The following tables compare general and technical information for many statistical analysis software packages.

General information

ProductDeveloperLatest versionOpen sourceSoftware licenseInterfaceWritten inScripting languages
ADaMSoftMarco Scarno27 April 2015(2015-04-27)YesGNU GPLCLI, GUIJava
AlteryxAlteryx Inc.2019.2 (June 2019)NoProprietaryGUI, Python SDK, JavaScript SDKC#, C++, Python, R, JavaScriptR, Python
Analyse-itAnalyse-itNoProprietaryGUIC#, C++, Fortran
ASRemlVSN International26 March 2014(2014-03-26)NoProprietaryCLI
BMDPStatistical SolutionsNoProprietary
DataplotAlan Heckert2013(2013)YesPublic domainCLI, GUIFortran
ELKILMU Munich0.7.5 (15 February 2019(2019-02-15))YesAGPLCLI, GUIJavaShell
Epi InfoCenters for Disease Control and Prevention27 June 2016(2016-06-27)YesPublic domainCLI, GUIC#
EViewsIHS Markit14 (June 25, 2024)NoProprietaryCLI, GUI
GAUSSAptech Systems2020(2020)NoProprietaryCLI, GUIC, C++
GenStatVSN International2015(2015)NoProprietaryCLI, GUI
GraphPad PrismGraphPad Software, Inc.February 2009(2009-02)NoProprietaryGUI
gretlThe gretl Team2024d (12 December 2024(2024-12-12))YesGNU GPLCLI, GUIChansl
Isalos Analytics PlatformNovaMechanicsSeptember 2025NoProprietaryGUIJava
JamoviThe jamovi project2023a (14 February 2024(2024-02-14))YesGNU GPLGUIC++, R, JavaScript, Python
JASPJASP team University of Amsterdam0.19.3 (25 February 2025(2025-02-25))YesGNU GPLGUIC++, R, JavaScript, QMLR
JMPJMP Statistical Discovery LLC18.2.1 (11 March 2025(2025-03-11))NoProprietaryGUI, CLIJMP Scripting Language (JSL) Python
LIMDEPEconometric Software, Inc., William GreeneMay 2012(2012-05)NoProprietaryCLI, GUIFortran, C++
MapleMaplesoft2025.2 (13 November 2025; 5 months ago(2025-11-13)) [±]NoProprietaryCLI, GUI
MathematicaWolfram Research14.3.0 (August 5, 2025; 8 months ago(2025-08-05)) [±]NoProprietaryCLI, GUIC, MathematicaWolfram Language
MATLABMathWorksR2020b (17 September 2020(2020-09-17))NoProprietaryCLI, GUIC++, Java, MATLAB
MedCalcMedCalc Software Ltd22 (12 May 2023(2023-05-12))NoProprietaryGUIMedCalc script
MinitabMinitab, LLC20 March 2024(2024-03-20)NoProprietaryCLI, GUI
NCSSNCSS, LLCFebruary 2015(2015-02)NoProprietaryGUI
NLOGITEconometric Software, Inc., William GreeneMay 2012(2012-05)NoProprietaryCLI, GUIFortran, C++
OpenEpiA. Dean, K. Sullivan, M. Soe22 September 2014(2014-09-22)YesGNU GPLGUIJavaScript, HTML
OrangeBioinformatics Laboratory, Faculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana10 January 2016(2016-01-10)YesGNU GPLGUI/PythonPython, CythonPython
OriginProOriginLab10.3 (21 November 2025(2025-11-21))NoProprietaryGUIC++LabTalk
OxOxMetrics, J.A. DoornikAugust 2011(2011-08)NoProprietaryCLI
OxMetricsOxMetrics, J.A. DoornikAugust 2011(2011-08)NoProprietaryCLI, GUI
