Comparison of development estimation software

Software	Schedule estimate	Cost estimate	Cost Models	Input	Report Output Format	Supported Programming Languages	Platforms	License
AFCAA REVIC ^[1]	Yes	Yes	REVIC	KLOC, Scale Factors, Cost Drivers	proprietary, Text	any	DOS	Free
Construx Estimate ^[2]	Yes	Yes	SLIM, COCOMO II, Monte Carlo	KLOC, Scale Factors, Function points, Historical data, Time and Resource Constraints, Prioritities	proprietary, Text	any	Windows	Free
Costar ^[3]	Yes	Yes	COCOMO II, COCOMO 81, REVIC	KLOC, Scale Factors, Cost Drivers	proprietary, Excel, CSV	any	Windows	Commercial
ProjectCodeMeter ^[4]	Yes	Yes	Weighted Micro Function Points, COCOMO II 2000, COCOMO 81, REVIC	Automatic Source Scanning, Cost Drivers	HTML, Excel, CSV	C, C++, C#, J#, Java, PHP, Objective C, JavaScript, UnrealEngine script, Flash ActionScript, DigitalMars D	Windows	Commercial
Seer for Software ^[5]	Yes	Yes	SEER-SEM	SLOC, Function points, use cases, bottoms-up, object, features	proprietary, Excel, Microsoft Project, IBM Rational, Oracle Crystal Ball	any	Windows	Commercial
SystemStar ^[6]	Yes	Yes	COSYSMO 2005	Components, Cost Drivers	proprietary, Excel, CSV	any	Windows	Commercial
TruePlanning ^[7]	Yes	Yes	PRICE	Components, Structures, Activities, Cost drivers, Processes	Excel, CAD	any	Windows	Commercial
TSA Metric Studio ^[8]	Yes	Yes	Function points	Function points	proprietary, XML, Microsoft Project	any	Windows	Commercial
USC COCOMO II ^[9]	Yes	Yes	COCOMO.II.2000, COCOMO.II.1999, COCOMO.II.1998	KLOC, Scale Factors, Cost Drivers	proprietary	any	Windows, SunOS	Free for personal and educational use

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