring needed. Photo Editing: Enhance property images in 30 minutes, turn grey skies into vibrant blues, captivating potential buyers instantly. Prospecting: Maximise vendor and buyer leads with our Prospect Plus feature, all while safeguarding your clients’ privacy. We offer a no-obligation trial.Starting Price: £30 -
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K-Display View
Kubotek3D
K-Display® View software means less effort getting all the design details to everyone in your chain. Programs and apps for reading, navigating, and measuring all major CAD file formats on any device. With K-Display View, you will always be prepared for the next CAD file, no matter what it is. K-Display requires no additional CAD software and is designed with an intuitive interface, allowing manufacturing, sales, support, and service departments to easily view and interrogate files. You can relax because K-Display View is a local install, read-only program so you will never save a changed version of the file or need to upload sensitive/customer data to the Internet. Powered by Kubotek’s next-generation Kosmos technology, K-Display employs full multi-threaded processing guaranteed to bring a new level of speed when opening larger files. K-Display View has desktop and mobile compatible versions, supporting Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS.Starting Price: $29 per month -
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4Industry
4Industry
4Industry allows your workers and machines to achieve true world-class manufacturing, exponentially improving your OEE. By capturing data with our Continuous Improvement process, your Total Productive Manufacturing (TPM) is guaranteed to become a better version of itself, every day. The 4Industry Suite includes a full manufacturing engagement layer (Anomalies, Deviations, RCFA, Counter Measures, Improvements), automated by smart workflows and offering unlimited expandability thanks to ServiceNow’s platform integration capabilities! 4Industry mission statement is: “Helping our customers achieve world class manufacturing by creating innovative solutions”. This is represented when we look at the 4Industry platform. Mobile focussed, new features that improve operator experience and help our customer achieve higher production with less safety incidents. -
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Sterison Industrial IoT (IIoT)
Sterison Technology
The next digitalization era is here. Sterison Industrial IoT (IIoT) involves collecting and analyzing sensor-generated data to support equipment monitoring and maintenance, production process analytics and control, and more… -Industrial smart, connected products -Equipment utilization monitoring -Real-time industrial asset tracking and management -Connected supply chain management -Predictive maintenance -Production quality control -Defects Analysis System -Inventory management -Employee monitoring We guarantee a smooth transition towards Industry 4.0, by ensuring the step-by-step transformation of every segment of the supply and production chain. Sterison can develop a cost-effective IIoT software from scratch, using Microsoft Azure or AWS cloud services or open-source IoT platforms enabling sensor data collection and analytics, IIoT device connectivity, control and management.Starting Price: $5/Month/Signal -
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CAD Exchanger
CADEX
CAD Exchanger technologies help software developers and end-users to work, share and collaborate on 3D data, which can come in any format, from any source, on any platform. APPLICATION FOR END-USERS • CAD Exchanger Lab. View, analyze and convert 3D data on desktop. SDKs & TOOLS FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS • CAD Exchanger SDK. C++, C#, Java, Python libraries for applications and SaaS solutions. • CAD Exchanger Batch. Light-weight command-line tool for batch conversions in corporate or cloud environments. We are proud to have customers from Fortune-100 companies and feel honored to contribute to today’s leaders’ projects: Tesla in the automotive industry, Apple in consumer electronics, NASA in space exploration, Amazon in the delivery business and many others. • 250K+ CAD Exchanger Lab end-users • 1M+ CAD Exchanger SDK enabled end-users • 110+ countriesStarting Price: $590/per year -
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XMReality
XMReality
No matter what industry your company is in - XMReality helps you turn physical visits into virtual interactions. Connect remotely, see what the other person sees, and collaborate using powerful in-call tools. XMReality includes a depth of features that provides your onsite workforce access to a remote expert to collaborate and get help and training. Switch between live video paused image or shared pictures and documents to support joint collaboration. Use the guide tools to highlight information and bridge language barriers. You can also access pre-defined, custom-made step-by-step procedures that guide you through a process and point out what needs to be done and documented. Get an automated PDF report at the end of each call - the perfect way to ensure compliant documentation. You can also record the call, take screenshots and add notes.Starting Price: $50 per user per month -
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bramble
Bramble CFD
Part of the TotalSim family, bramble is a platform for CFD simulations that can be accessed from any web-enabled device. It streamlines the pre- and post-simulation process, increasing productivity and creating consistency between simulations. Included within the platform are customised data management and analysis tools, as well as CFD support and because the software uses OpenFOAM there are no license or subscription charges. bramble offers: 1. Increased productivity 2. Reliable results 3. Customized data management 4. Cost effective simulations 5. A user-friendly platform 6. Simulations that are scalable Bramble also leases and sells all the hardware needed to run CFD simulations.Starting Price: £0.064 per core hour -
