I like that it is user friendly, drag and drop feature makes it easy to run ad hoc reports. Love the line item detail and notes feature in the templates.

Great experience for me. We have a dedicated business systems resource on our team who helps a lot.

The ability to integrate reports directly with system data pulls is a very nice feature that can help reduce the complexity of workbooks.

I like the functionality of the program and ease of use.

It makes month end easier. Great customer service team always there when help is needed.

Collaboration can also be difficult, as the individual models are fragile and must be updated online.

It can be difficult to set up a report template. Once set it is good and there are no worries.

Upload of transactional data allows for greater degree of self-service research of budget variances on the part of budget owners.

The interface is pretty dated. I also mainly use chrome as my browser and there seems to be a lag time when scrolling in a template which is a bit of a pain.

I like being able to quickly and easily navigate to what I need. I like the user interface and options given upon login.

Host Analytics has greatly improved our team's capability to quickly consolidate & close each month.

Getting benefits in terms of financial analysis and setting up consistent reporting standards.

I dont like that to complete certificaiton, all users have to attend real life class.

I originally got into Host for budgeting and it has been great for that, but I have found it great for many other things. I also love the way it can grow with me.

It can be difficult to set up a report template. Not all the modules have the same reporting tools.

Good planning tool that integrates well with excel.

Customer service is second to none. In my 30+ years in planning and analysis, I have never found a team so dedicated to ensuring their customer's success.

I was never able to go live. Never got any value out of it and they made me pay for 2 years.

It's extremely user friendly, easy to use, and allows our team to quickly consolidate, close and provide detailed financial reports each month.

The inability to do calculations in the report without creating a new template. Also as we are on Macs the inability to use spotlight in Mac Excel.

The planning tool helped us standardize our budgeting process and we're very impressed with the workforce planning module that helped us easily managing our headcount and compensation estimate.

We love the ease and flexibility of the tool. The monthly releases mean that the product is constantly making improvements.

A data pull is not immediate and can cause some frustration if data is not pulled 100% accurately the first time.

Our planning process runs more smoothly and efficiently again with less errors. We are able to consolidate our plans quicker.

OVerall is a great tool for the ease of standardizing and managing  our reports.

Initially, I found SPSS to be a bit difficult, and this is because of its many functions.

I like that if there is an issue, getting technical assistance is great.

It is the standard, due to deployment, but at risk of being overtaken.

Therefore, it is a very useful software for statistical, graphical and sometimes econometric analyses of large databases.

Simple to start using, with a clear, coherent, user philosophy. The database is easy to build and has good import functionality from Excel and other standard products.

Data can be cleaned and large data can be worked with. Model integration is easy and successful.

It’s really frustrating that their new pricing model is so pricey.

IBM SPSS is well suited for the analysis where there is large set of datasets and provide optimize results.

I liked about SPSS that it was easy to use and user-friendly. I also like that it works fast and accurate.

It's has limited functionality and its not as interactive as other data analysis software I know.

Great out the box capabilities, easy integration with other solutions, like Oracle DB, MS Sql server, etc.

Its little on an expensive side. Also, Its little difficult to setup as compared to other softwares present in the market.

Excellent software for entering questionnaires, coding variables and analyzing primary data. Easy to use and available in several languages (including English and French).

SPSS feels very intuitive. I'm used to programs like R that are mucu more complicated to navigate.

I think that is the best software when doing social sciences research. SPSS is easy to use once you get used to it.

SPSS help me deliver a lot of gigs in the bio-science  and bio statistics gig as well.

In addition, I like that SPSS generates the data in the form of graphs, charts and other visually appealing diagrams.

Great statistical reporting tool; one of the originals.

It's such an established program in the research community that it's very easy to find resources. And, it's popular for a reason - it does everything we'd ever need it to do and then a whole lot more.

Handle large quantity of data with ease. Integration with other tools is easier.

It is used by researchers to conduct statistical analyses such as T-test, ANOVA, correlation and many other statistical analyses. It is very user friendly and easy to comprehend.

If you are not trained to use it, don’t use it because you will only confuse yourself and your data.

SPSS - fantastic platform for running statistical analyses at a cost.

SPSS is an amazing software for statistical analysis. Although it is pricey, it is worthwhile if you are looking for a software that is both powerful and easy to use.

Customer service is hard to deal with. IBM has so many different departments it is difficult to get where you want to be sometimes.

SPSS is one of the best and most useful software for data analysis of any research and highly useful for agricultural research.

Overall, I am so grateful for a program like SPSS that helps with evaluating data in a statistical way. I have not had a math/stats class in over 20 years, so this program is a life-saver.

SPSS is very easy to learn and can be used to perform relatively simple statistical operations. It has a good user interface.

I like SPSS because it takes a large amount of raw data and helps users turn in into meaningful data for example correlations and finding patterns.

Comprehensive package for all type of statistical/data analysis. Excellent support is available.

I really enjoy the fact that SPSS is really easy to use for my data analytical needs. The user interface is very user friendly and it is easy to navigate.

Students and teachers can benefit from price discounts.

I would definitely recommend for any social scientist, especially if they are working in community based research with smaller population sizes.

I became overwhelmed by the complex nature of these calculations.

The only problem with SPSS is that it is not very flexible and its infographics is not top notch.

Sometimes when there is an error, it's difficult to find what is wrong. It isn't easy to customise this software.

My overall experience with SPSS has been great. When I need to use the functionalities that it contains it has been really helpful.

Great software, easy to use, easy interface, lots of functionality, great IBM support, big online community.

Its user-friendly interface, versatility, and integration with other tools make it an attractive choice for many users.

Some features are hard to navigate compared to other software.

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IBM SPSS Statistics is a cloud-based data analysis engine that helps individuals and enterprises by providing statistical foresight to improve efficiency across the business. Designed for businesses of all sizes, it offers solutions including fraud mitigation, risk management and enterprise data offloading.


IBM SPSS Statistics enables optimization of hiring processes through big data and machine-learning algorithms. Its database management module allows users to scale transaction processes and store information as structured and unstructured data. It provides additional services such as business intelligence, predictive analytics and financial performance oversight.


IBM SPSS Statistics provides data governance and enables businesses to build integration tools to replicate information. Further, Its SPSS modeler module helps users to manage complete data science cycle. Support is extended via phone, email and documentation and pricing is available on request.



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