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IBM SPSS Statistics vs Saturn Cloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
4.5
IBM SPSS Statistics offers user-friendly data analysis, enabling significant time and cost savings with an estimated 50% ROI.
Sentiment score
6.2
Saturn Cloud users reported 50% more compute time, tenfold productivity increase, and exceeded expectations despite perceived expense.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.8
Users find online resources valuable for IBM SPSS support, though direct support is generally prompt, courteous, and solution-focused.
Sentiment score
10.0
Saturn Cloud provides exceptional 24/7 customer support, praised for quick, friendly, and proficient issue resolution with high ratings.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
5.9
IBM SPSS Statistics is praised for scalability but may face challenges with extremely large datasets or older hardware.
Sentiment score
8.9
Saturn Cloud provides significant scalability with configurable resources, supporting large data volumes and versatile computational scenarios effectively.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
IBM SPSS Statistics is reliably stable, efficiently handling large datasets, but newer versions may face stability issues under heavy data loads.
Sentiment score
8.2
Saturn Cloud is highly reliable with 100% uptime, surpassing Google Colab and Azure Notebooks in stability and dependability.
 

Room For Improvement

IBM SPSS needs better visualization, big data support, modern interface, automation, and affordable licensing for improved usability and analysis.
Saturn Cloud users want improved pricing, expanded support, intuitive interfaces, diverse Docker images, and enhanced integration options.
It does not handle merging effectively and automatically cancels the data set, even if it was running for a whole day, ultimately indicating it cannot handle the data set merging.
Data Analyst at Toluna
I believe that the owners of IBM SPSS Statistics should think about improving the package itself to be able to treat unstructured data.
Associate Professor Of Statistics at a university with 10,001+ employees
I'm unsure if SPSS has a commercial offering for big servers, unlike KNIME, which does.
Emeritus Professor of Health Services Research at University of South Wales
 

Setup Cost

IBM SPSS Statistics' high pricing limits adoption, especially for advanced features, despite discounts for universities and students.
Saturn Cloud provides an affordable, transparent pricing structure with a popular free plan ideal for scalable, enterprise data science solutions.
 

Valuable Features

IBM SPSS Statistics offers user-friendly, robust analysis tools, supports large datasets, integrates Python, and provides extensive statistical modeling options.
Saturn Cloud offers scalable resources, collaborative tools, and cost-effective machine learning support, enhancing accessibility for academia and industry.
Predictive analytics is the most important part of analytics.
Associate Professor Of Statistics at a university with 10,001+ employees
IBM SPSS Statistics provides excellent data visualization features that other tools do not have.
Data Analyst at Toluna
I mainly used it for cross tabs, correlation, regression, chi-squared tests, and similar analyses often seen in published papers.
Emeritus Professor of Health Services Research at University of South Wales
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM SPSS Statistics
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
Data Mining (1st), AI Data Analysis (14th), AI Research (6th)
Saturn Cloud
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
27th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Data Science Platforms category, the mindshare of IBM SPSS Statistics is 3.5%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Saturn Cloud is 1.3%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Science Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM SPSS Statistics3.5%
Saturn Cloud1.3%
Other95.2%
Data Science Platforms
 

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.
Alessandro Trinca Tornidor - PeerSpot reviewer
Sviluppatore software at TeamSystem
Good for creating POCs, training machine learning models, and experimenting without local resources
The project I’m currently working on relies on CUDA, but my local PC does not have any Nvidia GPUs. I’ve found the computational resources and ease of use provided by Saturn Cloud invaluable. Also, there are many ready-to-use Docker images and a rich documentation portal with useful examples. The dashboard for creating a new virtual environment contains almost all the features I needed: environment variable definitions, git repositories cloning directly from the new resources page, and an edit field to define a custom script during the boot process. For this reason, Saturn Cloud.io is a very good solution for creating POCs, training machine learning models, and generally experimenting a bit without worrying about local resources.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
University
6%
Construction Company
26%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

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 Enterprise1
Large Enterprise4
 

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...
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

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