BlueSky Statistics vs EViews
BlueSky Statistics
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| Figure | BlueSky Statistics | EViews |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $41.25/mo | $59.95/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 6 |
| Spec score · Statistical Analysis Software | 8.6 (#12) | 8.9 (#5) |
| Analysis | Its capabilities include descriptive and inferential statistics, advanced modeling, survival and longitudinal data analysis, power analysis, gage R&R, process capability analysis, SPC charts, and design of experiments. | EViews supports data management, econometric and statistical analysis, forecasts, model simulations, graphs, and tables. |
| Data import formats | Excel, CSV, other formats | Excel, Access, R, SAS Transport, SPSS, Stata, Tableau, ASCII text/binary, HTML, ODBC |
| Deployment | both | desktop |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Irvine, California, USA |
| Platforms | The download page identifies the latest listed release as BlueSky Statistics 10.3.4 GA for Mac (Intel and M1) and Windows. | EViews 14 University Edition is offered for Windows and Mac; the EViews 14 demo is Windows 64-bit only and unavailable for Macs. |
| Regression models | Yes | Yes |
| Scripting support | Yes | Yes |
| Statistical tests | Yes | Yes |
| Support | Pro includes priority technical support, and the help center offers installation guides, release notes, user guides, videos, technical advisories, and issue reporting. | Single-user support covers installation, registration, and moving a license; it excludes business consulting and help with modeling or econometric theory. |
Plans
BlueSky Statistics
- BaseFree
- Pro$495 a year
- BASEFree
- PRO$495 a year
- ENTERPRISEPriced on request
EViews
- Academic Single-User License$700 a month
- Commercial Single-User License$2,450 a month
- EViews 14 Student Version LiteFree
- EViews 14 University Edition$59.95 a month
- EViews 14 Academic Single-User License$700, paid once
- EViews 14 Commercial Single-User License$2,450, paid once
In their own words
BlueSky Statistics
BlueSky Statistics is a data management and analysis application for statistics, machine learning, visualization, quality and process engineering, and Six Sigma work. It runs on macOS and Windows and supports desktop deployment. Analysts can import Excel, CSV, and other files or paste spreadsheet data into its grid. Analysis options include descriptive and inferential statistics, regression, advanced modeling, survival and longitudinal analysis, power analysis, and design of experiments. Quality workflows include measurement system analysis, gage R&R, process capability, SPC charts, tolerance intervals, and reliability analysis. The application is built around R and Python and includes an R editor for custom scripts. Its machine-learning offering lists more than 50 algorithms across traditional and deep-learning model families. Tables and graphs can be copied to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; output can be saved in BlueSky format, HTML, R Markdown, or LaTeX. Base is free forever. Pro costs $495 a year and adds a commercial license, priority technical support, premium modules, productivity features, and reproducibility features.
EViews
EViews is desktop software for statistical, time-series, forecasting and modeling work, presented through an object-oriented interface. It provides data management, econometric and statistical analysis, forecasts, simulations, graphs and tables, with support for regression models, statistical tests, scripting and Bayesian analysis. Import formats include Excel, Access, R, SAS Transport, SPSS, Stata, Tableau, ASCII text and binary, HTML and ODBC. EViews 14 adds JDemetra+ seasonal adjustment, Facebook Prophet, quantile ARDL estimation and outlier detection. Its listed integrations include COM automation, MATLAB, R, Python and a Microsoft Excel add-in; downloadable add-ins, user objects and libraries can extend it. EViews runs on Windows and macOS, but the 30-day EViews 14 demo is limited to physical Windows computers and is unavailable for Mac. Student Version Lite is free, but cannot save workfiles or export data to other formats and needs internet access at least once every 10 days to launch. Listed licenses include academic and commercial single-user options.