Every European statistical software tool reviewed
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Free. The JASP download page says it is available entirely for free, no strings attached.
Demo on request
Best for: Students, researchers and teachers who want free SPSS-style menus and Bayesian options
JASP is a free desktop program for statistics, supported by the University of Amsterdam, where analyses are chosen from menus and shown as annotated tables. It offers a classical and a Bayesian version of the standard tests, including t-tests, ANOVA, regression, frequency tables, mixed models and factor analysis. The data view looks like a spreadsheet, and output can be formatted in APA style.
The JASP governing board page lists its chair and secretary at the University of Amsterdam and gives the Department of Psychological Methods as the address. The download page says the program costs nothing and needs no internet connection, and the privacy policy says the software collects no user data. The pages we read do not name the entity behind JASP Services BV or the licence.
What JASP does well
- Free of charge, no strings attached
- Classical and Bayesian versions of standard analyses
- Software collects no user data
- Runs without an internet connection
- Windows, macOS, Linux and ChromeOS builds
Where JASP falls short
- No paid support plan described
- Contracting entity of JASP Services BV not shown
- Fewer specialised procedures than SPSS add-ons
- Minimum of 4 GB RAM and 4 GB disk
Standout feature. JASP is the only program in this category that pairs SPSS-like menus with Bayesian versions of the standard tests at no cost.
Vienna, Austria
Free. The R site states R is available as free software under the GNU General Public License.
Demo on request
Best for: Analysts who are happy to write code and want a free, extensible tool with no licence tracking
R is a programming language and environment for statistical computing and graphics, so every analysis is written as code. Its home page lists linear and nonlinear modelling, classical tests, time-series analysis, classification and clustering. Packages extend it, and the plotting system can produce publication-quality graphs with mathematical symbols.
The R Foundation holds the copyright and describes itself as a registered association under Austrian law, seated in Vienna and hosted by the Vienna University of Economics and Business. R is released under the GNU General Public License and the home page announced version 4.6.2 on 29 October 2026. The foundation page says funding depends on donations and members, and no commercial support plan is described.
What R does well
- Free under the GNU General Public License
- Runs on Windows, macOS and UNIX platforms
- Foundation seated in Vienna under Austrian law
- Extensible, with publication-quality graphics
- Regular releases, 4.6.2 on 2026-10-29
Where R falls short
- Code-based, steeper start for SPSS users
- No commercial support on the pages we read
- No vendor-run help desk or price list
- Funding depends on donations
Standout feature. R is the only tool in this category that is a general programming language, so any analysis can be scripted and re-run elsewhere.
England (registered office not shown), United Kingdom
Free. The StatsDirect site says it is provided free of charge and open source.
Demo on request
Best for: Medical researchers and public health teams who need exact methods and a built-in statistics guide
StatsDirect is statistical software for biomedicine and public health that its site says has been developed since 1987. The specifications list parametric and nonparametric methods, regression, survival analysis, meta-analysis, agreement analysis, exact tests on counts and sample size estimation. A spreadsheet grid reads and writes Excel workbooks, and a built-in guide explains each result with references.
StatsDirect Ltd distributes the program and is registered in England and Wales under company number 17541020, according to its privacy policy. The contact page names Professor Iain Buchan of the University of Liverpool as developer, and the policy says that university will become the publisher. The software is MIT licensed, needs 64-bit Windows, and runs on a Mac only through Parallels or VMware Fusion.
What StatsDirect does well
- Free and open source under the MIT licence
- Built-in statistics guide and references
- Exact methods for counts and confidence intervals
- Reads and writes Excel workbooks
- No accounts and no usage data from the software
Where StatsDirect falls short
- Windows only, Mac needs virtualisation
- Publisher is about to change to the University of Liverpool
- AI tutor goes through OpenAI
- Biomedical focus, fewer market-research procedures
Standout feature. StatsDirect writes every analysis out as a short R script, which gives spreadsheet users a gradual path into code.
