Comparison of agent-based modeling software
Agent Based Modeling Toolkit Comparison
Overview
In the last few years, the agent-based modeling (ABM) community has made giant strides in developing practical agent based modeling toolkits that enable individuals to develop decent size applications. More and more such toolkits are coming into existence, and each toolkit has a variety of characteristics. Some toolkits are built for general purpose modeling and some are built for a particular domain. Some are open source, some are closed source, and others are proprietary. Some toolkits have a simple user interface, and others require complex programming techniques. Several individuals have made attempts to compare toolkits to each other (see references below) In this wiki, we created a chart to capture many of the features that are important to ABM toolkit users. We hope this will help individuals compare toolkits across a range of characteristics.
Comparison of ABM Software
See Also
Check out the ABM Search Engine [1] that incorporates all of this data
References
CASTLE C and Crooks A, “Principles and Concepts of Agent-Based Modelling for Developing Geospatial Simulations,” Working paper 110, Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London, 2006.
TOBIAS R and Hofmann C, “Evaluation of free Java-libraries for social-scientific agent based simulation,” Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation 7(1), 2004. http://jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk/7/1/6.html
RAILSBACK, S. F., S. L. Lytinen, and S. K. Jackson. Agent-based simulation platforms: review and development recommendations. Simulation 82: 609-623. 2006.
SERENKO A, and Detlor B, “Agent Toolkits: A General Overview of The Market and an Assessment of Instructor Satisfaction with Utilizing Toolkits in the Classroom” Working Paper #455, 2002.