Effort Estimation Tools

Tool name	Platform	Tool vendor/site	Comments
RASS Estimate	Windows	RASS Tools	Support Cost Curve Simulation, COCOMO-II, Function Points, Use Case Points and other estimation methods
QUEST	Excel	ProjectExperts	Excel based estimation tool. Supports COCOMO II estimating factors, Function Point estimating, and statistical estimating methods
Function Point Modeler	Eclipse (Windows, Unix, Mac, LInux)	Function Point Modeler Inc	Estimation tool based on Function Point Analysis, UseCaseModel, Business Object Model and Data Model.
Goldenseal	Windows, Mac	Turtle Greek Software	Small business software to cost estimation and project management
EstimatorPal	Windows	Chemuturi Consultants	Effort estimation tools which supports Function Point Analysis Technique., Objects Points Technique, Use Case Points Technique and Task-Based Estimation Technique
EZEstimate	Windows	Bala Purushothaman	Use case based effort estimation tool
20s Reference Estmator	Excel	20smackers	Creates estimates by referring to historical projects
20s Estimation Calculator	Excel	20smackers	Excel-based for making early effort and cost estimates
Crystal Ball	Excel	Oracle	Excel based tool for forcasting
SLIM-Estimate	Windows	Quantitative Software Management Inc.	Supports SLIM method
Estimate Express	Windows	Quantitative Software Management Inc.	Estimates the cost, schedule, reliability, and resources on big and small software projects while also providing the ability to negotiate and plan multiple project scenarios
Costar		Softstar Systems Inc.	Supports COCOMO method
SystemStar	Windows	Softstar Systems Inc.	Systems Engineering Estimation
Scope	Windows	Total Metrics	Function Point estimation tool
FP Outilne		Total Metrics	Function Point estimation tool
Function Point Workbench	Windows	Charismatek	Function Point estimation tool
KnowledgePlan	Windows	Software Productivity Research Inc.	Ad hoc (’sizing by analogy“), supports also schedule planning
SEER-SEM	Windows	Galorath	Predicts, measures and analyzes resources, staffing, schedules, risk ans cost for software projects
SEER-IT	Windows	Galorath	Tool for estimating software for IT projects
PRICE TruePlanning	Windows	PRICE Systems	Integrated set of tools which enables the estimation and analysis of hardware, software and IT projects. Suite encapsulates PRICE Systems' 30 years' experience with thousands of projects.
CostXpert		Marotz, Inc.	Estimation tool for Integrated Methodology driven Estimation (IME).
USC COCOMO II		USC Center for Software Engineering	COCOMO
LEAP	Windows, Unix, Mac OS	University of Hawaii, Collaborative Software Development Laborator	Empirically-Guided Software Effort Guesstimation tool, freeware
Construx Estimate	Windows	Construx Software	freeware
REVIC Cost Model	Windows	SPAWAR Systems Center	Revised Intermediate COCOMO (free)
ACEIT (Automated Cost Estimation Tool)	Windows	Tecolote Research, Inc.	Ad hoc
SEAT (Software Estimation and Analysis Tool)	Windows	University of Montana	Ad hoc (free)