# GraphPad Prism Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is GraphPad Prism the right Statistical Analysis solution for you? Explore 143 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/119786/GraphPad-Prism/reviews --- GraphPad Prism 4.7 (143) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/119786/GraphPad-Prism/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 GraphPad Prism Ease of use 4.4 Customer Service 4.2 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews CC Chhavi C PhD ScholarResearch, Self-employedUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “For researchers, Graphpad Prism is a blessing, as its allows them to analyse large dataset in a systematic and statistical way.“ November 2, 2024 AH Afnan H ResearcherResearch, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Prism does not offer a lot of space to store data, which can be a problem for users with large datasets.“ February 11, 2023 AH Ashleigh H Research Assistant Research, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “It has helped evolve the way I do data analysis and has provided our team with fantastic figures to use in our publications.“ October 20, 2023 AH Afnan H ResearcherResearch, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “GraphPad Prism is relatively expensive compared to other data analysis software options, which may be a drawback for some users.“ February 11, 2023 AH Afnan H ResearcherResearch, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Prism offers a wide range of customizable graph options, allowing users to create professional-looking graphs and charts to present their data.“ February 11, 2023 MA Mohammed A ResearcherResearch, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “However, its high cost and limited customization options may make it less suitable for some users.“ January 15, 2023 AH Afnan H ResearcherResearch, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Prism provides a wide range of statistical tests, including nonlinear regression, ANOVA, and t-tests, making it a versatile tool for data analysis.“ February 11, 2023 JG Joseph G Post Doctoral Research AssociateHigher Education, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Moving items around on a figure to align with the axes or other text can be clunky.“ September 27, 2022 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 143 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Claudia M. PhD Student Biotechnology Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "GraphPad is the software you need for statistics" August 17, 2022 5.0 I have used GraphPad to calculate IC50, EC50 in fluorescence-based assays for my scientific project. I've also generated my charts, figures and reports directly to publish in peer-reviewed journals because of their quality. It's an amazing software and it allowed me to transition from Excel and Origin and only use GraphPad now. However it's a bit heavy for my laptop. Pros GraphPad allows you to have one month free trial with all the features. That's an incredible advantage for people who's learning and selecting their "go-to" statistic software. It's pretty easy to import data and replicates and perform analysis over these replicates. I've tried other software before and GraphPad is way easier to use and complete. Figures are amazing and you can easily add standard deviation, which is a must to in scientific publications. Cons GraphPad tutorial is good and very informative. However, IC50 calculation tutorials could be improved adding real life examples with common absorbance or fluorescence experiments. Also, dose-response curves deserve more information and details about real life examples as well. About the software specifically, I would suggest to make it lighter, or develop a light version. My computer has 8GB RAM and good processor and still takes a lot to generate charts and analysis. Switched from [OriginPro](https://www.capterra.com/p/185129/OriginPro/)[Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) You can do everything in GraphPad and if you pay it, you better squeeze it. Review Source BY Barry Y. Research Associate Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The Gold Standard for Statistical Analysis" November 21, 2024 5.0 GraphPad Prism has been an invaluable tool for me to statistically analyze scientific data from a variety of sources. Pros It's an extremely powerful tool for analyzing data and performing statistical analyses. Cons It can initially be difficult to understand how to input data correctly. Switched from [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) Prism offers far superior and more sophisticated statistical analysis features Review Source SA Shekoufeh A. Scientist Biotechnology Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The worst customer service." September 11, 2022 3.0 The software is good, but I have been over charged for two license at the same time and they never refunded me. I don't recommend anyone to get involve with graphpad licensing. Don't go for it except your company purchase the license because if they charge you extra, there is not even a phone number to call to solve the issue. You have to wait for weeks to hear back from them, when you are money is actually gone. Pros Its user friendly but it does what other software do. Cons The software is good but it is over price and has the worst customer service ever without even a phone number to call in case of problem. Review Source GR Gilbert R. postdoctoral research fellow Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The software