Crop growth simulation model have played important role in many fields such as agro-ecosystem research, crop management, production prediction and the process of agricultural technology extension, et al. This paper reviewed the development of crop growth simulation models utilized in sugarcane research. Two main sugarcane models, APSIM-Sugarcane from Australia and CANEGRO from south Africa, were compared on the aspects of their advantages and differences. Other models including AUSCANE and QCANE were also briefly summarized. Issues of these models on the application and development trends were also discussed.