# Page 4 | IBM SPSS Statistics Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 4 - 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 4 - Reviews of IBM SPSS Statistics ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 76-100 of 644 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use EA Essoyomèwè A. Etudiant Research Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Application pour une analyse statistique réussie" April 30, 2023 5.0 IBM SPSS m'a permis de saisir un questionnaire lequel j'ai fait des rapports d'analyse et l'analyse stattistiques Pros L'analyse statistique; les rapports d'analyse constituent une force pour le logiciel Cons Je ne trouve aucun inconvénients pour ce logiciel Review Source Pedro C. Investigador/Docente Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best Statistical Software for Social Sciences" April 29, 2019 5.0 Without this software, writing articles would be more time-consuming. Data analysis is much easier with SPSS, even if you don't organize your database earlier. Pros After a quick cleanup of data with other software, SPSS can import data from multiple file types, and create any variables we desire. It's easy to make quick analysis, deep correlations, rescale variables, create regressions, everything you need to analyze data a create impact research. Cons A little information about the software is needed. It's very intuitive, but because it offers many tools (correlation, regression, ...), if you just need a quick analysis (median, mode, and average kind of things) it's not the simplest software. But for those who really need data analysis, it simplifies and accelerates analysis. Review Source VS Velia S. Studentessa Human Resources Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Recensione di una studentessa universitaria su SPSS" February 2, 2023 5.0 Pros Il software è facile da scaricare, intuitivo, consente di eseguire moltissime analisi differenti. Consente di importare estensioni, come ad esempio Process, che consente di eseguire analisi più specifiche, come la moderazione e la mediazione in riferimento alla regressione. Cons Essendo una studentessa universitaria, ho potuto usufruire del software in modo gratuito. Tuttavia, sono consapevole che utilizzare questo software comparta un costo, che non tutti sono disposti a pagare, anche se credo che sia uno dei software meglio realizzati per l'analisi dei dati. Review Source MM Max M. Reseearch Assistant Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Researcher's opinion about SPSS" April 18, 2023 3.0 Since my training, I have used other software packages (JASP, R, Stata), and although I would mostly pick those over SPSS, I would still heartily recommend this software package to others. Especially to people who are less experienced with statistical reporting. Pros I learnt statistics using SPSS, and for that it will always be a product that has personal significance for me. It is very user friendly and the UI and ribbon, although dated, allows inexperienced users to quickly understand and navigate its functionality. For simple statistical operations, SPSS is great. Cons For statisticians who are more experienced, SPSS will likely feel sluggish. It does not have the kind of customisation that other packages or programming languages have, e.g. R, and it can feel slow. Review Source TD Thomas D. Data analyst Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The ultimate tool for data entry and analysis of large databases!" March 19, 2021 5.0 For more than 6 years now, in our missions of baseline studies, market and impact assessments of projects; after some missions of large-scale information collection via paper and/or digital media, we have always opted for the use of IBM SPSS software as a tool for data entry and/or analysis. It is an excellent tool for data entry because it is easy to use when setting up a data entry mask and it is also easy to use by the data entry agents. We also use it regularly for statistical analysis (PCA, AFM, Student's t test, etc.) and sometimes econometric analysis (OLS, Oprobit, Probit, Logit, etc.). Therefore, it is a very useful software for statistical, graphical and sometimes econometric analyses of large databases. Pros Excellent software for entering questionnaires, coding variables and analyzing primary data. Easy to use and available in several languages (including English and French). Its interface is very attractive and designed. Cons The software is much more suited to the analysis of survey data and performs poorly in the specification of econometric models of panel data. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Data Processing Director Market Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Absolutely horrible" January 18, 2019 1.0 Absolutely horrible. It runs like a behemoth and can't even merge files without sitting there after you click a button... just sits there. Doesn't tell you it's working, doesn't tell you how long it will take, doesn't give you any indication that it hasn't just frozen. And sometimes it does. I've let it sit for 30 minutes before waiting to merge a file with less than 10,000 variables. What a joke. Pros It's supposed to help analyze data, but you don't get to that point... they screw up the basics. Cons The programmers can't even get the basics right. Opening, saving, merging data seem to be like way too much for this to handle. Poorly programmed is giving them the benefit of the doubt. Completely runs like a third grader programmed it in his spare time between multiplication table flashcards. