Open Source Stata AlternativesStatistical Analyzers and other similar apps like Stata

The best open source alternative to Stata is R (programming language). If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Stata and 15 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Stata are RStudio, PSPP, JASP and RKWard.

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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    R (programming language) vs Stata Comments
    sedeti
    Positive
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    because its free and does the same job as stata

    Cetheata
    Positive
    0

    Learning R is rather steep; Stata is not a programming language, but more like a command interface.

    • R (programming language) is Free and Open SourceStata is Paid and Proprietary
    • R (programming language) is Customizable and LightweightStata is not according to our users
  2. RStudio icon

    RStudio

     133 likes

    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.

    60 RStudio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Xfce
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  4. PSPP icon

    PSPP

     50 likes

    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.

    40 PSPP alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    JASP

     33 likes

    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.

    31 JASP alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Flathub
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  6. RKWard icon

    RKWard

     17 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. jamovi icon

    jamovi

     15 likes

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

    19 jamovi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Online
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  9. gretl icon

    gretl

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    Is a cross-platform software package for econometric analysis, written in the C programming language that can import SPSS data files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Positron

     2 likes

    A free, next-generation data science IDE built by Posit PBC. An extensible, polyglot tool for writing code and exploring data. A familiar environment for reproducible authoring and publishing.

    53 Positron alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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    Deducer

     10 likes

    Deducer is designed to be a free easy to use alternative to proprietary data analysis software such as SPSS, JMP, and Minitab. It has a menu system to do common data manipulation and analysis tasks, and an excel-like spreadsheet in which to view and edit data frames.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Xfce
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    SOFA Statistics

     20 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    WinBUGS

     3 likes

    WinBUGS is statistical software for Bayesian analysis using Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods. It is based on the BUGS (Bayesian inference Using Gibbs Sampling). It runs under Microsoft Windows, though it can also be run on Linux using Wine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
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    SolidSheets

     8 likes

    SolidSheets offers a user-friendly interface and powerful features to manage and analyze your data. Easily open, edit, and print CSV, SSFS/SSFS64, and XLSX files. With advanced formulas, charts, and machine learning algorithms, accelerate your workflow.

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