GPS-X

subscription (annual per-seat) Design the Building

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
Situational -- the established wastewater treatment plant simulation leader (since the 1990s) with transparent annual pricing ($3,700-10,400/yr), the industry's largest unit-process library, and Python scripting integration at the Pro+ tier; steep learning curve, Windows-only desktop delivery with no REST API/CLI (RF2), and niche applicability to wastewater process engineers limit broader adoption.
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
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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

Pricing detail

Billing unitper-seat
TiersStandard ($3700), Pro ($4700), Pro+ ($10400)

Sources

Pricing

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