# SigmaPlot Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is SigmaPlot the right Statistical Analysis solution for you? Explore 27 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/102698/SigmaPlot/reviews --- SigmaPlot 4.5 (27) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/102698/SigmaPlot/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of SigmaPlot Ease of use 3.8 Customer Service 4.4 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews TS Termeh S Clinical Research Coordinator Health, Wellness and Fitness, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Poor customer service and very difficult to install and get strated.“ July 12, 2022 JJ James J Research AssociateResearch, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I felt that this software was not as intuitive and user friendly as other statistical/graphing softwares that I have used.“ February 7, 2022 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 27 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Anthony R. finance and international business Food & Beverages Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great graphics are achieved" August 29, 2023 5.0 It is amazing how easily it creates the graphs based on the information provided, it has totally provided an advantage of having these graphs for easier to understand data representation. Pros It was the perfect choice for creating high-quality charts and graphs quickly and easily. With its charting options and powerful data analysis tools, I make it easy to explore and present data in a professional way. With Microsoft Office integration, I can more easily access data from Excel spreadsheets and present results in Microsoft PowerPoint presentations. Cons It is a software that requires having a good computer machine so that its performance is optimal since it consumes a lot of resources and you cannot have several applications open at the same time. Review Source JL Joseph L. Biologist Environmental Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Unparalleled!" August 17, 2019 5.0 I use SigmaPlot to analyze patterns and construct graphs for general public and professional audiences. I have been using different versions of SigmaPlot for at least 10 years. Pros The graphing capabilities of SigmaPlot probably put the software on the map. The user can select among a great number of options in 2-d and 3-d graphing. The graphs are easily customized, much more so than in Excel, and their appearance is highly professional. They are exposed as high resolution graphics (or low, you choose!) for your documents. Some people may overlook, though, the awesome statistical power that SigmaPlot offers as well. In addition to some parametric and descriptive stats, SigmaPlot excels in linear and non-linear modeling. The software provides the user the opportunity to truly explore the meaning of the data plotted in their graphs. Admittedly, I know that the software is "canned" and does not require users to write code to analyze, which in some cases may be preferred. But for the vast majority of operations that I've seen people need in my career, SigmaPlot will do the job and do it well. Cons One feature I would like to see improved is the interface for writing my own non-linear model and fitting it to the dataset. The software provides the option, but unfortunately it is a bit clunky. I often struggle with knowing what the software needs (e.g., starting initial values?) or how to identify the parameters. In this sense, I think Systat (Sigmaplot's older sister) is far superior with how a user writes a nonlinear model function. I wish Sigmaplot would take how it's done in Systat and use that interface in their own software. Switched from [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) Better line art, better graphing features, easier to use Review Source TS Termeh S. Clinical Research Coordinator Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Meta Analysis SYSTAT Review" July 12, 2022 3.0 Pros SYSTAT has many functionalities that I use at work. I worked with big data and truly enjoy using the easy features of systat. Cons Poor customer service and very difficult to install and get strated. I spent 3 hours on the phone with the customer service to get it to work. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Director Political Organization Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great to work with" February 18, 2019 5.0 Pros There is no comparison between this and its competitors. Graphing is what it does and does well. The options range from linear or bar to 3d and functional response surfaces. The user can also smooth the data for graphing and has several options to do so. With the ability to conduct linear, nonlinear modeling, and ANOVA, this software may be all a person needs! Cons Don't expect to get much of a help file with this. While excel does a great job of walking a user through problems, I never thought that the Help file for sigma plot was that helpful. Instead, I think the user must really expect to spend some time with the software to learn it. The good news? The software is easy to work with!! Just get started. The data import is much easier than for R or Past, and the graphing features are exceptional as compared with excel. Review Source KN Kevin N. Process Development Engineer Biotechnology Used the software for: 2+ years ### "SigmaPlot is great for low-mid level statistics" November 14, 2018 5.0 Our business uses SigmaPlot for data analysis of large data sets as well as for publication grade figures. Pros SigmaPlot will automatically test for normality and equal variance with simple statistical tests and let the user know if those assumptions failed and if a new test should be run. These are very helpful when analyzing large sets of data. Cons When making figures, the software can sometimes not show a set of data. The figure tab needs to be closed and reopened for the figure to be fully shown. Review Source Carlos R. Head of Industrial Metrology Lab Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I use SigmaPlot since university (+20 years) and its the more easy graph tool that i use. " May 9, 2018 5.0 Pros Its useful in the analysis statistical, multivariate, fitting curves, 3D visualization. The graphs dont see like simple toys, are vero professional and complete. Its really good for make the graph and visualizations for papers and similar publications. Cons Will be that any say that have tricks for better and fast efficient but i think that permit make many variations impossibles with software like spreadsheets. Review Source Omondi P. Associate Programs Coordinator Research Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Efficient in managing and Analyzing data" November 21, 2018 4.0 It generates a graphical representation of data quickly and easily. Anybody can use it, including those who are learning data analysis. Pros It can give the user both 3D and 2D graphical representation of data. It is easy to use especially for those learning data analysis, as it provides a step by step guidance when analyzing data. Cons Does not directly integrate with Microsoft Excel, the user has to copy paste the data in excel to powerpoint before using it. