> Who is using Crystal Ball?
> What are the system requirements?
> What versions are currently available?
> Are there different licensing options available?
> What is the difference between the Standard and Professional Editions?

> Is there an evaluation version available?
> Is an academic version of Crystal Ball available?
> Do you offer foreign language versions of Crystal Ball?

> Can Crystal Ball run without Excel?
> Can Crystal Ball run optimizations?
> Are there textbooks on how to use Crystal Ball?
> Are there Crystal Ball training classes?

Who is Using Crystal Ball?

Crystal Ball is for strategic planners, financial analysts, engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs, CPAs, marketing managers, venture capitalists, consultants, and anyone else who uses spreadsheets to forecast uncertain results. Crystal Ball is taught in the top US business schools and in universities and technical institutions throughout the world.

> Industry application pages
> Application stories from Crystal Ball users
> Partial list of our customers
> Partial list of our academic customers

What are the system requirements?

> Click here for the software system requirements

What versions are currently available?

For Microsoft Excel for Windows

Crystal Ball 7, Standard Edition

Are there different licensing options available?

Crystal Ball Standard Edition can be bought as single-user license. We offer other flexible licensing options.

> Click here for how to buy a single-user license
> Click here for corporate license information

> Contact our Sales Team for more information on our licensing options.

What is the difference between the Standard and Professional Editions?

Is there an evaluation version available?

Yes. For an evaluation version, follow this link or select the Download button on the left navigation bar of any page.

Is an academic version of Crystal Ball available?

Yes. We make academic versions of Crystal Ball available for a very reduced cost to anyone with a current student, faculty, or other academic ID. The academic version is a fully functional version of Crystal Ball that can be used for one year or two years from the purchase date depending on the license purchased. The academic version is also available as a student lab license. It can be used for anywhere between one year and four years from the purchase date depending on the license purchased.

All inquiries should be directed to our academic account representative. Click here for contact information.

Do you offer foreign language versions of Crystal Ball?

Japanese language versions of Crystal Ball are available through Kozo Keikaku Engineering, our Japanese distributor.

French language versions are available through Editions MEV, our distributor in France.

Can Crystal Ball run without Excel?

Crystal Ball is designed as an Microsoft Excel add-in, so it requires Excel and an understanding of Excel.

> Excel Textbooks

Can Crystal Ball run optimizations?

Crystal Ball runs optimizations through an add-in product called OptQuest. OptQuest is available in the Crystal Ball Professional Edition.

> Read more about Crystal Ball Professional Edition

Are there textbooks on how to use Crystal Ball?

Yes. Decisioneering has worked with several publishers and authors to help provide textbooks with Crystal Ball discussions and trial versions. These books cover a variety of disciplines from management science to finance to basic risk analysis.

We have a textbook page on our Web site that describes books that contain and/or mention Crystal Ball. You can also order any of these books through Amazon.com.

> Visit the Crystal Ball textbooks page

Are there Crystal Ball training classes?

Yes. We offer introductory, advanced, and customized classes for our software products. These classes are offered all year at sites throughout the US and world.

> Learn about our training classes

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