# Page 2 | Stata Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 2 - Is Stata the right Data Analysis solution for you? Explore 183 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/119880/Stata/reviews --- Stata 4.5 (183) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/119880/Stata/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 February 24th, 2026 # Page 2 - Reviews of Stata ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 26-50 of 183 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use BA Belizario A. Consultor Independente de Gestão de Dados Farming Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Stata AvaliaB18" June 18, 2024 5.0 Óptima e siginificativa até hoje. Nunca me decepcionei com o software para minhas análises e combinações. Robusto e prático e adaptável ao que o analista pretende. Pros As análises geradas e a forma como são feitas. A interface convidativo e simples de manejar. Capacidade de exportar o script da tua analise para partilhar e rever. Recurso de commando para analisar via código bem como via opções. Cons Processamento real e rápida de dados em dispositivos com boas qualidades e modernas. Review Source PDY Prasanna D Y. Statistician Government Administration Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Getting touch with Stata" June 21, 2023 4.0 In General I have a great experience with Stata for some special analysis.It is very useful when it comes to econometric analysis such as panel data techniques. Fortunately there we can install some packages and develop the findings with updated versions. specially Xtabond and Xtabond2 for System GMM in Stata make my life easier. Overall I had a pleasant and nice experience with this. Pros Stata is a very user-friendly software compared to other similar products. Yes It does have codings but that is not essential to use Stata. Even if you do not know the coding you can still use inbuilt options to reach your goals.The most interesting thing is we can maintain a do file so that we can reuse the same analysis again and again. It requires less capacity in your device memory but considerably it has high speed of generating results. Cons Though you have so many things to be happy about the product my one major concern is about the interface.It looks ordinary and feels like vintage.The next concern is the arranging windows into one frame. While using the Software in my laptop I face some difficulties to maintain the do file, data view and the output in the same window. The last but more important one is error messages. Yes it is so useful but it needs to be developed with more specific details rather showing error codes. Review Source CG Christopher G. Student Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A great software for a great analyst." September 2, 2021 5.0 Pros It is an important tool for a data analyst like me, it is simply spectacular the tools that all the software has to work with, from a regression analysis to a time series, it is simply graphics that I and the people I work with really appreciate because most of the reports look good when we use this software. Cons The big problem I would see is the technical support, most of the answers to the problems are computer generated and most of the doubts are not solved, it is frustrating the fact that your problems have no solution and you have to go elsewhere to try to solve them. The other problem is that it is a tool for which you have to pay an annual or monthly subscription if you want to use it, it is not that it restricts some tools or not, it just does not let you use any of the tools that this software has. Review Source RA Roshan A. Professor Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A feature rich software for a reasonable cost" May 15, 2023 5.0 I find it very useful and I have a positive overall experience. The do file feature where I could easily write and store my commands save me a loads of time. Pros The very high number of features Easy to write and store commands in do file Portability and the hard disk footprint is lowQuite reasonable price Very reliable ane stable software Updates come regularly Cons The output and reporting features could improve.The SEM module could greatly improve, which is a must in structural equation modellingA limited educational version for free would be nice as in the case of other competitive software. Reason for choosing Stata I'm a professor and use these to teach these software. Review Source RS Raees S. Research scholar Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Once you go stata, there’s no difficult data" September 24, 2022 5.0 I love using it and I recommend it all my colleagues and students Pros The most important feature is it’s ease of operation. It is easy to learn, has great resources available for help if you need it and it is very efficient while dealing with large data sets Cons When I first started learning it 10 years ago there wasn’t much online help available and that was my most important concern but not anymore Switched from [SAS Analytics Pro](https://www.capterra.com/p/214002/SAS-Analytics-Pro/) Comparatively easier to use Review Source Tigran P. risk manager Banking Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Review for Stata" January 31, 2020 4.0 Stata is a very good statistical software for people who are not familiar with coding, but are required to work with financial time series. It has all types of regressions is very comfortable to use. Also the last Stata update (Stata 16) supports Python, so you can write a Python code in Stata. This is a very comfortable for me as i am using both scrapping and financial time series analysis Pros First, Stata is super easy to use. (If you are not a programmer and coding is not your strongest skill, then Stata is a perfect match for you. You do not need to write a code in Stata in order to get the results. You can just use your mouse, find