OpenTrack
Railway network simulation and capacity planning tool for rail operations and timetable analysis; competitor to Bentley OpenRail Designer.
Hidden Pricing
2.0 /5 composite score
C1 2/5 reflects quote-only pricing (RF1), subscription model; C2 3/5 reflects SOAP API documented for custom dispatching and optimization; C3 2/5 reflects specialized market requiring domain expertise; C4 2/5 reflects proprietary rail-network formats; C5 1/5 reflects niche ecosystem (220+ railway operators/consultancies worldwide). ETH Zurich spinoff with academic pedigree.
Situational
Rubric Scorecard
| Criterion | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Value for the price | 2/5 | Subscription Source → |
| Agent Friendliness | 3/5 | API: SOAP over HTTP (documented) Source → |
| Ease of adoption | 2/5 | -- |
| Portability & lock-in | 2/5 | 2 file formats |
| Interoperability | 1/5 | -- |
Pricing
ModelSubscription
Free tierno
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How we verified this: we checked OpenTrack against its live site and an independent source — railml.org. Nothing on this page is listed from memory. See how we grade. Verified 2026-09-02.
Evidence
File formats
| Format | Direction | Support |
|---|---|---|
| RailML | import | full |
| XML | both | full |
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