1998 Nonlinear Programming Software Survey
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| Product | Publisher | Pricing Information | |||
|
Smallest Version |
Largest Version |
Educational Version |
Site License Version | ||
| AIMMS | Paragon Decision Technology B.V. | $1000 | $7500 |
$1200- $2000 | n/a |
| CONOPT | ARKI Consulting & Development A/S | — | $12,000 | $2400 | $30,000 |
| CONOPT for AMPL | Compass Modeling Solutions | — |
$3,000- $4,500 | $600 | Call |
| DFNLP | K. Schittkowski | approx. $340 | approx. $340 | approx. $114 | Negotiable |
| DOC/DOT | Vanderplants R&D Inc. | $1800 | $5600/yr | Call | Negotiable |
| FANPAC/NLP | Aptech Systems Inc. | — | — | — | — |
| GRG2 | Optimal Methods Inc. | $1500 | — | $350 | Negotiable |
| GRG2 for AMPL and AMPL Plus | Compass Modeling Solutions | — | $700 | — | Call |
| IMSL Libraries | Visual Numetrics | PC:$625 | $50K and up | 40-50% discount | begins at $5000/yr |
| INTPT | Optimal Methods Inc. | $2000 | — | $350 | Negotiable |
| LANCELOT | P. Toint | n/a | n/a | — | — |
| LGO, for Continuous Global Optimization | Pinter Consulting Services | — | up to a few $1000 | $500 | Call |
| LINGO | LINDO Systems Inc. | $195 | $4995 | Contact | Contact |
| LSGRG for AMPL and AMPL Plus | Compass Modeling Solutions | — | $2500 | $500 | Call |
| LSGRG2 | Optimal Methods Inc. | $2000 | — | $350 | Negotiable |
| LSSOL | Stanford Business Software | — | — | — | — |
| Mathcad | MathSoft Inc. | Contact | Contact | Contact | Contact |
| Microsoft Excel 97 - Solver | Microsoft Corporation | Contact | Contact | Contact | Contact |
| MINOS for AMPL | Compass Modeling Solutions | — |
$3,500- $5,000 | $650 | Call |
| MINOS 5.5 | Stanford Business Software | — | — |
$350- $900 |
commercial: $5K- $25K |
| NAG C Library | Numerical Algorithms Group | $730 | $23,520 | Discounts available | Call for quote |
| NAG Fortran Library | Numerical Algorithms Group | $1,600 | $37,700 | — | Must be quoted |
| NLPQL | K. Schittkowski | approx. $1300 | approx. $1300 | approx. $426 | Negotiable |
| NPSOL 5.0 | Stanford Business Software | — | — |
$350- $900 |
commercial:$5 K- $25 K |
| Optimal Engineer� | Transpower Corporation | $495 | $495 | $445 | Negotiable |
| Premium Solver Platform for Excel | Frontline Systems Inc. | $995 | $995 | Contact | Contact |
| Premium Solver, Premium Solver Plus for Excel | Frontline Systems Inc. | PS: $495 | Plus:$750 | $50 to $75, min. 10 | Contact |
| SAS Software | SAS Institute Inc. | n/a | n/a | n/a | Varies |
| SCIENTIST for Windows | MicroMath Research | — | $395 | $316 | Available |
| SLP/GRG | Optimal Methods Inc. | $2000 | — | $350 | Negotiable |
| SOCS and NLPSPR | Boeing Co. | Contact | Contact | Contact | Contact |
| Solver DLL V3.0, Solver DLL Plus | Frontline Systems Inc. | V3.0: $495 | Plus:$750 | Contact | Contact |
| Solver for Lotus 1-2-3 97/98 | Frontline Systems Inc. | $50 | Contact | $50 | Contact |
| SOPT-CP | SAITECH Inc. | Contact | Contact | Available | Available |
| SQP | Optimal Methods Inc. | $2000 | — | $350 | Negotiable |
| What's Best! | LINDO Systems Inc. | $195 | $4995 | Contact | Contact |
| XPRESS Barrier QP Solver | Dash Associates Ltd. | — | Contact | — | Contact |
| X Solver 2.0 | Exatech Corporation | $495 | — | — | — |
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