the right buttons, click them and get the results. Second, you can run basically all types of regressions in Stata. Third Stata is user friendly. It took you a while to get comfortable with it, but after 1-2 weeks of usage, you really start to love this statistical software Cons First of all it is price. Stata is very expensive and there are some softwares that let you to do almost the same things with the lower price or even free. Furthermore the graphics of Stata are not very beautiful, so I would never recommend you to use that graphs for your presentation Review Source Agni B. Adjunct Instructor Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Stata for learning Econometrics" September 24, 2018 4.0 I would say that having worked with stata using different datasets have improved my econometrics understanding. It is a great choice for research. Pros Stata is a statistical analysis software which is fairly easy to use. I believe It is the 2nd best software (after R) for learning econometrics. It has both coding and drop down interfaces. Easy to learn and there are ample of notes on internet which can be used in the learning process. Fast and powerful enough to run econometric models (even runs tobit model, which R can not do. R returns infinite SE many times). Since it is a paid software, the results it provides are reliable and that is why it is widely used by econometricians for their research. Since most of the economists use stata, it has a network externality, i.e. people can understand the research methodology by going over stata codes. Cons The reason I think it is the 2nd best is that it is not cheap. Also, it offers different licenses. The basic license costs 200 usd (approx). But it can work with only 2048 variables. For mor variables, you have to buy stata SE, which can work with 32,767 variables. Since most of the advanced public datasets has more than 2048 variables, it is difficult to manage with IC. So, they basically force you to buy SE. They should increase the number of variables to at least 10000 for the IC version. Review Source Response from StataCorp September 26, 2018 Thank you for your comments. Adriel O. Chief Statistician Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Convenience and Computation - at a price" August 14, 2021 5.0 Pros Stata gives much convenience to Econometrics and Statistical Analysis. The command syntax is easy to learn, the Stata manuals give much info on both theory and application, and the software gives so many offerings with respect to statistical methods. Cons Stata is pricey, and its features can be replicated in other software like Python or R. However, it stands that Stata has features not available anywhere else - GSEM modeling and even simple multinomial choice modeling are unavailable in other software without complications. Stata's convenience is worth the price if businesses are up to it. Review Source Benjamin L. Environmental and Agronomy Engineer, Data Manager/Analyst Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Stata is a very strong analytical tool. I keep learning about it each time I use it!" October 24, 2017 5.0 Excellent software which makes analysis easy to conduct, and easy to replicate. A bit expensive so non-experienced analysts may prefer other free or less expensive tools. I really enjoy learning everyday about new Stata functions and tools and I am actually thinking in starting online Stata Corp courses to get a proper and well-structured training. Pros \- Easy to share do-files. - Keep learning each time I use it. - Professional and well recognized in the research community. - Regular updates, add-ons and new versions released with features for always more convenient use. - Rigorous statistical/analytical tools, also very adjustable to one's needs. - Help section is very helpful. Cons \- Lack of free online courses available to improve even faster. - Cumbersome tabulations export from Stata to MS Excel for example. - Still expensive, but indeed worth the money. Review Source Response from StataCorp November 8, 2017 Thank you! We appreciate your feedback! AQ Anabel Q. Asesora Management Consulting Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Static" April 22, 2023 5.0 Me apoyo en el análisis poblacional de mi país, como pueden notar soporta grandes bases de datos Pros Sus interfaces de resultados, son claros Cons El interfaces de compilación de resultados Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Planning analyst Political Organization Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Stata is useful" February 12, 2022 4.0 Pros Very good tool for data cleansing and analytical research is one of the most used tools internationally. Cons Is not as flexible or friendly if you didn't have a previous training or encounter in the university or school. Review Source AP Andra P. PhD student Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good for academic data analysis" May 24, 2020 4.0 Overall, Stata is a very powerful platform to analyze data, especially when the project requires manipulating the data into new formats or performing matching, etc. Where it falls slightly short compared to other programs is that it does not allow for multiple datasets to be open at the same time, and it can crash, but this is fixed with diligent saving of do files, and the multiple datasets issue is not really a problem unless doing projects that require a large number of models with variables from different sets. Pros I am a PhD student that uses a combination of Stata and R for data analysis for academic papers. I like that Stata allows for manipulation of data in ways that are quite intuitive and straight-forward, and it allows one to manage datasets with a very large number of observations. Stata is also particularly good at allowing for the transformation of data from one format to another (for example, from long to wide) which allows for