Modeling Platform

Advantage

Disadvantage

SIDRA

Suitable for projects with tight time frames and smaller budget

Not capable of simulating all the effects of upstream and downstream of an intersection

AIMSUN

Models with ramp metering are easier to set up in AIMSUN

Cannot efficiently simulate Gipps-based models

VISSIM

Can integrate both car following behavior and lane changing logic in a traffic stream

Requires a lot of data inputs, more time and effort to develop a model

CORSIM

Capable to simulate signal systems, highway systems, freeway system and combined signal

Can cause in correct output at high on-ramp volume with metering

MATSIM

Provides a framework for demand-modeling and agent-based mobility-simulation

Inability to incorporate real-time data to make accurate short-term predictions

SIMTRAFFIC

Very user friendly and less complicated

Lacks in supporting detailed output of vehicle-state variable information