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Guest Teacher Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very fast and finest software for everyday use" January 4, 2022 5.0 It is very reliable software for all students. Pros Different windows make data need and clean. All the features are working well and syntax for better analyzing. Cons More features and analysis tools are important thing in completing the analysis. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer criminologist Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### " Criminologist's best friend" April 4, 2019 5.0 The SPSS has been part of my training as a professional, and later I have used it very often in the development of my theses to obtain higher academic degrees. In my profession, it is very useful to process statistical information that helps to make appropriate decisions regarding public policy. So he's my best friend as a criminologist. Pros The SPSS is part of the training of any criminologist interested in studying the criminal phenomenon. It is a complete program that allows any statistical analysis to help generate tables, graphs, and perform statistical tests that allow variables to be associated. It is very easy to use and has a very nice interface. Each new version incorporates interesting elements that allow the analysis to be extended, even with qualitative data. I use it very often in research and to present information of statistical relevance. It is the best statistical package for the social sciences. Of course it is used by many scientific disciplines such as sociology and psychology. Cons It may seem expensive at first, but the benefits are numerous, and it is worth investing in it. Of the rest I have nothing negative to say. Review Source Doriangel M. Analista de la Unidad Casos de Salud Oil & Energy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "An excellent solution for data management and information matrices." April 11, 2019 5.0 Pros In my profession the collection and processing of data represents a supreme importance, a social worker practically lives of interpreting the data that he collects in reality, to impel strategies and solutions to the problems of the collectivity will depend directly on the quality of the radiography that one manages to take of the group with which one works, SPSS is a tool that taxes to this end, since not only it allows us to process the obtained data but also it offers us an incredible variety of statistical analysis that facilitates the task to us of being social workers. Cons Nothing to object to, a wonderful tool, a fundamental part of my work for a long time Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Professor Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great tool for crunching statistics" December 2, 2022 5.0 I have used this software when I was a student and recommend in-experienced users to use this software. Pros I like the user-friendly interface so that anyone who is or is not a statistics professional can use it to crunch statistics. This is very good software for beginners to learning statistics. Cons The scripting language is limited and this software is not as expandable and customizable as R or Python. The software is also expensive for some organizations. Review Source mpM maria paula M. Research Assistant Medical Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "User friendly" May 30, 2023 5.0 I really like this plataform and even with new plataforms, I still keep using it sometimes. Pros It is user friendly even for who is starting to learn statistics Cons That you have to repeat all analysis by hand, you cannot change what you did. Switched from [Jasper](https://www.capterra.com/p/217242/Jasper/) Because I can change the analysis easily, adding or deleting some detail Review Source TC Takudzwa C. Finance Assistant Wholesale Used the software for: 2+ years ### "user friendly" March 29, 2022 4.0 SPSS has made it quite easier for me to perform various statistical analysis within a very short spave of time. Considering the fact that i am a busy person, SPSS helps a lot to analyze my data and it also give me chance to transform the analyzed data into visuals. Pros SPSS has regression and multiple regression analysis tools which give me accurate results in my data analytics. Cons Some functions may be unfriendly to those who do not know research analysis especially in multiple regression analysis despite that their research questions may be requiring such statistical analysis. Review Source MK Mowshori K. Researcher Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "IBM SPSS offers a wide range of ways to analysis data for research based project management." September 18, 2022 5.0 It is highly beneficial for our research project data analysis. Pros SPSS is a powerful statistical tool with built-in functions that let researchers run a wide range of complex statistical tests for our research project. SPSS is used by researchers because their results are easy to understand. SPSS displays data tables and other information quickly and easily for our research project. I along with my team members can use this software to access a wide range of statistical models with a lot of flexibility for our research project. Cons This program's graphs aren't as good as those in others. Due to its high