Free alternatives to IBM SPSS for Windows
Researchers can replace SPSS with a free statistics language, though it means writing commands instead of clicking menus.
R Free
Updated
2 Nov 2026
2 Nov 2026
Covers nearly every statistical method, through thousands of packages.
RStudio Desktop Free
Updated
2 Nov 2026
2 Nov 2026
The friendly workspace that most people use to work with R.
What you give up
The menu-driven workflow. Expect to spend some time learning R first.