PrimerPRIMER-eJanuary 2015NoProprietaryGUI
PSPPGNU Project1.6.2 (2 July 2022(2022-07-02))YesGNU GPLCLI, GUICPerl (by PSPP-Perl)
RR Foundation4.5.3 (11 March 2026(2026-03-11))YesGNU GPLCLI, GUIC, Fortran, RR, Python (by RPy), Perl (by Statistics::R module)
R++Zebrys1.6.15 (8 December 2023(2023-12-08))NoProprietaryCLI, GUIC++, QtR
RKWardRKWard community0.7.3 (21 April 2022(2022-04-21))YesGNU GPLCLI, GUIC++, ECMAScriptR, Python (by RPy), Perl (by Statistics::R module)
Revolution AnalyticsNorman Nie2007(2007)YesProprietaryCLI, GUI
RATSEstima1 October 2010(2010-10-01)NoProprietaryCLI, GUI
ROOTROOT Analysis Framework6.24.00 (15 April 2021)YesGNU GPLGUIC++C++, Python
SageMath>100 developers worldwide9.5 (30 January 2022; 4 years ago(2022-01-30)) [±]YesGNU GPLCLI, GUIPython, CythonPython
SalstatAlan J. Salmoni, Mark Livingstone16 May 2014(2014-05-16)YesGNU GPLCLI, GUIPython, NumPy, SciPyPython
SASSAS Institute9.4M9 (June 2025(2025-06)), Viya 4 (December 2020(2020-12))NoProprietaryCLI, GUICSAS, Common Algebraic Specification Language (CASL), APIs for R, Python, Lua, Java
scikit-learnDavid Cournapeau, Inria1.2.0 (6 December 2022(2022-12-06))YesBSDCLIPython, CPython
SciPyEnthought1.5.3 (17 October 2020(2020-10-17))YesBSDCLIPython, C, FortranPython
ShazamShazam Analytics Ltd11.1.4 (April 2015(2015-04))NoProprietaryCLI, GUIFortran, C++, C
SOCRUCLA and University of Michigan3.0 (10 May 2015(2015-05-10))YesLGPLGUIJava
SOFA StatisticsGrant Paton-Simpson1.5.7 (11 September 2024(2024-09-11))YesAGPLGUIPythonPython
sofastats_libGrant Paton-Simpson1.0.1 (16 February 2026(2026-02-16))YesMITCLI/PythonPythonPython
SPlusInsightful Inc.2010(2010)NoProprietaryCLI
SPSSIBM28.0 (24 May 2021(2021-05-24))NoProprietaryCLI, GUIJava, C, C++, FortranR, Python, SaxBasic
StataStataCorp LLC19 (8 April 2025(2025-04-08))NoProprietaryCLI, GUICado, Mata
StatCrunchPearson Education3 April 2018(2018-04-03)NoProprietaryGUI
StatgraphicsStatgraphics Technologies IncorporatedApril 2023(2023-04)NoProprietaryGUIC++R, Python
StatisticaTibco Software13.5 (October 2018(2018-10))NoProprietaryGUIC++R, Statistica Visual Basic (SVB)
StatPlusAnalystSoft7.0 (October 2019(2019-10))NoProprietaryGUI
SYSTATSystat Software Inc.21 February 2007(2007-02-21)NoProprietaryCLI, GUI
TSPTSP InternationalSeptember 2009(2009-09)NoProprietaryCLIFortran
WinpepiJ. H. AbramsonJune 2008(2008-06)NoProprietaryGUI
WPS AnalyticsWorld ProgrammingMarch 2018(2018-03)NoProprietaryCLI, GUIC, assemblyPython, R, SAS, SQL
WINKSTexaSoftAugust 2013(2013-08)NoProprietaryGUIFortran, Visual Basic
XploReMD*Tech2006(2006)NoProprietaryGUI
ProductDeveloperLatest versionOpen sourceSoftware licenseInterfaceWritten inScripting languages

