OR/MS Today, June 2009

Linear Programming Survey
Table 6



Product

Pricing Information

Commercial

Educational

Demo / Student

Single Machine Floating Licenses Available Site Licenses Available Single Machine Floating Licenses Available Site Licenses Available Single Machine Floating Licenses Available Site Licenses Available
AIMMS, the modeling system $1,800 y y 100 y y Free y y
AMPL $4000 y   $400 y   free    
BendX Stochastic Solver Contact for commercial prices y y Contact for academic prices y y Free y y
C-WHIZ $1800 - $3100 y   $360 - $620 y        
CBC Open Source code - free for all uses                
CLP Open Source code - free for all uses                
CoinMP Free     Free     Free    
DATAFORM $2400 y   $480 y        
FICO Xpress Contact y y Contact y y Free    
flopc++ Free (Open source, Common Public License Version 1.0)                
Frontier Analyst From 395 GBP y y From 195 GBP y y From 195 GBP y y
GAMS see www.gams.com/
sales/commercialp.pdf
y y see www.gams.com/
sales/academicp.pdf
y y free y y
GENO info@aptech.com; sales@tomopt.com y y info@aptech.com; sales@tomopt.com y y info@aptech.com; sales@tomopt.com y y
GIPALS - Linear Programming Environment 297 USD y   150 USD     0 USD    
GIPALS32 - Linear Programming Library 249 USD y y 125 USD y y 0 USD    
GLPK (GNU Linear Programming Kit)                  
GUROBI See website y y $100-$850 depending on options y y Free restricted version available    
IBM ILOG CPLEX contact y y contact y y      
IBM ILOG OPL Development Studio info@ilog.fr y y 995 - $2495 depending on options y y Free restricted version available    
KNITRO Solver 6.0 contact y   contact y   Free at www.ziena.com/
request.htm
   
Lamps contact   y contact   y contact   y
LINDO API Varies with capacity/ options from $395   y Varies with capacity/ options from $195   y Free download   y
LINGO Varies with capacity/ options from $495 y y Varies with capacity/ options from $245 y y Free download   y
LOQO 2000 USD y y 300 USD y y free    
MPL Modeling System Free MPL for Development, contact for runtime/solver prices y y Free MPL for Academics, contact for standard prices y y Free y y
MPL Modeling System Free MPL for Development, contact for runtime/solver prices y y Free MPL for Academics, contact for standard prices y y Free y y
OML (Optimization and Modeling Library) $2400 - $5000 y   $480 - $1000 y        
OMP Plus contact y y contact y y contact y y
OptiMax Component Library Free OptiMax for Development, contact for runtime/ solver prices y y Free OptiMax for Academics, contact for standard prices y y Free y y
Optware Enterprise $3,900+ y y            
Premium Solver Platform $1,895 with Annual Support y   Contact y   $0 Premium Solver for Education y  
Quantitative Methods Software (QMS) $19.95   y $19.95   y $19.95   y
Risk Solver Platform $3,995 with Annual Support y   Contact y   Contact - Risk Solver Platform for Education y  
SAS Call y y Call y y SAS OnDemand for Academics; contact SAS y y
Solver Platform SDK $1,995 with Annual Support y   Contact y   Contact    
SOPT (Smart Optimizer) 4.2 contact                
SYMPHONY Free                
TOMLAB 1170   y 370   y Free    
Vanguard Business Analytics Suite $3395 y y $1698 y y Free 15-day trial    
Vanguard System for Web-based Optimization Starting at $5950 per year y y Starting at $2975 per year y y Free 15-day trial    
What'sBest Varies with capacity/options from $495 y y Varies with capacity/options from $245 y y Free download   y
XA Contact y y            
YALMIP                  

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Introduction | Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6| Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Vendor List | Accompanying Article



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