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IBM SPSS Statistics vs Oracle Advanced Analytics comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

IBM SPSS Statistics
Ranking in Data Mining
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
Data Science Platforms (8th), AI Data Analysis (14th), AI Research (6th)
Oracle Advanced Analytics
Ranking in Data Mining
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.8
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Data Mining category, the mindshare of IBM SPSS Statistics is 15.6%, up from 15.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Advanced Analytics is 4.7%, up from 4.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Mining Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM SPSS Statistics15.6%
Oracle Advanced Analytics4.7%
Other79.7%
Data Mining
 

Featured Reviews

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.
PR
Technical Manager at LTM
Analytics features have improved our reporting workflows and support data‑driven decisions
The feature is called Oracle R Enterprise, and I have not worked with it. I have not used Oracle Enterprise. I am hearing about it for the first time. We have not used machine learning. We do not work with it for creating any data models from machine learning. My overall rating for this product is 8.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Capability analysis is one of the main and valuable functions, and we also do some hypothesis testing in Minitab and summary stats; these are the functions that we find very useful."
"You can find a complete algorithm in the solution and use it. You don't need to write your own algorithms for predictive analytics. That's the most valuable feature and the main one we use."
"We have seen enormous ROI."
"One feature I found very valuable was the analysis of variance (ANOVA)."
"Who needs to spend thousands on a license for halfway decent software when R and Python work for free?"
"They have many existing algorithms that we can use and use effectively to analyze and understand how to put our data to work to improve what we do."
"in terms of the simplicity, I think the SPSS basic can handle it."
"I think that IBM SPSS Statistics is a very powerful analytical tool, even for multivariate statistics."
"Viewing the data on the Dashboard with charts is a great option this tool provides."
"Oracle Data Mining provides a powerful functionality as it enables users to discover new insights hidden in data."
"Oracle Advanced Analytics effectively prevents threats and helps maintain a secure network environment."
"Oracle Advanced Analytics helps us to steer the company, to create centralized reports and dashboards so that we're all using the same information, and we're not relying that much on Excel and different custom reporting solutions."
"One of the valuable features is the ability to pull together multiple sources of information and the tools are easy to use which is the main factor."
"Ability to pull together multiple sources of information."
"The dashboard interface is intuitive and the user is able to interact with it to receive good results from the analytic."
"We have used Oracle Data Miner, which has a drag-and-drop interface that creates the workflow and is easy to use to build workflow-based modeling."
 

Cons

"I don't believe this solution would be the best for companies that need to scale."
"The technical support is not very useful. You can find help on the internet but if you really have a problem then it can take a while before you get a solution."
"The statistics should be more self-explanatory with detailed automated reports."
"I'm unsure if SPSS has a commercial offering for big servers, unlike KNIME, which does."
"I recently moved away from SPSS and started using KNIME since it is particularly easier for students."
"I know that SPSS is a statistical tool but it should also include a little bit of analytical behavior; you can call it augmented analysis or predictive analysis, but the bottom line is it should have more graphical and analytical capabilities."
"Another issue is that 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."
"The solution needs more planning tools and capabilities."
"Could use some refinement getting things that are not standard cloud applications, but more customized."
"Basic capabilities, less professional than would be expected from a company dealing with databases as a core business."
"It is not a really easy product to use, so you have to do a lot of configuration."
"From my perspective, there is sometimes room for improvement in advanced analytics, especially if the data is large, then it shows some performance issues."
"I would like to see an improvement in the ease of implementing customized data sources and the like."
"One area for product improvement is the user experience, particularly when navigating through screens."
"Since a separate Oracle database is needed, the data loading and cleansing the raw data can be a time consuming process."
"Problems in handling huge data sets."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing of the modeler is high and can reduce the utility of the product for those who can not afford to adopt it."
"It's quite expensive, but they do a special deal for universities."
"While the pricing of the product may be higher, the accompanying service and features justify the investment."
"We think that IBM SPSS is expensive for this function."
"I rate the tool's pricing a five out of ten."
"SPSS is an expensive piece of software because it's incredibly complex and has been refined over decades, but I would say it's fairly priced."
"Our licence is on a yearly renewal basis. While pricing is not the primary concern in our evaluation, as products are assessed by whether they can meet our user needs and expertise, the cost can be a limiting factor in the number of licences we procure."
"The price of this solution is a little bit high, which was a problem for my company."
"The solution is priced well."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
University
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise20
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise2
 

Questions from the Community

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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Advanced Analytics?
It is not about data, but mostly about cost, which is why I do not give it a nine or ten. It is costly.
What needs improvement with Oracle Advanced Analytics?
From my perspective, there is sometimes room for improvement in advanced analytics, especially if the data is large, then it shows some performance issues.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Advanced Analytics?
Some customers are implementing and working with Oracle Advanced Analytics, while some do not use it, so it depends on the customers. The implementation of Oracle Advanced Analytics is mostly for r...
 

Also Known As

SPSS Statistics
OAA
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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