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inSCADA
ProMIS Proses Control
inSCADA is a web-based SCADA software development platform developed using current technologies. Development activities are carried out not through a desktop IDE, but with the tools offered to developers via the web interface. There is no need for compilation and deployment actions. You can carry out all your development activities uninterruptedly during runtime. Key Features: * Real-Time Application Development, * Working on Multiple Projects at the same time on one platform, * Creating very fast and practical reports, * Web access and services, * RESTful SPA Application, * Projects Maps (GIS with Weather Layers), * Teamwork and Chat, * Intelligent Data Collection, * Data transfer with QR Code, * Device library, * Notification Services (SMS,E-Mail), * IP Camera, * Vectorel Visualization, * Communication Procols (Modbus, Siemens S7, DNP3) Master/Slave, MQTT, Ethernet I/P, OPC DA/UA Client), * FaceplatesStarting Price: €750 -
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IoTFlows
IoTFlows
SenseAi uses artificial intelligence to monitor and analyze the performance of a machine based on its vibration and acoustics data. This allows manufacturers to identify issues or inefficiencies in the production process and make data-driven decisions to improve performance. Unlock the full potential of your manufacturing operations with SenseAi's plug-and-play, AI-powered monitoring solution. SenseAi is designed to easily stick to your machines with its magnetic design, allowing you to monitor and analyze their performance with minimal disruption to your operations. Vibration, acoustics, and LIDAR sensors provide comprehensive machine performance analysis. Real-time monitoring and data analysis with 4G cellular connectivity. Real-time notifications of machine downtime. Monitor multiple facilities or production lines. Improve your manufacturing operations with real-time machine utilization monitoring.Starting Price: $4,812 per year -
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PrintStream
Dynamic Solutions
PrintStream manages Bambu and other 3D printers, from one printer to a whole farm. Monitor jobs, temperatures, cameras, and alerts; control printers; manage a versioned print library; and dispatch jobs. Built-in plugins add 3D model editing, in-app slicing, filament calibration and tracking, maintenance reminders, firmware updates, notifications, and Home Assistant integration. Pro adds shared print queues, production orders, team members, and roles. Print history and workspace statistics track results and usage. Use a browser or installed Windows, Linux, and Android apps, with native notifications and MakerWorld/Printables downloads captured into your library. Choose hosted cloud or self-host on Windows, Linux, or Docker. Model and print files stay on your own hardware, including with cloud hosting. Free plans cover personal, non-commercial use; Pro and Lifetime licences cover business use. A free public 3MF editor needs no account.Starting Price: $0 -
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TSM
The Service Manager
TSM Evolution is our Cloud-based operations and field service management solution fully hosted within the Australian based Amazon Web Service (AWS) Environment. This includes current best in class security and backup protocols. TSM Evolution is a comprehensive yet fully configurable business management solution, providing the required flexibility to properly manage your field service operational workflow requirements. Access your data anywhere, anytime to manage your business effectively.Starting Price: $45 per user/month -
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MediaLab Document Control
MediaLab
MediaLab’s Document Control is a powerful way to manage your laboratory’s policies, procedures, and documentation. Our twenty years of expertise in clinical laboratories have created a document control solution that guides you to full compliance with all laboratory standards, regulations, and best practices. Document Control provides an automated, centralized platform for all of your document approvals, workflows, edits, sign-offs, audits, and more—with flexibility and customization features to match your laboratory’s unique needs. MediaLab's Document Control supports: • Digital records and version control of all documents, • Standardization across all documents from all sites, • Electronic signatures that meet 21 CFR Part 11 standards, • Customized approval workflows and processes, • Robust searching to easily locate specific documents, and more! -
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ADONIS BPM Suite
The BOC Group
ADONIS BPM suite is users' best-rated tool for process management, analysis and optimization, trusted by SMEs and large corporations worldwide. It helps you transform your business and create competitive advantage by streamlining processes, enhancing operational efficiency, boosting transparency and creating a customer-centric organization. You can start creating your digital twin with ADONIS already today, as the cloud-based ADONIS:Community Edition is available for free. ADONIS Business Process Management suite is perfectly equipped to accommodate all your business needs. ADONIS offers: - Process Management - Quality Management & Operational Excellence - Digitalization & Automation - Journey Management & Ideation - Audit & Compliance - SAP/ERP Integration -
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Augmentir
Augmentir
