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Cority EHS vs UDEC

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Cority EHS

Mining & Resources

Cloud-based EHS and risk management platform

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On request
Rated
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UDEC

Mining & Resources

Universal distinct element code for mining analysis

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On request
Rated
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The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Cority EHS cority publishes no price: the platform page shows no rate, no per user fee and no minimum, and offers no self service quote tool; UDEC the UDEC product page publishes no price and directs buyers to a quote request or an external software store
  • They diverge on capability: Cority EHS covers Incident management, UDEC covers Distinct element modeling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Cority EHS and UDEC actually diverge.

Attributes where Cority EHS and UDEC differ
AttributeCority EHSUDEC
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWindows, Linux
Founded20141981

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Mining & Resources).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Cority EHS

  • Incident management
  • Risk assessment
  • Compliance management
  • Health and safety tracking
  • Analytics and reporting
  • Salesforce
  • SAP
  • Slack

Only in UDEC

  • Distinct element modeling
  • Joint network modeling
  • Block interaction analysis
  • Support interaction
  • Dynamic analysis
  • FLAC3D
  • 3DEC
  • Leapfrog

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Cority EHS

  • Recording workplace incidents, injuries and occupational health datanot UDEC
  • Tracking environmental emissions and sustainability reporting obligationsnot UDEC
  • Managing audits, corrective actions and compliance tasks across sitesnot UDEC

UDEC

  • Two dimensional distinct element modelling of jointed and fractured rocknot Cority EHS
  • Assessing stability of blocky rock slopes and underground excavationsnot Cority EHS
  • Simulating fluid flow through rock fractures in mining and tunnellingnot Cority EHS

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Cority EHS

  • Cority publishes no price: the platform page shows no rate, no per user fee and no minimum, and offers no self service quote tool
  • The platform is divided into separate modules and solution sets for environmental, health, safety, sustainability and quality, so scope determines cost rather than a list price
  • Capabilities such as learning management, document control and mobile EHS are listed as distinct modules rather than included in one product

UDEC

  • The UDEC product page publishes no price and directs buyers to a quote request or an external software store
  • Fluid Flow, Barton-Bandis joint analysis, Creep, Thermal and User Defined Models are optional add ons charged on top of the base licence
  • Writing custom constitutive models requires the separately licensed UDM option and C++ programming
  • Purchases through the Buy Now route are prepaid annual subscriptions rather than a permanent licence

Pricing, plan by plan

Cority EHS

On request
  • Cority Platform$20000/year
    • Incident management
    • Compliance tracking
    • Risk assessment

UDEC

On request
  • UDEC Professional$19000/year
    • Distinct element analysis
    • Joint modeling
    • Block interaction

Which should you pick?

Choose Cority EHS if

  • You need incident management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want risk assessment.

Choose UDEC if

  • You need distinct element modeling.
  • You work on Windows, Linux.
  • You also want joint network modeling.

Questions people ask

Is Cority EHS or UDEC better?
Neither clearly leads. Cority EHS starts at On request and UDEC at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Cority EHS or UDEC?
Cority EHS starts at On request and UDEC at On request.
Does Cority EHS or UDEC run on more platforms?
Cority EHS runs on Web, Ios, Android. UDEC runs on Windows, Linux.
What is Cority EHS best used for?
Cority EHS is most often used for recording workplace incidents, injuries and occupational health data, tracking environmental emissions and sustainability reporting obligations, managing audits, corrective actions and compliance tasks across sites. Of those, recording workplace incidents, injuries and occupational health data and tracking environmental emissions and sustainability reporting obligations are not what UDEC is typically brought in for.
What can Cority EHS do that UDEC cannot?
Cority EHS covers Incident management, Risk assessment, Compliance management, Health and safety tracking. UDEC covers Distinct element modeling, Joint network modeling, Block interaction analysis, Support interaction.

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