# IBM SPSS Modeler vs SAS Enterprise Miner Comparison

| | IBM SPSS Modeler | SAS Enterprise Miner | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.0 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 148 | 193 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (55.1% of reviews) | Enterprise (57.8% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Starting at $7,430 USD  per user per year | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### IBM SPSS Modeler

Pros:
- Analysis Capabilities (1 reviews)
- Analytics (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Expensive (1 reviews)
- Expensive Licensing (1 reviews)

### SAS Enterprise Miner

Pros:
- Ease of Installation (1 reviews)
- Ease of Use (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Learning Curve (1 reviews)
- Not User-Friendly (1 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | IBM SPSS Modeler | SAS Enterprise Miner | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.3 (110 reviews) | 8.7 (168 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.3 (111 reviews) | 7.7 (169 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.2 (29 reviews) | 7.7 (49 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.1 (27 reviews) | 7.7 (47 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.0 (94 reviews) | 8.2 (151 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.3 (26 reviews) | 8.3 (47 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.0 (110 reviews) | 7.4 (159 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### IBM SPSS Modeler

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: IBM SPSS Modeler Professional

Price: Starting at $7,430 USD  per user per year

Description: Single-user, desktop application for Windows available for purchase. Other options available through IBM sales. Includes 12 months of technical support.

Key Features:
- Data access and export without data size limits
- Automatic data prep, wrangling, ETL
- 30+ base machine learning algorithms, auto-modeling

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-spss-modeler/pricing)

#### Free Trial

No

### SAS Enterprise Miner

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Statistical Analysis

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IBM SPSS Modeler** | N/A | N/A |
| **SAS Enterprise Miner** | 7.6/10 | 7 |

#### Administration

| Feature | IBM SPSS Modeler | SAS Enterprise Miner | 
|---|---|---|
| **Quality Control** | Not enough data | 7.8 (6 reviews) | 
| **Data Sampling** | Not enough data | 7.2 (6 reviews) | 
| **Collaboration** | Not enough data | 6.4 (6 reviews) | 

#### Capabilities

| Feature | IBM SPSS Modeler | SAS Enterprise Miner | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Visualization** | Not enough data | 6.9 (7 reviews) | 
| **Survival Analysis** | Not enough data | 8.1 (6 reviews) | 
| **Risk Data Attributes** | Not enough data | 7.8 (6 reviews) | 
| **Cost Analysis** | Not enough data | 7.5 (6 reviews) | 

#### Methodology

| Feature | IBM SPSS Modeler | SAS Enterprise Miner | 
|---|---|---|
| **ANOVA Support** | Not enough data | 8.9 (6 reviews) | 
| **Regression** | Not enough data | 8.9 (6 reviews) | 
| **Time Series Analysis** | Not enough data | 8.3 (6 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | IBM SPSS Modeler | SAS Enterprise Miner | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | 6.7 (6 reviews) | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | 6.7 (6 reviews) | 

### Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IBM SPSS Modeler** | 7.6/10 | 17 |
| **SAS Enterprise Miner** | 8.3/10 | 8 |

#### System

| Feature | IBM SPSS Modeler | SAS Enterprise Miner | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Ingestion & Wrangling** | 7.9 (15 reviews) | 8.1 (8 reviews) | 

#### Model Development

| Feature | IBM SPSS Modeler | SAS Enterprise Miner | 
|---|---|---|
| **Language Support** | 8.2 (12 reviews) | 7.1 (8 reviews) | 
| **Drag and Drop** | 8.2 (13 reviews) | 7.7 (8 reviews) | 
| **Pre-Built Algorithms** | 8.3 (14 reviews) | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 
| **Model Training** | 8.5 (14 reviews) | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 

#### Model Development

| Feature | IBM SPSS Modeler | SAS Enterprise Miner | 
|---|---|---|
| **Feature Engineering** | 7.1 (16 reviews) | 8.1 (8 reviews) | 

#### Machine/Deep Learning Services

| Feature | IBM SPSS Modeler | SAS Enterprise Miner | 
|---|---|---|
| **Computer Vision** | 7.3 (11 reviews) | 8.3 (7 reviews) | 
| **Natural Language Processing** | 7.5 (12 reviews) | 8.1 (7 reviews) | 
| **Natural Language Generation** | 6.9 (12 reviews) | 8.3 (7 reviews) | 
| **Artificial Neural Networks** | 8.1 (13 reviews) | 8.3 (8 reviews) | 

#### Machine/Deep Learning Services

| Feature | IBM SPSS Modeler | SAS Enterprise Miner | 
|---|---|---|
| **Natural Language Understanding** | 6.4 (12 reviews) | 8.1 (7 reviews) | 
| **Deep Learning** | 6.7 (13 reviews) | 7.6 (7 reviews) | 

