# Rockport ENGINE

Our Powerful Calc Engine Callable By You

## What is **Rockport's Calc ENGINE?**

In developing our world-class systems, we built a powerful calc engine. For the first time, we are making this available directly through RESTful APIs. This means that you can integrate your own internal systems with our powerful engine. And since we eat our own dog food, you know it's good.

I seldom post comments regarding products or applications. However, with regards to VAL, I highly recommend real estate professionals look into incorporating Rockport’s VAL into their modeling process. VAL is a real Alternative, without all the complexities while providing all the required functionality needed for creating sophisticated projections for all standard property types. Recently, the addition of Hospitality/Lodging capabilities has made this a go-to application for real estate modeling. Also, Rockport has truly great folks working on their support and development staff. Give them a call today. You’ll be glad you did. Oh, and BTW, with their APIs, integration with external applications is really easy - even a non-techie like me can appreciate that.

**Tom Skoko | Director of Planning**  
**Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC**

## **Why** are you on this page?

#### I'm using an Internally Developed System

and I don’t want to try and build what you’ve built - I want to call your APIs.

[Learn more](https://www.therockportgroup.com/products/rockport-engine/alternative-to-internally-developed-solution?)

#### I'm using Microsoft Excel®

and I want to call your APIs to super charge my model.

[Learn more](https://www.therockportgroup.com/products/rockport-engine/alternative-to-excel?)

#### I'm another Systems Provider

and I want to leverage your APIs.

[Learn more](https://www.therockportgroup.com/products/rockport-engine/alternative-to-another-systems-provider?)

## How our Calc Engine **does things differently**

##### Modern

Built in the last 5 years, Rockport's Calc Engine is the best of both worlds. Extraordinarily powerful, cloud-native, yet battle-tested.

##### Built by people who know Calc Engines

It wasn't our first rodeo building Calc engines. With decades of experience building calc engines that underlie much of the CMBS bond trading world, our people knew how to build it right.

##### Save Millions

We spent $10+ million in R&D, so you don't have to. Just like no one recreates AWS for fun, you shouldn't feel like you have to for CRE math.

## Other reasons why people **choose our Calc Engine**

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1.  #### Owned & Driven by Rick Trepp
   We are majority owned and led by a proven CRE visionary and built to last for decades. No short-term thinking here.
2.  #### Developed by Experienced People
   The team that built the calc engine have at previous companies built the calc engines that underly many of the other systems that the industry uses.
3.  #### Facilitator for Digital Transformations
   You need to digitize and centralize your data to be competitive. Once you have, you need to run advanced calculations off of it. Don’t recreate the wheel, just use ours.
4.  #### Save Money
   We spent millions and millions of dollars building our engine. We spend millions every year making it better. Why not rent it for pennies on the dollar?
5.  #### Modern
   You will not be disappointed. Cloud-native, RESTful APIs that plug in easily.
6.  #### Fast
   We built the architecture for speed, from Day 1!
7.  #### DCF Alternative
   You are probably calling another provider to try to help your team run its calcs. There is a better way.
8.  #### Keep your Microsoft Excel® Models
   Our APIs play well with your proprietary Microsoft Excel® Models and can run calcs that Microsoft Excel® can’t.
9.  #### Time to Market
   Recreating the wheel takes time, not just money. Today, time to market is key.
10. #### Customer Service
    Our product is made to make your life easier and we know that if you are successful, we are successful.
11. #### Using our System Doesn’t Mean Losing Your Processes
    Keep your system. Use APIs. Have the best of both worlds.
12. #### Large Clients
    Rockport is used by the largest CRE players in the world. Serving them and their needs have battle-tested our products.
13. #### Constant Improvement
    We spend millions of dollars on R&D every year. That means you get new features consistently, without having to lift a finger.
14. #### Vacuum Cleaner For Dark Data
    By allowing your users to stay in Excel, yet connect to a central system, we let you vacuum up the reams and reams of dark data that is currently lost on your shared drives. This data is extremely valuable.
15. #### We Don't Compete with our Clients
    ...and never will. Other providers of these calcs provide services that are competitive to your business.
16. #### We Don't Take Ownership of Your Data
    You are our customer, not our product.

### Start integrating with Rockport Calc Engine and see how it **saves you money** **increases speed to market** **gives you calc abilities you didn’t have** **improves your calc times** **increases speed to market**.