Operating system support

ProductWindowsMac OSLinuxBSDUnixCloud
ADaMSoftYesYesYesYesYesNo
AlteryxYesNoNoNoNoNo
Analyse-itYesNoNoNoNoNo
BMDPYesNo
DataplotYesYesYesYesYesNo
ELKIYesYesYesYesYesNo
Epi InfoYesNoNoNoNoNo
EViewsYesYesNoNoNoNo
GAUSSYesYesYesNoYesNo
GraphPad PrismYesYesNoNoNoNo
gretlYesYesYesYesNoNo
Isalos Analytics PlatformYesYesYesNoNoNo
JamoviYesYesYesNoNobrowser
JASPYesYesYesNoNobrowser
JuliaYesYesYesYesYesYes
JMPYesYesTerminatedNoNoNo
LIMDEPYesNoNoNoNoNo
MapleYesYesYesNoYesNo
MATLABYesYesYesNoNoNo
MathematicaYesYesYesNoYesYes
MedCalcYesYesYesNoNoNo
MinitabYesYesNoNoNoYes
NCSSYesYesNoNoNoNo
NLOGITYesNoNoNoNoNo
OpenEpiYesYesYesYesYesNo
OrangeYesYesYesYesYesNo
OriginProYesNoNoNoNoNo
PrimerYesNoNoNoNoNo
PSPPYesYesYesYesYesNo
R CommanderYesYesYesYesYesNo
RYesYesYesYesYesYes
R++YesYesNoNoNoNo
RATSYesYesYesNoYesNo
RKWardYesYesYesNoYesNo
ROOTYesYesYesYesYesNo
SageMathPartialYesYesNoYesYes
SalstatYesYesYesYesYesNo
SASYesTerminatedYesNoYesYes
SciPyYesYesYesYesYesNo
ShazamYesNoNoNoNoNo
SOCRYesYesYesYesYesNo
SOFA StatisticsYesYesYesYesYesNo
sofastats_libYesYesYesYesYesNo
SPlusYesNoYesNoYesNo
SPSSYesYesYesNoYesYes
StataYesYesYesNoYesNo
StatCrunchYesYesYesYesYesYes
StatgraphicsYesNoNoNoNoNo
StatisticaYesNoNoNoNoNo
StatPlusYesYesNoNoNoNo
SYSTATYesTerminatedNoNoNoNo
TSPYesYesYesYesYesNo
The UnscramblerYesNoNoNoNoNo
WinpepiYesNoNoNoNoNo
WPS AnalyticsYesYesYesNoYesYes
WINKSYesNoNoNoNoNo
XploReYesNoYesNoYesNo
ProductWindowsMac OSLinuxBSDUnixSaaS

ANOVA

Support for various ANOVA methods

ProductOne-wayTwo-wayMANOVAGLMMixed modelPost-hocLatin squares
ADaMSoftYesYesNoNoNoNoNo
AlteryxYesYesYesYesYes
Analyse-itYesYesNoNoYesYesNo
BMDPYesYesYesYesYesYes
Epi InfoYesYesNoNoNoNoNo
EViewsYes
GAUSSNoNoNoNoNo
GenStatYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
GraphPad PrismYesYesNoYesYesYesNo
gretlYes
Isalos Analytics PlatformYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
JASPYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Julia with packages???????
JMPYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
LIMDEPYesYesYesYesYesNoNo
MapleYesNoNoNoNoNoYes
MathematicaYesYesNoYesYesNo
MATLAB + Statistics ToolboxYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
MedCalcYesYesNoYesYesNo
MinitabYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
NCSSYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
NLOGITYesYesYesYesYesNoNo
OrangeYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
OriginProYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
PSPPYesYesNoYesYesYes
RYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
R CommanderYesYesYesYesYesYes
SageMathYesYesYesYesYes
SalstatYesNoNoNoNoNo
SASYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
SciPyYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
ShazamYesYesNoYesYesYesNo
SOCRYesYesNoNoYesYes
SOFA StatisticsYesNoNoNoNoNo
sofastats_libYesNoNoNoNoNo
SPlusYesYesYesYesYesYes
SPSSYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
StataYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
StatCrunchYesYesNoNoNoYesNo
StatgraphicsYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
StatisticaYesYesYesYesYesYes
StatPlusYesYesYesYesYesYes
SYSTATYesYesYesYesYesYes
TSPNoNoNoNoNoNo
The UnscramblerYesNoNoNoNoNo
WINKSYesYesNoYesYesYesNo
WinpepiYesYesNoNoNoNo
WPS AnalyticsYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
ProductOne-wayTwo-wayMANOVAGLMMixed modelPost-hocLatin squares

Regression

Support for various regression methods.

