Open Source Minitab AlternativesTop Statistical Analyzers and other similar apps like Minitab

The best open source alternative to Minitab is R (programming language). If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Minitab and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Minitab are RStudio, PSPP, JASP and Graph.

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  1. R (programming language) icon

    R (programming language)

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    R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. It is a GNU project which is similar to the S language and environment which was developed at Bell Laboratories (formerly AT&T, now Lucent Technologies) by John Chambers and colleagues. R can be consider.

    99 R (programming language) alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • NZ flagNew Zealand

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    R (programming language) screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Data Mining
    2.  Communities
    3.  Quantitative data analysis
    4.  Data science
    5.  Automatic data loading
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Support for scripting
    8.  Portable

    R (programming language) VS Minitab

     
    Comments about R (programming language) as an Alternative to Minitab
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    Feb 15, 2017
    5

    For R an extension (library) "R commander" exists, which brings a GUI to perform most things that Minitab is capable of...

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    Apr 22, 2015
    4

    R is a programming language, even if somewhat specialized. Minitab is an application which makes statistical analysis easy. In R, you write code, in Minitab you click around and choose various graphs and stats to be calculated. Sure, Minitab does have some scripting capability, but so does Excel...

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    Guest
    Positive •Jun 22, 2020
    2

    Cost, functionality. There are an amazing amount of packages available to implement different analyses, the amount of support and documentation is incredible. Then the ability to create GUIs using Shiny is great for distribution of your work to colleagues and associates to use.

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    • Most users think R (programming language) is a great Minitab alternative.

    • R (programming language) is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Minitab.

    • R (programming language) is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Minitab.

    • R (programming language) is Free and Open SourceMinitab is Paid and Proprietary
    • R (programming language) is Customizable and LightweightMinitab is not according to our users
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    RStudio

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    RStudio™ is an integrated development environment (IDE) for R. RStudio combines an intuitive user interface with powerful coding tools to help you get the most out of R.

    56 RStudio alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Xfce
    RStudio on Windows

    RStudio Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Code Completion
    4.  Data science
    5.  Session Management
    6.  Embedded debugger

    RStudio VS Minitab

     
    Comments about RStudio as an Alternative to Minitab
    Guest
    Negative •Apr 9, 2019
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    RStudio is an integrated development environment for a programming language, not a statistical software package. Therefore, it is a poor replacement for Minitab and is only a feasible alternative for fluent programmers.

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    • RStudio is Free and Open SourceMinitab is Paid and Proprietary
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    PSPP

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    PSPP is a free software application for analysis of sampled data. It has a graphical user interface and conventional command line interface. It is written in C, uses GNU Scientific Library for its mathematical routines, and plotutils for generating graphs.

    37 PSPP alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    PSPP screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Graphs

    PSPP VS Minitab

     
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    JASP

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    JASP is a free and open-source graphical program for statistical analysis supported by the University of Amsterdam. It is designed to be easy to use, and familiar to users of SPSS. It offers standard analysis procedures in both their classical and Bayesian form.

    26 JASP alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    JASP screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Bayesian Analysis
    2.  No Coding Required
    3.  Parametric and NonParametric
    4.  Root required
    5.  Portable
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Command line interface

    JASP VS Minitab

     
    Comments about JASP as an Alternative to Minitab
    Guest
    Positive •Jan 23, 2021
    2

    The higher ranked alternatives are programming languages or environments, which is not what Minitab is.

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    • JASP is Free and Open SourceMinitab is Paid and Proprietary
    • JASP is LightweightMinitab is not according to our users
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    Graph

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    Graph is an open source application used to draw mathematical graphs in a coordinate system. Anyone who wants to draw graphs of functions will find this program useful. The program makes it very easy to visualize a function and paste it into another program.

    45 Graph alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Graph screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    latest version is 4.4.2 (2013)https://sourceforge.net/projects/graph/files/Graph/

    Graph Features

    1.  Plot inequalities

    Graph VS Minitab

     
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    NumeRe

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    NumeRe, the cutting-edge open source software, is your ultimate solution for scientific data analysis. Built on a versatile approach, it seamlessly combines powerful statistical and numeric capabilities, optimized specifically for scientific applications.

    69 NumeRe alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Default view of a session in NumeRe with an exemplary plot. The GUI is available in German and English

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Scientific data analysis
    2.  Import CSV Data
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Support for scripting
    7. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Autocompletion
    11.  File Versioning
    12.  Code Formatting

    NumeRe VS Minitab

     
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    jamovi

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    jamovi is a free and open statistical platform which is intuitive to use, and can provide the latest developments in statistics.

    16 jamovi alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    jamovi screenshot 1

    jamovi Features

    1.  Import CSV Data
    2.  Stats
    3.  Plugin manager
    4.  Static analysis
    5.  Live updating

    jamovi VS Minitab

     
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    SOFA Statistics

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    SOFA Statistics is an open-source statistical package, with an emphasis on ease of use, learn as you go, and beautiful output. The name stands for Statistics Open For All. It has a graphical user interface and can connect directly to MySQL, SQLite, MS Access, and MS SQL Server.

    36 SOFA Statistics alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Choosing the right test made easy

    SOFA Statistics Features

    1.  Graphical User Interface
    2.  Reporting

    SOFA Statistics VS Minitab

     
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    RKWard

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    RKWard is an easy to use, transparent frontend to the R programming language, a very powerful, yet hard-to-get-into scripting-language with a strong focus on statistic functions. RKWard tries to combine the power of the R-language with the ease of use of commercial statistical...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    RKWard screenshot 1

    RKWard Features

    1.  Data science

    RKWard VS Minitab

     
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