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Amplitude vs IBM SPSS Statistics comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
4.3
Amplitude enhances targeting and personalization, saving time and effort, but higher pricing requires careful consideration for ROI.
Sentiment score
4.5
IBM SPSS Statistics offers user-friendly data analysis, enabling significant time and cost savings with an estimated 50% ROI.
I have seen a return on investment with Amplitude, saving about 120 man hours per month for a specific report that needs to be created.
Technical Co-Founder at Crankshaft.ai
It has saved us a lot of time since I can see the analysis as quickly as possible in the dashboard, resulting in significant time and money saved.
Senior data engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.7
Amplitude's customer service is timely with multiple channels, though technical expertise varies, complemented by an active Slack group.
Sentiment score
5.8
Users find online resources valuable for IBM SPSS support, though direct support is generally prompt, courteous, and solution-focused.
You can pursue answers whichever way you would prefer through the normal support routes or you can source it from the community that they offer on Slack.
Data Analyst & Data Protection Officer at WeSalute
There could be live chat support for different types of charges or solutions that would be more helpful.
Data Science Engineer at BebopBee, Inc.
Amplitude customer support is responsive.
Technical Co-Founder at Crankshaft.ai
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Amplitude is highly praised for its scalability, handling large data and real-time processing efficiently for millions of users.
Sentiment score
5.9
IBM SPSS Statistics is praised for scalability but may face challenges with extremely large datasets or older hardware.
Amplitude's scalability is fine; I have millions of active users, tens of millions, with high throughput, and it performs great.
Technical Co-Founder at Crankshaft.ai
Amplitude is very scalable, considering that we do not have to do any manual work ourselves.
Data Analyst & Data Protection Officer at WeSalute
Amplitude is quite scalable.
Senior data engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.4
Amplitude is praised for stability and speed with large datasets, though improvements in latency and error messages are suggested.
Sentiment score
7.4
IBM SPSS Statistics is reliably stable, efficiently handling large datasets, but newer versions may face stability issues under heavy data loads.
I did not notice any delays or issues with Amplitude's performance and speed when handling large datasets.
Senior Business Analyst at Arcteryx
 

Room For Improvement

Users desire improved report setup, visualization, query building, tagging, data retention, support, and feature discovery for enhanced analytics.
IBM SPSS needs better visualization, big data support, modern interface, automation, and affordable licensing for improved usability and analysis.
Support could be improved. Sometimes I need to create a ticket and communicate with one of their advisors via email.
Data Science Engineer at BebopBee, Inc.
Longer form time series analysis seems nearly impossible to do on this platform.
Data Analyst & Data Protection Officer at WeSalute
Reconciling clickstream data with Databricks or other AWS systems could help analysts spend less time verifying the accuracy of both sources, which would be really helpful.
Senior Business Analyst at Arcteryx
I believe that the owners of IBM SPSS Statistics should think about improving the package itself to be able to treat unstructured data.
Associate Professor Of Statistics at a university with 10,001+ employees
It does not handle very large data sets well. When there are 100,000 respondents, it does not manage effectively and crashes more often when the data set becomes very large or while merging yearly waves such as 2018, 2019, 2020 to 2026.
Data Analyst at Toluna
I'm unsure if SPSS has a commercial offering for big servers, unlike KNIME, which does.
Emeritus Professor of Health Services Research at University of South Wales
 

Setup Cost

Amplitude's high pricing and complex billing for larger data volumes cause challenges and lengthy negotiations for users.
IBM SPSS Statistics' high pricing limits adoption, especially for advanced features, despite discounts for universities and students.
Pricing is often egregiously high, and the company has changed billing models on us once already.
Data Analyst & Data Protection Officer at WeSalute
We are using a free version and would upgrade to a paid version if it were cheaper.
CEO at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Amplitude's pricing is good and not overpriced; it is fair for the amount of data we are extracting and the analysis we perform.
Senior data engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
 