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Research Student Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Sigma Plot was extremely easy to use while also producing professional looking graphs" July 11, 2018 5.0 Producing professional graphs that are used in presentations, papers, and progress reports. Saved a lot of time since the software is the easiest to learn scientific graphing program I have used. Pros I like the ease of use of the software. All of the components used to analyze graphs are easy to find and work really. The ease of use is comparable to Microsoft Excel which is a major plus since there is not a steep learning curve to learning the software. Also the ability to export an editable graph to a word doc, powerpoint, or any other software is useful if you want to place a graph as a place holder and go back to edit later. Cons The costs of the software can get a little high due to it being subscription based, if you're a student like me and only use it a few times a month it is hard to justify the price. However, if you're a professional and use the software daily the price is very reasonable. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Student Civil Engineering Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Sugmaplot Review " April 17, 2019 4.0 It has helped us work on projects that requires data analysis and without spending much time and money. Pros It helps reduce stress of calculating long data. You rather use the software in no time. Cons It is not user friendly and you must have had a prerequisite knowledge before. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Research Scientist Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My default software to make graphs" March 5, 2019 5.0 It took me a while to learn it, but totally worth it. Pros I love that I can customize every single thing in my graph when using Sigmaplot. The graphs always look professional. Cons Even though it is great to have everything customizable, sometimes I feel that it would be nice to be able to have some things automatic. For example, if you have 4 graphs in one page, it would be nice to tell the software that you want them at equal distance from each other, or at the same height, instead of either having to guess or go through the menu trying to find the position on each graph on the page to make sure they are all the same. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer PhD Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Un programma versatile ma poco pratico" February 1, 2023 3.0 Nel complesso ho abbondato l'utilizzo di SigmaPlot per passare ad utilizzare un altro programma analogo che ritengo più intuitivo e pratico pur essendo in grado di ottenere output molto simili. In ogni caso, questo software offre comunque molto funzionalità (soprattutto nell'ambito di creazioni di grafici 2D e 3D) che vanno però scoperte e padroneggiate con un certo livello di impegno in quanto a mio parere SigmaPlot non eccelle sul lato dell'intuitività e dell'interfaccia user-friendly. Pros SigmaPlot offre molte funzionalità riguardanti la visualizzazione grafica dei propri dati in modo professionale ed elegante, largamente accettati e riconosciuti dalla comunità scientifica. Il software presenta anche numerose funzioni per l'analisi di dati che possono essere utili. Cons La mia esperienza durante l'utilizzo di SigmaPlot è stata spesso complicata da incomprensioni riguardanti il suo utilizzo e le sue funzionalità. L'interfaccia non è molto user friendly e non sempre risulta facile comprendere il miglior modo per ottenere il risultato desiderato. Nel complesso ho trovato questo software meno intuitivo di alcune alternative presenti sul mercato.Il programma è anche abbastanza costoso, se la propria istituzione non ha una sottoscrizione attiva. Switched from [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) Necessità di produrre grafici più professionali Review Source JJ James J. Research Associate Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Useful software for analysing and organising raw data" February 7, 2022 4.0 It does what it sets out to do, however, I think aspects of the interface could be improved to make it more user friendly. The analysis performed is sound and the graphs are perfectly reasonable, however, they do not look as "flashy" as those produced using other software. Pros The software is well suited for the organisation of data-sets and the subsequent analysis and graphing of the data. The software was robust at performing an assortment of statistical tests and demonstrating these in an easy to digest manner. Cons I felt that this software was not as intuitive and user friendly as other statistical/graphing softwares that I have used. The graphs do not look as attractive or as neat as those from a rival software that we now use. As we publish in peer-reviewed journals we want our data to look as good as possible. Review Source NK Nitin K. Post doctoral Researcher Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "One of the most powerful statistical software" November 30, 2018 5.0 Pros This software does all kind of statistical tests and results are accepted by all the research publications Cons The software is expensive and is not affordable for individual use Review Source MC MINTU C. postdoc Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My experience with SigmaPlot" May 4, 2020 5.0 Excellent Pros User friendly, excellent tool to plot different types of graphs. Cons Sometimes face issue while plotting multi variable graphs. Review Source MM Marcos M. Environmental