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We performed a comparison between IBM SPSS Statistics and RapidMiner based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Data Science Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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Pros
"SPSS is quite robust and quicker in terms of providing you the output.""The most valuable feature is its robust statistical analysis capabilities.""The most valuable features are the small learning curve and its ability to hold a lot of data.""The SPSS interface is very accessible and user-friendly. It's really easy to get information in it. I've shared it with experts and beginners, and everyone can navigate it.""The learning curve to using this product is not steep. The program is appropriate for those who do not have a lot of background in programming, yet have to perform basic statistical analysis.""One feature I found very valuable was the analysis of variance (ANOVA).""Custom tables and macros: They allow us to create useful reports quickly for a broad audience.""Capability analysis is one of the main and valuable functions. We also do some hypothesis testing in Minitab and summary stats. These are the functions that we find very useful."

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"It's helpful if you want to make informed decisions using data. We can take the information, tease out the attributes, and label everything. It's suitable for profiling and forecasting in any industry.""What I like about RapidMiner is its all-in-one nature, which allows me to prepare, extract, transform, and load data within the same tool.""Scalability is not really a concern with RapidMiner. It scales very well and can be used in global implementations.""The solution is stable.""We value the collaboration and governance features because it's a comprehensive platform that covers everything from data extraction to modeling operations in the ML language. RapidMiner is competitive in the ML space.""The data science, collaboration, and IDN are very, very strong.""The most valuable feature of RapidMiner is that it is code free. It is similar to playing with Lego pieces and executing after you are finished to see the results. Additionally, it is easy to use and has interesting utilities when preparing the data. It has a utility to automatically launch a series of models and show the comparisons. When finished with the comparisons you can select the best one, and deploy it automatically.""RapidMiner is very easy to use."

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Cons
"Improvements are needed in the user interface, particularly in terms of user-friendliness.""IBM SPSS Statistics could improve the visual outputs where you are producing, for example, a graph for a company board of directors, or an advert.""One of the areas that should be similar to Minitabs is the use of blogs. The Minitabs blog helps users understand the tools and gives lots of practical examples. Following the SPSS manual is cumbersome. It's a good, exhaustive manual, but it's not practical to use. With Minitabs, you can go to the blogs and find specific articles written about various components and it's very helpful. Without blogs, we find SPSS more complicated.""In developing countries, it would be beneficial to provide certain features to users at no cost initially, while also customizing pricing options.""Perhaps in terms of visualization. It's not really easy to do some data visualization, just simple, descriptive analysis in SPSS. I think that could be an area for improvement.""The solution could improve by providing a visual network for predictions and a self-organizing map for clustering.""Each algorithm could be more adaptable to some industry-specific areas, or, in some cases, adapted for maintenance.""The technical support should be improved."

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"RapidMiner isn't cheap. It's a complete solution, but it's costly.""The server product has been getting updated and continues to be better each release. When I started using RapidMiner, it was solid but not easy to set up and upgrade.""In terms of the UI and SaaS, the user interface with KNIME is more appealing than RapidMiner.""The price of this solution should be improved.""The biggest problem, not from a platform process, but from an avoidance process, is when you work in a heavily regulated environment, like banking and finance. Whenever you make a decision or there is an output, you need to bill it as an avoidance to the investigator or to the bank audit team. If you made decisions within this machine learning model, you need to explain why you did so. It would better if you could explain your decision in terms of delivery. However, this is an issue with all ML platforms. Many companies are working heavily in this area to help figure out how to make it more explainable to the business team or the regulator.""RapidMiner would be improved with the inclusion of more machine learning algorithms for generating time-series forecasting models.""I would like to see more integration capabilities.""RapidMiner can improve deep learning by enhancing the features."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "If it requires lot of data processing, maybe switching to IBM SPSS Clementine would be better for the buyer."
  • "More affordable training for new staff members."
  • "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."
  • "We think that IBM SPSS is expensive for this function."
  • "The price of this solution is a little bit high, which was a problem for my company."
  • "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."
  • "The price of IBM SPSS Statistics could improve."
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  • "I used an educational license for this solution, which is available free of charge."
  • "Although we don't pay licensing fees because it is being used within the university, my understanding is that the cost is between $5,000 and $10,000 USD per year."
  • "The client only has to pay the licensing costs. There are not any maintenance or hidden costs in addition to the license."
  • "For the university, the cost of the solution is free for the students and teachers."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The software offers consistency across multiple research projects helping us with predictive analytics capabilities.
    Top Answer:While the pricing of the product may be higher, the accompanying service and features justify the investment. However, to address pricing concerns, I suggest customizing pricing options for developing… more »
    Top Answer:In some cases, the product takes time to load a large dataset. They could improve this particular area.
    Top Answer:I've been using a lot of components from the Strategic Extension and Python Extension.
    Top Answer:I would like to see more integration capabilities.
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    Overview

    IBM SPSS Statistics is a powerful data mining solution that is designed to aid business leaders in making important business decisions. It is designed so that it can be effectively utilized by organizations across a wide range of fields. SPSS Statistics allows users to leverage machine learning algorithms so that they can mine and analyze data in the most effective way possible.

