# Page 14 | IBM SPSS Statistics Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 14 - Is IBM SPSS Statistics the right Statistical Analysis solution for you? Explore 644 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/250819/IBM-SPSS-Statistics/reviews --- IBM SPSS Statistics 4.5 (644) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/250819/IBM-SPSS-Statistics/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 # Page 14 - Reviews of IBM SPSS Statistics ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 326-350 of 644 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use VR Verified Reviewer Instructional Aide Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Overview" January 3, 2020 5.0 I really recommend this to students who are furthering their education in research or any major that requires the input of data. You just punch in the numbers and click the study you want to run instead of doing everything by hand. Trust me, it will save you lots of time! Pros The magic it does when it puts all your data together and gives you those graphs! I've been using this for years for my research studies and makes everything easier. Cons At first, it was confusing because I didn't know what was where but over the time I got used to it. Review Source Adam B. Therapist Mental Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best to use when you have someone teaching you!" March 13, 2019 3.0 Pros Seems to be the standard when calculating psychological statistics Can be a useful tool Cons Difficult learning curve Best to use with someone who has experience with it Review Source AA Amy A. Graduate Research Assistant Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great statistical analysis tool!" May 26, 2021 5.0 Pros User-friendly interface and the vast range of statistical analyses you can perform. Cons Each version shows improvement. However, the pricing is still an issue. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Client Services Lead Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great tool for statistical analysis" July 2, 2018 5.0 Simple tool for data analysis and presentation Pros I used SPSS to analyze data collected for my masters thesis because it was simple to use, and also because of it's popularity, which meant that I could ask for assistance from my peers or lecturers if I needed any Cons I cannot find any major drawbacks with SPSS because it was simple to use and manipulate once you did the data entry and were able to understand the workings of the application Review Source OA Olayinka A. Specialist Government Administration Used the software for: 2+ years ### "It is a great software, most especially for those who are not at the advanced stage of stat analysis" March 7, 2018 5.0 Cheaper when compared to others Pros Easy to use by people who are not heavily into statistical analysis It is compatible with various IT architectural facilities Cons Outputs from SPSS are not widely regarded and respected in comparison to other statistical software. Some of the terms used in SPSS are not similar to those used by other statistical software. Review Source Jamer M. Phd Student Research Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "SPSS to data analysis" January 15, 2019 4.0 I has been used SPSS to data analysis and the application of several statistical test. Pros \- Multiple statistical features to data analysis. - Integration with other platforms as Excel. Cons \- Only allows data inspection and several test without programing language. - Big data analysis is poor. Review Source LW Lelisa W. Researcher Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "IBM review " October 6, 2022 4.0 Pros Easy to use, high quality of data analysis Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Bartender Hospitality Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great software for statistical analysis" August 27, 2019 4.0 It was the most fundamental tool to analyze and understand the data of my studies. The breadth of analytical procedures is incredible. The visualization tools proved crucial as well to gather a better understanding of my results, being able to reason and discuss them more competently thanks to SPSS. Pros The range of different analysis and procedures alongside numerous customization options. Cons It takes a lot of time to learn to operate the software correctly, and even more to explore and be fluent in all of its possibilities. Review Source Keith B. Counselor Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great for a social service worker" May 5, 2018 4.0 Pros I do research as well as a teacher and I love this program. It is fairly easy to run and export your data, and it gives you a nice output to add to presentations. It's a program that has been around awhile and that is a good thing Cons The only thing I can say is that it actually crashes on me a great deal. Sometimes I will open up the program only to have it crash everything I have open. This happens only sometimes. Review Source Ricardo C. Project Engineer Civil Engineering Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "SPSS Review" May 16, 2019 3.0 During my masters thesis in project managment, I used SPSS to calculate the alpha cronbach to evaluate the statistical confiability of the surveys I wanted to make Pros The calculation of the cronbach alpha. It is very practical to calculate it in SPSS Cons Its environment is not so friendly like interface Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Unit Clerk - Oncology Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Such a Complex Tool!" September 16, 2019 5.0 My overall experience with SPSS has been very positive and I will continue to use this if an opportunity arises again in the future. I think it's such a valuable tool to learn! Pros SPSS is really a complex tool that can provide so much insight from just basic raw data. I have used it previously to gather conclusions from our patient surveys and I'm really happy with the results that I received by using SPSS for data analysis. Cons SPSS can be extremely difficult for beginners to use but that is well and to be expected. I found that guides and tutorials online can be used to help amend this and that's what I would recommend for beginners to use. Review Source Basama J. Freelance Content Developer Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Absolute analyzer" October 8, 2019 4.0 A good analytic software for research purposes. As a medical researcher it was my go-to software and helped me solve so many problems. I was able to solve any risen problem without any inconvenience so far. Pros A very good software I've used for data analysis as starter in the field of research. it's very user friendly thus easy to learn and handle it. Exchanging/importing data from other software is way too easier than other analyzers I've used. Also it can handle large set of data and almost all statistical testings can be easily done. Cons I'm not very much attracted by its graphic tools such as graphs, charts etc.. It can be improved in order to improve the standard of the research. Syntex issue is a very big problem when your knowledge about the software is basics. The pricing is also a bit high. Review Source Dikshya S. Graduate Research Assistant/ Student Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Wondering to analyse social science data, go for SPSS by IBM!!!" October 24, 2021 4.0 Pros SPSS is my personal favorite software for statistical analysis of social sciences data. It is easy to use and has functions required to analyze the data. Management of four screen is awesome. Cons The output/result export system could be slightly improved. Review Source MT Momoko T. marketing coordinator Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best way to present survey results" October 3, 2019 4.0 I appreciate SPSS because it helps our business by making sense out of our