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Enablon EHS vs UDEC

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Enablon EHS

Mining

Environmental health and safety management

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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UDEC

Mining

Universal distinct element code for mining analysis

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Enablon EHS uK Find a Tender award notice records Enablon SAS awarded a 5 year contract by Cadent Gas Limited for its EHS management solution valued at £1,275,353.62 excluding VAT (£1,530,424.34 including VAT); this is a contract value, not a price list; UDEC the UDEC product page publishes no price and directs buyers to a quote request or an external software store
  • They diverge on capability: Enablon EHS covers Incident management, UDEC covers Distinct element modeling.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Enablon EHS and UDEC differ
AttributeEnablon EHSUDEC
PlatformsWeb, Windows, Ios, AndroidWindows, Linux
Founded19951981

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

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 Enablon EHS

  • Incident management
  • Health and safety compliance
  • Environmental management
  • Risk assessment
  • Audit management
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • Salesforce

Only in UDEC

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

Both cover

  • Windows support

What people use each for

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

Enablon EHS

  • Health and safety managementnot UDEC
  • Incident reportingnot UDEC
  • Risk assessmentnot UDEC
  • Compliance trackingnot UDEC
  • Audit managementnot UDEC

UDEC

  • Geotechnical engineering simulationsnot Enablon EHS
  • Discrete element modeling and analysisnot Enablon EHS
  • Mining and tunneling software analysisnot Enablon EHS

Where each one falls short

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

Enablon EHS

  • UK Find a Tender award notice records Enablon SAS awarded a 5 year contract by Cadent Gas Limited for its EHS management solution valued at £1,275,353.62 excluding VAT (£1,530,424.34 including VAT); this is a contract value, not a price list

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

Enablon EHS

On request
  • Enablon EHS$25000/year
    • Health and safety management
    • Incident reporting
    • Compliance tracking
  • Enablon Enterprise$60000/year
    • Advanced features
    • Multi-site management
    • Custom workflows

UDEC

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

Which should you pick?

Choose Enablon EHS if

  • You need incident management.
  • You work on Web, Windows, Ios, Android.
  • You also want health and safety compliance.
Enablon EHS review

Choose UDEC if

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

Questions people ask

Is Enablon EHS or UDEC better?
Neither clearly leads. Enablon 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, Enablon EHS or UDEC?
Enablon EHS starts at On request and UDEC at On request.
Does Enablon EHS or UDEC run on more platforms?
Enablon EHS runs on Web, Windows, Ios, Android. UDEC runs on Windows, Linux.
What is Enablon EHS best used for?
Enablon EHS is most often used for health and safety management, incident reporting, risk assessment, compliance tracking. Of those, health and safety management and incident reporting are not what UDEC is typically brought in for.
What can Enablon EHS do that UDEC cannot?
Enablon EHS covers Incident management, Health and safety compliance, Environmental management, Risk assessment. UDEC covers Distinct element modeling, Joint network modeling, Block interaction analysis, Support interaction. Both handle Windows support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

UDEC: How much does UDEC cost?

UDEC pricing is not published on the product page. The vendor directs inquiries through an 'Ask an Expert' contact option at [email protected] or a 'Request a Quote' option through the itascasoftware.com store.

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UDEC: What is UDEC's pricing model?

UDEC is available through a subscription model rather than one-time licensing. Prepaid annual subscriptions are available through the software store, and pricing is customized based on quote requests.

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