that makes statistics a breeze while producing beautiful figures" November 8, 2021 5.0 Analyzing datasets containing thousands of data points has never been easier! An easy to use click interface, beautiful publication-ready customizable figures, and all the statistical details you need in a click of a button. Pros Incredibly easy to use, very helpful tutorials, beautiful publication-ready figures, a multitude of options for statistical analysis. Cons This software does not offer scripting capability that is as useful as R or python. That being said, this software is designed to offer a click interface, and not a command line interface. It is meant to be easy to use with a click interface. It would be nice if both a command line and a click interface can co-exist for this software. Reason for choosing GraphPad Prism We really did not consider any alternative products since prism is so famous and widely used in the field. Switched from [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) Prism is much easier to use and makes better figures. Prism also offers statistical functionality not offered by excel such as kaplan meier curves. Review Source JG Joseph G. Post Doctoral Research Associate Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good for Stats and Figure production" September 27, 2022 5.0 It’s an extremely useful software that I use daily. Once you are familiar with it it is easy to manipulate for different purposes. Pros The easy to use statistical analysis where the uses for each test are clearly described so that you can apply the right test to your data set. This way you not only use the right test but understand why that test is applicable to your type of data. Cons Moving items around on a figure to align with the axes or other text can be clunky. Switched from [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) Figures look more professional in Prizm than Excel. Review Source Dave T. Clinical Research Coordinator Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Pretty good statistical and graphing software package" June 14, 2022 5.0 It's been great. Meets all my needs, don't need anything more. I don't do as much stats as I used to but I'm still a loyal customer and use it whenever I need to run analysis. Pros I am not that computer savvy so this is much easier for me to load data into and get the results I'm looking for comparted to other stats packages. I like the looks of the program and there are regular updates to make it better Cons Some things are impossible for me to find and require googling/YouTube. I wish there was a better help/tutorial system than what is currently in place. This is infrequent, but I still wish some features were more intuitive. It would make this program perfect for me. Alternatives considered [OriginPro](https://www.capterra.com/p/185129/OriginPro/)[SAS-STAT Software](https://www.capterra.com/p/121765/SAS-Statistics/)[IBM SPSS Statistics](https://www.capterra.com/p/250819/IBM-SPSS-Statistics/) Reason for choosing GraphPad Prism It has the best layout. It's the most easy to navigate and it has a windows and mac version. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Student Higher Education Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great for professional graphing and analysis " November 21, 2019 5.0 Graphing and analyzing data sets in an academic research setting. Pros Great graphing features. Particularly use the shaded error bars for plots with several data points that standard error bars would look messy on. Analysis is good - especially for derivative calculations, baseline corrections, and normalizing multiple data sets on the same graph. Cons Some difficulties in the graph formatting wizard - graphs don't always transfer over well and you have to manually change things. Some formatting is very tedious. Could be a better search for different analysis options. Switched from [MATLAB](https://www.capterra.com/p/125813/MATLAB/) MatLAB plotting is a little bit more involved and doesn't have a great interface like this software does. This is very similar to the layout of things like excel but is much more powerful. Review Source TK Thomas K. Sr research assistant Pharmaceuticals Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great software" February 12, 2021 5.0 I am using prism very regularly to plot and analyse the data I obtain from most of my lab experiment. It make our life way easier in research. Pros It is not easy to use at first but the help section is really well done and make it supper easy and enjoyable to use. Cons It can be hard sometime to fine some shortcut. We can loose some time at the beginning doing things "the long way" but once we get it it a pleasure to use it Switched from [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) The graph are way better for publications and it's is also way easier to use Review Source FC Frank C. Scientist Pharmaceuticals Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Intuitive and functional" May 19, 2025 5.0 Overall, very positive experience and will continue to use GraphPad Prism as the main graphing software. Pros Ease of use for plotting dose-response curves. Intuitive and functional interface that allows for easy data analysis. Cons There may sometimes be significant lag when an analysis file contains multiple sheets or analysis links. Review Source Tuieng R. Researcher Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy to use data visualisation tool with comprehensive statistical testing" December 16, 2021 4.0 Pros Statistical testing is simplified drastically by the software