Crystal Ball
Oracle Crystal Ball is the leading spreadsheet-based application for predictive modeling, forecasting, simulation, and optimization, giving you unparalleled insight into the critical factors affecting risk. With Crystal Ball, you can make the right tactical decisions to reach your objectives and gain a competitive edge—even in an uncertain market.
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Unparalleled insight into the critical factors affecting risk
Crystal Ball is for strategic planners, financial analysts, engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs, CPAs, marketing managers, venture capitalists, consultants, Six Sigma professionals, and anyone else who uses spreadsheets to forecast uncertain results.
What-if analytics
Use Monte Carlo simulation to automatically calculate and record the results of thousands of different what-if cases.
Know where to focus your efforts
Analyze what-if scenarios to reveal a range of possible outcomes, their probability of occurring, the inputs that most impact your model, and where to focus your efforts.
Communicate your results
Share your findings through graphs, charts, and reports that let you vividly present and communicate the results of your analyses.
Start using Crystal Ball in minutes
Work as a team, sharing models and data to get your work done faster. Draw on the spreadsheet technology you already own.
Powerful optimization
Crystal Ball Decision Optimizer, an option for Crystal Ball, adds the advanced capability of optimization to the power of Monte Carlo simulation.
Improve your decisions
Identify and mitigate the key inputs that drive risk. Optimize your decisions while accounting for variation and constraints.
Share your findings
Share your findings through graphs, charts, and reports to support decisions. (A Crystal Ball license is required.)
A complete package for uncertainty management
Oracle Crystal Ball Suite is a spreadsheet-based solution for Monte Carlo simulation, forecasting, and optimization. This complete package combines Crystal Ball and Crystal Ball Decision Optimizer for powerful risk analysis and uncertainty management.
Model uncertainty
Leverage Crystal Ball's realistic and accessible way of modeling uncertainty to measure and report on the risk inherent in your key metrics.
Obtain metrics for Six Sigma applications
Analyze your models with Crystal Ball's time-series forecasting, analysis tools and reports, capability metrics for Six Sigma applications, and a full set of additional tools.
Identify feasible solutions
Use Crystal Ball Decision Optimizer to identify feasible solutions to your business, finance, and operational spreadsheet models that meet your risk/return profile, objectives, and requirements.
Determine the best business results
Quickly assign ranges of values to your inputs then forecast outputs and their probabilities. Discover the best business results while accounting for uncertainty. Analyze historical data with time-series forecasting and regression.
Communicate your risk analysis results
Determine which inputs most drive risk and mitigate your risks. Effectively display and communicate your risk analysis results with a comprehensive set of example models.
A full-functioned version for the academic community
Oracle Crystal Ball Classroom Edition is a full-functioned version of the software that’s available for the academic community. This solution includes Crystal Ball and Crystal Ball Decision Optimizer—an option for Crystal Ball that adds optimization to the power of Monte Carlo simulation. Crystal Ball Classroom Edition is offered in both a student and a faculty version.
Student edition
Oracle Crystal Ball Classroom Student Edition is a full-functioned, self-expiring, term-limited edition of Oracle Crystal Ball software for classrooms, with options for one- and two-year license terms. This version is identical to the commercial products, with the advantage of being affordably priced for academic budgets. The minimum purchase is 25 seats. Technical support is not available.
Faculty edition
Oracle Crystal Ball Classroom Faculty Edition is a full-functioned, nonexpiring edition of Crystal Ball software, designed specifically for university and college faculty members. This version is identical to the commercial products, with the advantage of being affordably priced for faculty budgets. Technical support is available.
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Crystal Ball is a spreadsheet-based application for risk measurement and reporting, Monte Carlo simulation, time-series forecasting, and optimization. It provides a realistic and accessible way of modeling uncertainty, enabling you to measure and report on the risk inherent in your key metrics.
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