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    IBM SPSS Statistics

    IBM SPSS Statistics enables clients to solve business and research problems more easily, through adhoc analysis, hypothesis testing, and predictive analytics. By digging deeper into data, clients can discover and analyze information to improve decisions thereby ultimately expanding markets, improving research outcomes, ensuring regulatory compliance, managing risk, and maximizing ROI to name a few.

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    Nishant B.

    User-Friendly, Powerful Stats with Minimal Coding

    Reviewed on Sep 30, 2026
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    I like its user-friendly interface, powerful statistical analysis features, and ability to handle complex datasets with minimal coding.
    What do you dislike about the product?
    It can feel expensive, resource-heavy, and less flexible than coding-based tools for advanced customization.
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    It simplifies data analysis, statistical testing, and reporting, helping me save time, reduce manual effort, and make data-driven decisions more efficiently.
    Financial Services

    Not a great tool

    Reviewed on Sep 28, 2026
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    I believe the platform is outdated I didn’t like the interface
    What do you dislike about the product?
    Everything is abhorrent. I’d not recommend it to anybody
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    Just basic stack of problems in a database after cleanup id say.
    Akruti S.

    Simplifies Statistical Analysis with Ease

    Reviewed on Sep 28, 2026
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    I like the user-friendly interface of IBM SPSS Statistics, which features simple menus and a clear layout. This makes complex statistical analyses easier to perform and interpret. The easy-to-understand output and ability to visualize results efficiently helps me analyze data quickly without needing extensive programming knowledge. I also find the installation and initial setup to be straightforward and not time-consuming, which adds to its ease of use for data analysis, statistical testing, and interpreting datasets.
    What do you dislike about the product?
    I think IBM SPSS Statistics could definitely improve in terms of better visualization and analysis options. I would really like to see more customizable charts and clearer, automated insights from the analysis results to make the process smoother and the outcomes more understandable.
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    IBM SPSS Statistics simplifies statistical analysis, provides reliable insights, and efficiently handles complex tasks with its user-friendly interface, saving time and effort in interpreting data.
    kartik m.

    User-Friendly Statistical Analysis Tool, Needs UI Revamp

    Reviewed on Sep 27, 2026
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    I use IBM SPSS Statistics to analyze and interpret datasets, perform statistical tests, and generate reports. I love its user-friendly interface and the wide range of statistical analysis tools, which make handling datasets and interpreting results much easier without needing extensive programming knowledge. I also appreciate how efficiently it organizes data and generates reports, allowing me to quickly apply different statistical methods, compare results, and produce clear outputs. It saves me time and reduces manual calculations, making data-driven insights easier to understand and present.
    What do you dislike about the product?
    I think the user interface could be improved to feel more modern and intuitive. Some of the advanced features take a bit of time to learn for new users. Having clearer guidance, better customization options, and a more streamlined workflow would make using it even better.
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    IBM SPSS Statistics simplifies data analysis and statistical testing with an easy-to-use platform. It saves me time by reducing manual calculations, makes data-driven insights easier to understand, and facilitates organized datasets for efficient result interpretation.
    Sutharsan G.

    Powerful Analysis Tools with a Pricey Tag

    Reviewed on Sep 27, 2026
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    I like IBM SPSS Statistics because it's user-friendly and has powerful analysis tools. I especially appreciate how it simplifies complex statistical analysis and makes results easy to understand. The software helps me a lot with analyzing my medical-related data, and I've found that it offers more advanced statistical analysis and can handle larger datasets more easily compared to what I was using before. The initial setup was fairly easy as well.
    What do you dislike about the product?
    I think the price of IBM SPSS Statistics is high, which is a bit of a downside for me. Also, the interface could use some modernization, and the speed of data processing could be improved. I would like to see a more modern UI and faster data processing in the software.
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    I use IBM SPSS Statistics to analyze medical data; it's user-friendly and powerful, simplifying complex statistical analysis and making results easy to understand.
    Pravin D.

    Powerful Analytics but Dated Interface

    Reviewed on Sep 27, 2026
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    I like IBM SPSS Statistics for its perfect balance between powerful analytics and user accessibility. It democratizes advanced data analysis, allowing teams to uncover deep insights without needing extensive programming skills. The straightforward wizard installation also makes the initial setup easy, though corporate network licensing might require IT assistance. It's great for non-programmers who need to handle larger datasets and perform more advanced statistical tests securely.
    What do you dislike about the product?
    The user interface feels dated, which isn't great when comparing it to more modern alternatives. The licensing costs are quite steep, which puts a budget strain on my team, often resulting in tool fragmentation or even pushing us to consider open-source alternatives.
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    IBM SPSS Statistics helps me solve complex data analysis, statistical modeling, and data management problems without writing code. It balances powerful analytics and user accessibility, democratizing advanced data analysis for teams.
    Dhruv G.

