| SHERPA | Nuclear power, Generic | Low | Medium | - Probably the best HEI method available- Has been extensively used in many domains- Is quick to learn and easy to use | - Can be tedious and time consuming for complex tasks- Extra works may be needed for HTA |
| HET | Aviation, Generic | Low | Medium | - Very easy to use, little training- Taxonomy is based on pilot error occurrence- Taxonomy is generic | - Can be tedious and time consuming for complex tasks- Extra works may be needed for HTA |
| TRACEr | Generic | Medium | High | - Appears to be very comprehensive for error prediction- Based on sound scientific theory- Can be used predictably and retrospectively | - Appears complex for taxonomic error identification tool- No validation evidence |
| HEIST | Nuclear power | Low | Medium | - Uses error identifier prompts to aid analysts- Each error question has associated results and design remedies | - High resource usage- Limited usage |