Solver Free

by Frontline Systems Inc.Microsoft 365Price not published

Define and solve optimization models in Microsoft Excel through a cloud-based Solver add-in.

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What it does

The add-in defines and solves optimization models in Excel Online, Excel on iPad, Excel 2013, and Excel 2016. Existing Solver models from Microsoft Excel are recognized automatically, and new models can be created in the add-in. Models are queued for solving by Frontline's RASON Server. VBA macros cannot control the add-in online.

Key capabilities

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Optimization models

Defines and solves optimization models in Excel workbooks.

Solver methods

Supports Simplex LP, GRG Nonlinear, and Evolutionary Solver methods.

Integer constraints

Supports integer and binary constraints.

Solver reports

Creates Answer Reports and Sensitivity Reports in Excel 2016 when Solver finds a feasible solution.

Use cases

  • Allocates scarce resources in finance, investment, marketing, manufacturing, production, distribution, logistics, purchasing, and human resources applications.
  • Maximizes profits or minimizes costs and risks in science and engineering applications.

How it compares

Solver Free and Qalyptus Cloud both use cloud deployment and have an unknown pricing model in the catalog. Solver Free was updated on Nov 2025, while Qalyptus Cloud was updated in Apr 2022. Solver Free lists optimization modeling, multiple Solver methods, and integer and binary constraints; no capabilities are listed for Qalyptus Cloud.

NamePricingDeploymentUpdated
Solver Freethis pluginPrice not publishedCloud
Qalyptus CloudPrice not publishedCloud

In the catalog

446 plugins in Excel · Analytics

Price distribution: 8 free, 17 freemium, 142 paid, 279 price not published

Pricing & deployment

Platform
Microsoft 365
Product
Excel
Deployment
Cloud
Pricing
Price not published

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What the vendor says

«With this Solver add-in, created by Frontline Systems, developers of the Solver in Microsoft Excel, you can define and solve optimization problems in your Excel workbook, using Excel Online in Office 365, Excel on iPad, Excel 2013, or Excel 2016. Solve your model in the cloud. Solver models that you may already have …»

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