and many options are provided to the user. Interface for data input is also intuitive and works well with most microsoft softwares Cons Might take awhile to discover all the features of graphing that are provided which are not covered in the tutorial, such as the magic wand that makes all the graphs consistent. Review Source CC Chhavi C. PhD Scholar Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Graphpad Prism Review" November 2, 2024 5.0 For researchers, Graphpad Prism is a blessing, as its allows them to analyse large dataset in a systematic and statistical way. It also allows the users to generate appropriate graphs for their data and even provides different features to enhance graph quality. Pros The ease of usage is the key of Graphpad Prism. It allows to user to analyse their data statistically and generate a suitable graph relevant to dataset. Cons The software allows usage for 30 days free trial. Although it allows different discounts for various categories of customers including students, teachers and industry person but still its not freely accessible. Review Source JJ James J. Research Associate Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent software for statistical analysis and producing data-driven graphs" February 7, 2022 5.0 GraphPad Prism has been of particular benefit for us when preparing scientific publications, it's easy to use for interpreting/analysing and graphing raw data. It's likely the most intuitive of the statistical and graphing programmes that I have used. I would recommend. Pros The software has a sleek-easy to use interface and gives users guided samples of how to organise and arrange certain types of data. Lots of options for displaying and analysing data in a manner that are suitable for peer-reviewed publication. It also updates graphs stored in PowerPoint files automatically. Cons Occasionally when using big data sets that software can end up crashing which can be frustrating. In these instances alternative programmes such as R may be a better bet. Review Source William V. Laboratory Assistant Biotechnology Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Comprehensive Variant of Excel" August 15, 2019 5.0 Pros It had various data set ups that wouldn't be automatically formed if you were just using excel or google sheets. It includes statistical analysis as well as a variety of visual formats to display said data from bar graphs to box plots, etc. Cons There is no tutorial when downloading the software. There is very little help from outside sources. It is best learned from someone already using the system Switched from [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) Supervisor recommendation Review Source AP Adity P. Research Assistant Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great software for plotting and data visualization" April 5, 2022 5.0 Pros I like how you can visualize data in several ways using one data set. Also, you can run multiple analyses on the data and get several results of interest. Cons It would be nice if there were prompts during the analyses section where the users were made aware about the kind of analysis and pre-lying assumptions associated with the analyis. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Research Scientist Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "GraphPad Prism makes graphing systematic" March 31, 2021 5.0 GraphPad Prism is a critical asset for our team. This allows us to quickly analyse, plot and visualise data. No wonder this software has a strong following in the life science research community. Pros GraphPad Prism is a staple in biology research labs. The software is crafted keeping in mind the different types of assays biology researchers conduct. This makes the learn curve for new (and existing) users much easier. The software allows you to plot data, visualise them and run statistical tests. Cons Graphpad Prism could allow a bit more customisation when it comes to fitting functions. While the software has a wide array of plots available, the graphics could improve a bit. Review Source KJ Kimi J. Managed network expert E-Learning Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "How to analyze and graph the data?" March 29, 2023 5.0 Pros It simplifies the statistics.A wide variety of graphs can be made.Data can be entered quickly and accurately.It can customize any component on the graph. Cons It is not affordable by students as it is expensive. Review Source DE David E. Graduate Student Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "excellent, comprehensive, feature-rich" June 9, 2017 5.0 Pros This program is everything you wished Excel could be. It creates beautiful, highly customizable graphs, does complex statistics on your datasets and walks you through which tests to choose, and the Magic Wand tool that allows for cloning of graph styles will change your life. This is an essential software for my PhD research and I thoroughly enjoy using it. Cons Small things, really. You can't create preset color options, selecting individual datapoints is difficult (and cannot be labeled), different rows of a heatmap cannot be customized. Also, it can't handle large datasets, so look to other programs like R for data graphing or visualization. But these are extremely minor, and only noticeable because I use the program constantly. Review Source Laura G. Postdoctoral Scholar Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Beautiful Figures for Publication" January 23, 2019 5.0 Pros This software allows for easy analysis of data and auto generates professional looking figures. I really