    IBM SPSS Statistics Benefits

    Some of the ways that organizations can benefit by choosing to deploy IBM SPSS Statistics include:


    • Ease of use. SPSS Statistics enables users to simply and intuitively take control of their statistical needs. The solution is designed so that analysts who do not know how to code can easily make full use of the various tools and capabilities that SPSS Statistics has to offer. Its command language is so straightforward that it does not require users to undergo special training before they use it.


    • Comprehensive and flexible build. SPSS Statistics is designed to be both a comprehensive and highly flexible analytics solution. It enables users to utilize a variety of integrations that make it easy for users to add features that they might feel they are missing.


    • Automation. SPSS Statistics makes it simple for users to automate basic tasks that they might otherwise devote too much time worrying about. Tasks like calculation or data gathering can be delegated to the system while more conceptual tasks like data analysis are given to an organization’s analysts to handle. 


    IBM SPSS Statistics Features


    • Intuitive user interface. SPSS Statistics enables users to deploy an intuitive interface that makes the process of system management simple. Among the other components of this interface is a drag-and-drop feature that makes analysis and management possible for anyone who wants to use it.


    • Advanced data visualizations. Analysts that employ SPSS Statistics gain access to tools that empower them to create and export data visualizations. These visualizations can be formatted in many different ways depending on what the user needs.


    • Local data storage. SPSS Statistics has the ability to securely store data on a user’s computer. This enables them to add layers of security that would not necessarily be present if the data was stored in the cloud.


    Reviews from Real Users

    IBM SPSS Statistics is a highly effective solution that stands out when compared to many of its competitors. Two major advantages it offers are the wealth of functionalities that it provides and its high level of accessibility.

    An Emeritus Professor of Health Services Research at a university writes, "The most valuable feature of IBM SPSS Statistics is all the functionality it provides. Additionally, it is simple to do the five-way analysis that you can in a multidimensional setup space. It's the multidimensional space facility that is most useful."

    A Director of Systems Management & MIS Operations at a university, says, “The SPSS interface is very accessible and user-friendly. It's really easy to get information from it. I've shared it with experts and beginners, and everyone can navigate it.”

    RapidMiner's unified data science platform accelerates the building of complete analytical workflows - from data prep to machine learning to model validation to deployment - in a single environment, improving efficiency and shortening the time to value for data science projects.

    Sample Customers
    LDB Group, RightShip, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Capgemini Consulting, TEAC Corporation, Ironside, nViso SA, Razorsight, Si.mobil, University Hospitals of Leicester, CROOZ Inc., GFS Fundraising Solutions, Nedbank Ltd., IDS-TILDA
    PayPal, Deloitte, eBay, Cisco, Miele, Volkswagen
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    University46%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Aerospace/Defense Firm4%
    Educational Organization4%
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    University16%
    Educational Organization12%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Computer Software Company8%
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    University46%
    Energy/Utilities Company8%
    Educational Organization8%
    Engineering Company8%
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    University11%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Educational Organization10%
    Manufacturing Company9%
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    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise55%
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    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise70%
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    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
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    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise67%
    Buyer's Guide
    IBM SPSS Statistics vs. RapidMiner
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    IBM SPSS Statistics is ranked 7th in Data Science Platforms with 36 reviews while RapidMiner is ranked 10th in Data Science Platforms with 19 reviews. IBM SPSS Statistics is rated 8.0, while RapidMiner is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of IBM SPSS Statistics writes "Enhancing survey analysis that provides valued insightfulness". On the other hand, the top reviewer of RapidMiner writes "Easy to use, robust, and simple to deploy". IBM SPSS Statistics is most compared with Alteryx, TIBCO Statistica, Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio, IBM SPSS Modeler and Weka, whereas RapidMiner is most compared with KNIME, Alteryx, Dataiku Data Science Studio, Tableau and Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio. See our IBM SPSS Statistics vs. RapidMiner report.

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