statsmodels
StatisticsStatistical models and tests for Python
- Stars
- ★ 11.7k
- Licence
- BSD-3-Clause
- Updated
Free alternatives to SAS
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Quick answer: statsmodels has the most stars on its repository of the 5 options here (★ 11.7k), followed by RStudio Desktop (★ 5.1k). Stars show popularity, not fit, so check formats, platforms and licence for your own work.
Enterprise statistics and analytics suite. Here are 5 free options, most-starred first.
RStudio Desktop
StatisticsPopular open-source IDE for R and Quarto
- Stars
- ★ 5.1k
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Updated
jamovi
StatisticsSpreadsheet-style statistics app built on R
- Stars
- ★ 790
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Updated
- Opens .sav
- Opens .sas7bdat
- Opens .dta
KNIME Analytics Platform
Data science & workflowsFree, open-source platform for visual data workflows
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Updated
Alternative to SPSS Modeler, SAS
R
StatisticsThe open-source language and environment for statistical computing
- Licence
- GPL-2.0
- Updated
- Opens .sav
- Opens .sas7bdat
- Opens .dta
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FAQ
Is there a free alternative to SAS?
Yes. ResearchAlts lists 5 options: statsmodels, RStudio Desktop, jamovi, KNIME Analytics Platform and R.
Which SAS alternatives are open source?
statsmodels (BSD-3-Clause), RStudio Desktop (AGPL-3.0), jamovi (AGPL-3.0), KNIME Analytics Platform (GPL-3.0) and R (GPL-2.0).
Which SAS alternatives run on a Mac?
RStudio Desktop, jamovi, KNIME Analytics Platform and R. The other listed here isn't listed for macOS.
Which of these can open SAS .sas7bdat files?
jamovi and R, according to each project's own documentation (linked under “Fit” on its page). We haven't found it documented for the others.
Related categories: Statistics · Data science & workflows
Free tools are not always drop-in replacements. Check that a tool supports the file formats, tests and methods your supervisor, journal or ethics board expects before switching mid-project.