Our products compared
SuperBeam 4
SuperBeam 4's options include design and checking of simply supported steel and timber beams, steel and timber column design and checking, all to BS449/BS5268
ProSteel 5
ProSteel 5's options include design and checking of simply supported beams, column design and checking, analysis of openings in beam webs and simple connection design, all to BS5950:2000-1.
EuroBeam
EuroBeam is currently under development and when complete will include nearly everything that is currently in SuperBeam and ProSteel. You can join the EuroBeam early experience programme if you are a registered user of SuperBeam or ProSteel and have current update cover.
Which one should I buy?
There is some overlap between SuperBeam and ProSteel. For some people one or other will do everything you need. If you need both, you can buy them together at a discounted price. EuroBeam will replace them in due course but for now we suggest sticking with tried and tested codes for actual designs, whilst using the EuroBeam early experience programme to gain familiarity with Eurocodes. The key differences between the programs are shown here:
| SuperBeam 4 | ProSteel 5 | EuroBeam | |
| Simply supported steel beam design |
Yes: to BS449 | Yes: to BS5950 | Yes: to EC3 |
| Channel section beams | Yes | Yes | No |
| Cold-formed hollow section beams | No | Yes | No |
| Class 4 (slender section) beams | N/A | Yes | No |
| Analysis of steel beams with intermediate restraints between supports | No | Yes - up to five intermediate restraints | Yes - up to five intermediate restraints |
| Automatic determination of effective length from entered restraint conditions and/or intermediate restraint positions | No | Yes | Yes |
| Analysis of openings in steel beam webs | No | Yes | Yes |
| Simply supported timber beam design |
Yes: to BS5268 | No | Yes: to EC5 |
| Steel column design | Yes: to BS449 | Yes: to BS5950 | Yes: to EC3 |
| Channel section columns | Yes | Yes | No |
| Cold-formed hollow section columns | No | Yes | No |
| Class 4 (slender section) columns | N/A | Yes | No |
| Timber post and stud design | Yes: to BS5268 | No | Yes: to EC5 |
| Flitch beam design | Yes | No | Yes (later) |
| Connection design and checking (simple (non-moment) angle cleat, end plate and fin plate connections with a single row of bolts) |
No | Yes | Yes |
| Steel beam splices | No | Yes | Yes |
| Text and OLE pages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| User script option | No | No | Yes (currently for beams) |
Price and ordering information
For new users SuperBeam and ProSteel single user licences cost £175 and £200 respectively or £300 if you want both. Once you have bought one or both, you can join the EuroBeam early experience programme for just £40. Multiple licence discounts and reduced upgrade prices for registered users of earlier versions are also available. For full details see our ordering page
Prices are for single user licences and exclude VAT
