No. 8 of 29 ·Network Simulation Software

QuNetSim

Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted

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Three barsScore 6.5

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

QuNetSim is ranked #8 of 29 in network simulation software on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

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QuNetSim Free MIT-licensed software · installable via pip github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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Simulation model: discrete-event
Deployment options: desktop
Automation API: Yes

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The record

Purpose: QuNetSim is a Python framework for developing and testing quantum networking applications and protocols.
Quantum tasks: Built-in tasks include qubit teleportation, entanglement distribution, superdense coding, and quantum key distribution.
Multi-hop networks: The framework supports multi-hop quantum networks and uses entanglement swapping to generate entanglement between distant hosts.
Custom routing: Users can write routing functions based on classical and quantum network states; network structures use NetworkX graphs.
Event-driven behavior: QuNetSim is event-driven, and packets include sequence numbers and can wait for acknowledgements.
Architecture: Its Host, Protocols, and Network components represent application, transport, and network layers, respectively.
Backends: The documentation lists SimulaQron, ProjectQ, and EQSN as supported backends, with SimulaQron as the default.
Extensible backends: The backend is modular and users can implement and import their own network and qubit backends.
Installation: The project documents installation with pip and provides a template script that generates an example.
Operating systems: The installation guide provides instructions for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows and requires Python 3.5 or greater for its platform-specific setup instructions.
Intended users: The documentation describes students and instructors, especially people relatively new to quantum networks, as its intended users.
Simulation limitation: The project says it is an educational tool and is not designed to accurately simulate quantum physics or serve as a full quantum network simulator.
License: The repository includes an MIT License granting permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, sublicense, and sell copies, subject to its stated conditions.
Security: GitHub reports that the repository has no SECURITY.md policy and no published security advisories.
Price from: Free

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Best Network Simulation Software in 2026#8 of 29

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Sources

tqsd.github.io/QuNetSim/intro.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
tqsd.github.io/QuNetSim/components.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
tqsd.github.io/QuNetSim/backends.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
tqsd.github.io/QuNetSim/install.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/tqsd/QuNetSim/blob/master/LICENSE· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/tqsd/QuNetSim/security· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/tqsd· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/tqsd/QuNetSim· checked 4 Oct 2026