Oslo, Norway
Free. The PAST page describes it as free software for scientific data analysis.
Demo on request
Best for: Ecologists, palaeontologists and geoscientists who need multivariate and ecological methods without a licence
PAST is a statistics program for scientific data analysis published by the Natural History Museum of the University of Oslo. Its function list spans data manipulation, plotting, univariate and multivariate statistics, ecological analysis, time series, spatial analysis, morphometrics and stratigraphy. The page lists version 5.4 from October 2026.
Professor Øyvind Hammer is the named contact, with the museum address at Sars' gate 1 in Oslo. Norway belongs to the EEA but not the EU. The PAST page is the only source we read, and it states no licence, source code location or privacy policy. The installer needs administrator rights, the Mac build supports Apple Silicon only, and the Mac map module does not work.
What PAST does well
- Free of charge
- Strong list of ecological and multivariate functions
- Run by a university museum in Norway
- Windows and Apple Silicon Mac builds
- Current release, version 5.4 in October 2026
Where PAST falls short
- Licence not stated on the page
- Intel Macs not supported
- Mac map module does not work
- Aimed at natural science, not market research
Standout feature. PAST puts stratigraphy and morphometrics beside ordinary statistics, a combination that no other program in this category lists.
Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom
Founded 2000
Prices start from £375, according to the Genstat page; a quote can be requested.
Demo on request
Best for: Agricultural, plant and life-science researchers who run designed experiments and mixed models
Genstat is a statistical package from VSN International Ltd (VSNi) for research and education. Its pages list ANOVA from one-way designs to multi-strata structures, linear mixed models by REML, GLMM and HGLM, regression, multivariate analysis, meta-analysis, spatial analysis and a programming language. VSNi says Genstat integrates CycDesigN for experimental design.
The VSNi about page says the company was formed in 2000 as a spin-off from Rothamsted and the Numerical Algorithms Group, and gives company number 4027977 in England and Wales. The contact page lists Hemel Hempstead. Prices start from £375 and a quote can be requested. The pages we read do not state supported operating systems or where data is processed.
What Genstat does well
- Registered English company with a company number
- Prices start from £375
- Mixed models by REML and ANOVA for complex designs
- Experimental design tools with CycDesigN
- Genomic and QTL analysis included
Where Genstat falls short
- Operating systems not stated on the pages we read
- From-price only, quote needed for the rest
- Focus on breeding and agriculture
- Licensing page not read in full
Standout feature. Genstat is the only package here that ships experimental design tools together with REML mixed models and genomic analysis.
Ostend, Belgium
Single-user perpetual, annual subscription, site and network licences are listed; the prices did not appear in the text we read, so see the MedCalc order page.
Demo on request
Best for: Clinical laboratories and biomedical researchers who need ROC and method-comparison work
MedCalc is a Windows program for biomedical statistics that calls itself reference software for ROC curve analysis. Its feature list adds Bland-Altman plots, Passing-Bablok and Deming regression, reference intervals, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, Cox regression and meta-analysis. An integrated spreadsheet holds the data, and graphs export as SVG or to PowerPoint.
The contact page gives Acacialaan 22, 8400 Ostend, Belgium and VAT number BE 0809 344 640, and the site says the software has existed since 1993. The privacy policy names MedCalc Software Ltd while the terms name MedCalc Software bv, under Belgian law. The order page lists perpetual, annual, site and network licences with free updates; prices did not appear in our text.
What MedCalc does well
- Belgian company with address and VAT number
- More than 220 tests, procedures and graphs
- Reference-style ROC and method comparison tools
- Perpetual licence with free updates
- Imports Excel, SPSS, dBase and Lotus files
Where MedCalc falls short
- Windows only
- Prices not shown in the text we read
- Ltd and bv named on different pages
- Biomedical focus
Standout feature. MedCalc is the paid program in this category that imports SPSS files directly, which shortens a move away from IBM.
