# GraphPad Prism, Grapher vs IBM SPSS Statistics Comparison | | GraphPad Prism | Grapher | IBM SPSS Statistics | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 55 | 114 | 928 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (35.3% of reviews) | Enterprise (38.9% of reviews) | Enterprise (43.0% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | $299.00 1 License Per Year | Starting at $1,188.00 1 User Per Year | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### GraphPad Prism Pros: - Ease of Use (3 reviews) - Statistical Analysis (3 reviews) Cons: - Expensive (2 reviews) - Limited Resources (1 reviews) ### Grapher **Not enough data** ### IBM SPSS Statistics Pros: - Ease of Use (25 reviews) - Statistical Analysis (17 reviews) Cons: - Expensive (13 reviews) - Learning Curve (9 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | GraphPad Prism | Grapher | IBM SPSS Statistics | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.1 (46 reviews) | 8.6 (103 reviews) | 8.5 (787 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.5 (46 reviews) | 8.1 (105 reviews) | 7.9 (791 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 9.0 (7 reviews) | 8.6 (35 reviews) | 7.9 (179 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | Not enough data | 8.6 (34 reviews) | 7.6 (134 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.4 (33 reviews) | 8.8 (89 reviews) | 7.6 (596 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | Not enough data | 8.8 (35 reviews) | 8.0 (129 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.2 (46 reviews) | 7.9 (104 reviews) | 6.5 (763 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### GraphPad Prism #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Grapher #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Grapher™ single -user subscription Price: $299.00 1 License Per Year Description: Billed annually Key Features: - Access to the latest version of Grapher and Grapher Beta - Free upgrades, updates, and fixes during the term of your subscription - Access to Grapher on two personal devices [Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/grapher/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes ### IBM SPSS Statistics #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Base Subscription: Yearly auto-renewal - Buy online Price: Starting at $1,188.00 1 User Per Year Description: Take advantage of lower costs with flexible models and benefit from continuous functionality through automatic renewal. Key Features: - Desktop edition available on Windows and Mac - A variety of statistical procedures such as factor analysis, clustering and linear regression - Advanced data preparation and bootstrapping capabilities [Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-spss-statistics/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Statistical Analysis | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **GraphPad Prism** | 9.0/10 | 13 | | **Grapher** | N/A | N/A | | **IBM SPSS Statistics** | 8.5/10 | 251 | #### Administration | Feature | GraphPad Prism | Grapher | IBM SPSS Statistics | |---|---|---|---| | **Quality Control** | 9.0 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.5 (191 reviews) | | **Data Sampling** | 9.3 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.7 (205 reviews) | | **Collaboration** | 8.2 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | #### Capabilities | Feature | GraphPad Prism | Grapher | IBM SPSS Statistics | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Visualization** | 9.6 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.8 (225 reviews) | | **Survival Analysis** | 9.2 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.4 (186 reviews) | | **Risk Data Attributes** | 9.3 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.1 (169 reviews) | | **Cost Analysis** | 7.6 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.2 (166 reviews) | #### Methodology | Feature | GraphPad Prism | Grapher | IBM SPSS Statistics | |---|---|---|---| | **ANOVA Support** | 9.5 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.0 (205 reviews) | | **Regression** | 9.4 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.2 (220 reviews) | | **Time Series Analysis** | 9.3 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.8 (190 reviews) | #### Generative AI | Feature | GraphPad Prism | Grapher | IBM SPSS Statistics | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | Feature Not Available | | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | Feature Not Available | ### Predictive Analytics | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **GraphPad Prism** | N/A | N/A | | **Grapher** | N/A | N/A | | **IBM SPSS Statistics** | 8.7/10 | 338 | #### Statistical Tool | Feature | GraphPad Prism | Grapher | IBM SPSS Statistics | |---|---|---|---| | **Scripting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.2 (208 reviews) | | **Data Mining** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Algorithms** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.7 (211 reviews) | #### Data Analysis | Feature | GraphPad Prism | Grapher | IBM SPSS Statistics | |---|---|---|---| | **Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (323 reviews) | | **Data Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | #### Decision Making | Feature | GraphPad Prism | Grapher | IBM SPSS Statistics | |---|---|---|---| | **Modeling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.7 (248 reviews) | | **Data Visualizations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.0 (302 reviews) | | **Report Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.5 (269 reviews) | | **Data Unification** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | #### Generative AI | Feature | GraphPad Prism | Grapher | IBM SPSS Statistics | |---|---|---|---| | **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.7 (5 reviews) | | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.7 (5 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Statistical Analysis Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/statistical-analysis) **Unique to IBM SPSS Statistics (1):** [Predictive Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/predictive-analytics) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | GraphPad Prism | Grapher | IBM SPSS Statistics | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 35.3% | 28.3% | 27.5% | | **Mid-Market** | 31.4% | 32.7% | 29.5% | | **Enterprise** | 33.3% | 38.9% | 43.0% | ### By Industry #### GraphPad Prism - **Research:** 50.0% - **Higher Education:** 19.2% - **Biotechnology:** 9.6% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 7.7% - **Pharmaceuticals:** 5.8% - **Management Consulting:** 1.9% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 1.9% - **Food & Beverages:** 1.9% - **Education Management:** 1.9% #### Grapher - **Research:** 23.0% - **Environmental Services:** 18.6% - **Civil Engineering:** 9.7% - **Higher Education:** 9.7% - **Mining & Metals:** 8.8% - **Government Administration:** 5.3% - **Oil & Energy:** 4.4% - **Renewables & Environment:** 1.8% - **Publishing:** 1.8% - **Education Management:** 1.8% - **Other:** 15.0% #### IBM SPSS Statistics - **Higher Education:** 26.4% - **Research:** 16.4% - **Education Management:** 7.6% - **Market Research:** 7.5% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 6.6% - **Information Technology and Services:** 4.1% - **Computer Software:** 1.8% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 1.6% - **Banking:** 1.6% - **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 1.4% - **Other:** 25.2% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to GraphPad Prism - 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Here are some examples: GraphPad Prism: Highly intuitive interface, easy control of graph..." - Title: [How much does Grapher cost? Are there ongoing maintenance and support fees?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/grapher-pricing) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "Grapher offers a few different license options depending on your organization's needs. Visit the Grapher buy now page for further details -..." - Title: [What technical resources are available to me?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/technical-resources-2227b589-3c3e-48da-8ac2-f23f282f729a) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "We take great pride in the quality of our technical support and have created many resources for you. Live support - Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm..." - Title: [What licensing options do you offer?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/license-options-077e7926-71a4-422a-9767-c45bea44f78c) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "A single-user license grants one user the right to use the software license. For each single user license you purchase, you will receive a unique product..." - Title: [Do you offer a trial version of Grapher?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/1829-do-you-offer-a-trial-version-of-grapher) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "A free Grapher demo is available via download from this URL: http://d6h5he89yy2it.cloudfront.net/demo/grapherdemo.exe The demo is fully featured. You can..." ### IBM SPSS Statistics - Title: [Classes?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/16200-classes) — 4 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Dear Diego. That is right. SPSS is a complex software. Firstly, I recoomend you think about what do you need to do with it. For example, it is very differnt..." - Title: [What statistical analysis is included in SPSS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-statistical-analysis-is-included-in-spss) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "All kinds of statistical techniques are included in the SPSS. Like descriptive statistic, linear and logistic models, tree based models, etc" - Title: [SPSS Help Menu](https://www.g2.com/discussions/spss-help-menu) — 2 comments, 2 upvotes > **Top comment:** "There should be some case studies to understand SPSS better" - Title: [Can the developer update the UI?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/41339-can-the-developer-update-the-ui) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Yes. Welcome " - Title: [Support for training](https://www.g2.com/discussions/25294-support-for-training) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Yes, definitely. Especially we as a student who use it program are required professional teaching before hand to gain more understanding regarding to this..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/graphpad-prism-vs-grapher-vs-ibm-spss-statistics)