    Fast, No-Code Statistical Testing with a Handy Data Editor

    Reviewed on Sep 27, 2026
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    What works best for me is that it lets me run standard statistical tests without having to write code. The spreadsheet-style Data Editor makes it easy to define variables and deal with missing values, and running ANOVA, regressions, or descriptive statistics from the menus is fast and straightforward. I also like having the option to paste syntax as a middle ground when I need to reproduce an analysis later, without having to maintain a full script in Python or R.
    What do you dislike about the product?
    Licensing and renewal costs are definitely on the higher side, which makes it hard to justify for smaller teams or independent projects. The UI could also use a more modern overhaul; navigating deeply nested menus gets tedious, and producing polished, clean charts takes more manual effort than it should. When I’m working with heavier datasets, performance can also occasionally lag.
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    Survey data, customer feedback, and behavioral trends. SPSS simplifies recoding variables, screening for missing values, and running standard statistical tests like chi-square and ANOVA. Cutting down turn-around time on routine data reviews while keeping outputs uniform.
    Kunal K.

    Streamlines Complex Statistical Analysis

    Reviewed on Sep 26, 2026
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    I find IBM SPSS Statistics very useful for statistical analysis and working with datasets without having to write lots of code. It makes it easy to perform statistical analysis and manage complex datasets. I'm impressed with its ability to give me accurate statistical analysis in minutes, something that would take a lot of time to do manually.
    What do you dislike about the product?
    Nothing
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    IBM SPSS Statistics lets me work with datasets easily without coding and gives me accurate statistical analysis in minutes.
    Aashiq K.

    Transforms Data Management for Market Research

    Reviewed on Sep 26, 2026
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    I like IBM SPSS Statistics because it helps me evaluate consumer trends effectively in my marketing research, allowing me to identify the most promising products to focus on. This tool makes it easier to understand what my customers are likely to purchase or are interested in, which enhances my brand awareness and product demand insights. It's particularly useful for data management, as it allows me to manage customer and marketing data efficiently, normalizing and structuring it in a way that optimizes my use of information. Also, the setup was quite easy, with helpful documentation and support to get started smoothly.
    What do you dislike about the product?
    IBM SPSS Statistics could improve on keyword identification. It would be great if it could highlight the best skills and statistics to use, especially for making resumes stand out to recruiters. Also, while it aids in data management and analysis, enhancing its capabilities for editing, cleaning, and running complex statistical data analysis would be helpful.
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    IBM SPSS Statistics solves data management and analysis challenges, making it easy to handle complex data and evaluate consumer trends for marketing research. It helps with product identification and boosting brand awareness, providing valuable insights for decision-making.
    Manufacturing

    Great for Data Validation Before Costly Azure Training Runs

    Reviewed on Sep 26, 2026
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    As a fresher AI/ML engineer, I used to build POCs in an Azure environment. My biggest worry was wasting Azure credits and going over budget by sending the messy training data we got from clients into expensive clusters.

    After some research, I installed IBM SPSS Statistics on a free trial and used it for data validation first. I could drag and drop the data, check it, and handle outliers before burning Azure credits on it.
    What do you dislike about the product?
    IBM SPSS is a powerful tool, but that is also its biggest problem. It is a local tool and memory-bound. And since all my operations were running on cloud, it was adding more overhead than advantages.
    I have to specifically download all the data from Azure env just to run it on this tool, then push it back. For massive datasets, the software starts crashing and lagging on my device.
    And the multiple window UI gets a little irritating making me jump between .sav and .spv. Why is there no option to see the charts when I am modifying the variables? It's quite outdated compared to Microsoft Fabric. That's what I have replaced this tool with now.
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    As mentioned, I used IBM SPSS Statistics for data validation. At the time, I didn’t know how to write code for EDA and similar tasks, so before sending the data to the training clusters on Azure, I would run it through this tool first and then push it to the blob container via the Azure pipeline connections. Since it ran locally on my computer, it didn’t burn any of my Azure credits.