Seiersberg, Austria
1 month €20, 3 months €40, 1 year €80, 3 years €150 for one user; single user net price €290 per year on the institutional list; company flat licences €2,300, €3,500 or €5,000 per year.
Demo on request
Best for: Students and small teams who want statistics without installing software and with fixed public prices
numiqo is a statistics tool that runs in a web browser: users paste data, choose a method and read the result. The tool covers hypothesis tests, regression, cluster and factor analysis, survival analysis and predictive models, with charts and studio projects built from templates. AI interpretation of results is optional, free and off by default.
The terms name Numiqo e.U. of Dr. Mathias Jesussek, Tischlerweg 18, 8073 Seiersberg, Austria, with Austrian law and the courts of Vienna. The home page promises local in-browser processing with no server storage, and the pricing page mentions self-hosting on request. Prices run from €20 for one month to €5,000 a year for a large company licence; we found no register number.
What numiqo does well
- Prices listed publicly in euro
- Runs in the browser without installation
- Local processing, no server storage stated
- Self-hosting on request
- Operator named with an Austrian address
Where numiqo falls short
- No register number in the text we read
- Two different single-user yearly prices on the page
- Less specialised than SPSS add-ons
- Subscription with fixed periods
Standout feature. numiqo is the only program in this category that needs no installation and publishes its whole price list in euro.
Monheim am Rhein, Germany
Free 30-day trial with all features. The pricing page did not render in the text we read, so no price is stated.
Demo on request
Best for: Researchers in business and social science who need structural equation models with a drawing interface
SmartPLS is a desktop program for structural equation modelling in which users draw the model on a canvas instead of writing syntax. It estimates PLS-SEM, CB-SEM, GSCA, regression and PROCESS models, and the vendor documents more than 40 methods. Necessary condition analysis is on the list too.
The imprint names SmartPLS GmbH, Rheinpromenade 2, 40789 Monheim am Rhein, entered as HRB 11552 PI at the Pinneberg court, with VAT ID DE297105888. Prof. Dr. Christian Ringle and Sven Wende are the managing directors. The vendor says its software has appeared in more than 30,000 published studies since 2005, which is its own claim. A 30-day trial is offered; the pricing page did not render.
What SmartPLS does well
- Registered German GmbH with register number and VAT ID
- Draw models instead of writing syntax
- PLS-SEM, CB-SEM, GSCA and PROCESS in one tool
- 30-day trial with all features
- Windows, macOS and Linux
Where SmartPLS falls short
- Prices not visible in the text we read
- Narrow focus on SEM and regression
- Usage claims are self-reported
- Desktop licence, no free tier stated
Standout feature. SmartPLS is the only program in this category designed entirely around drawn structural equation models.
Leeds, United Kingdom
Founded 1997
Check prices and buy online with a 30-day money-back guarantee; the price table did not appear in the text we read.
Demo on request
Best for: Laboratories and quality teams who already work in Excel and need method validation
Analyse-it is an add-in that puts statistics inside Microsoft Excel rather than replacing the spreadsheet. It is sold in five editions: Standard, Method Validation, Medical, Quality Control and Ultimate. Contents include diagnostic accuracy and ROC work, survival analysis and control charts, and the vendor says each release is tested against NIST reference datasets.
Analyse-it Software, Ltd of Leeds states company number 3022685 in England and Wales and says it has built Excel statistics since 1997. The site lists version 6.24 from 30 September 2026, a 15-day trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee, and says more than 900 papers cite it. Excel 2016 or later on Windows is required, and the price table was not in our text.
