Bring simulation to life in the classroom, the lab, and beyond.
Give students and researchers hands-on experience building, experimenting with, and analyzing dynamic systems using ExtendSim. Whether you're introducing simulation in a course, conducting academic research, or equipping an entire department, there's an ExtendSim academic option designed for you.
From affordable Student licenses to full-featured research and campus solutions, ExtendSim makes professional simulation tools accessible to the academic community.
Choose the option that fits how you use ExtendSim.
Learn simulation by building it
$50 • One Year Subscription
Ask your professor for a discount code to download Student for just $25!
ExtendSim Student gives students an affordable way to build and explore simulation models for coursework.
Build and save models of up to 75 blocks, experiment with model behavior and animation, work with built-in databases and advanced modeling features, and develop your own custom blocks and scripts. ExtendSim Student also includes the ExtendSim for Discrete Event Systems Simulation eTextbook.
Great for:
- Simulation courses
- Homework and class projects
- Learning model development
- Exploring pre-built ExtendSim models
Good to know
ExtendSim Student is licensed to one person for use on one computer and is intended for instructional use. Models you build are limited to 75 blocks, and the Student version requires internet access for activation. It may not be used for commercial purposes.
Purchase ExtendSim Student
Full ExtendSim capabilities for academic research
$1496 • Annual Subscription for ExtendSim Pro
$298 • Annual Subscription for ExtendSim CP
Need more modeling power for university research? Academic researchers can purchase a full Model Developer Edition of ExtendSim at special academic pricing for qualifying non-commercial research. The academic research packages are the same packages offered as Individual commercial licenses, but at discounted academic prices.
And for students working toward an advanced degree, there may be an even better option.
Working on your master's thesis or PhD?
You may qualify for an ExtendSim Research Grant, which covers the cost of a full Model Developer Edition of ExtendSim for the term of your project. In return, ExtendSim asks recipients to provide updates on their progress and share their findings when the project is complete.
Apply for an ExtendSim Research Grant
Academic Research Licensing
Each Individual Research license is assigned to one authorized user for use on one device and is restricted to instructional or qualifying non-commercial academic research. A Subscription is required for Model Developer Edition Research packages.
Need an academic Research license?
Contact ExtendSim Sales to submit an Intent of Use Letter. Once approved, you'll receive a coupon code for the appropriate academic discount in the ExtendSim Store.
Give your students access to ExtendSim Pro
Academic Perpetual Floating License • $125 per station
Minimum purchase: 10 stations
The Academic Floating License is designed for classroom environments where students are learning simulation with ExtendSim.
A Floating License allows a specified number of students and professors to use ExtendSim Pro concurrently for classroom instruction and homework. The software can be installed throughout the department's networked environment, while your university-managed license server controls concurrent access.
Great for:
- Simulation courses
- Teaching laboratories
- Department computer systems
- Students working on and off campus through the institution's networked environment
Even better: Become an ExtendSim Adopter
Institutions that adopt ExtendSim as their simulation teaching tool can receive an Academic Perpetual Floating License at no charge, plus a 50% discount on ExtendSim Student. Adopter status is renewed annually.
Need ExtendSim across a larger academic environment?
ExtendSim Academic Perpetual Site License • $5,000 per server installation
The Site License provides access to ExtendSim Pro for instructional use by unlimited end users within a school, college, university, or similar institution.
Great for:
- Large simulation programs
- Multiple courses or departments
- Universities with 50+ concurrent users
- Institution-wide instructional access
Not Sure Which Academic Option You Need?
| If you are... | Start with... |
| A student taking a simulation course | ExtendSim Student |
| A master's or PhD student doing research | ExtendSim Research Grant |
| A professor or university researcher | University Research License |
| Teaching a simulation class | Academic Floating License |
| Equipping a large academic program | Site License |
| Ready to make ExtendSim your institution's simulation platform | ExtendSim Adopter Program |