St is described as 'Tailored for 3D linear structural analysis, and the frame element includes options for Saint Venant torsion, warping torsion, geometric stiffness, and shear deformation. It has a growing element library that will include plane membranes, plates, shells, and brick elements' and is an app. There are eight alternatives to St for Windows, Mac and Linux. The best St alternative is Estru3D, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like St are Structurix, MASTAN2, FRAMEWORK 2D+3D and Analysis for Windows.