Augmentir™ is the world’s only AI-Powered Connected Worker platform for industrial companies. Augmentir is the first of its kind to combine enterprise augmented reality (AR) with artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to intelligently close skills gaps so that frontline workers can perform their jobs with higher quality and increased productivity while driving continuous improvement across the organization. Augmentir is being used to help intelligently guide and support frontline workers in a wide range of industrial use cases – from manufacturing teams on the shop floor to service and repair teams out in the field. -
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CAD Assistant
Open Cascade
Open Cascade CAD Assistant is a powerful offline 3D CAD viewer and converter with simple and intuitive interface, free for both personal and commercial use. Originally developed as a testbed and showcase for the Open CASCADE Technology on mobile platforms, the solution has been appreciated as fast and handy 3D viewer by thousands of end-users on mobiles and desktops worldwide. CAD Assistant brings the power of open technologies to the hands of engineers working with 3D data. CAD Assistant is based on open source libraries (Open CASCADE Technology, Qt, FreeType, FreeImage, etc.) and employs open formats for CAD and mesh data (STEP, IFC, IGES, BREP, glTF, JT, PLY, STL, OBJ, 3DM). It also supports a set of other file formats like DXF, SAT (ACIS), XT (Parasolid). Viewing mesh models with associated data is an additional functionality included in CAD Assistant. Mesh can be read from files in PLY format.Starting Price: Free -
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Glartek
Glartek
Glartek is an Augmented & Connected Worker platform. Combines a customizable, no-code Connected Worker digital platform with Augmented Reality functionalities, helping improve safety and efficiency in the industry. Through digitized processes, digital work instructions, organized workflows, and 2D/AR guidance, frontline workers will be able to better perform their operations, increasing their skills, safety, and productivity. Enhance Team and Task Management, Monitoring, Analytics, Training & Skills Management, and more. Glartek focuses on continuous innovation, offering valuable add-ons to enhance your capabilities and efficiency. Virtual Remote Assistance for real-time collaboration, AI and Machine learning for data-driven insights, IoT support for seamless connectivity, 3D models for immersive visualisation, Connected Glasses to enable wearable technology integration for a hands-free experience, and enterprise features tailored to your specific needs. -
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ADOIT
BOC Group
ADOIT Enterprise Architecture suite is users' best-rated tool for deriving data-driven insights and architecture analysis, trusted by SMEs and large corporations worldwide. ADOIT helps you to make smart and fast decisions, manage digital portfolios, discover cross-functional dependencies and drive growth. ADOIT is intuitive, powerful, and flexible. It is the ultimate way to do EA. You can start building your digital twin already today, as the cloud-based ADOIT:Community Edition is available for free. -
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QGIS
QGIS
Create, edit, visualize, analyze and publish geospatial information on Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and mobile devices. For your desktop, server, in your web browser and as developer libraries. QGIS is a user-friendly open-source Geographic Information System (GIS) licensed under the GNU General Public License. QGIS is an official project of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo). It runs on Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, Windows and Android and supports numerous vector, raster, and database formats and functionalities. QGIS provides a continously growing number of capabilities provided by core functions and plugins. You can visualize, manage, edit, analyze data, and compose printable maps. We also collect case studies of how people all over the world use QGIS for their GIS work. You can view combinations of vector and raster data (in 2D or 3D) in different formats and projections without conversion to an internal or common format. -
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zenon
COPA-DATA
zenon is an industry-leading software platform that makes the engineering and automated operation of manufacturing and infrastructure equipment incredibly easy. Whether working in manufacturing or in the energy industry, zenon can help you reach and sustain your operational goals. zenon is working completely vendor-independent in any hard- and software environment with 5,000+ clients worldwide including many Fortune Global 500s such as Toyota, Pfizer, Ford Motor, Volkswagen, Saudi Aramco, Abbott, AB InBev, Microsoft, BMW, Coca Cola, Nestlé, Baxter, Mondelēz, Texas Instruments or GE Energy. zenon connects and manages any data in one system, tracks and controls any process in real-time with powerful SCADA and HMI solutions, allows for better insights to make smarter decisions, and presents a powerful base to design any kind of industrial application in a no-code engineering environment. -
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Fogwing IIoT Platform
Factana Computing
Fogwing is the next generation Industrial IoT platform engineered with features to build IoT Solutions for various industrial use cases; from industrial equipment monitoring, asset tracking, equipment condition monitoring to predictive maintenance. Users can build and deploy IoT based automation solutions without deep information technology expertise. The extended data analytics provides data driven analytical processes to predict operational risks and actions at lower TCO!Starting Price: $12
