Software · head to head
Whittle vs acQuire GIM Suite
acQuire GIM Suite
Software
Geoscientific information management platform
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Whittle the Internet Archive's capture of Dassault Systemes' GEOVIA Whittle page on 20 January 2021 named it as one of seven distinct GEOVIA mining products (alongside Surpac, GEMS, Minex, MineSched, PCBC, InSite), sold via a 'How to buy' contact process with no price figure published.; acQuire GIM Suite pricing is not published
- They diverge on capability: Whittle covers Pit optimization, acQuire GIM Suite covers Drill hole data management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Whittle and acQuire GIM Suite actually diverge.
| Attribute | Whittle | acQuire GIM Suite |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Web |
| Founded | 1981 | 1996 |
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Whittle
- Pit optimization
- NPV maximization
- Cutoff grade analysis
- Pushback design
- Economic modeling
- MineSched
- PCBC
- Datamine
Only in acQuire GIM Suite
- Drill hole data management
- Sample tracking
- QAQC management
- Data validation
- Reporting tools
- Leapfrog
- Micromine
- ArcGIS
Both cover
- Surpac
- Vulcan
- Windows support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Whittle
- Pit optimizationnot acQuire GIM Suite
- Strategic planningnot acQuire GIM Suite
- Feasibility studiesnot acQuire GIM Suite
- Economic analysisnot acQuire GIM Suite
- Scenario comparisonnot acQuire GIM Suite
acQuire GIM Suite
- Capturing and validating drillhole and geological datanot Whittle
- Maintaining a single source of truth for geoscientific recordsnot Whittle
- Field data capture on mobile with offline workingnot Whittle
- Delivering geological data to modelling and reporting toolsnot Whittle
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Whittle
- The Internet Archive's capture of Dassault Systemes' GEOVIA Whittle page on 20 January 2021 named it as one of seven distinct GEOVIA mining products (alongside Surpac, GEMS, Minex, MineSched, PCBC, InSite), sold via a 'How to buy' contact process with no price figure published.
acQuire GIM Suite
- Pricing is not published
- Built specifically for mining geology rather than general data management
Pricing, plan by plan
Whittle
On request- Whittle Standard$15000/year
- Pit optimization
- Economic analysis
- Multiple scenarios
- Whittle Enterprise$25000/year
- Advanced optimization
- Scheduling integration
- NPV maximization
acQuire GIM Suite
On request- GIM Suite Standard$8000/year
- Data management
- QAQC tools
- Validation rules
- GIM Suite Enterprise$18000/year
- Multi-site deployment
- Advanced workflows
- Integration APIs
Which should you pick?
Choose Whittle if
- You need pit optimization.
- You work on Windows.
- You also want npv maximization.
Choose acQuire GIM Suite if
- You need drill hole data management.
- You work on Windows, Web.
- You also want sample tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Whittle or acQuire GIM Suite better?
- Neither clearly leads. Whittle starts at On request and acQuire GIM Suite at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Whittle or acQuire GIM Suite?
- Whittle starts at On request and acQuire GIM Suite at On request.
- Does Whittle or acQuire GIM Suite run on more platforms?
- Whittle runs on Windows. acQuire GIM Suite runs on Windows, Web.
- What is Whittle best used for?
- Whittle is most often used for pit optimization, strategic planning, feasibility studies, economic analysis. Of those, pit optimization and strategic planning are not what acQuire GIM Suite is typically brought in for.
- What can Whittle do that acQuire GIM Suite cannot?
- Whittle covers Pit optimization, NPV maximization, Cutoff grade analysis, Pushback design. acQuire GIM Suite covers Drill hole data management, Sample tracking, QAQC management, Data validation. Both handle Surpac, Vulcan, Windows support.