--- title: "Design-Expert Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra" description: "With the help of Capterra, learn about Design-Expert Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Statistical Analysis products and more." source_url: "https://www.capterra.com/p/181684/Design-Expert/" page_type: "product" language: "en" --- # Design-Expert Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on September 24, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[FAQs](#faqs)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Design-Expert ## What is Design-Expert? Statistical analysis tool that guides the user through the planning, executing, and analyzing of experiments. ## What is Design-Expert used for? [Statistical Analysis](https://www.capterra.com/statistical-analysis-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 7 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Starting price $1350 Flat Rate, One Time Free trial available Free version not included Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for Design-Expert?[Manage this product listing](https://www.g2.com/products/design-expert/claim_requests/new?auto=true) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### Design-Expert 4.4 (7) VS. [4.7 (267)](https://www.capterra.com/p/150695/Lucky-Orange/reviews/) Starting Price $1350 Flat Rate, One Time Starting Price $39 Flat Rate, Per Month Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.4 (7) Ease Of Use 4.6 (391) Value For Money 5.0 (4) Value For Money 4.6 (297) Customer Service 5.0 (3) Customer Service 4.7 (285) ## Design-Expert alternatives [4.4 (12)](https://www.capterra.com/p/10004983/SAS-Viya/#reviews) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 92% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.7 (87)](https://www.capterra.com/p/10012559/EngineRoom/reviews/) Starting price $495.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 97% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.5 (286)](https://www.capterra.com/p/169053/Looker/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 94% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Minitab](https://www.capterra.com/p/109731/Minitab-Statistical-Software/) [4.5 (391)](https://www.capterra.com/p/109731/Minitab-Statistical-Software/reviews/) Starting price $1851.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 93% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/109731/Minitab-Statistical-Software/) [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/181684/Design-Expert/alternatives/) ## FAQs about Design-Expert Overview ### What company size and specific industries is Design-Expert built for? Design-Expert is designed for industrial experimenters of all sizes, including small businesses, mid-market organizations, and enterprise teams working in industrial and manufacturing settings. It suits companies that need statistical analysis for experiments, along with data visualization, forecasting, and reporting. Features and Usability ### What are the key features of Design-Expert? Design-Expert includes statistical analysis, data visualization, forecasting, and reporting/analytics features. It supports analysis of experimental data, creation of charts and visual outputs, prediction of outcomes from models, and generation of reports for reviewing results and sharing findings across research and quality control workflows. Getting Started and Support ### What training and onboarding options does Design-Expert offer? Design-Expert provides in person training and webinars to help teams get started. In person training supports face-to-face instruction and guided setup, while webinars offer live online learning for product overview, feature explanation, and step-by-step guidance. ## Features AI summary Based on 1,070 Statistical Analysis reviews Capterra data shows that buyers of Statistical Analysis software rank the following features as their top priorities: - **Reporting & Statistics** (**46%** of reviewers rated this feature as critical) - **Data Visualization** (**48%**) - **Reporting/Analytics** (**45%**) Design-Expert includes **Data Visualization** and **Reporting/Analytics**, giving teams clear ways to explore results visually and track findings through reports and analysis outputs. However, it does not include **Reporting & Statistics**. With **Data Visualization** and **Reporting/Analytics**, businesses can spot patterns faster, review outcomes more clearly, and make data-based decisions with greater confidence. Data Visualization 5.0 (2) 100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Graphical representation of data Reporting/Analytics 4.5 (2) 50.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data Forecasting Form predictions based on past and present data/trends Statistical Analysis Apply statistical/mathematical models to sets of data Design-Expert 4 features ### All Features - Data Visualization: Graphical representation of data - Forecasting: Form predictions based on past and present data/trends - Reporting/Analytics: View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data - Statistical Analysis: Apply statistical/mathematical models to sets of data --- Features 4.3 (7) 4.3 Based on 7 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 5.0 (4) Free Trial Basic $1,350 Flat Rate,One Time Value for money 5.0 (4) 5.0 Based on 4 reviews ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 5.0 (3) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 5.0 (3) 5.0 Based on 3 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.4 Based on 7 reviews Filter by rating 5(3) 4(4) 3(0) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent SC Smain C. scientist Health, Wellness and Fitness ### "Great functionalities for Design of Experiments" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 January 14, 2023 Great software that will help all PhDs and engineers in