| Min. OS Requirement | Windows XP |
| Language | 11 languages (EN, FR, DE, IT, JP, KR, PT, CN (Simple + Traditional), ES RU), complete with the localized languages' user interface, user manuals, reports, examples, exercises, tools, charts,… |
| Add-In | Requires Excel |
| Available for Mac | No, requires Parallels Emulation |
| Price includes 1st year maintenance | Yes |
| Requires other Software? | Requires Microsoft Excel to run |
| Scripting Support | Built In |
| Simulation | Monte Carlo |
| VBA Support | Built In |
| CSV Support | Yes |
| XML Support | Yes |
| Distribution Fitting | Built In |
| User Defined Distributions | Yes |
| Distribution Gallery | 45 base distributions |
| Monte Carlo Sampling | Yes |
| Latin HyperCube Sampling | Yes |
| Process Capability (6 Sigma) | Yes |
| Sensitivity Analysis | Yes |
| Tornado Analysis | Yes |
| Precision Control | Yes |
| Probability calculations functions | No |
| Correlation | Yes |
| Correlation Methods | Normal Copula Only (Iman- Conover) |
| SIP Math Support | No |
| Decision Trees | Decision Trees are bundled |
| Stats Tools | Includes BizStat and Analytical Tools |
| MS Project Support | No |
| Charting | Built In |
| Charts can be customized | Yes |
| Automated Reporting | Yes |
| Multi-Core Support | Yes |
| Developper Kit | Yes |
| Example Models | Yes |
| Network Licensing Available | No |
| Data Base Integration | 30+ Data Sources with CDATA Connectors |
| Supported DBs | Standard ODBC sources from Excel + 3rd party connectors |
| User Defined Distribution Library | |
| Linear Optimization Methods | Yes |
| Non-Linear Optimization Methods | Yes |
| Requirements / Soft Constraints | yes |
| Max Requirements | Unlimited |
| Max Decision Variables | Unlimited |
| PSI support | no |
| Solution Filtering | yes |
| Efficient Frontier | yes |
| Scenario Analysis Support | Must be setup as separate submodels |
| Convergence Testing | yes |
| Genetic Algorithims | yes |
| Ranges for Decision Variables | yes |
| Main Solver Engine | OptQuest |
| Optimize multiple statistics | no |
| Optimization Goal Types | Minimize & Maximize |
| Static Optimization Support | yes |
| Dynamic Optimization Support | yes |
| Stochastic Optimization Support | yes |
| Time Series as distributions | Yes |
| Time Series Fitting | Yes |
| Time Series Methods | 8 Methods + ARIMA, J/S Curves, Fuzzy Logic and Econometrics |
| Multiple Linear Regression | Deterministic Only |
| Seasonal Methods | Seasonal Multiplicative, Seasonal Additive, Holt-Winter's Additive, Holt-Winter's Multiplicative |
| Non-Seasonal Methods | Double Moving Average, Single Exponential Smoothing, Double Exponential Smoothing, Single Moving Average |
| GBM Support | No |
| Cubic Spline | Tool included to generate a Cubic Spline |
| Heteroscedastic Models | GARCH Model |
| ARIMA Support | Yes |
| AutoARIMA | Yes |
| Data Sensoring | Manual |
| Time-Series Event Support | No |
| Define Time Series | J/S-Curves, Cubic Spline |
| Markov Chains | Basic Generation only |
| Automatic Data Transform | No |
| Manual Data Transform Methods | No |
| Manual Deseasonalization | Yes |
| Manual Detrending | Yes |
| Visualize Simulated Output | No |
| Exception Reporting | No |
| Time Series Scenario Analysis | No |
| Error Measures | RMSE, MSE, MAD, MAPE, Theil's U |
| Time Series Fit Criteria | Adjusted R2, Akaike Information Criteria (AIC), Schwarz Information Criteria (SIC), Durbin-Watson |
