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Best Business Simulation Software in 2026

Business simulations give learners a way to engage with business scenarios, while instructors may need tools to guide and assess the experience. Compare scenario focus and customization, multiplayer mode, learner capacity, and instructor dashboard features. Assessment tools and deployment options also matter, with free-plan availability and paid-from pricing providing cost context. Forio, The Business School, and AnyLogic are among the entries, alongside Cesim Business Simulations and Marketplace Simulations. Consider the scenarios you want learners to work through and the tools instructors need to support participation.

26 apps
Research read 23 Sept 2026
How the order is worked out

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AnyLogic

Free plan APILinuxMac+3

Choose AnyLogic if you need to model complex systems using combined simulation methods, industry libraries, and integrations.

7.7 Free plan · 30-day trial Visit site
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Forio

Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

Forio offers several routes to simulation-based learning, from ready-made business scenarios to custom work and simulation-building tools.

7.3 Free plan · paid from $168/user Visit site
3

FlexSim

Free plan WebWindows

Choose FlexSim if you need 3D discrete-event modeling, scenario analysis, and customization options for operations systems.

7.2 Pricing on request Visit site
4

CompanyGame

Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

Choose CompanyGame for business management courses that need simulated decision-making, instructor support, and progress tracking.

7.1 Pricing on request Visit site
5

Marketplace Simulations

Free plan Web

Marketplace Simulations offers a range of business subjects, team competition, and automated assessment. Educators can check its LMS connections and simulation format against their course needs.

6.9 Visit site
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The Business School

Free plan MacWebWindows

The Business School offers a structured team simulation with classroom controls, curriculum-linked questions, and reports.

6.8 Pricing on request Visit site
7

OrgSimulator

Free plan Web

OrgSimulator combines competitive business decisions with financial reporting and instructor assessment tools. Professor Access is free, while Student Access is billed for each simulation run.

6.7 Free plan · paid from $50 Visit site
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Praxar

Free plan Web

Choose Praxar if a course needs a business or accounting simulation with instructor assessment tools and flexible classroom delivery.

6.7 Visit site
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ExtendSim

Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb+1

Choose ExtendSim if you need configurable process simulation, statistical analysis, and tools for exploring system configurations.

6.4 From $50 · 30-day trial Visit site
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GoVenture

Free trial LinuxMacWeb+1

GoVenture offers simulations for education and training, including a small-business scenario and K-12 instructor tools.

6.3 Free plan · paid from $9/mo Visit site
11

MonsoonSIM

Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

Choose MonsoonSIM if you need configurable business simulations with learning evidence tied to course outcomes.

6.0 From $20/mo Visit site
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Cesim Business Simulations

Free trial Web

Cesim combines team simulations, instructor customization and learning-management integration for educational and corporate settings.

5.8 Pricing on request Visit site
13

Adeliesim

Paid Web

Adeliesim offers ready-made simulations as well as custom projects for organizations with specific learning goals.

5.7 From $10 Visit site
14

GLO-BUS

Paid MacWebWindows

GLO-BUS combines company-management decisions with collaboration and assessment features for course-based teams.

5.7 Visit site
15

Revas Business Simulation Games

Free trial Web

Revas gives instructors browser-based business simulations with a no-cost demo and several license options.

5.5 Pricing on request Visit site
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Capsim Business Simulations

Paid Web

Choose Capsim Business Simulations for courses that need learners to make linked business decisions over successive rounds, with configurable delivery and assessment.

5.3 Pricing on request Visit site
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Interpretive Business Simulations

Paid Web

Interpretive combines simulated business decisions with teaching materials and assessment tools. Institutions should account for the support-led LMS setup and per-user Academic use pricing.

5.3 From $29.95/user Visit site
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OGG IND

Paid Web

OGG IND combines company strategy decisions with configurable events, dashboards, and reports.

5.2 Pricing on request Visit site
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SimVenture

Paid MacWebWindows

SimVenture combines virtual business operation with educator tools and a separate idea-development product.

5.2 From £50/yr Visit site
20

Quibo

Paid Web

Choose Quibo if your university, corporate training group or consultancy wants browser-based simulations for lean and project management.

5.1 Pricing on request Visit site
21

IndustryMasters

Paid Web

Choose IndustryMasters if your organization wants business simulations for leadership development, business acumen, or strategy communication, with options to tailor the scenarios.

5.0 Pricing on request Visit site
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SD Games Online

Paid Web

SD Games Online combines strategy simulations with instructor controls, assessment tools, and export options for classes and events.

5.0 From $16 Visit site
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Simformer

Paid Web

Simformer combines business simulations with LMS-related options, assessment, and student reporting. Its listed one-time prices vary by student access or license package size.

5.0 From $99 Visit site
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StratX Simulations

Paid Web

Choose StratX Simulations if you are an educator seeking competitive business simulations, particularly Markstrat's decisions across marketing strategy and product choices.

4.9 Pricing on request Visit site
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TOPSIM

Paid Web

TOPSIM combines multiplayer business simulations with instructor controls and custom development options.

4.9 Pricing on request Visit site

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