A practical PowerFactory alternative

DIgSILENT PowerFactory is a gold-standard suite — and often priced for large utilities. Electrisim delivers core load flow, short circuit, OPF, and harmonics studies on the same class of open engines PowerFactory is frequently compared against, from $10/month.

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Validated against commercial software

Electrisim’s pandapower engine is continuously tested against DIgSILENT PowerFactory and PSS Sincal. We also publish dual-solver and independent university validation work.

PowerFactory-aligned tests

pandapower power flow and short-circuit results are validated against PowerFactory with strict tolerances on voltage, angles, and loading — continuous CI on every change.

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Open-source vs PowerFactory

Our benchmark article walks through how open-source power flow tools compare with PowerFactory on real cases.

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Independent thesis study

Master’s thesis work at the University of Palermo compared Electrisim with Neplan across load flow and short circuit.

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Electrisim vs PowerFactory-class pricing

Feature Electrisim Typical commercial suites (e.g. PowerFactory)
Monthly cost $10/month Personal
$40/user/month Company
Enterprise license pricing (often $500+/month equivalent)
Load flow pandapower + OpenDSS
Short circuit (IEC 60909)
Geographic map editor Varies / add-on
Browser-based cloud Typically desktop install
Open source / inspectable code
Cancel anytime Multi-year contracts common
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