ProductOLSWLS2SLSNLLSLogisticGLMLADStepwiseQuantileProbitCoxPoissonMLR
ADaMSoftYesYesNoYesYesNoNoYes
AlteryxYesYesYesYesYesYes
Analyse-itYesYesYes
BMDPYesYesYesYes
Epi InfoYesNoNoNoYesNoNoNoYes
EViewsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
GAUSSYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYes
GenStatYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
GraphPad PrismYesYesNoYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
gretlYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYes
Isalos Analytics PlatformYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
JASPYesYesNoYesYesYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYes
JMPYesYesNoYesYesYesNoYesIn JMP ProYesIn JMP ProYesYes
LIMDEPYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
MapleYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
MathematicaYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
MATLAB + Statistics ToolboxYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
MedCalcYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
MinitabYesYesNoYesYesNoNoYesNoYesYesYes
NCSSYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
NLOGITYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
OrangeYesYesNoYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
OriginProYesYesNoYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
PSPPYes
RYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
R CommanderYesYesNo
RATSYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
SageMathYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
SalstatNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SASYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
SciPyYesNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
ShazamYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
SOCRYesNoNoNoYesNoNoNo
SPlusYesYesYesYesYesYes
SPSSYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
StataYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
StatCrunchYesNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
StatgraphicsYesYesNoYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
StatisticaYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
StatPlusYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesNoYes
SYSTATYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
TSPYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYes
The UnscramblerYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
WINKSYesYesYesYesYes
WinpepiYesYesYesYesYes
WPS AnalyticsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
ProductOLSWLS2SLSNLLSLogisticGLMLADStepwiseQuantileProbitCoxPoissonMLR

Time series analysis

Support for various time series analysis methods.

ProductARIMAGARCHUnit root testCointegration testVARMultivariate GARCH
AlteryxYesNo
Analyse-it
EViewsYesYesYesYesYesYes
GAUSSYesYesYesYesYesYes
GraphPad PrismNoNoNoNoNo
gretlYesYesYesYesYesYes
JASPYesNoYesNoNoNo
JMPYes
LIMDEPYesYesYesYesYesNo
MathematicaYesYesYesYesYesYes
MATLAB + Econometrics ToolboxYesYesYesYesYes
MedCalcNoNoNoNoNo
MinitabYesNoNoNoNo
NCSSYes
NLOGITYesYesYesYesYesNo
OrangeYesNoNoNoYesNo
OriginProYesNoYesNoNoNo
PSPP
RYesYesYesYesYesYes
R Commander
RATSYesYesYesYesYesYes
SageMathYesYesYesYesYesYes
SalstatNoNoNoNoNoNo
SASYesYesYesYesYesYes
SciPyNoNoNoNoNoNo
ShazamYesYesYesYesYesNo
SOCRNoNoNoNoNo
StataYesYesYesYesYesYes
StatgraphicsYesNoNoNoNo
StatisticaYesNoNoNoNo
StatPlusYesNoYesNoNo
SPlusYesYes
SPSSYesYes
SYSTATYes
TSPYesYesYesYesYesNo
WINKSYesNoNoNoNo
Winpepi
WPS AnalyticsYesYes
ProductARIMAGARCHUnit root testCointegration testVARMultivariate GARCH

Charts and diagrams

Support for various statistical charts and diagrams.

