With the collaboration of Benoit Aubert

Indeed, the complexity of the concept of risk involves the need for high-level tools in order to allow for effective management. The goal of this document is to acquire a global perspective on the principal risk software. By establishing an analysis grid, it is possible to compare the various approaches according to the type of risk analyzed and their respective fields. Such an approach sheds light on the vast market of risk software by isolating their principal characteristics, and to identify possibilities of future improvement. More precisely, the document identifies a number of software programmes which performs risk evaluation, measurement and management. Each work sheet presents software from a specific provider and is divided into four sub-sections. The first sub-section names the supplier, the price, the year of creation, the industries in which the tool is used, the available versions, and the availability of demonstrations. The second sub-section includes a short discussion of the software, its history and its distinctive characteristics. The third sub-section describes the type of risk the supplier addresses, its useful field, the necessary entry data (source, database), the analytical treatment, the output, as well as the necessary support software. Finally, a list of the principal advantages and disadvantages of each software is offered.