Grapher vs IBM SPSS Statistics
Grapher
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IBM SPSS Statistics
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| Figure | Grapher | IBM SPSS Statistics |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $12/mo | $79/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 18 |
| Spec score · Statistical Analysis Software | 7.8 (#50) | 9.3 (#1) |
| Audience | Golden Software identifies scientists and engineers as Grapher users and lists environmental services, climate research, energy and mineral exploration, and academia among its areas of use. | IBM describes campus editions for academic institutions and student licenses for students and faculty, as well as commercial plans for organizations. |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Headquarters | Golden, Colorado, USA | Armonk, New York, United States |
| Purpose | Grapher creates visualizations of complex datasets for scientists and engineers. | 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. |
| Trial | The 14-day trial includes access to all features and requires no credit card or account creation. | The trial lasts 14 days and requires no credit card to create an account. |
Plans
Grapher
- Subscription$55 a month
- One-Time Fee$799 a month
- Software Maintenance$144 a year
- Grapher Monthly$55 a month
- Grapher Annual$329 a year
- Grapher One-Time$799, paid once
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
Grapher
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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.