Stata comparisons
Stata is compared head-to-head with R, IBM SPSS Statistics and SAS Advanced Analytics and more: 7 head-to-heads in Statistical Analysis Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Stata head-to-head
- Stata vs R
- Stata vs IBM SPSS Statistics
- Stata vs SAS Advanced Analytics
- Stata vs JASP
- Stata vs jamovi
- Stata vs SAS/STAT
- Stata vs JMP
Stata vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment | Statistical tests | Regression models | Scripting support | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Stata | No | $175/user/yr | Desktop | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.3 |
| 1 | R | Yes | Free | Desktop | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.4 |
| 3 | IBM SPSS Statistics | No | Desktop | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.2 | |
| 4 | SAS Advanced Analytics | 9.1 | ||||||
| 5 | JASP | Yes | Free | Desktop | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.0 |
| 6 | jamovi | Yes | Both | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.9 | |
| 7 | SAS/STAT | Both | Yes | Yes | 8.8 | |||
| 8 | JMP | No | Desktop | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.7 |
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