Upstream On Demand vs Aspen Tempest

Upstream On Demand8.7Visit ATAspen Tempest8.5Visit

Higher score Upstream On Demand #3 in Oil and Gas Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 6 features Visit site

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AT Aspen Tempest #5 in Oil and Gas Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 6 features Visit Aspen Tempest

• Upstream On Demand fits best

  Teams seeking broad cloud upstream operations

• Aspen Tempest fits best

  Reservoir teams running complex simulations

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Side by side

Feature	Upstream On Demand 8.7/10 Visit ↗	ATAspen Tempest 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.5
Ranking	#3 in Oil and Gas Software	#5 in Oil and Gas Software
Best for	Teams seeking broad cloud upstream operations	Reservoir teams running complex simulations
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Windows, Linux
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Upstream On Demand 5/6 · Aspen Tempest 1/6
Well management	✓ (best)	—
Production management	✓ (best)	—
Reservoir modeling	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Hydrocarbon accounting	✓ (best)	—
Land and lease management	✓ (best)	—
Regulatory reporting	✓ (best)	—
Our review
Pros	Covers well lifecycle and production operations in one suite Includes production accounting, allocation, revenue, and financial workflows Combines land, lease, regulatory, and operational reporting capabilities	Supports black-oil, compositional, EOR, and fracturing scenarios Assisted history matching and ensemble-based uncertainty analysis Connects with major commercial and proprietary simulators
Cons	Pricing requires contacting Quorum Software sales Cloud-hosted web access may not suit on-premises requirements Broad scope may exceed the needs of narrowly focused operators	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	Upstream On Demand is Quorum Software’s cloud solution for upstream oil and gas operations. It brings well lifecycle management, production tracking, accounting and allocation, upstream revenue, land and lease records, and regulatory… Read the review →	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… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Upstream On Demand — where it wins

  • Covers well lifecycle and production operations in one suite
  • Includes production accounting, allocation, revenue, and financial workflows
  • Combines land, lease, regulatory, and operational reporting capabilities

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting Quorum Software sales
  • Cloud-hosted web access may not suit on-premises requirements
  • Broad scope may exceed the needs of narrowly focused operators

• 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

• Upstream On Demand8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad cloud suite covering upstream operations, accounting, land, revenue, and reporting.

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• ATAspen Tempest8.5/10 · Pricing on request

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

  Visit Aspen TempestFull verdict →