Valuable Features

Amplitude excels in segmentation, cohort analysis, and integration, enhancing data-driven decision-making and user experience optimization.
IBM SPSS Statistics offers user-friendly, robust analysis tools, supports large datasets, integrates Python, and provides extensive statistical modeling options.
Based on Amplitude charts and outcomes, our product team takes decisions, so it has improved decision-making.
Data Science Engineer at BebopBee, Inc.
Amplitude has positively impacted my organization as it allows us to make decisions based on data and iterate faster.
CEO at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Collaboration was a significant part. What improves collaboration is the self-serve functionality, which was a big deal for PMs to have access to just that data and also the base layer of how that data is structured, which connects to clicks that every report refers to.
Senior Business Analyst at Arcteryx
Predictive analytics is the most important part of analytics.
Associate Professor Of Statistics at a university with 10,001+ employees
IBM SPSS Statistics provides excellent data visualization features that other tools do not have.
Data Analyst at Toluna
I mainly used it for cross tabs, correlation, regression, chi-squared tests, and similar analyses often seen in published papers.
Emeritus Professor of Health Services Research at University of South Wales
 

Categories and Ranking

Amplitude
Ranking in AI Data Analysis
12th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Customer Data Analysis (1st), Web Analytics (1st), Mobile Marketing and Advertising (2nd), User Activity Monitoring (5th), AI Customer Experience Personalization (9th)
IBM SPSS Statistics
Ranking in AI Data Analysis
14th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
Data Mining (1st), Data Science Platforms (8th), AI Research (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the AI Data Analysis category, the mindshare of Amplitude is 0.4%. The mindshare of IBM SPSS Statistics is 0.4%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AI Data Analysis Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amplitude0.4%
IBM SPSS Statistics0.4%
Other99.2%
AI Data Analysis
 

Featured Reviews

Saurav Bhattacharjee - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Business Analyst at Arcteryx
Empowers teams to build visualization-rich reports and make faster decisions using historical user behavior data
I think areas for Amplitude's improvement include data retention. The maximum data I have worked with, the clickstream data on Amplitude, is two years, whereas we rely on Tableau for historical data of at least two years. I am not sure whether it was my organization paying for lower retention or not, but having historical data would take away the reliance on Tableau. Secondly, reconciling clickstream data with Databricks or other AWS systems could help analysts spend less time verifying the accuracy of both sources, which would be really helpful. Lastly, a more focused approach on error logs is necessary. I have found that, at least with Intuit, we used Splunk more for error logs than Amplitude. Although Amplitude had the capability, developers seemed to prefer Splunk, so if that could be improved, it would be good.
EzzAbdelfattah - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Professor Of Statistics at a university with 10,001+ employees
Advanced predictive analytics have supported my research and student projects across many methods
The only function I may need to be added or hope to be added to IBM SPSS Statistics is how to treat unstructured data. This mainly exists with IBM SPSS Modeler, but I do not think it is able to treat something like videos and similar content unless you are using languages like Python inside IBM SPSS Modeler or inside IBM SPSS Statistics. For the menu itself, for the selection, it does not exist. Thinking of the future, I believe that the owners of IBM SPSS Statistics should think about improving the package itself to be able to treat unstructured data.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
12%
Insurance Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
University
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Large Enterprise9
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise20
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Amplitude?
Amplitude can be improved by allowing more than a two-year look back window for most analyses. Usually, all they offer is that two-year look back window, and longer form time series analysis seems ...
What is your primary use case for Amplitude?
Amplitude is our main product insights system, and it allows us to view the activity on our website and quantify certain KPIs about how users interact with the site. We measure things such as month...
What advice do you have for others considering Amplitude?
I chose a rating of nine out of ten because Amplitude has virtually every functionality that we need except for the aforementioned lack of long form time series analysis, and their pricing is often...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM SPSS Statistics?
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 ...
What needs improvement with IBM SPSS Statistics?
One of the frustrations I have with IBM SPSS Statistics is the licensing, which is more of a company issue because we have limited licenses and have to ask someone to get off IBM SPSS Statistics so...
What is your primary use case for IBM SPSS Statistics?
My main use case for IBM SPSS Statistics involves data cleaning and tabulation. I also use it sometimes for data validation. I use IBM SPSS Statistics to perform correlations, check data, remove re...
 

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