Comparing Unit Conversion and Other Products

There are a number of products available for converting between systems of units, and not everyone needs the unique combination of functions represented in our Unit Conversion tool. The following table summarizes the author's knowedge of available products at this time.

The number of products available attests to the importance of the unit conversion process, particularly in technical fields.

This table is based on a good faith effort to identify and evaluate competing products; we welcome comments and corrections.

Product	Vendor / Author	Method	Molecular Weight	Non Integer / Large Exponents	Standalone Application	Excel Integration	Redefine / Add New Units	Full Version price
*Unit Conversion*	*J. A. Peters*	Parse strings on the fly to assemble infinite number of unit combinations	YES	YES	*Includes BOTH Standalone and Excel Modules*	YES	YES	$20
Convert	Joshua F. Madison	Predefined list of available units.� Cannot form new unit combinations	NO	NA	X		YES	Free
Unit Conversion Tool 5.1	Accelware				X		NO	$39.95
Uconeer	Katmar Software				X			Free / Sponsored
Unit� Converter	Urvas					X		$24
Unit� Converter	DoneEx					X		No longer supported?
Excel Convert Function	Microsoft					X		NA
ASExcelUnit	Apricot Software	Parse strings on the fly to assemble infinite number of unit combinations		NO		X	YES (Manual Edit)	$30
WinUnit	Apricot Software				X		YES (Manual Edit)	Free
Google Calculator	Google				X		No	Free

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