The best software for analysis
What do you like best about the product?
solve sats without writing any code and running regression testing
What do you dislike about the product?
Poor visualization and ux issues and limited options
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
regression testting and solving satstical problem
Complete Tool but Needs Usability Improvements
What do you like best about the product?
I find that IBM SPSS Statistics is a very useful and effective tool for managing, reviewing, and analyzing data in my university projects and work areas. It helps me solve statistical problems and perform more reliable analyses of candidates in recruitment. I also value its storage and integration features, which allow me to use it as a database to access and rework previous data when necessary. I consider it a comprehensive tool with very practical advanced features.
What do you dislike about the product?
At the beginning, I found the use of IBM SPSS Statistics a bit complex due to my limited experience and knowledge, preferring more basic tools. I feel that the platform is a bit outdated compared to other alternatives I have used, which complicated my initial adaptation. The setup process to run analyses is especially challenging for me, requiring a high level of manual technicality that I consider unnecessary and complicated for new users. Additionally, I believe the platform could be improved with more updates, such as the integration of artificial intelligence and new tools that make it easier to use, especially for new users. This affected my perception of the software's practicality, so I consider it should be more intuitive.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use the product to solve statistical problems and data analysis. It allows me to analytically evaluate candidates in recruitment and offers storage and integration features that make it easier to work with old data.
My Go-to tool for Reliable and Powerful analysis
What do you like best about the product?
Accurate, fast, and easy to use. Best part is how easily it handles complex statistical analysis without making it feel complex. Simple interface, many built in options to work around. “Descriptive” is my favourite.
What do you dislike about the product?
It i had to pick something, it would be the license cost
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Helps me turn raw survey data into actionable and clear data, look into insights, helps in cleaning data. Saves a lot of time and help me quickly visualise patterns in data
IBM SPSS Statistics
What do you like best about the product?
I use SPSS every day working in Institutional Research in Higher Education. I have been using SPSS Statistics since version 9. I also use Custom Tables. This product allows me to easily analyze large amounts of data with ease.
What do you dislike about the product?
The only improvement I would suggest is when merging two data sets together that SPSS automatically assigns variable type and lengths to be the same.
Another thing I miss are prior to IBM taking over SPSS, there were easy and affordable trainings available. Now it is complicated to register for training. I miss that.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It allows me to analyze data with ease. I use every day!
Best tool for learning and analysis
What do you like best about the product?
It is particularly ideal for researchers and business professionals. It is very easy to use and I always appreciate an easy UI. The point and click system can be easily used to perform complex analyses without much knowledge of programming. I use it very frequently. Its easy to implement and I have not yet had to contact customer support.
What do you dislike about the product?
It is not too easy to use for new users especially ones who are unfamiliar with statistical analyses. Integration on other platforms is limited. High licensing costs so unfeasible for students. Lacks flexibility for personalization.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I do masters research and I find that it helps me analyze complex data very efficiently.
Streamlining Data Analysis - My Affection For IBM SPSS Statistics
What do you like best about the product?
IBM SPSS Statistics is its intuitive interface—making advanced analyses easy without coding, along with strong data management tools
What do you dislike about the product?
I dislike that it can feel expensive, and sometimes runs slowly with very large datasets
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
IBM SPSS Statistics solves the problem of complex data analysis by offering easy-to-use statistical tools, helping me analyze large datasets, visualize trends, and generate professional reports efficiently. This benefits me by saving time and improving research accuracy for better decision
IBM cloud offers a fantastic cloud based platform with endless potential
What do you like best about the product?
We can perform data collection, storage and handling in one platform.
IBM also offers models for training and AI building
What do you dislike about the product?
Just the glitch between upgrade and free version
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It’s offered me lots of solutions and build the models and also advise on the most relevant
Decision trees drive smart decision-making and efficient data handling
What is our primary use case?
Our customers' main use cases for this solution are everything that needs statistics calculations, then we do it there.
I use the Custom Tables module in IBM SPSS Statistics.
The government office of education is one of my customers for IBM SPSS Statistics, but basically, every enterprise in the country almost uses IBM SPSS Statistics.
Regarding the ability to handle large data sets, the tool has that ability, as we are using very large data sets.
I'm not using the reporting feature of IBM SPSS Statistics; I'm using Cognos on IBM SPSS Statistics data to build the reports.
