Synopsys Saber is a virtual prototyping and multi-domain simulation suite that models power electronics, electrical power networks, and vehicle electrical systems to reduce physical prototyping and enable earlier system-level validation across design phases.
Published Sep 12, 2026
| Starting Price | Quote-based (not publicly listed) | Quote-based / varies by channel | Quote-based / varies by edition |
| Primary Use Case | Multi-domain power-electronics simulation, system-level interaction analysis, and vehicle E/E and harness flows | Power electronics and motor drives; pragmatic and fast simulation workflows | Power electronics plus control co-design; integration with control workflows |
| Key Strengths | PWL simulation approach (SaberEXP); system-level interaction analysis; dedicated harness/electrical system design module (SaberES Designer) | Fast simulation and practical workflows for many converter/drive problems | Tight integration of power stage and control; common in power-electronics control co-design |
| Key Weaknesses | Licensing and pricing opacity; tool complexity; limited public user-review coverage; compute-heavy analyses in some workflows | May be less suitable for extensive multi-domain mechatronic co-simulation | Some workflows are sensitive to Simulink integration choices; licensing and model-availability trade-offs |
Buyers should plan for sales-cycle comparisons, bake-offs, and RFQs rather than relying on public landing-page feature matrices for detailed vendor-to-vendor comparisons.