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IBM SPSS Statistics vs Oracle Advanced Analytics comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

IBM SPSS Statistics
Ranking in Data Mining
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
Data Science Platforms (8th), AI Data Analysis (14th), AI Research (6th)
Oracle Advanced Analytics
Ranking in Data Mining
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.8
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Data Mining category, the mindshare of IBM SPSS Statistics is 15.6%, up from 15.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Advanced Analytics is 4.7%, up from 4.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Mining Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM SPSS Statistics15.6%
Oracle Advanced Analytics4.7%
Other79.7%
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.
PR
Technical Manager at LTM
Analytics features have improved our reporting workflows and support data‑driven decisions
The feature is called Oracle R Enterprise, and I have not worked with it. I have not used Oracle Enterprise. I am hearing about it for the first time. We have not used machine learning. We do not work with it for creating any data models from machine learning. My overall rating for this product is 8.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Both of them produce more accurate, reliable, and easy-to-generate results than any other tool that's around."
"It is a modeling tool with helpful automation."
"This product provides the opportunity to better explore data and provide complete data analysis because it works both with modeling and non-parametric analysis."
"Since we are using the software as a statistical tool, I would say the best aspects of it are the regression and segmentation capabilities. That said, I've used it for all sorts of things."
"SPSS is perfectly adequate if all you want are some results."
"In comparison with other software, I found IBM SPSS Statistics to be the best one from my perspective."
"It has the ability to easily change any variable in our research."
"I told you I wrote five books about using SPSS, so of course, I'm totally impressed with this package more than any other one."
"One of the valuable features is the ability to pull together multiple sources of information and the tools are easy to use which is the main factor."
"The dashboard interface is intuitive and the user is able to interact with it to receive good results from the analytic."
"Oracle Data Mining provides a powerful functionality as it enables users to discover new insights hidden in data."
"Ability to pull together multiple sources of information."
"Viewing the data on the Dashboard with charts is a great option this tool provides."
"When needed, we will work closely with Oracle support and implement their workaround in our application."
"Oracle is number one in the world for security, safety, and privacy."
"Oracle Advanced Analytics helps us to steer the company, to create centralized reports and dashboards so that we're all using the same information, and we're not relying that much on Excel and different custom reporting solutions."
 

Cons

"The solution needs to improve forecasting using time series analysis."
"I have faced some challenges with IBM SPSS Statistics; you need to know what you're doing because it's not very user-friendly."
"I feel that when it comes to conducting multiple analyses, there could be more detailed information provided. Currently, the software gives a summary and an overview, but it would be beneficial to have specific details for each product or variable."
"It would be helpful if there was better documentation on how to properly use the solution. A beginner's guide on how to use the various programming functions within the product would be so useful to a lot of people. I found that everything was very confusing at first. Having clear documentation would help alleviate that."
"There is a learning curve; it's not very steep, but there is one."
"SPSS is a tool that's been around since the late 60s, and it's the universal worldwide standard for quantitative social science data analysis. That said, it does seem a bit strange to me that the graphical output functions are so clunky after all these years. The output of charts and graphs that SPSS produces is hideous."
"Perhaps in terms of visualization. It's not really easy to do some data visualization, just simple, descriptive analysis in SPSS. I think that could be an area for improvement."
"Technical support needs some improvement, as they do not respond as quickly as we would like."
"Could use some refinement getting things that are not standard cloud applications, but more customized."
"There are some transactions we have not been able to find through the dashboard."
"From my perspective, there is sometimes room for improvement in advanced analytics, especially if the data is large, then it shows some performance issues."
"One area for product improvement is the user experience, particularly when navigating through screens."
"Since a separate Oracle database is needed, the data loading and cleansing the raw data can be a time consuming process."
"Basic capabilities, less professional than would be expected from a company dealing with databases as a core business."
"It is not a really easy product to use, so you have to do a lot of configuration."
"I would like to see an improvement in the ease of implementing customized data sources and the like."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"More affordable training for new staff members."
"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."
"We think that IBM SPSS is expensive for this function."
"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."
"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 price of IBM SPSS Statistics could improve."
"It's quite expensive, but they do a special deal for universities."
"The price of this solution is a little bit high, which was a problem for my company."
"The solution is priced well."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
University
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise20
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise2
 

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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Advanced Analytics?
It is not about data, but mostly about cost, which is why I do not give it a nine or ten. It is costly.
What needs improvement with Oracle Advanced Analytics?
From my perspective, there is sometimes room for improvement in advanced analytics, especially if the data is large, then it shows some performance issues.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Advanced Analytics?
Some customers are implementing and working with Oracle Advanced Analytics, while some do not use it, so it depends on the customers. The implementation of Oracle Advanced Analytics is mostly for r...
 

Also Known As

SPSS Statistics
OAA
 

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Sample Customers

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