Best NCSS Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from statistical analysis software ranked against NCSS on the same published basis.
- 1NCSS vs JASP
- 2NCSS vs jamovi
- 3NCSS vs Stata
- 4NCSS vs EViews
- 5NCSS vs R
- 6NCSS vs gretl
- 7NCSS vs LatentGOLD
- 8NCSS vs SAS/STAT
- 9NCSS vs PAST
- 10NCSS vs GraphPad Prism
- 11NCSS vs BlueSky Statistics
- 12NCSS vs IBM SPSS Statistics
- 13NCSS vs SAS Visual Statistics
- 14NCSS vs JMP
- 15NCSS vs Minitab Statistical Software
- 16NCSS vs Statgraphics Centurion
- 17NCSS vs XLSTAT
- 18NCSS vs Mplus
- 19NCSS vs Statistica
- 20NCSS vs GNU PSPP
NCSS alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JASP | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | jamovi | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 3 | Stata | 7.2 | No | $13.33/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | EViews | 7.2 | Free plan | $59.95/mo | Mac, Windows |
| 5 | R | 7.0 | No | — | Mac, Windows |
| 6 | gretl | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | LatentGOLD | 7.0 | Free plan | — | Windows |
| 8 | SAS/STAT | 6.9 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | PAST | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Windows, Mac |
| 10 | GraphPad Prism | 6.8 | No | $11.83/mo | Mac, Windows |
| 11 | BlueSky Statistics | 6.8 | Free plan | $41.25/mo | Mac, Windows |
| 12 | IBM SPSS Statistics | 6.7 | No | $79/mo | — |
| 13 | SAS Visual Statistics | 6.7 | No | — | self-hosted, Web |
| 14 | JMP | 6.5 | No | — | Windows, Mac |
| 15 | Minitab Statistical Software | 6.5 | No | $199.50/mo | Web |
| 16 | Statgraphics Centurion | 6.5 | No | — | Windows |
| 17 | XLSTAT | 6.5 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, iOS |
| 18 | Mplus | 6.5 | No | $195/mo | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 19 | Statistica | 6.4 | No | — | Windows, Web |
| 20 | GNU PSPP | 6.4 | No | — | — |
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Questions about NCSS alternatives
What is the best alternative to NCSS?
JASP, number 1 in statistical analysis software with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: jamovi, Stata, EViews and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to NCSS?
JASP is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.