Premium Solver Platform Gurobi Special Edition

The #1 Choice Around the World for Optimization in Excel

  • Solve every type and size of conventional optimization problem
  • Build better models with less effort and solve them up to 40X+ faster
  • Build models in Excel with no programming required
  • Use enhanced analysis and reporting capabilities to more easily share and sell-in results

Solves Much Larger and More Complex Problems than Excel Solver

  • Premium Solver Platform - Gurobi Special Edition can solve linear, quadratic, and mixed-integer programming problems with an unlimited number of variables and constraints.
  • Our high-performance integration of Gurobi's Solver technology with Frontline's Excel-based technology delivers the fastest solutions of any MIP solver, on any platform.
  • Risk Solver Platform GSE -- a compatible superset of Premium Solver Platform GSE -- adds the ability to solve stochastic linear programming problems of unlimited size, and much more (robust optimization, Monte Carlo simulation, decision trees).

Get Started Quickly and Easily

  • Your existing Excel solver models, and any VBA code, will work as-is
  • Choose between Excel Solver compatible dialogs or our advanced Ribbon and Task Pane user interface with more features and control
  • Includes detailed user guides, example models, and video tutorials
  • Access world-class technical support and consulting services

Take a Moment and See For Yourself

See how we’ve matched the power of the world’s best optimization tools with the ease and familiarity of Excel:

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Try it Yourself with a FREE 15-day No-Obligation Trial

What you’ll get with your free trial:

  • A fully-functioning version of Premium Solver Platform - Gurobi Special Edition
  • An easy to use Excel-based interface and dozens of example models
  • Complete QuickStart, User Guide and Reference Guide, online Help and video tutorials
  • Access to pre-sales support to get the most from your trial

Just a Few of the Features Designed to Help You Succeed

  • Automatic model diagnosis and engine selection — Know exactly what type of model you have and the best engine to use to solve it.
  • Guided mode – It’s like having an expert sitting next to you helping you understand your model, fix any errors, and get the best answer.
  • Automatic model transformation — If your Excel model uses IF, AND, OR, NOT, MIN, and MAX functions, Premium Solver Platform will automatically transform the model for the best answer in the least time.
  • Parameterized Optimizations — Easily run multiple optimizations changing key parameters to do advanced sensitivity and trade-off analysis.
  • Object-oriented API — More easily develop powerful custom applications in Excel and move applications from Excel to languages such as C++, VB.NET, and Java.
  • Upgradeable — Premium Solver Platform - GSE is easily upgradeable to Risk Solver Platform - GSE, so you can build and solve models to make the best decisions in situations of uncertainty.

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Proven with thousands of users over many years

  • Frontline Solvers have been proven in use by over 400,000 users.
  • Over 7,000 companies, many of them Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 firms, are Frontline Systems’ customers.
  • Frontline Systems’ software is the overwhelming favorite tool in its field for teaching optimization and simulation methods to MBA students in thousands of universities throughout the world.