jamovi vs SAS/STAT

jamovi8.9Visit SSSAS/STAT8.8Visit

Higher score jamovi #6 in Statistical Analysis Software 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit jamovi

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SS SAS/STAT #7 in Statistical Analysis Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit SAS

• jamovi fits best

  Accessible analysis with R extensibility

• SAS/STAT fits best

  Organizations needing deep SAS statistical procedures

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Side by side

Feature	jamovi 8.9/10 Visit ↗	SSSAS/STAT 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.8
Ranking	#6 in Statistical Analysis Software	#7 in Statistical Analysis Software
Best for	Accessible analysis with R extensibility	Organizations needing deep SAS statistical procedures
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features jamovi 4/4 · SAS/STAT 3/4
Statistical tests	✓	✓
Regression models	✓	✓
Scripting support	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Bayesian analysis	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment	Both	Both
Data import formats	SPSS (.sav), SAS, Stata, CSV, Excel	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free point-and-click analyses across web and desktop platforms R syntax, an in-application R editor, and community modules Imports SPSS, SAS, Stata, CSV, and Excel files	Covers ANOVA, regression, Bayesian, survival and missing-data methods Includes predictive modeling, categorical analysis and customizable charts Supports statistical work across small datasets and large-scale modeling
Cons	Priority pricing is region-based rather than a single published rate Teams includes on-premise deployment only as a beta Guest access does not include unlimited sessions or larger datasets	Pricing requires a sales conversation instead of a posted rate Broad procedure coverage may exceed the needs of simple analyses Proprietary licensing does not support open-source distribution models
Our verdict	jamovi is free, open-source statistical software for researchers, educators, and students who want a spreadsheet-style interface without giving up access to R. It covers point-and-click analyses including t-tests, ANOVA, regression,… Read the review →	SAS/STAT is statistical analysis software for researchers, analysts and organizations that need a broad set of formal procedures. Its scope spans analysis of variance, linear models, regression, Bayesian inference, categorical data,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• jamovi — where it wins

  • Free point-and-click analyses across web and desktop platforms
  • R syntax, an in-application R editor, and community modules
  • Imports SPSS, SAS, Stata, CSV, and Excel files

  Where it doesn't

  • Priority pricing is region-based rather than a single published rate
  • Teams includes on-premise deployment only as a beta
  • Guest access does not include unlimited sessions or larger datasets

• SAS/STAT — where it wins

  • Covers ANOVA, regression, Bayesian, survival and missing-data methods
  • Includes predictive modeling, categorical analysis and customizable charts
  • Supports statistical work across small datasets and large-scale modeling

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation instead of a posted rate
  • Broad procedure coverage may exceed the needs of simple analyses
  • Proprietary licensing does not support open-source distribution models

• jamovi8.9/10 · Free plan

  Accessible point-and-click statistics with R extensibility and reproducible projects.

  Visit jamoviFull verdict →
• SSSAS/STAT8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad SAS toolkit for organizations that need advanced statistical procedures.

  Visit SASFull verdict →