
The global market for Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software was valued at US$ 1820 million in the year 2024 and is projected to reach a revised size of US$ 3082 million by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 7.9% during the forecast period.
CFD is a software application that helps end-users analyze the flow, turbulence, and pressure distribution of liquids and gases, and their interaction with structures. It also helps in predicting fluid flow, mass transfer, chemical reactions, and related phenomena. CFD uses high-speed computers, and various numerical methods and solvers to simulate the flow of fluids (gases and liquids). Simulation refers to the digital prototype of the real-world scenario. This helps detect errors in design before proceeding to production. CFD finds wide ranging applications in industries such as automotive, aerospace and defense, electrical and electronics, and energy. CFDs are used to design fuel systems, engine core compartments, cockpit and cabin ventilation, missiles, submarines, and evaluate aerodynamics in the aerospace and defense industry.
The primary market drivers for the CFD industry stem from the growing demand for efficient and precise simulation tools across industrial sectors. As industries such as manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, energy, and electronics increasingly prioritize product performance, CFD technology has become a critical tool for optimizing design, reducing costs, and shortening development cycles. For instance, in the automotive sector, CFD is used to enhance aerodynamic design and thermal management systems; in the energy sector, it helps improve the efficiency of wind turbines and gas turbines; and in the electronics industry, it addresses cooling challenges in high-density electronic devices. Moreover, stringent government regulations on energy conservation and emissions reduction, along with corporate emphasis on sustainable development, further propel the application of CFD technologies. The rise of cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) also injects new momentum into the CFD industry, enabling more efficient execution of complex simulations, lowering technical barriers, and reducing usage costs.
Trends in the CFD industry focus on technological convergence and innovative applications. First, cloud-based CFD solutions are gradually becoming mainstream, offering scalable computing resources and collaborative platforms that cater to the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and research institutions. Second, the importance of multiphysics coupled simulations (such as fluid-structure interaction and fluid-thermal conduction) is becoming increasingly prominent, driving deeper integration between CFD and other simulation tools like Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and electromagnetic simulation. Additionally, AI and machine learning technologies are transforming CFD workflows, for example, by accelerating mesh generation, optimizing parameters, and predicting fluid behavior using AI. The popularity of open-source CFD software (such as OpenFOAM) also fosters industry innovation and knowledge sharing. Finally, with the emergence of digital twin technology, CFD's potential applications in real-time simulation and predictive maintenance are expanding, further broadening its market potential. These trends collectively push the CFD industry towards greater efficiency, intelligence, and accessibility.
This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software.
The Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of and revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. This report segments the global Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided.
For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.
The report will help the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software companies, new entrants, and industry chain related companies in this market with information on the revenues for the overall market and the sub-segments across the different segments, by company, by Type, by Application, and by regions.
Market Segmentation
By Company
ANSYS
Siemens
Dassault Systèmes
PTC Inc.
Altair Engineering
NUMECA International (Cadence Design Systems)
Convergent Science
Hexagon AB
ESI Group (Keysight)
Autodesk
COMSOL
Flow Science
Segment by Type
Software Subscription
Maintenance and Service
Segment by Application
Aerospace & Defense
Automotive Industry
Electrical and Electronics
Others
By Region
North America
United States
Canada
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Rest of Asia
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Nordic Countries
Rest of Europe
Latin America
Mexico
Brazil
Rest of Latin America
Middle East & Africa
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Rest of MEA
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by Type, by Application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 2: Introduces executive summary of global market size, regional market size, this section also introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by companies in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software company competitive landscape, revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 5: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 6, 7, 8, 9, 10: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa segment by country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and capacity of each country in the world.
Chapter 11: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 12: The main points and conclusions of the report.
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1 Report Overview
1.1 Study Scope
1.2 Market Analysis by Type
1.2.1 Global Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Size Growth Rate by Type: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
1.2.2 Software Subscription
1.2.3 Maintenance and Service
1.3 Market by Application
1.3.1 Global Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Growth by Application: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
1.3.2 Aerospace & Defense
1.3.3 Automotive Industry
1.3.4 Electrical and Electronics
1.3.5 Others
1.4 Assumptions and Limitations
1.5 Study Objectives
1.6 Years Considered
2 Global Growth Trends
2.1 Global Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Perspective (2020-2031)
2.2 Global Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Growth Trends by Region
2.2.1 Global Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Size by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
2.2.2 Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Historic Market Size by Region (2020-2025)
2.2.3 Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Forecasted Market Size by Region (2026-2031)
2.3 Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Dynamics
2.3.1 Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Industry Trends
2.3.2 Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Drivers
2.3.3 Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Challenges
2.3.4 Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Restraints
3 Competition Landscape by Key Players
3.1 Global Top Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Players by Revenue
3.1.1 Global Top Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Players by Revenue (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Revenue Market Share by Players (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Top Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Players by Company Type and Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3)
3.3 Global Key Players Ranking by Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Revenue
3.4 Global Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Concentration Ratio
3.4.1 Global Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Concentration Ratio (CR5 and HHI)
3.4.2 Global Top 10 and Top 5 Companies by Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Revenue in 2024
3.5 Global Key Players of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Head office and Area Served
3.6 Global Key Players of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software, Product and Application
3.7 Global Key Players of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software, Date of Enter into This Industry
3.8 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans
4 Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Breakdown Data by Type
4.1 Global Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Historic Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
4.2 Global Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Forecasted Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
5 Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Breakdown Data by Application
5.1 Global Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Historic Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
5.2 Global Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Forecasted Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
6 North America
6.1 North America Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Size (2020-2031)
6.2 North America Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
6.3 North America Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
6.4 North America Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
6.5 United States
6.6 Canada
7 Europe
7.1 Europe Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Size (2020-2031)
7.2 Europe Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.3 Europe Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.4 Europe Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
