Best Statistical Analysis Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Stata is ranked #1 of 106 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of jamovi and SAS/STAT. The best-ranked option with a free plan is jamovi. The lowest first paid tier on this page is GraphPad Prism at $11.83/mo.
If your work depends on statistical methods, compare the analyses each tool supports with the way you prefer to work. Regression models, Bayesian analysis and statistical tests are listed alongside data import formats and scripting support. Deployment options, free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add practical considerations when choosing software for a particular workflow. Stata, jamovi and SAS/STAT are among the named options, as are EViews and JASP. Consider which methods you need, what formats your data comes in, and whether scripting is part of your process. The listed capabilities and cost details offer a basis for narrowing down tools that match those requirements.
106 statistical analysis software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
106ranked
7free plans on this page
$11.83/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Statistical Analysis Software 25 channels on this page · 156 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromDeploymentStatistical testsRegression modelsScripting supportBayesian analysisData import formats Spec sheet Score
01 Stata Free planNoPaid from$175/user/moDeploymentdesktopStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportYesBayesian analysisYesData import formatsExcel XLS/XLSX, CSV and delimited text, SAS, SPSS, Parquet, dBase, SQL databases via JDBC/ODBC, FRED, and Haver 8/8spec lines stated 8.9
02 jamovi Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymentbothStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportYesBayesian analysisYesData import formatsSPSS (.sav), SAS, Stata, CSV, Excel 7/8spec lines stated 8.7
03 SAS/STAT Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymentbothStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportnot statedBayesian analysisYesData import formatsnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 8.6
04 EViews Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymentdesktopStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportYesBayesian analysisYesData import formatsExcel, Access, R, SAS Transport, SPSS, Stata, Tableau, ASCII text/binary, HTML, ODBC 7/8spec lines stated 8.6
05 JASP Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymentdesktopStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportYesBayesian analysisYesData import formats.csv, .tsv, .txt, .sav, .zsav, .por, .sas7bda, .sas7bcatt, .xpt, .ods, .xls, .xlsx, .dta, .rdata, .rds, .mwx, .mpx 7/8spec lines stated 8.3
06 GraphPad Prism Free planNoPaid from$50/user/moDeploymentbothStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportYesBayesian analysisnot statedData import formatsExcel XLS, CSV, TXT, DAT, and PRN text files 7/8spec lines stated 8.2
07 LatentGOLD Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymentdesktopStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportYesBayesian analysisnot statedData import formatsASCII text; SPSS system files 6/8spec lines stated 8.2
08 BlueSky Statistics Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymentbothStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportYesBayesian analysisnot statedData import formatsExcel, CSV, other formats 6/8spec lines stated 8.2
09 gretl Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymentdesktopStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportYesBayesian analysisYesData import formatsXML, CSV, Excel, Gnumeric, OpenDocument, Stata, SPSS, EViews, JMulTi, RATS 4 and PC-Give 7/8spec lines stated 8.1
10 R Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymentdesktopStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportYesBayesian analysisnot statedData import formatstext files, XML, spreadsheet-like files, Excel, SPSS, SAS, Stata, databases, binary files, image files 6/8spec lines stated 8.0
11 SAS Visual Statistics Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymentcloudStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportYesBayesian analysisnot statedData import formatsSAS data sets, Excel (XLS/XLSX), delimited text files, CSV, DTA, JMP, Parquet, SPSS 5/8spec lines stated 7.9
12 PAST Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymentdesktopStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportYesBayesian analysisnot statedData import formatsExcel, NEXUS, TPS, NTSYS, FASTA, PHYLIP, Arlequin, BioGraph, RASC, CONOP, tab-separated text 6/8spec lines stated 7.8
13 XLSTAT Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymentbothStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportYesBayesian analysisYesData import formatsCSV, TXT, and other files 7/8spec lines stated 7.8
14 Mplus Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeploymentdesktopStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportYesBayesian analysisYesData import formatsExternal ASCII files; fixed or free format; comma-, space-, or tab-delimited 7/8spec lines stated 7.7
15 RATS Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeploymentdesktopStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportYesBayesian analysisYesData import formatsExcel, text, Stata, EViews, Matlab, Haver, SQL/ODBC, FRED, CRSP, FAME 7/8spec lines stated 7.6