surveys and data collected by our clients. This program helps us determine the direction we should head towards in our business. Pros Simple, bright, and clean layout. I think it would have been much harder to navigate SPSS if the page were clustered. I also appreciate the simple functions that help input data and create graphs. Some of the functions can be tricky at first but after getting the hang of it, it becomes much easier. I also like how it looks similar to excel as a lot of my staff have not been trained in statistics, so showing them how to use SPSS is much easier compared to other software. Cons I've previously experienced a lot of delays and crashes with the program, which hindered my data and results. Also, I wish we can customize how our graphs and table look for a better presentation. Review Source AC Athena C. Graduate Research Assistant Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fantastic GUI Statistical Program but Lacking Some Important Features" November 14, 2018 4.0 Pros I love how easy it is to use SPSS. I try to use it to teach statistics whenever possible because almost everything can be done through point-and-click options, which makes it a lot easier for students to work through than syntax-based programs. I also like how more recent version have updated the output to look more professional. Version 25 also now has Bayesian options and options to do bootstrapped confidence intervals for most analyses, which is a huge improvement over prior versions. Cons There are some features that are surprisingly missing. For instance, you cannot get Cohen's D - one of the most common effect sizes one would report - from the program in any way. Review Source AM Andre M. Post Doc Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "SPSS 25" July 23, 2019 3.0 Pros New Bayesian methods have been implemented. Cons Horrible on Mac. Crashes constantly. Serialization scheme error. Reason for choosing IBM SPSS Statistics Cost and familiarity Review Source Claire C. Math Interventionist Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great tool" January 19, 2019 5.0 I'm learning SPSS as I get my master's degree in Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Research in Education. It is a great tool and will enable me to do research and data analysis in education. Pros I like that it is user friendly and ideal for research in the social areas. I bought it for my Intro to Inferential Statistics in Education class and have enjoyed learning to use it to solve problems in the field of education. I like that I can do statistical analyses without learning complex code, as I've always had trouble with coding and computer languages. Downloading it and installation was also very easy. Cons It is very expensive. I bought a temporary license through my university, but even at the discounted rate given to students through the school it still seemed extremely expensive. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Parttime SaaS/B2B Content Writer Higher Education Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A trusty statistics companion" November 21, 2019 4.0 Research is now seamless with the help of this statistics software from IBM. Pros I like that there are plenty of statistical options available. This software means I never have to do calculations manually ever again! With this, I can be sure that the numbers are right. Plus, I can create charts or visualizations right off the bat. Cons It can be challenging if you are a first-time user. You have to know your statistics before it will really make sense to you. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Graduate Assistant Higher Education Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "SPSS for grad school stats class" November 19, 2019 5.0 Pros SPSS was free for graduate students through our university. We used it to complete homework for a stats class and I used it for analyses for my dissertation. It was pretty easy to use and there is a lot of helpful material online (videos and codes) to complete analyses. Cons SPSS took up a lot of space on my computer and it would sometimes crash when I was completing long analyses with lots of data. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Research Associate Biotechnology Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "One of your best option " April 29, 2019 4.0 Pros You can to a vast rate of analysis with the software. The new version is very advanced and actually let you do more sophisticated analysis. Cons Don't have the best tutorial. As a beginner might be hard to figure out how to use the software. Review Source CHRISTINA M. pharmacist Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "great statistical data analysis tool" June 2, 2019 5.0 spss has enabled us to handle big volumes of data and perform statistical analysis in a very simplified way for our different research projects Pros i like that using tools for managing data such as recoding and query spss generates tables, graphs by associating and analysing variables making it very easy to present information of statistical relevance. Cons i find it a bit pricey and the quality of graphics produced a bit low. Review Source SC Sammy C. Therapist Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great Statistical Analysis Tool" December 27, 2018 5.0 It was hard to figure out how to use the software initially, but I was able to find YouTube videos explaining the basics of the software. The SPSS software was very helpful for me in my psychology and statistics classes in college and made me homework that much easier. It is very useful software for statistical analysis and takes the long equations out of analysis. Pros This software is fantastic for analyzing factorial ANOVA data as well as other statistical analysis tools. Particularly, the software makes finding your F statistic and critical F values so easy as compared to performing the mathematical equations by hand. Also, finding interaction is easy with the graphing functions in this software. Cons It can be hard to figure out how to use the variable view to edit the data for analysis if you don’t already have written instructions on how to do so. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer CEO And Founder Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Spss" October 3, 2021 5.0 Remarkable Pros the ability to make connection and relationship between different variables Cons the difficulity of mixing lots of variables and expect the results Review Source Diego M. Psychologist Research Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A great tool for statistical analysis of large datasets" August 22, 2019 5.0 Pros After learning the basics of the software it becomes intuitive to use, if you use their guide you can make it through the steps to perform any basic task. It had multiple functions that were very useful for most sorts of statistical analysis that are required in quantitative research. Cons There should be a quicker way to change the types of variables of multiple variables in use, and the graphs should be easier to customize. Switched from [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) SPSS allowed for better handling of large datasets and more appropriate data analysis. Review Source Sartaj Q. Head of Department Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My Graduate degree was enabled by this Statistical tool" November 21, 2019 5.0 Very helpful for all kinds of quantitative research. Pros I like that the interface is powerful, yet easy to navigate. I am able to perform a statistical analysis within minutes without coding. I can get richer results through coding, but that is also for advanced users. Cons The software has a steep learning curve, so it's difficult to use in the beginning. But there's plenty of support and guides available for free online. 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