SPICE Vision - Edition Comparison

The table below summarizes the difference between the Standard and Professional editions of SPICE Vision.

	Standard	Professional
Quick start page	Yes	Yes
ISO 15504 assessment model	Yes	Yes
Automotive SPICE assessment model	Yes	Yes
Downloadable assessment models	Yes	Yes
Editable assessment models	No	Yes
Multiple instances of a process in an assessment	Yes	Yes
Mixing processes from different models	No	Yes
Spell checking	Yes	Yes
Boilerplate text	No	Yes
User defined processes groups	One group	Unlimited groups
Configurable windows layout	Yes	Yes
Selectable user interface skins	No	Yes
Configurable assessment editor	Classic mode only	Classic mode With input window Outcome based rating With findings Advanced configuration
Configurable notes windows	No	Yes
Template notes and assessment input	No	Yes
Prepare schedule	No	Yes
Process, attribute and risk charts	Yes	Yes
MS Word report	Yes	Yes
MS Excel report	No	Yes
Aggregation of processes	No	Yes
Merging of assessments	No	Yes
XML export of results	No	Yes

The two editions have different target groups:

Standard edition
If you use the Standard edition you are probably an internal assessor in a small or medium sized company. You perform assessments occasionally and mostly on your own. You mainly use assessments as a tool to support process improvement. You want a simple "no fuzz" tool that will get the work done.

Professional edition
If you use the Professional edition you are part of larger assessment team. You do assessments frequently and on behalf of many customers. You want more configuration options to fit your assessment style, meet customer requirements or just make you more productive.