cost, researchers in developing countries can't use SPSS. Sometimes, compatibility problems can make things harder for the us. Reason for choosing IBM SPSS Statistics I can use the free version for our research based data analysis. Switched from [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) More analysis can be done easily. Review Source LO Latina O. Quality Manager Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Handle that big data that's challenging you with IBM SPSS Statistics like a professional " November 17, 2022 5.0 The fact that I can handle any statistical problems without any challenge and I can handle a large data makes the tool the best for me Pros Data quality and information is key to wellbeing of any organisation. You will need to collect data and analyse it to know how you are performing outside world. IBM SPSS gives you a platform to analyse the collected data, manage it, visualize the data. For any statistical challenge you got covered. It can handle large data within minutes. You can also handle any kind of data from nominal, ordinal, interval etc Cons I wouldn't like to say that the tool is easy to use. If you don't have statistical knowledge be sure you will be stuck. Review Source GA Gregory A. Professor Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "SPSS Review" August 4, 2022 5.0 My overall experience is good except when tech support is needed. In my experience, SPSS is the industry laggard in that arena. Pros This product has the majority of features that most users need. The interface is easy to learn. Cons In my experience, technical support is almost non-existent, especially for the student versions. I use about six other programs, and compared to all the programs I used, SPSS is the most likely to have an installation problem. Reason for choosing IBM SPSS Statistics The statistical software market is getting crowded with many players; however, SPSS still is competitive when comparing the feature-to-price ratio. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Director, Center for Social Science Research & Professor of Sociology Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "SPSS still the one after all these years" September 20, 2018 5.0 Academic computing in the social sciences - SPSS is particularly strong in data management. Pros I have been using SPSS since 1981 and it is still my go to statistical software as I have progresses from a graduate student to a full professor. Ease of use. Verified and reliable calculations. The SPSS paste function allows users to work in a GUI environment but also permits users to write syntax that can then be reused and modified providing a record of data transformations and statistical procedures. Cons The wide range of packages and difficulty in telling what procedures are available in specific packages. Merging files has become unduly complicated. Review Source Ashley R. Human Resources Manager Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "It's pricey, but it's SO worth it! I could not have gotten through my thesis without it." May 31, 2018 5.0 Ease of running statistical analyses. Comfort of knowing my data was safe. Comfort of knowing my results were reliable. Pros This software is fast, reliable, and flexible. I used it for my Master's thesis and I actually wound up using it for my first HR job at a drug company. I built surveys for them for patient satisfaction and, eventually, employee satisfaction. Using this software I was able to keep our data safe, gather stats over time, and control for certain variables that might have affected our results had I used something more trivial like Excel. Definitely recommend this! Cons The only con I can think of is the price. It can get pricey, especially if you cannot purchase a student copy. My license has expired and I have not yet renewed simply because my thesis is finished and my current employer does not have a desire to see employee stats -- not for that price, anyway! Hopefully I will be able to convince the execs that this is a necessary tool. Perhaps a more extensive trial period (or maybe a discount for the first 3-6 months?) would be helpful. That would allow for plenty of time to gather data and run stats so that my executive team might be able to see the benefits. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Student Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Somewhat good for it is intended for" November 25, 2019 3.0 Pros It is very good at organizational skills. Never mind the lack of added features, when it come to . just extrapolating or interpolating data or just finding a good system to put into, I usually like this one. The functions are very easy to understand and the storage is very nice! Cons This is nothing compared to Excel. You can't use funtions at the simple tying of an equals sign and there are no extra platform calculations you can do to visualize and analize your data. Pretty much garbage at his point for data analysis. Plus you have to go on a hunt to find the feature you are looking for. Doesn't come at your disposal. Review Source KM Kongnyu M. Mr Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "SPPS has a very user-friendly interface, quite accessible and easy to understand." August 14, 2022 5.0 In carrying out analysis this software made my work quite faster than usual, its such an efficient software. Pros The user friendly nature, automatic analysis and results features Cons Changing