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@RISK alternative
When @RISK is the right choice
@RISK is the right choice when your uncertainty problem is a spreadsheet model rather than a schedule network: financial models, trade studies, cost estimates. As a general-purpose Monte Carlo engine for Excel it is excellent — 35 years of development, 90+ distributions, correlation and fitting tools we do not attempt.
@RISK is a general-purpose Monte Carlo engine; Epoch SRA is the machine built around the schedule — CPM per iteration, merge bias captured structurally, and calibrated P80 finish dates computed from an MS Project XML import, entirely on your machine.
Side by side
| Epoch SRA | @RISK | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs in | Excel add-in (Microsoft 365) | Excel add-in (general-purpose Monte Carlo) |
| Imports MS Project | Yes — MS Project XML, with a report naming every untranslated construct | Via the ScheduleRiskAnalysis toolset (reads MS Project / P6 files; packaging not stated) |
| Register import | Yes — from any Excel range, column-mapped | Registers built in your spreadsheet; no dedicated register-import feature claimed |
| Calibration provenance | Yes — priors field-calibrated against historical program actuals; every percentile labelled | No claim published (fitting to your own data offered) |
| Local-only computation | Yes — no server, no account, no telemetry; offline license check | Computes in desktop Excel; no vendor data-locality statement published |
| Published pricing | €119/mo · €990/yr · €1,300 perpetual + €350/yr | Not published — quote-based (shop shows tiers without prices) |
| Trial without contact | Yes — 7-day full-featured trial in the add-in; no signup, no card | 15-day trial after registration; no credit card, per vendor |
Published, verifiable facts only, as of August 2026; "not published" means the vendor does not state it publicly. Corrections: contact@epochsra.com.
The full picture, stated plainly from both sides: Epoch SRA vs @RISK — an honest comparison. Or see every tool in one table and the questions to ask any SRA vendor.
Epoch SRA costs €119/month, €990/year, or €1,300 perpetual + €350/year maintenance. Epoch SRA computes entirely locally; schedule data never leaves the machine.
The 7-day trial is full-featured and starts in the add-in: no signup, no card, no sales call.
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