ALTERNATIVES — WHY AIRINDUCT
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The simulator built for WPT.

AirInduct Sim is a purpose-built wireless power transfer simulator that runs in your browser. No mesh setup, no quote-only pricing, no half-day install. It uses analytical Biot–Savart and Neumann kernels to solve the coil-design regime that general-purpose FEM tools spend most of their time on — only faster, free, and validated against the foundational WPT literature.

01. · At a glance
FeatureAirInduct SimAnsysCENOSSimScaleEMWorks
Free tierYes — full simulatorNoNoLimited communityNo
Runs in the browserYes — zero installNo (desktop)No (desktop)YesNo (SOLIDWORKS plug-in)
Mobile + desktop appsiOS · Android · macOS · Windows · LinuxDesktop onlyDesktop onlyWeb onlyDesktop only
Solver modelAnalytical Biot–Savart + Neumann (no mesh)FEM/HFSSFEMFEMFEM
Time to first result< 2 s for a 100×100 field mapMinutes–hoursMinutes–hoursMinutes (queue)Minutes
Built-in topology presets8 (Helmholtz, DTC, square, cross)User-builtUser-builtUser-builtUser-built
3D field visualizationYes — WebGL real-timeYesYesYesYes
Parameter sweepsBuilt-inYesYesYesYes
OptimizerBuilt-inOptimetrics (paid)NoOptimization toolsLimited
Validation against literaturePublished WPT benchmarksUser-drivenUser-drivenUser-drivenUser-driven
API / programmatic accessPublic REST API + MCPScripting (paid)LimitedAPI (paid)Scripting
Indicative price (year 1)$0 free / paid tiers$$$$ enterprise~$9k+/yr$$/$$$$$$

Comparison reflects publicly available information from the vendors’ product pages and pricing pages as of 2026. Trademarks and product names are the property of their respective owners.

02. · Pick your matchup
03. · When AirInduct is the right call

You are designing wireless power coils — primarily air-core, primarily inductive, in the 85 kHz – 13.56 MHz range — and you want answers in seconds, not after a meshing tutorial. Examples: SAE J2954 EV pads, biomedical implant power links, IoT sensor charging, academic WPT coursework, prototype review with non-engineers.

04. · When you should still reach for FEM

Heavy ferrites, exotic conductors, multi-physics (thermal + structural + EM coupled), radiated emissions above tens of MHz. AirInduct exports geometry and parameter sets you can take into Ansys or CENOS once a candidate design is dialled in.

Skip the install. Solve the coil.