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Head-to-head · Oil and Gas Software

IPM Suite vs Aspen Tempest

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 7 checks side by side
Higher score IPM Suite #4 in Oil and Gas Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 6 features Contact Petex
Aspen Tempest #5 in Oil and Gas Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 6 features Visit Aspen Tempest

IPM Suite leads on 2 checks, Aspen Tempest on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreIPM Suite · 8.6/10
  • Most featuresIPM Suite · 3 of 6

IPM Suite scores higher on our rubric for oil and gas software: 8.6 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #5.

IPM Suite offers well management; Aspen Tempest doesn't. IPM Suite offers production management; Aspen Tempest doesn't.

IPM Suite is the better fit for engineers integrating reservoirs, wells and networks. Aspen Tempest is the better fit for reservoir teams running complex simulations.

  • IPM Suite fits best

    Engineers integrating reservoirs, wells and networks

  • Aspen Tempest fits best

    Reservoir teams running complex simulations

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Side by side

Feature IPM Suite 8.6/10 Visit ↗ Aspen Tempest 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.6 8.5
Ranking #4 in Oil and Gas Software #5 in Oil and Gas Software
Best for Engineers integrating reservoirs, wells and networks Reservoir teams running complex simulations
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Pricing on request Pricing on request
Free plan — Not checked yet
Free trial — —
Deployment Desktop Self-hosted
Platforms Windows Windows, Linux
Support Docs Email
Integrations 7 integrations 9 integrations
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features IPM Suite 3/6 · Aspen Tempest 1/6
Well management ✓ (best) —
Production management ✓ (best) —
Reservoir modeling ✓ ✓
Hydrocarbon accounting Not checked yet —
Land and lease management — —
Regulatory reporting Not checked yet —
Our review
Pros
  • Links reservoir, well and surface-network models in one suite
  • Includes nodal analysis, history matching and PVT modelling
  • Integrates with Excel, Visual Basic and third-party simulators
  • Supports black-oil, compositional, EOR, and fracturing scenarios
  • Assisted history matching and ensemble-based uncertainty analysis
  • Connects with major commercial and proprietary simulators
Cons
  • Desktop deployment limits it to Windows-based workflows
  • Pricing requires a personalised quote from Petex specialists
  • Support is listed through documentation
  • Focused on reservoir workflows rather than production or land management
  • Self-hosted deployment requires environment and administration planning
  • Pricing is handled through a contact-sales process
Our verdict

IPM Suite brings reservoir, well and surface-network modelling into a single production-modelling environment for oil and gas engineers. Its scope includes well and pipeline modelling, reservoir analysis and simulation, fluid…

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Aspen Tempest is an integrated reservoir engineering and simulation suite for E&P reservoir engineers working on field appraisal, development planning, optimization, and enhanced oil recovery. Its VIEW module supports simulation input…

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  1. IPM SuiteOil and Gas Software 8.6Pricing on request
  2. Aspen TempestOil and Gas Software 8.5Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • IPM Suite — where it wins

    • Links reservoir, well and surface-network models in one suite
    • Includes nodal analysis, history matching and PVT modelling
    • Integrates with Excel, Visual Basic and third-party simulators

    Where it doesn't

    • Desktop deployment limits it to Windows-based workflows
    • Pricing requires a personalised quote from Petex specialists
    • Support is listed through documentation

  • Aspen Tempest — where it wins

    • Supports black-oil, compositional, EOR, and fracturing scenarios
    • Assisted history matching and ensemble-based uncertainty analysis
    • Connects with major commercial and proprietary simulators

    Where it doesn't

    • Focused on reservoir workflows rather than production or land management
    • Self-hosted deployment requires environment and administration planning
    • Pricing is handled through a contact-sales process
  • IPM Suite8.6/10 · Pricing on request

    Connects reservoir, well and surface-network modelling for production engineering.

    Contact PetexFull verdict →
  • Aspen Tempest8.5/10 · Pricing on request

    A self-hosted reservoir suite for advanced simulation, matching, uncertainty, and optimization.

    Visit Aspen TempestFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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