IBM SPSS Statistics vs Statistica
IBM SPSS Statistics
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| Figure | IBM SPSS Statistics | Statistica |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $79/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 18 | 2 |
| Spec score · Statistical Analysis Software | 9.3 (#1) | 8.2 (#28) |
| Deployment | desktop | The Spotfire Industry Pro package includes a Windows application and a deployment kit for using Spotfire in a web browser; Spotfire Enterprise includes Statistica Server installers and the Spotfire Service for Statistica. |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Purpose | 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. | Spotfire Statistica provides statistical and machine learning capabilities as part of the Spotfire data science offering. |
| Regression models | Yes | Yes |
| Scripting support | Yes | Yes |
| Statistical tests | Yes | Yes |
| Trial | The trial lasts 14 days and requires no credit card to create an account. | A trial provides 30 days of free access to Spotfire Industry Pro, including Spotfire and Statistica. |
Plans
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
Statistica
- Spotfire Industry ProPrice not published
- Spotfire EnterprisePrice 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.
Statistica
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