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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.

  1. 01 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 · API
    9.3 Visit Specs
  2. 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 · Linux
    9.1 Visit Specs
  3. 03 jamovi

    jamovi suits students, researchers, and others who need statistical analysis without writing code.

    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.9 Visit Specs
  4. 04 EViews

    It suits researchers, corporations, government agencies and students doing statistical, econometric, forecasting or modeling work.

    From $59.95/mo Free plan Windows · macOS
    8.9 Visit Specs
  5. 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 · macOS
    8.9 Visit Specs
  6. 06 R

    R suits people who need a free environment for statistical computing, graphics, tests, regression, and scripting.

    Free plan Windows · macOS
    8.8 Visit Specs
  7. 07 JASP

    JASP suits people who need statistical analyses and reporting without learning programming.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.7 Visit Specs
  8. 08 LatentGOLD

    It suits researchers and analysts working with latent-variable, segmentation or choice models, particularly those using Windows.

    Free plan Windows
    8.7 Visit Specs
  9. 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 · iOS
    8.7 Visit Specs
  10. 10 NumXL
    Free trial Windows · API · Self-hosted
    8.6 Visit Specs
  11. 11 BlueSky Statistics

    It suits analysts, trainers, students, and professors who need statistics and data science tools.

    From $41.25/mo Free plan Windows · macOS
    8.6 Visit Specs
  12. 12 GNU PSPP

    It is aimed particularly at statisticians, social scientists, and students analyzing sampled data.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.5 Visit Specs
  13. 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 · Linux
    8.5 Visit Specs
  14. 14 NCSS
    From $29.08/mo Free trial Windows
    8.5 Visit Specs
  15. 15 BridgeStan
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · API
    8.5 Visit Specs
  16. 16 StatsDirect

    It suits frontline researchers, educators, and learners who need a broad set of statistical methods.

    Free plan Windows · macOS
    8.4 Visit Specs
  17. 17 Analyse-it Method Validation Edition
    From $39.58/mo Free trial Windows
    8.4 Visit Specs
  18. 18 SPM
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.4 Visit Specs
  19. 19 SAS Visual Analytics

    SAS Visual Analytics suits analysts and teams that need interactive reporting, data preparation, and predictive analytics.

    Free trial Web · Windows · iOS · Android
    8.4 Visit Specs
  20. 20 Dataplot
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.4 Visit Specs
  21. 21 MCP Analytics
    Free trial Web · API
    8.4 Visit Specs
  22. 22 autorank
    Free plan Linux · API · Self-hosted
    8.4 Visit Specs
  23. 23 LISREL
    Free trial Windows
    8.3 Visit Specs
  24. 24 NeuroAnalyzer.jl
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted
    8.3 Visit Specs
  25. 25 OApackage (Orthogonal Array Package)
    Free plan Windows · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    8.3 Visit Specs
  26. 26 SAS Visual Statistics

    It suits analysts and programmers building statistical models collaboratively on SAS Viya.

    Free trial Web · Self-hosted
    8.2 Visit Specs
  27. 27 Statistica
    Free trial Web · Windows · Self-hosted
    8.2 Visit Specs
  28. 28 Statgraphics Centurion
    Free trial Windows
    8.2 Visit Specs
  29. 29 SciDAVis
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.2 Visit Specs
  30. 30 Chi
    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.2 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.

SAS/STAT, head to head