Statistical Analysis Software
Alternatives to SAS/STAT
SAS/STAT is aimed at specialized and enterprise-wide analytics, with a broad procedure library covering ANOVA, regression, survey and survival analysis, Bayesian models, causal treatment effects and multiple imputation. It combines techniques for small data sets, missing values and large modeling tasks with hundreds of customizable statistical graphs. SAS also describes documented, verified code for corporate and governmental compliance, regular updates, and operation across major computing platforms and data sources. Its free trial provides access to SAS Viya in a private trial environment.
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IBM SPSS Statistics IBM lists marketing, sales, healthcare, market research, government, and supply chain as use cases.
From $79/mo Free trial Windows · macOS · Linux · API9.3 Visit Specs - 02 Stata
Stata is designed for researchers across fields including economics, education, epidemiology, finance, medical research, and public health.
From $13.33/mo Free trial Windows · macOS · Linux9.1 Visit Specs - 03
jamovi jamovi suits students, researchers, and others who need statistical analysis without writing code.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.9 Visit Specs - 04 EViews
It suits researchers, corporations, government agencies and students doing statistical, econometric, forecasting or modeling work.
From $59.95/mo Free plan Windows · macOS8.9 Visit Specs - 05
GraphPad Prism Prism may suit researchers and other users who need statistical analysis and configurable graph exports on Windows or Mac.
From $11.83/mo Free trial Windows · macOS8.9 Visit Specs - 06 R
R suits people who need a free environment for statistical computing, graphics, tests, regression, and scripting.
Free plan Windows · macOS8.8 Visit Specs - 07
JASP JASP suits people who need statistical analyses and reporting without learning programming.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.7 Visit Specs - 08 LatentGOLD
It suits researchers and analysts working with latent-variable, segmentation or choice models, particularly those using Windows.
Free plan Windows8.7 Visit Specs - 09 StatPlus
StatPlus suits researchers and professionals who need statistical analysis across the listed fields, especially those working with spreadsheet data.
From $60/mo Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · iOS8.7 Visit Specs - 10 NumXL Free trial Windows · API · Self-hosted8.6 Visit Specs
- 11 BlueSky Statistics
It suits analysts, trainers, students, and professors who need statistics and data science tools.
From $41.25/mo Free plan Windows · macOS8.6 Visit Specs - 12 GNU PSPP
It is aimed particularly at statisticians, social scientists, and students analyzing sampled data.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.5 Visit Specs - 13 gretl
gretl suits econometrics students and practitioners seeking a desktop tool for statistical and time-series analysis across major operating systems.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.5 Visit Specs - 14 NCSS From $29.08/mo Free trial Windows8.5 Visit Specs
- 15 BridgeStan Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · API8.5 Visit Specs
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It suits frontline researchers, educators, and learners who need a broad set of statistical methods.
Free plan Windows · macOS8.4 Visit Specs - 17 Analyse-it Method Validation Edition From $39.58/mo Free trial Windows8.4 Visit Specs
- 18 SPM Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.4 Visit Specs
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SAS Visual Analytics SAS Visual Analytics suits analysts and teams that need interactive reporting, data preparation, and predictive analytics.
Free trial Web · Windows · iOS · Android8.4 Visit Specs - 20 Dataplot Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.4 Visit Specs
- 21 MCP Analytics Free trial Web · API8.4 Visit Specs
- 22 autorank Free plan Linux · API · Self-hosted8.4 Visit Specs
- 23 LISREL Free trial Windows8.3 Visit Specs
- 24 NeuroAnalyzer.jl Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted8.3 Visit Specs
- 25 OApackage (Orthogonal Array Package) Free plan Windows · Linux · API · Self-hosted8.3 Visit Specs
- 26 SAS Visual Statistics
It suits analysts and programmers building statistical models collaboratively on SAS Viya.
Free trial Web · Self-hosted8.2 Visit Specs - 27 Statistica Free trial Web · Windows · Self-hosted8.2 Visit Specs
- 28 Statgraphics Centurion Free trial Windows8.2 Visit Specs
- 29 SciDAVis Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.2 Visit Specs
- 30 Chi Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.2 Visit Specs
Choosing instead of SAS/STAT
Readers may still seek a narrower workflow, lower cost or different deployment. SAS/STAT is paid, with pricing available on request, and separately licensed in the Enterprise Miner arrangement described by SAS. The alternatives range from free desktop applications to browser-accessible jamovi, while LatentGOLD focuses on latent-variable and mixture modeling. Compare each tool’s supported analyses, scripting, import formats, platforms and deployment model. Also weigh whether SAS/STAT’s breadth, high-performance procedures and enterprise orientation justify its price and platform requirements for your work.