Genstat vs IBM SPSS Statistics
Genstat
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IBM SPSS Statistics
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| Figure | Genstat | IBM SPSS Statistics |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | £375/mo | $79/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 18 |
| Spec score · Statistical Analysis Software | 8.1 (#33) | 9.3 (#1) |
| Deployment | desktop | desktop |
| Founded | 2000 | 1911 |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Purpose | Genstat is statistical analysis software for research and education, with tools including ANOVA, regression, mixed models, and spatial analysis. | IBM describes SPSS Statistics as a statistical analysis platform for extracting insights from data using statistical testing, predictive modeling, regression, forecasting, data preparation and automated analysis. |
| Regression models | Yes | Yes |
| Scripting support | Yes | Yes |
| Security | VSNi says it uses hosting providers in the UK, Thailand, and China and technical measures to secure collected data. | IBM says security is a shared effort between IBM and clients and recommends deployment following the organization’s security best practices. |
| Statistical tests | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Genstat
- Academic licence£375 a month
- Academic licencePriced on request
- Commercial and enterprise licencePriced on request
IBM SPSS Statistics
- Base subscription$99 a month
- Custom Tables and Advanced Statistics$79 a month
- Forecasting and Decision Trees$79 a month
- Complex Sampling and Testing$79 a month
- Base EditionPrice not published
- Base EditionPriced on request
- Standard EditionPriced on request
- Standard EditionPrice not published
- Professional EditionPriced on request
- Professional EditionPrice not published
In their own words
IBM SPSS Statistics
IBM SPSS Statistics is desktop software for statistical analysis, data preparation, predictive modeling, forecasting, and automated analysis. Its methods include statistical testing, regression, mediation analysis, multivariate time-series analysis, bootstrapping, decision trees, neural networks, and complex-sample analysis. The AI Output Assistant, powered by watsonx.ai, analyzes selected results and presents plain-language insights. Python and R plug-ins let users work with those languages inside SPSS Statistics. IBM lists subscription, perpetual, campus, and student licenses. The Base subscription is $99 a month per authorized user and includes Statistics Base, data preparation, and bootstrapping. Three other named subscriptions are each $79 a month, with features for custom tables and advanced statistics, forecasting and decision trees, or complex sampling and testing. A 14-day trial requires no credit card to create an account, and there is no free plan. IBM says the desktop software is not supported on Linux; an authorized-user license also cannot run remotely through multi-session environments.