EViews vs GNU PSPP
EViews
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| Figure | EViews | GNU PSPP |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $59.95/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 1 |
| Spec score · Statistical Analysis Software | 8.9 (#5) | 8.5 (#13) |
| Data import formats | Excel, Access, R, SAS Transport, SPSS, Stata, Tableau, ASCII text/binary, HTML, ODBC | PSPP system and portable files; Gnumeric; ODS; PostgreSQL; TXT/delimited text |
| Deployment | desktop | desktop |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Platforms | EViews 14 University Edition is offered for Windows and Mac; the EViews 14 demo is Windows 64-bit only and unavailable for Macs. | The download page lists GNU/Linux, Windows, and macOS installation options, as well as source code. |
| Regression models | Yes | Yes |
| Scripting support | Yes | Yes |
| Security | For cloud-drive authorization, EViews says it does not access the account password and stores the provider-issued authorization key in encrypted format. | The project provides a private mailing list for reporting GNU PSPP security vulnerabilities. |
| Statistical tests | Yes | Yes |
| Support | Single-user support covers installation, registration, and moving a license; it excludes business consulting and help with modeling or econometric theory. | The project directs general questions to the pspp-users mailing list and says developers cannot promise an immediate response to bug reports. |
Plans
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
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.
GNU PSPP
GNU PSPP is free desktop software for statistical analysis of sampled data and a free replacement for SPSS. It provides graphical and command-line interfaces, scripting support, statistical tests, and regression models. Analyses include descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA, linear and logistic regression, cluster analysis, reliability and factor analysis, and non-parametric tests. Data can come from PSPP system or portable files, Gnumeric, ODS, PostgreSQL, and TXT or other delimited text. Results can be written as text, PostScript, PDF, OpenDocument, or HTML. PSPP syntax and data files are compatible with SPSS, with a stated aim of producing similar results. The project lists interoperability with Gnumeric, LibreOffice, OpenOffice.org, and other free software. It supports Linux, macOS, and Windows as desktop platforms. The GNU GPL version 3 or later governs the software. Its listed plan is free, with no license fees or artificial limits on cases or variables.