Analytica

What Analytica is

Analytica is a visual modeling tool for building models across multiple domains, including financial modeling and sensitivity analysis. Its influence diagrams map relationships among decisions, uncertainties, and objectives, while Monte Carlo simulation represents uncertainty with probability distributions. The environment is designed for model work without requiring coding expertise, and the product includes Assista, an AI collaborator that helps users learn, build, explain, critique, and improve models. Analytica connects to data through APIs; the Developer edition adds ODBC database access. The free edition has no time limit and lets users explore, change inputs, and run existing models of any size, subject to edition exclusions. Creating models in that edition is limited to 100 variables or other objects, and it requires a Windows computer. It also includes web model sharing with ACP. Paid subscriptions run for 12 months and include rapid-response technical support and access to major and minor releases. Professional costs $1,000 a year, Developer costs $2,000 a year, and Optimizer costs $4,000 a year. ACP group plans provide web model runs with defined user, run, and file-size limits. Analytica is made by Lumina, headquartered in Campbell, California, and founded in 1991.

Who it suits

Analytica suits analysts, researchers, government teams, and businesses building models that involve multiple domains, financial questions, or uncertainty. Its visual modeling approach can fit users who want to build models without coding expertise, while ACP options serve teams sharing web model runs.

Limits

The free edition requires Windows and limits model creation to 100 variables or other objects. It has no time limit and allows users to explore, change inputs, and run existing models of any size, subject to edition exclusions.

Getting started

1. Visit the Analytica website.
2. Use a Windows computer to access the free edition.
3. Explore, change inputs, or run existing models in the free edition.
4. Choose a paid 12-month subscription for full model creation or additional edition features.
5. Contact the company to upgrade to a higher edition or ask about plans without listed prices.

Verdict

Choose Analytica if you need visual multi-domain modeling, sensitivity analysis, or simulation of uncertainty, and its Windows-based free edition is suitable for your work. Look elsewhere if you need to create models beyond the free edition’s 100-object limit without a paid subscription, or if you need a platform other than Windows.