# IBM SPSS Statistics, Spotfire Statistica vs IBM SPSS Modeler Comparison

| | IBM SPSS Statistics | Spotfire Statistica | IBM SPSS Modeler | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.1 out of 5 | 4.0 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 927 | 13 | 148 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (42.9% of reviews) | Small-Business (41.7% of reviews) | Enterprise (55.1% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Starting at $1,188.00 1 User Per Year | No pricing available | Starting at $7,430 USD  per user per year | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### IBM SPSS Statistics

Pros:
- Ease of Use (33 reviews)
- Statistical Analysis (19 reviews)

Cons:
- Expensive (19 reviews)
- Poor Visualization (12 reviews)

### Spotfire Statistica

**Not enough data**

### IBM SPSS Modeler

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

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

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | IBM SPSS Statistics | Spotfire Statistica | IBM SPSS Modeler | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.5 (786 reviews) | 9.4 (9 reviews) | 8.3 (110 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 7.9 (790 reviews) | 7.6 (9 reviews) | 8.3 (111 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 7.9 (178 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.2 (29 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 7.6 (134 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.1 (27 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 7.6 (595 reviews) | 7.6 (7 reviews) | 8.0 (94 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.0 (129 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.3 (26 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 6.5 (762 reviews) | 7.1 (8 reviews) | 7.0 (110 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### 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

### Spotfire Statistica

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### 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

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Statistical Analysis

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IBM SPSS Statistics** | 8.5/10 | 250 |
| **Spotfire Statistica** | N/A | N/A |
| **IBM SPSS Modeler** | N/A | N/A |

#### Administration

| Feature | IBM SPSS Statistics | Spotfire Statistica | IBM SPSS Modeler | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Quality Control** | 8.5 (190 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Sampling** | 8.7 (204 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Collaboration** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Capabilities

| Feature | IBM SPSS Statistics | Spotfire Statistica | IBM SPSS Modeler | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Visualization** | 7.8 (224 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Survival Analysis** | 8.4 (185 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Risk Data Attributes** | 8.1 (168 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cost Analysis** | 8.2 (165 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Methodology

| Feature | IBM SPSS Statistics | Spotfire Statistica | IBM SPSS Modeler | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **ANOVA Support** | 9.0 (204 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Regression** | 9.2 (219 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Time Series Analysis** | 8.8 (189 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | IBM SPSS Statistics | Spotfire Statistica | IBM SPSS Modeler | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IBM SPSS Statistics** | N/A | N/A |
| **Spotfire Statistica** | N/A | N/A |
| **IBM SPSS Modeler** | 7.6/10 | 17 |

#### System

| Feature | IBM SPSS Statistics | Spotfire Statistica | IBM SPSS Modeler | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Ingestion & Wrangling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.9 (15 reviews) | 

#### Model Development

| Feature | IBM SPSS Statistics | Spotfire Statistica | IBM SPSS Modeler | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Language Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (12 reviews) | 
| **Drag and Drop** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (13 reviews) | 
| **Pre-Built Algorithms** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (14 reviews) | 
| **Model Training** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (14 reviews) | 

#### Model Development

| Feature | IBM SPSS Statistics | Spotfire Statistica | IBM SPSS Modeler | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Feature Engineering** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.1 (16 reviews) | 

#### Machine/Deep Learning Services

| Feature | IBM SPSS Statistics | Spotfire Statistica | IBM SPSS Modeler | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Computer Vision** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.3 (11 reviews) | 
| **Natural Language Processing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.5 (12 reviews) | 
| **Natural Language Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 6.9 (12 reviews) | 
| **Artificial Neural Networks** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (13 reviews) | 

#### Machine/Deep Learning Services

| Feature | IBM SPSS Statistics | Spotfire Statistica | IBM SPSS Modeler | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Natural Language Understanding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 6.4 (12 reviews) | 
| **Deep Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 6.7 (13 reviews) | 

#### Deployment

| Feature | IBM SPSS Statistics | Spotfire Statistica | IBM SPSS Modeler | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Managed Service** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.4 (13 reviews) | 
| **Application** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (12 reviews) | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.6 (15 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | IBM SPSS Statistics | Spotfire Statistica | IBM SPSS Modeler | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text-to-Image** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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

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

### Predictive Analytics

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **IBM SPSS Statistics** | 8.3/10 | 337 |
| **Spotfire Statistica** | 8.5/10 | 9 |
| **IBM SPSS Modeler** | 7.9/10 | 87 |

#### Statistical Tool

| Feature | IBM SPSS Statistics | Spotfire Statistica | IBM SPSS Modeler | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Scripting** | 7.2 (207 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.5 (58 reviews) | 
| **Data Mining** | Feature Not Available | 8.3 (6 reviews) | 8.3 (49 reviews) | 
| **Algorithms** | 7.7 (210 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 8.0 (61 reviews) | 

#### Data Analysis

| Feature | IBM SPSS Statistics | Spotfire Statistica | IBM SPSS Modeler | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Analysis** | 8.9 (322 reviews) | 9.4 (8 reviews) | 8.3 (69 reviews) | 
| **Data Interaction** | Feature Not Available | 7.9 (7 reviews) | 8.4 (68 reviews) | 

#### Decision Making

| Feature | IBM SPSS Statistics | Spotfire Statistica | IBM SPSS Modeler | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Modeling** | 7.7 (247 reviews) | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 8.4 (71 reviews) | 
| **Data Visualizations** | 7.0 (301 reviews) | 8.1 (7 reviews) | 7.5 (68 reviews) | 
| **Report Generation** | 7.5 (268 reviews) | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 7.8 (64 reviews) | 
| **Data Unification** | Feature Not Available | 8.3 (7 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | IBM SPSS Statistics | Spotfire Statistica | IBM SPSS Modeler | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.3 (5 reviews) | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.3 (5 reviews) | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Predictive Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/predictive-analytics)

**Unique to IBM SPSS Statistics (1):** [Statistical Analysis Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/statistical-analysis)


**Unique to IBM SPSS Modeler (1):** [Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-science-and-machine-learning-platforms)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | IBM SPSS Statistics | Spotfire Statistica | IBM SPSS Modeler | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 27.5% | 41.7% | 21.3% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 29.6% | 33.3% | 23.6% | 
| **Enterprise** | 42.9% | 25.0% | 55.1% | 

### By Industry

#### 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:** 1.7%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 1.6%
- **Banking:** 1.6%
- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 1.4%
- **Other:** 25.3%

#### Spotfire Statistica

- **Market Research:** 16.7%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 16.7%
- **Computer Software:** 16.7%
- **Telecommunications:** 8.3%
- **Retail:** 8.3%
- **Oil & Energy:** 8.3%
- **Chemicals:** 8.3%
- **Business Supplies and Equipment:** 8.3%
- **Biotechnology:** 8.3%

#### 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%

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## Top Discussions

### 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..."

### Spotfire Statistica

- Title: [What is Statistica enterprise?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-statistica-enterprise) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "It is the client/server version, designed to deploy real time analytics, predictive maintenance, dashboarding and big data processing"

### 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. ..."

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