researcher Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "You don't need coding skills to creat great plots. You just need SigmaPlot!" December 3, 2019 4.0 Despite some initial difficulties, the most basic plotting functions were easily learned. I was able to create the eye-catching plots I need for my papers after jew a few weeks using SigmaPlot. Pros SigmaPlot is a comprehensive tool to sort, analyze and illustrate a significant range of types of data sets. For researchers searching for software with powerful analysis tools and able to deliver astonishing plots, SigmaPlot is surely one of the best available options. Cons The software is extremely complete. Consequently, it has a significant degree of complexity which, in turn, poses some challenges to users with limited experience in this kind of software. Review Source BH Brian H. Professor Environmental Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "SigmaPlot is my go to software for publication quality graphs and even data analysis." April 20, 2018 5.0 We use SigmaPlot for data analysis and graphing, producing high quality images that get published in our manuscripts submitted to journals. Pros The quality of the graph produced far exceeds any other software program, and it provides lots of basic and advanced options for data analysis - for me, it has everything I need to visualize data and evaluate trends (statistically) over time. Cons There's a bit of a learning curve to the tricks of the trade, but once you get there you are good... Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Postdoctoral Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great software for custom made -and high quality- graphs" March 12, 2019 5.0 Pros I can customize EVERYTHING in my graphs. They look professional and ready to submit to any journal for publication. You just need to know where to find things, but once you now, you can personalize every aspect of a graph. Cons There are certain types of graphs that you can't do using SigmaPlot, but that has happened to me only once when I decided to do some "fancy" statistics. It drive me a bit crazy that when you use subscript on an axle and then you modify something, the subscript gets transformed to regular font size, but now that I now that it has that glitch I'm more careful. Review Source LP Lekshmy P. Research Fellow Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Verygood tool for scintific analysis" June 13, 2020 5.0 Pros Being a researcher i use sigma plot to plot data. it is very easy to handle even discrete datasets in sigmaplot. Cons It do not support complicated dataformats such as netcdf, hdf etc Review Source UK Uma K. Postdoctoral fellow Biotechnology Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy Data analysis tool" August 15, 2019 5.0 Pros SigmaPlot is a data analysis software for creating graphs easily and quickly. it's a ​new user-friendly​. Cons some problem while plotting and editing a ​particular kind of graph. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Graduate Research Assistant Higher Education Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Great tool for professional plotting " January 12, 2019 5.0 Pros The commands are extremely simple. It took me approximately 30 minutes or less to figure it all out. I recommend this software especially to plot graphs for academic publications! Cons All comands have to be entered manually. That can be a drawback depending on how many graphs you need to plot. For that matlab might be a better option. Review Source Brian L. Project Scientist Environmental Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Good way to make understandable visuals." March 13, 2018 5.0 Pros Really like having the ability to make graphs that are easily understandable. Before this, I was using a spreadsheet program to make my displays, and it just can't always display your data as appropriately as Sigmaplot. The final product looks professional, and not lazy or cartoonish. Cons It's not really the easiest to figure out. Even being familiar with the results I am trying to display, and the layout of the data, it sometimes takes a little more work than expected to get my visuals to look the way I want. Review Source JP Josh P. Researcher Research Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Good repertoire of statistical tests but not very user friendly" January 3, 2020 3.0 Pros There is a very impressive amount of tests that you can run on this, and it will run it multiple times for large data sets automatically. Cons While I love how many statistical tests you can run on this software, frankly, it is just not very user friendly. I often had so much trouble figuring out how to run tests that I would just use other softwares. Review Source SH Steven H. Core Facility manager Research Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Powerful scientific graphing tool for 2D & 3D publication quality charts and graphs" December 15, 2016 4.0 This software fulfils many of the graphing needs of researchers in a university medical school. It is compatible with the output from the SPSS statistical analysis package. I have been impressed with its ability to create exact graphs of scientific data while not having unnecessary layers of complexity. Pros User-friendly interface. Cons Occasional problems with pasting in data that require reformatting. Review Source EL Emmanuel L. Researcher 4 Research Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Good but not so friendly" May 5, 2022 5.0 Is good, not my favorite but definitely a solid option. Pros Clean interface and easy to use. The software looks good and the plots produced are good looking with good quality for publishing. Cons To change the style for some plots is really difficult and time-consuming in comparison to other software, it is not so friendly for some basic functions. Review Source TP Terry P. Used the software for: ### "Does great things if you can get through the bugs" February 15, 2017 3.0 Sigmaplot makes great graphs and does some good statistical analyses. However, each new release seems to incorporate new bugs, of which there are many. I use sigmaplot when I have to but I also save often because it crashes often. If you get frustrated by ArcGIS, don't use Sigmaplot. Sigmaplot is way more frustrating. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Statistical Analysis](https://www.capterra.com/statistical-analysis-software/)