their design of experiments Pros Great software that helped run a design of experiments for my PhD students. Easy importation of data from excel and We can easily interpret the results Cons Some examples for experimental design are missing.For example, It will be good to include definitions and why should we use quadratic versus linear statistical approaches Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. JF Jon F. Senior Consultant Mining & Metals ### "Excellent statistical analysis software! " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 June 23, 2022 Pros The built-in graphs made my reports very impactful. I will definitely renew my license when I need to use one of those kick-butt graphs again. Cons Not intuitive to explain to a lay-person Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AN Anonymous User Biostatistician Research ### "Expert statistical software for designing and analyzing of experiments" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 February 28, 2021 I have used this software for designing several optimal experiment and analyzing them. It is the suitable software for this purpose. Pros Easy to use for researcher in laboratories that need screening and optimal designs. It has a very good accompanying documents that tech all aspects of software and tech the purpose of each procedure and interpretation of results. Furthermore, this software is a very good choice for statistician that invoked in this type of works. Cons This software actually is very expensive for ordinary users. Maybe providing an option for project based subscription or subscription per days would be better. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. DN Dean N. Engineering Fellow/Chief Statistician Glass, Ceramics & Concrete ### "Design Expert, a great product backed by a great team!" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 March 13, 2019 I have used Design Expert since 1989 (version 1.1) so I have 30 years of working with Stat Ease on the development of the software. I have found the people a Stat Ease to be easy to work with and they are very receptive to suggestions and comments. I personally know several people who work there and have visited them a few times. I highly recommend this software for anyone interested in designing and analyzing their own DOEs or supporting others. Pros Design Expert can handle virtually any type of experimental design that you may need in a wide variety of situations. Certainly, the broad array of factorial, response surface and Taguchi designs can help anyone interested in applying DOE to a process. For those interested in formulation development, there is a nice selection of mixture and mixture/process designs to choose from. Design Expert is particularly help in its easy to navigate menus, great graphics, and their tutorials are very well-done and are highly recommended! Cons There are a few designs which Design Expert doesn't have, such as space-filling designs for computer experiments. I rarely have the need for such designs so this is not a serious limitation of Design Expert. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. SS Saurabh S. Process Development Engineer 2 Biotechnology ### "Good product for the price" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 March 12, 2019 Pros Easy to use Essential functions Great training Great customer support Cons Flexibility with functions More plotting modules could be there Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AN Anonymous User Statistician Chemicals ### "Design Expert--very logical to use" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 March 12, 2019 Design Expert is my everyday go-to program for designing experiments. Whether it's a screening experiment, factorial, response surface or mixture experiment, I use this software for the design and then the subsequent analysis. In that past 11+ years, I don't recall encountering any design need that Design Expert could not handle. Pros Design Expert offers the user a lot of help for designing and experiment and for analyzing the results. To set up a design, you can use their wizard, which uses a question and answer approach. If you are more of a do-it-yourself type, they still offer guided screens for whatever type of design you think you want to use. For analysis, Design Expert also has a guided approach. The left side of the screen has a vertical arrangement to allow you to progress from simply plotting, to analysis, to optimization. In the analysis section, you have a series of tab across the top of the screen to guide you through selecting the model, analyzing the model, diagnosing the analysis and finally creating summary plots. I can only describe the approach that Design Expert uses as very "linear". Some people can feel overwhelmed by packages that have a lot of option buttons. Design Expert has plenty of options, but they are not intimidating or intrusive. Cons The graphics could be better. While it's easy to export the graphs to Word or PowerPoint, the graphs themselves look a bit old-school and the ability to edit them is rather limited. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AN Anonymous User Research assistant Civil Engineering ### "Review of Design-Expert" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 March 5, 2019 I have used this software for two years and It has helped me a lot through designing experiments and also in creating models. Pros The features are user-friendly. You can easily prepare the spreadsheet for your experiments. The first month is free so you can get an experience of how it works before purchasing. I think the student license version is reasonably priced. Cons The statistical analysis section is a little complex especially for those who are not expert in statistics. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. 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