enjoy how you can make layouts for multi-panel figures that can then be imported into word documents/powerpoint files, etc. It's very easy to make all of your figures look consistent and they can be edited quickly. Cons If you need to perform complex multivariate statistical analyses, GraphPad Prism may not be the best choice. Its good for ANOVAs and simple linear regression. Review Source AV Amanda V. Scientific Trainer Biotechnology Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great stats system, poor visual graphs" January 10, 2019 4.0 Pros There are a ton of features to this program. I love that it easily does stats for you right in your graphed data. Unlike Excel, you don't need to create multiple sheets of info in order to get the analysis you want, one set of data can be manipulated to do everything. It is really handy how the stats are done all in one graph. There are lots of options that can be changed: axes, titles, etc, to customize the graphs, but these features take a very long time to find and result in a time consuming endeavor in the beginning. Not a good tool for a novice looking for a 'quick analysis'. Cons There is a STEEP learning curve. It took me forever to figure out how to use this program. I kept having to start over with the data because it easier than trying to figure out how to adjust the way the data was displayed once it was entered. find that the graphs that are produced are grainy and the colors are bland. It's very pixelated and not something I am comfortable publishing. Excel makes much nicer graphs that are more appropriate for publication. Review Source AA Alex A. Research Associate I Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Functional, but takes some time to learn" September 8, 2021 5.0 GraphPad Prism helps me organize my data and analyze it in the research I perform. I focus on cancer research in immunotherapy, and this software has gone above and beyond with results presentation when showing my data and results to my peers Pros I love all the utilities and and tools given by GraphPad Prism. Extremely useful and very accurate when in my case I use it for research. Cons Only con is that there are so many things you can work with this software that it actually took me some time to play with it and work around the functionalities that it gives to the user. So many that after a year of being a GraphPad user, I still feel there is so much more to learn from this software. Review Source ST Soheil T. Researcher Biotechnology Used the software for: 2+ years ### "An amazing tool for presentation of data " April 6, 2023 5.0 Pros It is easy to use, it has so many options to present the data Cons Some parts might be confusing for the people who do not know enough about statistics Review Source HA Hajime A. postdoc Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simple and high-quality statistical software " September 14, 2022 5.0 Pros You can easily visualize your data and perform statistical analyses using GraphPad Prism. After the latest update, it became to show p value automatically. Cons The subscription cost is high for individual users. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Associate Researcher Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent statistical analysis and data visualization capabilities" February 8, 2019 5.0 Prism is a must-have for any scientific data analysis, most importantly for determining significance between an experimental and control group. I've enjoyed using the software and will continue to do so. Pros Prism offers some incredibly useful statistical options, especially for scientific applications such as animal behavior data analysis. In particular, the excel-like data input makes importing bulk data simple. It's also extremely quick to process data, so for mass data analysis, Prism is definitely my go-to. Cons It can take several hours of training and practice before learning even the basic features, and it's especially difficult without the help of someone who is well-versed in the program's features. Review Source DZ Dmitry Z. M.D. Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Tool for Creating of Scientific Graphy" August 27, 2019 5.0 Very small and sleak program with all the basic essentials that I need for surgery research. Very small program so runs smoothly on any device. Pros very easy to use, mostly intuitive, can create very individual graphs in terms of color/shape/form, very easy to just copy paste data from other sources to GraphPad for graph creation Cons Graphpad includes a statistical feauture where it can run analyses (group comparisons) and then create graphs out of it. However, I have found this very limited and with very poor options. Therefore, I run my data on SPSS and then unfortunately have to copy it manually to GraphPad for the creation of nice graphs (see my separate SPSS review here) Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Product Manager Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "MY FAVORITE GRAPHING PROGRAM!" April 29, 2019 5.0 We use this to visualize data sets and run basic statistical analyses. Pros GraphPad Prism has been my favorite graphing and analytical program for over a decade. The user interface is easy to use and makes professional visualizations every time. Cons I wish there was a way to set up rules across data sets and graphs to make things easier to look consistent. I end up copying a lot of graphs, but that can be annoying. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Statistical Analysis](https://www.capterra.com/statistical-analysis-software/)