Danomics

Pros: The support is great. They have a small core team that really knows how to solve problems and get you moving when something comes up.

The software itself is well built - it's rare that you hit bugs or that there's something that is just impossible to do. You can make structure maps, isopach maps, property maps of pretty much everything. It also has cross-sections, production forecasting, and seismic interpretation

Cons: There are a lot of options. For example there are like 10 different water saturation methods, each of which has 3-4 different parameters you need to know how to set. So, it can be intimidating if you are a non-expert like me.

Overall: It's something that I recommend to all my colleagues that are at small to mid sized companies. It is way better than sticking around with Petra and the cost ain't half bad.

Pros: It’s reasonably priced. User friendly. Support is given by the creator, which can also be a con because of his availability.

Cons: The product is good but will never reach its potential with the owner’s mindset and lack of desire to invest any money or resources into the company. This company is cheap in everything they do. It’s a one man show (owner) with a software developer in the background.

Overall: The (overseas) owner tries to manage sales, marketing, support calls, development all on his own (from a different time zone) and nearly everything falls through the cracks as a result of it.