Rocscience

subscription (lease) / perpetual Engineer & Analyze

Comprehensive geotechnical analysis software suite covering slope stability (Slide2/Slide3), finite element analysis (RS2/RS3), settlement and foundation design (Settle3, RSPile), tunneling and excavation (RocTunnel3, EX3), rockfall hazard analysis (RocFall2/RocFall3), and data management (RSLog) -- serving civil, mining, and geotechnical engineers worldwide.

Agent-hostile

2.4 /5 composite score

Situational -- the industry-standard geotechnical analysis suite (founded 1996, 20+ products, transparent pricing from $649-$8,899/yr, 15-day free trial) with broad coverage from slope stability to rockfall, but individual-product pricing adds up for a full suite and the GUI-only desktop interface (no API/CLI, RF2) blocks agent-driven workflows.

Situational

Rubric Scorecard

How we grade →

Criterion	Score	Evidence
Value for the price	4/5	subscription (lease) / perpetual, from $649
Agent Friendliness	1/5	API: none
Ease of adoption	2/5	--
Portability & lock-in	3/5	4 file formats
Interoperability	2/5	--

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Evidence

File formats

Format	Direction	Support
DXF	unknown	unknown
CSV	unknown	unknown
DWG	unknown	unknown
GIS	unknown	unknown

Pricing detail

Billing unitper-seat

TiersPersonal Lease, Flexible+ Lease

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