What is most valuable?
There are so many features of the tool that are the most useful, such as decision trees, which we can't live without.
Decision trees help by making all of our decisions in the company, such as deciding whether to go on a specific technology or to try and sell different products. Every decision we make we do with the decision trees.
Custom Tables helps to enhance data analysis capabilities by basically recreating all the tables that you have from your current data; it's replacing a semantic layer for BI, so the same thing for IBM SPSS Statistics. It's designing the metadata.
The biggest benefit of the IBM SPSS Statistics tool for my customers and me is that it's very old, meaning they have more experience. When the tool was first released, we had customer service that created surveys with the customers asking which way they wanted to go, what they would see within the tool, and what would be helpful. IBM basically created the tool according to this knowledge. It's very suitable, and they're very experienced, so there are no bugs, it's working great, and it's even implemented in every school here that teaches statistics.
It provides efficient and accurate analytics, with quantifiable metrics.
What needs improvement?
I have faced some challenges with IBM SPSS Statistics; you need to know what you're doing because it's not very user-friendly. It's not something a person can come and intuitively work with.
The basic knowledge takes about a week to learn how to use the tool, but if you want to dive deeper, then it takes longer.
To make IBM SPSS Statistics better for the future, I think just the interface needs improvement, as the engine on the back is amazing.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been working with IBM SPSS Statistics for two to three decades now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's very stable. When I sell the licenses, I'm also providing support, and this is one of the few tools that customers never have issues with.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Regarding scalability, it's easy to scale the solution as you can always add more.
How are customer service and support?
I've had a chance to work with the IBM support, and my impression is that it's fine; it's similar to all other vendors. I'm business partners with other vendors, but it's not the best support I've ever had.
If I were to rate the support from one to ten, I would give it a seven.
To achieve a ten for support, I think they should improve the levels of support; the first level of support is where technical knowledge is not sufficient, and the ticket must go through first level, then second level, then third level.
How would you rate customer service and support?
How was the initial setup?
It is easy to set up the solution; just click through the installation process.
If I were to rate the setup from one to ten, I would give it a nine, meaning it's very easy.
What was our ROI?
They see value for their money, meaning a return on investment with this tool.
They see the value in that it saves time when using the decision tree, as it helps you get the right decision and saves a lot of money.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I think the price of the solution is very reasonable.
The cost depends; you have the option for subscription or you can purchase the license. Most of our customers are paying every year for a type of subscription, a yearly subscription.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I have evaluated other solutions as well of the same category from different vendors, but it was a while ago.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend to those who plan to use IBM SPSS Statistics to use it because it's a really good tool.
I would recommend using it because it's very good, and I really have no issues with it, especially compared to other tools.
On a scale of one to ten, I rate IBM SPSS Statistics a nine.
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What do you like best about the product?
It has more features than I thought. I like that it is specialized for statistics.
What do you dislike about the product?
At first, I didn't understand much about how to use the tool, but with videos on YouTube, I was able to follow along with the tool haha
I don't know if my problem is that it's not very intuitive
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is for medical study activities, I was using it with my partner for their classes.
Robust statistical analysis tool with an intuitive interface
What do you like best about the product?
SPSS offers a clean and structured interface that makes advanced statistical analysis accessible even to users with limited coding experience. I especially appreciate the wide range of built-in tests, its flexibility in handling complex datasets, and how easy it is to visualize outputs. The syntax feature is great for repeatability, and it integrates well with Excel and CSV workflows.
What do you dislike about the product?
SPSS can feel outdated in terms of UI compared to modern tools, and the licensing structure is somewhat rigid and expensive for individual or smaller team use. Also, while it's great for structured analysis, it lacks some of the flexibility and extensibility of open-source alternatives like R or Python when it comes to custom modeling or data wrangling.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It allows me to run advanced statistical tests (like regressions, ANOVA, factor analysis) without having to write extensive code, making it ideal for quick turnaround on research projects, business insights, or academic evaluations.
It’s especially useful when working with large datasets and needing reproducible, presentation-ready outputs. SPSS reduces the learning curve for team members who are less technical while still offering powerful functionality for more advanced users. This has improved the speed and accuracy of our reporting and supported better decision-making in both academic and client-facing environments.
