Mining & Resources · head to head
Deswik Suite vs MineSight
Deswik Suite
Mining & Resources
Integrated mine planning and design software
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
MineSight
Mining & Resources
Integrated mine design and planning software
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Deswik Suite deswik publishes no price, no licence term and no cost driver for the suite; the only routes given are a demo request or contacting the company; MineSight mineSight (now part of Hexagon Mining) sells time-limited lease licenses rather than perpetual seats for exploration-stage users: License to Explore is scoped explicitly to "the life of a drilling campaign" and comes as two separate products, HxM Explorer and HxM Modeler, with additional functionality (UAV point-cloud surface meshing, a QAQC module) sold as further add-ons rather than included (archived press release, 6 March 2016)
- They diverge on capability: Deswik Suite covers Resource scheduling, MineSight covers Production scheduling.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Deswik Suite and MineSight actually diverge.
| Attribute | Deswik Suite | MineSight |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 1981 |
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Windows), 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 Deswik Suite
- Resource scheduling
- Pit optimization
- Underground planning
- Surpac
- Datamine
Only in MineSight
- Production scheduling
- Resource estimation
- Operations planning
- AutoCAD
- ArcGIS
Both cover
- 3D mine design
- Geological modeling
- Vulcan
- SAP
- Oracle
- Windows support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Deswik Suite
- Mine design and scheduling for open pit and underground operationsnot MineSight
- Reserve reporting and life of mine planningnot MineSight
- Connecting mine plans to production execution and material trackingnot MineSight
MineSight
- Mine planningnot Deswik Suite
- Resource schedulingnot Deswik Suite
- Pit designnot Deswik Suite
- Underground developmentnot Deswik Suite
- Production optimizationnot Deswik Suite
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Deswik Suite
- Deswik publishes no price, no licence term and no cost driver for the suite; the only routes given are a demo request or contacting the company
- The suite is sold as separate modules grouped under Design and Reserving, Planning, Operations and Mine to Market, so a full workflow requires buying several products
- Software downloads and support are gated behind a client portal available to existing customers
- The product formerly sold as Deswik.CAD is now named Deswik Spatial, so older documentation and job listings refer to a name the vendor no longer uses
MineSight
- MineSight (now part of Hexagon Mining) sells time-limited lease licenses rather than perpetual seats for exploration-stage users: License to Explore is scoped explicitly to "the life of a drilling campaign" and comes as two separate products, HxM Explorer and HxM Modeler, with additional functionality (UAV point-cloud surface meshing, a QAQC module) sold as further add-ons rather than included (archived press release, 6 March 2016)
Pricing, plan by plan
Deswik Suite
On request- Deswik.CAD$5000/year
- 3D mine design
- Geological modeling
- Drill hole analysis
- Deswik.Sched$8000/year
- Mine scheduling
- Resource optimization
- Gantt charts
- Enterprise Suite$25000/year
- Complete platform access
- All modules included
- Priority support
MineSight
On request- MineSight Core$18000/year
- Geological modeling
- Mine design
- Block modeling
- MineSight Advanced$35000/year
- Production scheduling
- Resource estimation
- Advanced optimization
Which should you pick?
Choose Deswik Suite if
- You need resource scheduling.
- You work on Windows.
- You also want pit optimization.
Choose MineSight if
- You need production scheduling.
- You work on Windows.
- You also want resource estimation.
Questions people ask
- Is Deswik Suite or MineSight better?
- Neither clearly leads. Deswik Suite starts at On request and MineSight at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Deswik Suite or MineSight?
- Deswik Suite starts at On request and MineSight at On request.
- Does Deswik Suite or MineSight run on more platforms?
- Both run on Windows, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Deswik Suite best used for?
- Deswik Suite is most often used for mine design and scheduling for open pit and underground operations, reserve reporting and life of mine planning, connecting mine plans to production execution and material tracking. Of those, mine design and scheduling for open pit and underground operations and reserve reporting and life of mine planning are not what MineSight is typically brought in for.
- What can Deswik Suite do that MineSight cannot?
- Deswik Suite covers Resource scheduling, Pit optimization, Underground planning, Surpac. MineSight covers Production scheduling, Resource estimation, Operations planning, AutoCAD. Both handle 3D mine design, Geological modeling, Vulcan, SAP.