matching and subsequent easier manipulation. Cons My least favorite part about Stata is that it does not allow one to have multiple datasets open at the same time, like other programs do. Also, in my experience, one has to save the do-file they're working on very frequently because it is not rare for Stata to crash. But, with that knowledge, it's not really an issue to save often once you're used to it. Review Source Response from StataCorp May 26, 2020 Thank you for your feedback! With Stata 16, you can now have multiple datasets in memory. Read more about it at https://www.stata.com/new-in-stata/multiple-datasets-in-memory. AA Amr A. Associate Professor Medical Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Effective software " December 5, 2022 5.0 Pros Stata is an easy to use tool. It combines drop down menus and codes. Most of the statistical tests are available. Integration with python is amazing and no need to change the software to perform machine learning methods. User manual is a real textbook with detailed description. Great community support via statalist forum Cons The program is missing the strong customer service with both technical and statistical support. Compared to the customer service of other companies, stata is not the best Review Source Nate C. Assistant Accounting Professor Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Incredibly powerful once you get past the learning curve" April 18, 2018 4.0 Stata is indispensable in my research work as an academic. I'm yet to find some functionality that I need that it does not offer. Pros Stata is an incredibly powerful tool. Most people will only ever scratch the surface of what it is capable of (myself included), but the good news is that means it almost certainly has the functionality that you need. I spent time using both SPSS and SAS prior to switching to STATA, and I've never regretted the switch. While the learning curve is steep, I found it to be less so than in those other tools. I love being able to easily search for and install additional functionality, and I love that there is an extremely robust wealth of tutorials and help guides found online. Cons Not cheap, and there is a steep learning curve. Also, reverse compatibility of data files is an issue when sharing between colleagues who may not be running the latest version (which, in my experience as an academic, is common given the steep price of upgrading). Review Source MD Muhammet D. Research Assistant Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best for econometricians" December 21, 2022 4.0 Overall its wonderful, yet its too expensive Pros I like the capabilities of the programme, you can do almost anything, even if it is not in the libraries you can write and implement, in terms of that there is no limit in the programme. Cons Well, the elephant in the room, COST its toooo expensive. Review Source EA Essoyomèwè A. Etudiant Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Stata pour une analyse statistique" May 11, 2023 5.0 Stata m'a permis de faire des analyses statistiques de plusieurs données Pros Toutes les fonctionnalités sont importantes pour le logiciel Cons L'inconvénient est qu'il faut une formation approfondie pour maîtriser stata Review Source Thomas Y. Economist Used the software for: 2+ years ### "STATA is the most user-friendly stats software on the market" February 7, 2018 5.0 The software is the best statistics software on the market. Easy to use and learn. Pros I use lots of different statistics and data visualization packages, and my go to software for advanced analytics is STATA. The software offers most any statistical procedure available, and when a procedure is unavailable, there is usually a user-written program to accomplish what I need to accomplish. Cons The biggest weakness of STATA is it's visualization capabilities and it's clunky output format. It takes some effort to make STATA graphs and regression output tables publication quality. Review Source Response from StataCorp February 9, 2018 Thank you for your feedback! RC Randall C. Economic Analyst Utilities Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Unintuitive, clunky with subpar error trouble shooting features" July 31, 2023 1.0 Disappointing, hard to build inertia on a project when troubleshooting errors is a tedious process. I've switched over, Stata is not competitive for business use. Pros Nothing really, Python and R are just light-years ahead. There is no real reason for me to use it anymore. Cons Improve error troubleshooting, python points you to where the problem lies, Stata makes you search blindly for answers (e.g. Missing values in b and/or V; check your specification (perfect colinearity)) Ok check where? Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Biostatistician Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Statistical software for research in health science" February 26, 2021 5.0 Actually, every time that I have a project from health research and I used Stata I have completely satisfied. Pros There are many statistical software in market such as SPSS, SAS, Minitab, R, NCSS, Stata, etc. I have more than 10 years experience using a couple of different statistical software and know their strengths and weakness. Stata is a very good statistical software with full of advanced statistical methods and its use is easy because it is menu driven and it has many good accompany documents. If you work a statistician or researcher in health and epidemiology this is the correct software for you. Furthermore, Stata generate publication ready graphics easily. Cons I wish Stata add an option for calling R inside it such as SPSS and SAS. But actually in most cases it don't need it really because it supports 99.5 percent of routines in itself. Note that 99.5 percent is my guess based on my experience because it always surprise me with new methods. Another Con is that this software is for users that need a variety of statistical methods and so it may seem complicated for novice users that only need basic methods. Review Source kF kenaw F. Lecturer Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "University lecturer" January 9, 2023 5.0 I am using this software for along years. Pros Since I am a researcher I used this software daily. Stata is menu-based software. so, it is easy to use. Cons Stata software is full of packages. It is used to analyze large business data and health-related datasets. There is no difficulty to use stata. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Researcher/Graduate Student Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "What’s not to like?" March 6, 2019 5.0 Fantastic! Pros If you have to analyze data for a living but do not necessarily want to code to run every single regression, then Stata is the way to go. Seriously, is there anything not to like about this software? Every version is better than the last. Stata makes even the most hard-core data analysis task and multi-level modeling seem like a walk in the park. Above all, there are tons of information available online on how to use the software. This information is available from Stata itself, independent statisticians, and students. What do I love about it most? Ease of use and functionality. I survived graduate school due to this tool alone. Cons There is nothing to dislike about this software. It just keeps on getting better. Thanks Stata! Review Source Response from StataCorp March 7, 2019 Thank you for your comments! Jenée L. GDP Processor Research Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Suited for Research Analysis" February 19, 2020 4.0 I like to use Stata to produce data analysis and when you want to keep a log of all the steps you do to produce such data analysis Pros Stata is another statistical software that can be used for analysis when doing research papers and analysis for research at your work. It is used especially for large data handling and for research including surveys. I have used Stata both at my office as well as a student and it is great for handling large data files. When you are trained to use Stata it is very convenient to use. For instance, stata requires a lot of shortcuts and codes to be able to conduct the right tests. These shortcuts enable you to find the tests and data needed and it produces fast results when the right shortcuts and codes are used. It also keeps a log of all the codes used to produce given tests. Cons Stata even though it can handle large data files, it is not very user friendly. If you are familiar with the workings of stata it can be very easy to use, however when you are unfamiliar with the ins and outs of how it works it can take up a lot of time for you to work with the data in the software. If you do not put it the right prompt in the codes you will produce a lot of errors coming up in your log and it can be very frustrating. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Graduate Student Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Stata Use for Behavioral Statistical Analysis" September 28, 2019 5.0 Overall it was a great tool for my behavioral statistics class and for the analyses I had to do for my dissertation. Pros I used stata for my behavioral statistics and program evaluation course in graduate school. I am not that great with statistics but this program was pretty straightforward and easy to understand and use. I used it to run regression analyses and validate measures. Cons It would sometimes crash and take time loading when using it through my older MAC computer. I sometimes had to start my analyses all over again. Review Source Response from StataCorp October 7, 2019 Thank you for your comments. VR Verified Reviewer Research Assistant Research Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great product for regression analysis." May 25, 2019 4.0 I am using this product both for my works and my master thesis. I have to perform so many regression analysis for my works and Stata is very helpful and reliable product for these. Pros I have done so many regression analysis with this product and it is very good at it. Also It is providing quite good graphs and cross tables which are really usefull for my works. Cons It has a lot of problems between old and new versions of the product. You need to be very careful to carry your works from newest versions to old versions. Sometimes your code does not work. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Graduate Student Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Reliable but unexciting " March 10, 2019 4.0 I was trained in Stata because it is the most commonly used statistical software in my field, but my field is becoming increasingly quantitative in orientation, and there is a corresponding increase in the availability of data. These changes in my field have led to many 'outgrowing' Stata and the top scholars in the field now use alternative softwares, which I had to learn after learning Stata and now use more regularly. Pros The interface is clean, minimal and streamlined. The software itself is extremely reliable and is great for your basic statistical functions, and basic mathematical calculations too. It is easy to learn (much easier than some other statistical softwares out there-by a wide margin!). Cons I know what you're thinking-- a statistical software isn't supposed to be 'exciting'. But lots are, especially when it comes to how you present and/or visualize statistics! Stata offers fairly limited options for how you display your data. Also, because Stata is not free or open-source, unlike rival softwares with growing popularity, it does not work with other softwares freely available online. Finally, there are limits on the size of the dataset that you can use. Review Source Response from StataCorp March 11, 2019 Thank you for your feedback! Similar Products Featured