Tools for agent-based modelling

Complete kits and platforms

Open source

(must be freely distributable under an open source license, i.e. «free as in speech» as defined by the superset of the Open Source Definition from the Open Source Initiative and the Free Software Foundation)

• A-globe
• ABLE
• Ascape
• Breve
• Cormas «Cormas is a programming environment dedicated to the creation of multi-agent systems, with a specificity in the domain of natural-resources management. It provides a framework for developing simulation models of coordination modes between individuals and groups that jointly exploit common resources.»
• Cougaar
• EcoLab
• EVO
• JADE
• JAS
• MASON
• Mobidyc «The free software for building and running Individual Based Models with no computer skill. Mobidyc is a software project that aims to promote Individual-Based Modelling in the field of ecology, biology and environment.»
• Quicksilver
• Repast
• SIM_AGENT
• SeSAm
• Swarm
• Xholon
• Zeus

Freeware

(available for free «as in beer», source may or may not necessarily be available, if source is available it is not under an open-source license)

• deX
• NetLogo
• StarLogo
• StarLogoT

Proprietary

• AgentSheets
• iGEN
• AnyLogic
• MASS

Swarm add-ons and extensions

• COSMIC — General simulation utility classes, provided by the Complex Systems Modelling Group at Imperial College
• EcoSwarm@HSU — Modeling tools for use with the Swarm simulation system
• LogZone — Zone exploration tool.

Related tools and technologies

• FIPA. «FIPA is an IEEE Computer Society standards organization that promotes agent-based technology and the interoperability of its standards with other technologies.»
• Objective-C

General

• Leigh Tesfatsion's Resource Site for Agent-Based Software and Toolkits

• Steve Railsback, Steve Lytinen, and Steve Jackson's ABM template model site