PAST vs SAS Visual Statistics
| PAST | SAS Visual Statistics | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | Yes |
| Paid from | Free | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | self-hosted, Web |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Deployment | desktop | cloud |
| Statistical tests | Yes | Yes |
| Regression models | Yes | Yes |
| Scripting support | Yes | Yes |
| Data import formats | Excel, NEXUS, TPS, NTSYS, FASTA, PHYLIP, Arlequin, BioGraph, RASC, CONOP, tab-separated text | SAS data sets, Excel (XLS/XLSX), delimited text files, CSV, DTA, JMP, Parquet, SPSS |
Both are listed in Best Statistical Analysis Software. On Inferse, PAST scores higher on our published basis.