7.5 Germany
7.6 France
7.7 U.K.
7.8 Italy
7.9 Russia
7.10 Nordic Countries
8 Asia-Pacific
8.1 Asia-Pacific Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Size (2020-2031)
8.2 Asia-Pacific Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Growth Rate by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.3 Asia-Pacific Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Size by Region (2020-2025)
8.4 Asia-Pacific Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Size by Region (2026-2031)
8.5 China
8.6 Japan
8.7 South Korea
8.8 Southeast Asia
8.9 India
8.10 Australia
9 Latin America
9.1 Latin America Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Size (2020-2031)
9.2 Latin America Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.3 Latin America Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
9.4 Latin America Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
9.5 Mexico
9.6 Brazil
10 Middle East & Africa
10.1 Middle East & Africa Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Size (2020-2031)
10.2 Middle East & Africa Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.3 Middle East & Africa Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
10.4 Middle East & Africa Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
10.5 Turkey
10.6 Saudi Arabia
10.7 UAE
11 Key Players Profiles
11.1 ANSYS
11.1.1 ANSYS Company Details
11.1.2 ANSYS Business Overview
11.1.3 ANSYS Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Introduction
11.1.4 ANSYS Revenue in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Business (2020-2025)
11.1.5 ANSYS Recent Development
11.2 Siemens
11.2.1 Siemens Company Details
11.2.2 Siemens Business Overview
11.2.3 Siemens Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Introduction
11.2.4 Siemens Revenue in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Business (2020-2025)
11.2.5 Siemens Recent Development
11.3 Dassault Systèmes
11.3.1 Dassault Systèmes Company Details
11.3.2 Dassault Systèmes Business Overview
11.3.3 Dassault Systèmes Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Introduction
11.3.4 Dassault Systèmes Revenue in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Business (2020-2025)
11.3.5 Dassault Systèmes Recent Development
11.4 PTC Inc.
11.4.1 PTC Inc. Company Details
11.4.2 PTC Inc. Business Overview
11.4.3 PTC Inc. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Introduction
11.4.4 PTC Inc. Revenue in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Business (2020-2025)
11.4.5 PTC Inc. Recent Development
11.5 Altair Engineering
11.5.1 Altair Engineering Company Details
11.5.2 Altair Engineering Business Overview
11.5.3 Altair Engineering Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Introduction
11.5.4 Altair Engineering Revenue in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Business (2020-2025)
11.5.5 Altair Engineering Recent Development
11.6 NUMECA International (Cadence Design Systems)
11.6.1 NUMECA International (Cadence Design Systems) Company Details
11.6.2 NUMECA International (Cadence Design Systems) Business Overview
11.6.3 NUMECA International (Cadence Design Systems) Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Introduction
11.6.4 NUMECA International (Cadence Design Systems) Revenue in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Business (2020-2025)
11.6.5 NUMECA International (Cadence Design Systems) Recent Development
11.7 Convergent Science
11.7.1 Convergent Science Company Details
11.7.2 Convergent Science Business Overview
11.7.3 Convergent Science Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Introduction
11.7.4 Convergent Science Revenue in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Business (2020-2025)
11.7.5 Convergent Science Recent Development
11.8 Hexagon AB
11.8.1 Hexagon AB Company Details
11.8.2 Hexagon AB Business Overview
11.8.3 Hexagon AB Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Introduction
11.8.4 Hexagon AB Revenue in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Business (2020-2025)
11.8.5 Hexagon AB Recent Development
11.9 ESI Group (Keysight)
11.9.1 ESI Group (Keysight) Company Details
11.9.2 ESI Group (Keysight) Business Overview
11.9.3 ESI Group (Keysight) Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Introduction
11.9.4 ESI Group (Keysight) Revenue in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Business (2020-2025)
11.9.5 ESI Group (Keysight) Recent Development
11.10 Autodesk
11.10.1 Autodesk Company Details
11.10.2 Autodesk Business Overview
11.10.3 Autodesk Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Introduction
11.10.4 Autodesk Revenue in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Business (2020-2025)
11.10.5 Autodesk Recent Development
11.11 COMSOL
11.11.1 COMSOL Company Details
11.11.2 COMSOL Business Overview
11.11.3 COMSOL Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Introduction
11.11.4 COMSOL Revenue in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Business (2020-2025)
11.11.5 COMSOL Recent Development
11.12 Flow Science
11.12.1 Flow Science Company Details
11.12.2 Flow Science Business Overview
11.12.3 Flow Science Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Introduction
11.12.4 Flow Science Revenue in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software Business (2020-2025)
11.12.5 Flow Science Recent Development
12 Analyst's Viewpoints/Conclusions
13 Appendix
13.1 Research Methodology
13.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
13.1.1.1 Research Programs/Design
13.1.1.2 Market Size Estimation
13.1.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
13.1.2 Data Source
13.1.2.1 Secondary Sources
13.1.2.2 Primary Sources
13.2 Author Details
13.3 Disclaimer
ANSYS
Siemens
Dassault Systèmes
PTC Inc.
Altair Engineering
NUMECA International (Cadence Design Systems)
Convergent Science
Hexagon AB
ESI Group (Keysight)
Autodesk
COMSOL
Flow Science
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