16 MedCalc Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeploymentdesktopStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportYesBayesian analysisnot statedData import formatsExcel, Excel 2007, Excel XLS/XLSX/XLSM, OpenDocument ODS, SPSS SAV, DBase DBF, Lotus WK1, SYLK SLK, DIF DIF, CSV, TXT, PRN, and MedCalc MC1 6/8spec lines stated 7.5
17 JMP Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeploymentdesktopStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportYesBayesian analysisnot statedData import formatsExcel, text files, PDF, SPSS, SAS data sets, XML, JSON, SQL databases, Google Sheets, HDF5, R, MATLAB, Internet or remote computer, PI Server 6/8spec lines stated 7.4
18 IBM SPSS Statistics Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeploymentdesktopStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportYesBayesian analysisnot statedData import formatsnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 7.3
19 Statistica Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeploymentbothStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportYesBayesian analysisnot statedData import formatsExcel (.xls, .xlsx, .xlsm, .xlsb), text (.txt), HTML, RTF, dBase (.dbf), JMP (.jmp), Lotus (.wk1, .wk3), Minitab (.mtw), SAS (.sd, .ssd, .sas7, .tpt, .xpt), SPSS (.sav, .por), Spotfire (.sbdf), ODBC and image files 6/8spec lines stated 7.3
20 Statgraphics Centurion Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeploymentdesktopStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportYesBayesian analysisnot statedData import formatsMinitab project files, SAS transport files, SPSS portable files 6/8spec lines stated 7.3
21 StatCrunch Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymentcloudStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportnot statedBayesian analysisYesData import formats.xlsx, .xls, .ods, .csv, .tsv, .txt, .scs 5/8spec lines stated 7.3
22 Minitab Statistical Software Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeploymentbothStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportYesBayesian analysisYesData import formatsMPX, MPJ, MWX, MTW, XLS, XLSX, XML, CSV, TXT, DAT, ODBC, OneDrive, Google Drive 7/8spec lines stated 7.2
23 SUDAAN Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeploymentdesktopStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportYesBayesian analysisnot statedData import formatsSAS, SPSS, plain ASCII text 5/8spec lines stated 7.1
24 Design-Expert Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeploymentdesktopStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportNoBayesian analysisnot statedData import formatsMicrosoft Excel, XML 6/8spec lines stated 7.1
25 StatsDirect Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeploymentdesktopStatistical testsYesRegression modelsYesScripting supportYesBayesian analysisYesData import formatsMicrosoft Excel (.xlsx, .xls), formatted or plain text, common spreadsheet data 7/8spec lines stated 7.0
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment | Statistical tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stata | 8.9 | No | $13.33/mo | No | $175/user/mo | desktop | Yes |
| 2 | jamovi | 8.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 3 | SAS/STAT | 8.6 | No | — | — | — | both | Yes |
| 4 | EViews | 8.6 | Free plan | $59.95/mo | Yes | — | desktop | Yes |
| 5 | JASP | 8.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | desktop | Yes |
| 6 | GraphPad Prism | 8.2 | No | $11.83/mo | No | $50/user/mo | both | Yes |
| 7 | LatentGOLD | 8.2 | Free plan | — | Yes | — | desktop | Yes |
| 8 | BlueSky Statistics | 8.2 | Free plan | $41.25/mo | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 9 | gretl | 8.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | desktop | Yes |
| 10 | R | 8.0 | No | — | Yes | — | desktop | Yes |
| 11 | SAS Visual Statistics | 7.9 | No | — | — | — | cloud | Yes |
| 12 | PAST | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | desktop | Yes |
| 13 | XLSTAT | 7.8 | No | — | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 14 | Mplus | 7.7 | No | $195/mo | No | — | desktop | Yes |
| 15 | RATS | 7.6 | No | $300/mo | No | — | desktop | Yes |
| 16 | MedCalc | 7.5 | No | $14.92/mo | No | — | desktop | Yes |
| 17 | JMP | 7.4 | No | — | No | — | desktop | Yes |
| 18 | IBM SPSS Statistics | 7.3 | No | $79/mo | No | — | desktop | Yes |
| 19 | Statistica | 7.3 | No | — | No | — | both | Yes |
| 20 | Statgraphics Centurion | 7.3 | No | — | No | — | desktop | Yes |
| 21 | StatCrunch | 7.3 | No | — | — | — | cloud | Yes |
| 22 | Minitab Statistical Software | 7.2 | No | $199.50/mo | No | — | both | Yes |
| 23 | SUDAAN | 7.1 | No | — | — | — | desktop | Yes |
| 24 | Design-Expert | 7.1 | No | — | No | — | desktop | Yes |
| 25 | StatsDirect | 7.0 | No | — | Yes | — | desktop | Yes |
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Questions about this list
Which statistical analysis software is ranked first on Specifiction?
Stata is ranked #1 of 106 with a score of 8.9. jamovi is second and SAS/STAT third.
How many of these have a free plan?
7 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, GraphPad Prism has the lowest first paid tier we found: $11.83/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.
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