Traditional limit-equilibrium techniques are the most commonly-used analysis methods for SLOPE STABILITY problems. Recently, FINITE ELEMENT METHOD has emerged as an efficient and viable tool for analyzing various geotechnical problems. The STRENGTH REDUCTION TECHNIQUE (SRT) technique enables the FEM to calculate factors of safety for slopes. Despite the SRT‟ many obvious benefits, it has not yet received widespread acceptability among geotechnical engineers for routine SLOPE STABILITY analysis. To help change this situation this paper will compare the method‟ performance to those of the most widely used limit-equilibrium methods on a broad range of SLOPE STABILITY problems.