partycls vs Stata
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stata.comSide by side
| Figure | partycls | Stata |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $13.33/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 26 |
| Spec score · Statistical Analysis Software | 7.0 (#98) | 9.1 (#2) |
| Data import formats | XYZ, LAMMPS dump | Excel XLS/XLSX, CSV and delimited text, SAS, SPSS, Parquet, dBase, SQL databases via JDBC/ODBC, FRED, and Haver |
| Deployment | desktop | desktop |
| Documentation | The project provides tutorials, detailed examples, and API documentation. | Every copy includes more than 19,000 pages of documentation, and Stata lists 36 manuals with thousands of worked examples. |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Integrations | The documentation names MDTraj and atooms as third-party packages for reading additional trajectory formats. | Stata supports Python, PyStata, Jupyter Notebook, Java, Java plugins, H2O, C/C++ plugins, JDBC, ODBC, SQL, and OLE Automation. |
| Machine learning | It performs feature scaling, dimensionality reduction, and cluster analysis using scikit-learn and additional built-in algorithms. | Stata 19 includes machine learning via H2O, CATE, and HDFE. |
| Scripting support | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Stata
- Stata/BE Prof+$175 a year
- Stata/SE Prof+$275 a year
- Stata/MP 2-core Prof+$395 a year
- Stata/MP 4-core Prof+$560 a year
- Stata/MP 6-core Prof+$675 a year
- Stata/MP 8-core Prof+$790 a year
- Stata/BE (Prof+ Plan)$175 a year
- Stata/SE (Prof+ Plan)$275 a year
- Stata/MP 2-core (Prof+ Plan)$395 a year
- Stata/MP 4-core (Prof+ Plan)$560 a year
In their own words
Stata
Stata is a locally installed desktop platform for data management, exploration, visualization, statistical analysis, reporting, and reproducible research. Its methods include regression, time-series, panel-data, survival, causal inference, Bayesian analysis, and machine learning. Data import options include Excel, CSV and delimited text, SAS, SPSS, Parquet, dBase, SQL databases via JDBC or ODBC, FRED, and Haver. Stata also supports Python, Jupyter Notebook, Java, and other integrations. Reports can be exported to Word, Excel, PDF, HTML, and Markdown, while graphs can be exported to EPS, PNG, PDF, SVG, or TIFF. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows; it is not SaaS. Prof+ annual license prices start at $175 a year and require eligibility as faculty or staff at an accredited, degree-granting university, with proof of affiliation. Instructors can request a free one-week license, and eligible instructors can request a free six-month Stata/BE license for undergraduate classes. The platform states it has no extra modules or hidden costs.