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IBM SPSS Statistics vs SAS Enterprise Miner comparison

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Categories and Ranking

IBM SPSS Statistics
Ranking in Data Mining
2nd
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
10th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
AI Data Analysis (23rd), AI Research (8th)
SAS Enterprise Miner
Ranking in Data Mining
7th
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
20th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Data Mining category, the mindshare of IBM SPSS Statistics is 13.1%, down from 20.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAS Enterprise Miner is 10.1%, up from 5.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Mining Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM SPSS Statistics13.1%
SAS Enterprise Miner10.1%
Other76.8%
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.
reviewer1352853 - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive Head of analytics at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees
A stable product that is easy to deploy and can be used for structured and unstructured data mining
We use the solution for predictive analytics to do structured and unstructured data mining I like the way the product visually shows the data pipeline. The product must provide better integration with cloud-native technologies. I have been using the solution for 20 years. The product is very…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Custom tables and macros: They allow us to create useful reports quickly for a broad audience."
"The solution has numerous valuable features. We particularly like custom tabs. It's very useful. We end up analyzing a lot of software data, so features related to custom tabs are really helpful."
"In terms of the features I've found most valuable, I'd say the duration, the correlation, and of course the nonparametric statistics. I use it for reliability and survival analysis, time series, regression models in different solutions, and different types of solutions."
"You can quickly build models because it does the work for you."
"The SPSS interface is very accessible and user-friendly; it's really easy to get information in it, and I've shared it with experts and beginners, and everyone can navigate it."
"Who needs to spend thousands on a license for halfway decent software when R and Python work for free?"
"This is a very flexible product that can be used for numerous purposes."
"SPSS can handle whatever you throw at it, whether your data set contains 10,000, 100,000, or a million objects. It's like the heavy artillery of analytical tools."
"Most of the features, especially on the data analysis tool pack, are really good. The way they do clustering and output is great. You can do fairly elaborate outputs. The results, the ensembles, all of these, are fantastic."
"Overall it is a good solution."
"SAS internal support is very qualified and if we have any issues, we contact them and trust that they can help."
"he solution is scalable."
"The solution is able to handle quite large amounts of data beautifully."
"Good data management and analytics."
"The most valuable feature is that you can use multiple algorithms for creating models and then you can compare the results between them."
"I found the ease of use of the solution the most valuable."
 

Cons

"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."
"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."
"Following the SPSS manual is cumbersome. It's a good, exhaustive manual, but it's not practical to use."
"It could allow adding color to data models to make them easier to interpret."
"The product should provide more ways to import data and export results that are user-friendly for high-level executives."
"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."
"Improvements are needed in the user interface, particularly in terms of user-friendliness."
"In comparing the price of other products, SPSS Statistics is too expensive."
"Technical support could be improved."
"Price of the product"
"The initial setup is challenging if doing it for the first time."
"The product must provide better integration with cloud-native technologies."
"The solution is quite expensive. The pricing is too high."
"The solution needs an easier interface for the user. The user experience isn't so easy for our clients."
"Plus it is prohibitively expensive and is not available with perpetual licensing."
"The solution is very stable, but we do have some problems with discrepancies involving SAS not matching with the latest Java versions. It's not stable in cases where SAS tries to run on a different version because SAS doesn't connect with the latest Java update. Once a month we need to restart systems from scratch."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"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."
"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."
"More affordable training for new staff members."
"If it requires lot of data processing, maybe switching to IBM SPSS Clementine would be better for the buyer."
"It's quite expensive, but they do a special deal for universities."
"The pricing of the modeler is high and can reduce the utility of the product for those who can not afford to adopt it."
"The solution is expensive for an individual, but for an enterprise/institution (purchasing bulk licenses), it is not a high price for the use that will come from it."
"This solution is for large corporations because not everybody can afford it."
"The solution must improve its licensing models."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
University
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Educational Organization
9%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise20
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise7
 

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...
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Sample Customers

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