What Analyse-it does well
- UK company with a company number
- Works inside the Excel sheets users already have
- Five editions for method validation, medical and quality work
- Tested against NIST reference datasets
- 15-day trial and 30-day money-back guarantee
Where Analyse-it falls short
- Needs Excel 2016 or later on Windows
- Prices not in the text we read
- Not a standalone program
- Narrower than SPSS for predictive modelling
Standout feature. Analyse-it is the only tool in this category that leaves your data in the Excel workbook it started in.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Free. The Orange license page states it is free software under GPL 3.0 or later.
Demo on request
Best for: Teachers and analysts who prefer building workflows visually over menus or code
Orange is a component-based data mining program in which users drag widgets onto a canvas and connect them into a workflow. It lists decision trees, hierarchical clustering, heatmaps, MDS and t-SNE, with add-ons for text mining, networks, fairness, time series, spectra and gene expression. Version 3.40.0 is listed from 8 May 2026.
The University of Ljubljana develops Orange with its open-source community at the Faculty of Computer and Information Science, and the site footer carries the university's copyright. The licence is GPL 3.0 or later, and the documentation is Creative Commons. Revelo, a university spin-off, is named for custom widgets. No support contract or separate company appears in the pages we read.
What Orange does well
- Free under the GPL
- Visual workflow canvas, no code needed
- Developed at a Slovenian university
- Add-ons for text, networks, time series and spectra
- Documentation under Creative Commons
Where Orange falls short
- Data mining focus, not classical tables
- No support plan on the pages we read
- Add-ons may have other licences
- Pages read describe the university, not a company
Standout feature. Orange is the only program here that teaches modelling by making each step a visible widget on a canvas.
London, United Kingdom
Founded 1984
Licences can be bought online; the price list is not in the text we read, so see the Unistat purchase page.
Demo on request
Best for: Analysts who want one package for Excel users and for standalone work, with distributors in many countries
Unistat is a statistical package that works as an Excel add-in, as a standalone program and as a developer SDK. Its home page lists bioassay analysis, multivariate analysis with confidence ellipses, quality control, and ROC and AUC analysis. The site hosts a 1,322-page user's guide and more than 200 published data sets for trying the software.
UNISTAT Limited says it has developed and marketed Unistat since 1984, and the contact page places it in Highgate, London. The legal page lists trademark registrations in the USA, the UK, Germany and France since 1990. Resellers are listed for Germany and Austria, France, Spain, the Netherlands and Belgium, among others. No company number, price list or hosting statement appears in our text.
What Unistat does well
- Developed and marketed since 1984
- Works as Excel add-in and as standalone package
- Developer SDK for custom applications
- 1,322-page user's guide online
- Distributors across Europe
Where Unistat falls short
- No prices in the text we read
- No registration number shown
- Windows and Office focus
- Light edition has fewer procedures
Standout feature. Unistat is the only package here that offers a developer SDK for building your own applications on top of the statistics engine.
Zurich, Switzerland
Analytics Platform free; Business Hub priced by capacity, no per-seat licensing, on request
Demo on request
Best for: Analysts and data scientists who build models in visual workflows
KNIME is a workflow platform where analysts connect nodes visually and add code only where they want it. The KNIME Analytics Platform is a free, open source desktop program. KNIME Business Hub adds scheduling, triggers, sharing of reusable workflows and deployment of models as services or Data Apps.
KNIME AG's imprint names Talacker 50 in Zurich and the Zurich commercial register number CHE-114.324.774. Switzerland is in Europe but outside the EU, so transfers rest on an adequacy decision. The Hub is priced by capacity with no per-seat licensing, and the figures are quoted on request. It is built for model building and deployment, not for classic statistical report tables.
What KNIME does well
- Free and open source desktop
- No per-seat licensing on the Hub
- Governance with audit trails
- Visual workflows with optional code
- Swiss company with published register number
Where KNIME falls short
- No dedicated experiment tracking
- Hub prices not published
- ModelOps must be built from workflows
- Less natural for notebook-first teams
Standout feature. KNIME is the only platform in this category that lets analysts deploy finished workflows as governed services with audit trails.
