GPS-X

subscription (annual per-seat) Engineer & Analyze

Wastewater treatment plant modeling and simulation software by Hydromantis (a Hatch company) -- the first commercially released dynamic wastewater treatment plant simulator, providing a drag-and-drop interface with the industry's largest library of unit process models (Mantis2 biological model, carbon/nitrogen/phosphorous removal, sulfur/selenium, GHG carbon footprint) for designing, optimizing, and managing municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants; includes steady-state and dynamic simulation, sensitivity analysis, process optimization, scenario management, and Python scripting (Pro+ tier).

Agent-hostile
2.4 /5 composite score
C1 3/5 reflects published annual pricing from USD 3,700 to USD 10,400 plus a trial, and C2 2/5 reflects Python scripting plus Model-as-a-Service access only on the Pro+ tier rather than a broadly accessible API or CLI. RF2 remains attached because delivery is desktop-first, and C4 3/5 reflects CSV import and export while C5 2/5 reflects a narrow documented integration surface centered on Python.
Situational

Rubric Scorecard

How we grade →

Criterion Score Evidence
Value for the price 3/5 subscription (annual per-seat), from $3700 Source →
Agent Friendliness 2/5 API: Model-as-a-Service (MaaS) cloud API for running GPS-X models on demand (Pro+ tier); Python scripting integration (Pro+ tier)
Ease of adoption 2/5 desktop-install, steep learning curve
Portability & lock-in 3/5 2 file formats
Interoperability 2/5 1 integrations

Pricing

Modelsubscription (annual per-seat)
Entry price$3700
Free tierno
Free viewerno
Trialyes
Billing unitper-seat
TiersStandard ($3700), Pro ($4700), Pro+ ($10400)
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How we verified this: we checked GPS-X against its live site and an independent source — hydromantis.com. Nothing on this page is listed from memory. See how we grade. Verified 2026-07-05.

Evidence

File formats

FormatDirectionSupport
CSV import full
CSV export full -- Results export

Integrations

Python (native)

Adoption

Deploymentdesktop-install
Self-serve signupyes
Learning curvesteep

Sources

Pricing

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