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Expand Up @@ -18,12 +18,11 @@ The following document provides an ecosystem overview of how the various tools c
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|[OpenFermion](https://github.com/quantumlib/OpenFermion)|Google|An open-source algorithms library for developing new quantum chemistry and materials simulation algorithms|
|[TensorFlow Quantum](https://tensorflow.org/quantum)|Google|An open-source algorithms library for developing new quantum machine learning algorithms|
|[Stim](https://github.com/quantumlib/stim)|Google|An open-source library for high speed simulation of Clifford circuits and quantum error correction|
|[ReCirq](https://github.com/quantumlib/ReCirq)|Google|An open-source repository of example experiments, tools, and tutorials for running experiments on Google’s Quantum Computing Service|
|[Forge](https://forge.qcware.com/)|QCWare|A proprietary library for domain-specific quantum algorithms and applications|
|[Pennylane](https://pennylane.ai/)|Xanadu|An open-source library for quantum machine learning with TensorFlow, PyTorch, or NumPy|



## Development tools

|Name|Main sponsor|Description|
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|[Orquestra](https://www.zapatacomputing.com/orquestra/)|Zapata|A proprietary workflow management tool for quantum computing|
|[pyGSTi](https://www.pygsti.info/)|Sandia National Labs|An open-source library for modeling and characterizing noisy quantum information processors|
|[QUEKO](https://github.com/UCLA-VAST/QUEKO-benchmark)|UCLA|An open-source tool to generate benchmarks with the known optimal solutions|
|[tket](https://cqcl.github.io/pytket/build/html/index.html#)|Cambridge Quantum|A proprietary and platform agnostic SDK for circuit optimisation, compilation and noise mitigation|
|[tket](https://cqcl.github.io/tket/pytket/api/index.html)|Cambridge Quantum|An open-source and platform agnostic SDK for circuit optimisation, compilation and noise mitigation|
|[True-Q](https://trueq.quantumbenchmark.com/)|Quantum Benchmark|A proprietary library for assessing and optimizing quantum hardware and algorithm performance.|


## Supported quantum cloud services

|Company|Description|
|Company|Type of Quantum Computer|
|--- |--- |
|[Google QCS](https://quantumai.google/cirq/tutorials/google/start)|A quantum computing service based on superconducting qubits|
|[Alpine Quantum Technologies](https://quantumai.google/cirq/tutorials/aqt/start)|A quantum computing service based on ion traps|
|[Pasqal](https://quantumai.google/cirq/tutorials/pasqal/start)|A quantum cloud service based on neutral atoms|


|[Google QCS](https://quantumai.google/cirq/tutorials/google/start)|Superconducting qubits|
|[Alpine Quantum Technologies](https://quantumai.google/cirq/tutorials/aqt/getting_started)|Trapped ions|
|[IonQ](https://quantumai.google/cirq/tutorials/ionq/getting_started)|Trapped ions|
|[Microsoft Azure Quantum](https://quantumai.google/cirq/tutorials/azure-quantum/getting_started_ionq)|Trapped ions (Honeywell and IonQ)|
|[Pasqal](https://quantumai.google/cirq/tutorials/pasqal/getting_started)|Neutral atoms|
|[Rigetti](https://quantumai.google/cirq/tutorials/rigetti/getting_started)|Superconducting qubits|

## High performance quantum circuit simulators

|Name|Main sponsor|Description|
|--- |--- |--- |
|[qsim](https://github.com/quantumlib/qsim)|Google|An open-source, high performance circuit simulator for Schrödinger simulations|
|[qflex](https://github.com/ngnrsaa/qflex)|NASA|An open-source, high performance circuit simulator for Feynman-based simulations optimized for GPUs|
|[quimb](https://github.com/jcmgray/quimb)|Johnny Gray|An open-source, high performance circuit simulator using tensor-networks|
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Out of curiosity: Why remove qflex?

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cc: @95-martin-orion

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The motivation for this was to focus communications around qsim as the "standard" simulator for Cirq. Separately, while qFlex was originally Cirq-compatible, it hasn't been maintained - I'm doubtful that it works with modern Cirq.

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+1 thanks Orion

|[qulacs](https://github.com/qulacs/cirq-qulacs)|Quansys|An open-source, high performance circuit simulator for Schrödinger simulations|

|[Stim](https://github.com/quantumlib/stim)|Google|An open-source library for high speed simulation of Clifford circuits and quantum error correction|
|[cuQuantum](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuquantum-sdk)|Nvidia|Tools for speeding up quantum simulation on GPUs|