Alternatives to NEST Desktop

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5 alternatives

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  • NetLogo

    A programmable environment for building and exploring multi-agent models of natural and social systems.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxWeb

    NetLogo also builds and runs models of natural and social systems, with a programmable environment for agent-based modeling; it runs on desktop and the web.

  • Eclipse SUMO

    An open source microscopic traffic simulation package for modelling road, public transport and pedestrian traffic.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

  • Golly

    An open-source, cross-platform application for exploring Conway's Game of Life and other cellular automata.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOSWeb

  • GAMA Platform

    An integrated development environment for building and running spatially explicit agent-based simulations.

    FreeProprietarymacOS

    GAMA Platform builds and runs spatially explicit agent-based simulations; it is available for macOS, while NEST Desktop is available for Linux and the web.

  • CoppeliaSim

    A robot simulator for building, programming and testing robots and automation setups in a virtual scene.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows