Compare OpendTect and Surfer 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (53.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$599.00 1 License Per Year
OpendTect
Star Rating
(3)5.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about OpendTectSurfer
Star Rating
(126)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$599.00 1 License Per Year
Browse all 3 pricing plansPricing
Entry-Level Pricing
OpendTect
No pricing availableSurfer
Surfer® single -user subscription
$599.00
1 License Per Year
Billed annually
- Access to the latest version of Surfer and Surfer Beta
- Free upgrades, updates, and fixes during the term of your subscription
- Access to Surfer on two personal devices
Free Trial
OpendTect
No trial information availableSurfer
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
Not enough data
8.6
102
Ease of Use
Not enough data
8.7
106
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
9.1
48
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.9
47
Quality of Support
Not enough data
9.2
90
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
9.3
45
Product Direction (% positive)
Not enough data
8.4
107
Features by Category
Data Management
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
9.0
7
Map Creation
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Analysis
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
OpendTect and Surfer are categorized as Geology and Seismic
Unique Categories
OpendTect has no unique categories
Surfer is categorized as Mining, Oil and Gas Engineering, GIS, and Oil and Gas Simulation and Modeling
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
OpendTect
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Surfer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Oil & Energy
66.7%
Civil Engineering
33.3%
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Other
0.0%
Environmental Services
29.0%
Oil & Energy
15.3%
Research
12.9%
Mining & Metals
11.3%
Civil Engineering
9.7%
Other
21.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
OpendTect
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Manuel A.
Verified User in Oil & Energy
What I like the most is that opendtect is really easy for seismic interpretation. Picking horizons is a really straightforward process, even diagraming faults is easy. Plus working with seismic attributes and applying them to the horizons or the whole...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Surfer
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Renewables & Environment
Fine controls over gridding algorithms, seamless format exchanges with ArcGIS & CAD
Most Helpful Critical Review
Mario J.
Verified User in Oil & Energy
Very little options - No much power. The option of algorithms is very limited. Faulting is very limited.
Manuel A.
Verified User in Oil & Energy
What I like the most is that opendtect is really easy for seismic interpretation. Picking horizons is a really straightforward process, even diagraming faults is easy. Plus working with seismic attributes and applying them to the horizons or the whole...
Verified User in Renewables & Environment
Fine controls over gridding algorithms, seamless format exchanges with ArcGIS & CAD
Mario J.
Verified User in Oil & Energy
Very little options - No much power. The option of algorithms is very limited. Faulting is very limited.
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Discussions
OpendTect has no discussions with answers
How much does Surfer cost? Are there ongoing maintenance and support fees?
2 comments
Official Response from Surfer
A full license of Surfer costs $849US. Licenses are perpetual and have no ongoing maintenance and support fees. All maintenance updates are provided free of...Read more
Do you offer a trial version of Surfer?
1 comment
Official Response from Surfer
Yes - a free, 2 week Surfer trial is available: http://www.goldensoftware.com/products/surfer/trial
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What license options are available?
1 comment
Official Response from Surfer
A single-user license grants one user the right to use the software license. For each single user license you purchase, you will receive a unique product...Read more
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