fonts during transfer of data, which is not much of a problem though. Switched from [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) Had just very limited features Review Source Kenneth H. Survey Programmer Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Powerful Data Analyzing Tool" June 3, 2022 5.0 Very positive. My favorite tool for cleaning and analyzing data. Pros SPSS has the ability to import data easily in many formats. Cons It can be a bit difficult to master. The interface could use an update. Review Source DM Dominik M. Kirchenverwaltungsvorstand Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "SPSS - the standard tool for statistics" January 7, 2023 5.0 Pros Anyone who deals with statistics and data analysis cannot get around SPSS. Even newcomers can quickly get to grips with SPSS after a short familiarization period thanks to the graphical and guided interface. Data sets are quickly read in. The scope of SPSS really leaves hardly anything to be desired. A program for "home use", but also for professional and complex data analysis. Cons Unfortunately, SPSS can only be purchased through a monthly or annual payment plan. A single user license is unfortunately not available. For a non-profit organization or student needs it is very expensive. If the university does not have a license, one will have to resort to cheaper, opensource alternatives (like R). Review Source George Rex A. Co-Founder Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The Most Advanced and Sophisticated Statistical Package" September 25, 2019 4.0 I started using SPSS back in 2008 to analyse data samples for my friend's first degree project. The version 15 back then that I used was not compatible with my windows vista operating system, but because of the hype and how the product was talked about, I had to find a way around to make that version work on my system. We used a hotfix by the way, so it worked. But I was able to get a good data analysis from a software product which I never thought was possible; something my professor only taught me how to do by hand. Pros IBM SPSS is a very popular tool, for that there are loads of available tutorials (both free and paid) to get you started and also pull you out of a usage problem whenever you get stuck. So, its a very strong product with a useful array of learning tools online. I also love the cloud solution (SPSS app on fly) such that you can do your analysis while on the go. Cons The software really requires a lot of time to learn and understand its features. It is also very resource consuming and it is somewhat expensive to purchase, even with the available student offer. Review Source JT John T. IT Manager Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent for teaching students beginner and advanced statistical methods" January 1, 2023 5.0 Pros Very easy to use and teach on for both undergraduate and graduate students. Also relatively easy for students to set up on laptops to run code when not in computer lab. Finally faculty are also able to use and familiarize themselves, allowing the entire campus access Cons Compared to competitors it is slightly more expensive however IBM is a trusted brand and very worth every penny when teaching to students Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Research Assistant Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "SPSS - fantastic platform for running statistical analyses.....at a cost" September 22, 2020 5.0 SPSS is more straight forward to use in comparison to its competitors, but it is more expensive. Open source alternatives such as R are great, but require knowledge in traditional code such as Python. SPSS is more beginner friendly than R. Use SPSS if you can afford it. Pros SPSS allows me to work in point and click and also in syntax to run analyses to solve our research questions. I typically run linear regressions, ANOVAs, ANCOVAs, and descriptives/frequencies in SPSS. My favorite part of this software is how easy it is to use in comparison to its competitors. Cons I really dislike the price of a license. My company covers the cost of the license so I do not have to worry about it, but I would be hesitant to use SPSS if I had to purchase a license on my own dime. Switched from [RStudio Desktop](https://www.capterra.com/p/210152/RStudio/) Ease of use. Review Source LR Lars R. Student Assistent Research Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Review SPSS" August 24, 2023 5.0 Over het algemeen is SPSS erg fijn in gebruik, en zal dit dan ook zeker aanraden aan mensen die net beginnen met statistiek. Pros Spss is erg makkelijk te gebruiken voor de sociale wetenschappen, zoals bijvoorbeeld marketing. Alle belangrijke statistische analyses die je hier moet gebruiken zijn aanwezig. Ook is het menu zeer overzichtelijk en makkelijke te gebruiken voor beginnende studenten. Cons Grootste nadelen zijn dat spss minder fijn werkt voor financiële vakken, dan wordt stata geprefereerd. Ook krijg je bij elke analyse erg veel data en kan het soms licht onoverzichtelijk zijn. Ook moeten sommige analyses, zoals bepaalde types moderatie regressies, nog los gedownload worden. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Statistical Analysis](https://www.capterra.com/statistical-analysis-software/)[Data Analysis](https://www.capterra.com/data-analysis-software/)[Data Mining](https://www.capterra.com/data-mining-software/) ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.