Acrux Soft´s products have been tested by international experts.

One of the best reviews has been made by the National Directorate of Aquatic Resources (DINARA, which is dependent on the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fishing).

Below you can read their conclusion:

On February 28th, 2008, Frank Chalkling was asked to come to DINARA, in order to explain the details of the software he had designed and developed. He gave a thorough description of the product´s characteristics, the most important being:

There is nothing with this type of performance in the regional market. The existing most used software was developed in France (DynamiT), Denmark (CadTrawl), Scotland and other countries, and it is specifically thought for designing fishing nets.

There are very few design programs of free distribution (for example, for trawl boards and other specific components: http://www.enet.ru/eng/sokolov/cad_lab.htm).

None of them combines everything in one program: design, performance of fishing gear, vessels, with a graphic resolution which is unique in the whole world and cost analysis of trawl systems.

Acrux Soft gathers the most relevant elements of trawl fishing, analyzes, assesses, informs and calculates inputs. This complete integration, combining fishing technology with profitability, makes it unique in the market.

The companies mentioned in DINARA´s evaluation are the following:

DynamiT: Fishing nets simulator. Does not comprise the rest of the items involved in trawling.

CadTrawl: Designed only for drawing fishing nets.  

Indirectly, the main competitors of Acrux Soft are traditional trawl fishing techniques, which are based on the experience of captains.