PileCalc
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PileCalc vs CivilTech AllPile

Everything AllPile does — in a 2026 interface, for $39.99/month.

Lateral, axial, groups, drilled shafts and footings — AllPile's full breadth, validated against two independent codes (LPILE and RSPile), running in any browser with an explanation behind every input.

AllPile's all-in-one philosophy is exactly right, and it's the closest match to PileCalc's scope. PileCalc keeps that breadth but replaces the dated desktop UI with a modern, browser-native, fully explained workspace.

Platform
Windows desktop (USB key / online activation)
Pricing
≈ $950 perpetual
Scope
Lateral + axial + groups + shafts + footings

What CivilTech AllPile does well

  • Genuine breadth — lateral, axial, settlement, groups, shafts and footings in one tool
  • Inexpensive, perpetually licensed
  • Long-established on real projects

Where PileCalc is different

  • A 2026 interface instead of dated gray tabbed forms
  • Runs on macOS, Windows, Linux or a Chromebook — no install
  • Matches AllPile's extras too — downdrag, torsion, uplift and capacity-vs-length — and adds helical piles, buckling, foundation stiffness springs, rigid-cap 6-DOF distribution and structural cap checks
  • Validated against two independent codes (LPILE and RSPile), with numbers published
  • Shareable cloud projects, a REST/Excel API, and an explanation behind every input

The numbers, published

PileCalc's engine is checked term-by-term against the reference codes. A representative sample of the benchmarks — every intermediate value is visible in the app so you can reproduce them yourself.

Free-head pile (EI 1.43×10⁶, D 1 m, L 24.4 m)Liang et al. (2014) exact solution / RSPile
Max moment
792.2 kN·m
792.1 kN·m (exact)
within 0.1%
Fixed-head pile (EI 1.43×10⁶, D 1 m, L 24.4 m)Liang et al. (2014) exact solution / RSPile
Head moment
−581.1 kN·m
−581.0 kN·m (exact)
within 0.1%
Cantilever pile (EI 320, D 0.1 m, L 5.25 m)Liang et al. (2014) exact solution / RSPile
Head deflection
8.75 mm
8.750 mm (exact)
within 0.1%
Cantilever pile (EI 320, D 0.1 m, L 5.25 m)Liang et al. (2014) exact solution / RSPile
Max moment
2.335 kN·m
2.334 kN·m (exact)
within 0.1%
Circular pile, API sand (D 0.5 m, L 10 m, H 100 kN)RSPile verification manual
Deflection & moment profile
RSPile 2018 problems #1/#2/#8/#15
chart-reading tolerance
within 1–3%
Steel pile, multi-layer slope stabilization (17 m)RSPile / TZPile / LPile
Lateral resistance
607 kN
582 kN
within ~4%
Read how we validate — and why against two independent codes

PileCalc vs AllPile: common questions

Switching from AllPile? See the AllPile alternative guideRead the full write-up

Run a representative pile yourself

Open a worked Matlock soft-clay pile, see the response immediately, and change any input — no login required.

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