EViews vs SUDAAN
EViews
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| Figure | EViews | SUDAAN |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $59.95/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 0 |
| Spec score · Statistical Analysis Software | 8.9 (#5) | 7.6 (#58) |
| Data import formats | Excel, Access, R, SAS Transport, SPSS, Stata, Tableau, ASCII text/binary, HTML, ODBC | SAS, SPSS, plain ASCII text |
| Deployment | desktop | desktop |
| Headquarters | Irvine, California, USA | Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA |
| 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 listed SUDAAN 11.0.3/11.0.4 environments include Windows and Windows Server, with certain releases also available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 or 7.9. |
| Regression models | Yes | Yes |
| Scripting support | Yes | Yes |
| 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 SUDAAN Statistical Software Center lists email support at [email protected] and a product coordinator phone number of +1 919 541 6602. |
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.