#### Deployment

| Feature | IBM SPSS Modeler | SAS Enterprise Miner | 
|---|---|---|
| **Managed Service** | 7.4 (13 reviews) | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 
| **Application** | 8.6 (12 reviews) | 8.8 (7 reviews) | 
| **Scalability** | 7.6 (15 reviews) | 9.0 (7 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | IBM SPSS Modeler | SAS Enterprise Miner | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 
| **AI Text-to-Image** | Not enough data | 8.8 (7 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms

| Feature | IBM SPSS Modeler | SAS Enterprise Miner | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Predictive Analytics

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IBM SPSS Modeler** | 7.9/10 | 87 |
| **SAS Enterprise Miner** | 8.0/10 | 110 |

#### Statistical Tool

| Feature | IBM SPSS Modeler | SAS Enterprise Miner | 
|---|---|---|
| **Scripting** | 7.5 (58 reviews) | 8.1 (86 reviews) | 
| **Data Mining** | 8.3 (49 reviews) | 8.3 (93 reviews) | 
| **Algorithms** | 8.0 (61 reviews) | 8.0 (89 reviews) | 

#### Data Analysis

| Feature | IBM SPSS Modeler | SAS Enterprise Miner | 
|---|---|---|
| **Analysis** | 8.3 (69 reviews) | 9.1 (103 reviews) | 
| **Data Interaction** | 8.4 (68 reviews) | 8.4 (103 reviews) | 

#### Decision Making

| Feature | IBM SPSS Modeler | SAS Enterprise Miner | 
|---|---|---|
| **Modeling** | 8.4 (71 reviews) | 8.6 (97 reviews) | 
| **Data Visualizations** | 7.5 (68 reviews) | 7.2 (103 reviews) | 
| **Report Generation** | 7.8 (64 reviews) | 8.0 (100 reviews) | 
| **Data Unification** | Feature Not Available | 7.8 (17 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | IBM SPSS Modeler | SAS Enterprise Miner | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | 7.3 (5 reviews) | 7.4 (7 reviews) | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | 7.3 (5 reviews) | 7.4 (7 reviews) | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (2):** [Predictive Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/predictive-analytics), [Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-science-and-machine-learning-platforms)


**Unique to SAS Enterprise Miner (1):** [Statistical Analysis Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/statistical-analysis)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | IBM SPSS Modeler | SAS Enterprise Miner | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 21.3% | 15.1% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 23.6% | 27.0% | 
| **Enterprise** | 55.1% | 57.8% | 

### By Industry

#### IBM SPSS Modeler

- **Higher Education:** 15.6%
- **Education Management:** 11.7%
- **Research:** 7.8%
- **Banking:** 6.3%
- **Computer Software:** 4.7%
- **Consumer Goods:** 4.7%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 4.7%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 4.7%
- **Retail:** 3.1%
- **Pharmaceuticals:** 3.1%
- **Other:** 33.6%

#### SAS Enterprise Miner

- **Higher Education:** 17.3%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 11.4%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 10.8%
- **Research:** 7.6%
- **Government Administration:** 5.9%
- **Insurance:** 4.3%
- **Banking:** 4.3%
- **Financial Services:** 3.8%
- **Education Management:** 3.2%
- **Internet:** 3.2%
- **Other:** 28.1%

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## Top Discussions

### IBM SPSS Modeler

- Title: [What are the features of SPSS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/ibm-spss-modeler-what-are-the-features-of-spss) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** " Here are some of the key features of SPSS:

Data Management:

Data Import: SPSS allows users to import data from various file formats, including Excel,..."
- Title: [What is IBM SPSS Modeler used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-ibm-spss-modeler-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Data Exploration and Preparation:

SPSS Modeler allows users to explore and understand their data through visualization and summary statistics.
It..."
- Title: [Is IBM SPSS Modeler free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-ibm-spss-modeler-free) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "No but a 30days free trail will be provided"
- Title: [How frequently are you going to release updates](https://www.g2.com/discussions/30173-how-frequently-are-you-going-to-release-updates) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Hello! they release big updates almost every year. Last month they released version 18.2.2 with updates. Also, during the year they release one or two fix..."
- Title: [Need training for use SPSS modelar 18.2](https://www.g2.com/discussions/25355-need-training-for-use-spss-modelar-18-2) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hi,  I learned the SPSS Modeler software in a class for my Master's in Learning Analytics a couple of years ago.  I also work at the same university. ..."

### SAS Enterprise Miner

- Title: [What is advanced analytics platform?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-advanced-analytics-platform) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Advanced Analytics is the autonomous or semi-autonomous examination of data or content using sophisticated techniques and tools, typically beyond those of..."

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