Which SimaPro license suits my needs for reliable LCA?
SimaPro Craft (previously SimaPro desktop) is a robust life cycle assessment (LCA) software. Sustainability professionals, product designers, engineers, and decision-makers around the world trust this software. LCA experts have developed the software for experts in consulting, environmental management and education. SimaPro Craft offers advanced capabilities to transform raw data into clear, actionable insights. With over 30 years of use in both industry and academia, this software provides sustainability metrics that guide decision-making towards positive change.
The SimaPro Craft Expert plan provides all necessary features for professional use and in depth life cycle assessments of specific products, services or organizations. The multi-users versions allows collaborations within one company on large LCA projects in a join database.
An upgrade to the SimaPro Craft Power plan is needed to automatize the life cycle inventory modelling and the impact assessment for a large amount of products. This can be based on bill of materials provided in Excel or other database formats.
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SimaPro Craft features and prices
The following table shows the most relevant features of SimaPro Craft Expert (formerly known as “SimaPro Analyst”) and SimaPro Craft Power (formerly known as “SimaPro Developer”). Both licence types can be used as single- or multi-user installations. In this case, the included databases/libraries, methods and projects can be shared and used collaboratively.
SimaPro is sold as yearly subscription. The prices of the two licences can be found in the following table. All prices are in Euro, excluding VAT or import taxes. Swiss customers receive an invoice in CHF. Prices are subject to change at any time. Please contact us directly for a quote if you are interested.
| Features | SimaPro Craft Expert plan (Analyst license) | SimaPro Craft Power plan (Developer license) |
|---|---|---|
| First license / Single user | €6’100 | €7’800 |
| Multi-user, for each extra user | €5’000 | €6’300 |
| SimaPro Craft | ||
| Advanced product life cycle modelling with product stages | Yes | Yes |
| Wide range of impact assessment methods included | Yes | Yes |
| Inventory and Input/output databases included | Yes | Yes |
| Analysis of groups | Yes | Yes |
| Save inventory data as system processes | Yes | Yes |
| Library switch | Yes | Yes |
| Interactive network view | Yes | Yes |
| Import data (.csv, EcoSpold 1 and SimaPro format) | Yes | Yes |
| Export data (.xls, .csv, .txt, EcoSpold 1, ILCD and SimaPro format) | Yes | Yes |
| Parameters (scenario analysis) | Yes | Yes |
| Assess uncertainties (Monte Carlo analysis) | Yes | Yes |
| Copy chart to Excel | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-user version with shared database | Yes | Yes |
| Hide confidential data | Yes | |
| Two way COM interface | Yes | |
| Direct link from inventory to Excel and SQL database | Yes | |
| Excel scenario calculator (import parameters from Excel) | Yes | |
| Report Maker – add on for MS office | ||
| Automatic update of graphs and tables in Word and Excel | Yes | Yes |