ChartBar chartBox plotCorrelogramHistogramLine chartScatterplotViolin plotJitter plotRaincloud plotRadar chartNetwork diagramPie chartRing chartHeat map
ADaMSoftYesYesYesYesYesYes
AlteryxYesYesYesYesYes
Analyse-itYesYesYesYesYesYes
BMDPYesYes
ELKINoNoNoYesYesYes
Epi InfoYesNoNoYesYesYes
EViewsYesYesYesYesYesYes
GAUSSYesYesYesYesYes
GenStatYesYesYesYesYesYes
GraphPad PrismYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
gretlYesYesYesYesYesYes
Isalos Analytics PlatformYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
JASPYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesNoYes
JMPYesYesYesYesYesYes
LIMDEPYesYesYesYesYesYes
MapleYesYesYesYesYesYes
MathematicaYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
MATLAB + Statistics ToolboxYesYesYesYesYesYes
MedCalcYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
MinitabYesYesYesYesYesYes
NCSSYesYesYesYesYesYes
NLOGITYesYesYesYesYesYes
OrangeYesYesYesYesYesYes
OriginProYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
PSPP
RYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
R Commander
RATSYesYesYesYesYesYes
SageMathYesYesYesYesYesYes
SASYesYesYesYesYesYes
SciPyYesYesNoYesYesYes
ShazamYesYesYesYesYesYes
SOCRYesYesYesYesYesYes
SOFA StatisticsYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
sofastats_libYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
SPlus
SPSSYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYesYesYes
StataYesYesYesYesYesYes
StatCrunchYesYesNoYesYesYes
StatgraphicsYesYesYesYesYesYes
StatisticaYesYesYesYesYesYes
StatPlusYesYesYesYesYesYes
SYSTATYesYesYesYesYesYes
TSPNoNoYesYesYesYes
The UnscramblerYesYesYesYes
WINKSYesYesYesYesYesYes
WinpepiYesYes
WPS AnalyticsYesYesYesYesYesYes

Other abilities

ProductS/W typeDescriptive statisticsNonparametric statisticsQuality controlAnalysisData processing
SStAXCBase stat.Normality testsCTANonparametric comparison, ANOVASurvival analysisCluster analysisDiscriminant analysisBDPExt.
ADaMSoft
Alteryx
Analyse-it
BMDP
Epi Info
Gauss
GenStat
GraphPad Prism
Gretl
JASP
JMP
LIMDEP
Maple
Mathematica
MATLAB + Statistics Toolbox
MedCalc
Minitab
NCSS
NLOGIT
OpenEpi
Orange
OriginPro
PSPP
R
RATS
SAS
SciPy
Shazam
SOCR
SOFA Statistics
sofastats_lib
Stata
StatCrunch
Statgraphics
Statistica
StatPlus
SPlus
SPSS
SYSTAT
TSP
The Unscrambler
WINKS
Winpepi
WPS Analytics
ProductS/W typeDescriptive statisticsNonparametric statisticsQuality controlAnalysisData processing
SStAXCBase stat.Normality testsCTANonparametric comparison, ANOVASurvival analysisCluster analysisDiscriminant analysisBDPExt.

See also

Footnotes

Further reading

  • McCullough, B. D. (1999). "Econometric software reliability: EViews, LIMDEP, Shazam, and TSP". Journal of Applied Econometrics. 14 (2): 191–202. doi:.
  • McCullough, B. D.; Vinod, H. D. (1999). "The Numerical Reliability of Econometric Software". Journal of Economic Literature. 37 (2): 633–665. CiteSeerX . doi:. JSTOR .
  • Ooms, Marius (2009). "Trends in Applied Econometrics Software Development 1985–2008: An Analysis of Journal of Applied Econometrics Research Articles, Software Reviews, Data and Code". Palgrave Handbook of Econometrics. Vol. 2: Applied Econometrics. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 1321–1348. ISBN 978-1-4039-1800-0.
  • Renfro, Charles G. (2004). . IOS Press. ISBN 1-58603-426-X.
  • Zhu, Xiaoping; Kuljaca, Ognjen (2005). (PDF). Journal of Industrial Technology. 21 (2). Archived from (PDF) on October 25, 2005.