Stata 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

Wondering if Stata is right for your organization?

Our Data Analysis Software selection experts can help you in 15 minutes or less.

On this page

Overview
Pricing and Plans
Features
User Reviews

Overview

Stata

4.5

(183)

Pricing

Starting at $765.00 per year

About Stata

Stata is a statistical analysis solution designed to help businesses streamline data analysis, manipulation, visualization and management. It allows businesses to create, merge, sort, and merge multiple datasets, import/export data from Excel and .CSV formats and automatically adjust the platform's memory usage according to data requirements.

Key features of Stata include version control, data management, built-in spreadsheet, SEM diagram building and variable management. It comes with an integrated graph editor, which lets businesses create custom graphs using titles, lines, arrows, notes and texts. Additionally, it includes an automated reporting functionality, allowing users to produce analysis documents and reports in Word, PDF, HTML, SVG, Excel and PNG formats.

Stata's programming language, Mata, can be used to process panel data, manipulate real or complex matrices and optimize codes. Businesses can also embed Python code and C, C++ or Java plugins using a native application programming interface (API). Pricing is available on an annual and perpetual license.

Stata Screenshots

Stata Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $48.00

Free Trial

Free Version

Business single-user (Stata/SE)

$765.00

flat rate, per year

Plan includes:

For larger datasets

Business single-user (Stata/MP 2 Core)

$895.00

flat rate, per year

Plan includes:

Faster & for the largest datasets

Business single-user (Stata/MP 4 Core)

$995.00

flat rate, per year

Plan includes:

Up to 120000 Variables
Up to 20 Billion Observations and Almost Four Times as Fast

Business single-user (Stata/MP >4 Core)

Pricing available upon request

Plan includes:

Up to 120000 Variables
Up to 20 Billion Observations and Less Than 5.2 Seconds Time to Run Logistic Regression With 10 Million Observations and 20 Covariates

Student single-user (Stata/BE)

$48.00

flat rate

Plan includes:

For mid-sized datasets

Student single-user (Stata/SE)

$125.00

flat rate

Plan includes:

For larger datasets

Confused about pricing? We've got you covered.

Get a personalized pricing breakdown tailored to your specific needs—no guesswork, no generic estimates.

Stata Features

Popular features found in Data Analysis
Data Discovery
Data Visualization
Natural Language Search
Predictive Analytics
Query Builder
Storytelling
More features of Stata
API
Bayesian Analysis
Charting
Customizable Reports
Customization
Dashboard
Database Support
Data Extraction
Data Import/Export
Data Mapping
Data Migration
Data Quality Control
Data Storage Management
Drag & Drop
File Storage
Forecasting
Multiple Data Sources
Multivariate Analysis
Performance Metrics
Real-Time Analytics
Real-Time Data
Real-Time Reporting
Regression Analysis
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & Statistics
Sales Trend Analysis
Search/Filter
Self-service Analytics
Self Service Data Preparation
Statistical Analysis
Statistical Simulation
Survival Analysis
Third-Party Integrations
Time Series Analysis
Trend Analysis
User Management
Visual Analytics

Stata User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.5

Ratings Breakdown

58%

32%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

3.9

Value for money

4.1

Customer support

4.1

Functionality

4.4

Tigran P.

Verified reviewer

Banking

5001-10000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2020

Review for Stata

Stata is a very good statistical software for people who are not familiar with coding, but are required to work with financial time series. It has all types of regressions is very comfortable to use. Also the last Stata update (Stata 16) supports Python, so you can write a Python code in Stata. This is a very comfortable for me as i am using both scrapping and financial time series analysis

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

First, Stata is super easy to use. (If you are not a programmer and coding is not your strongest skill, then Stata is a perfect match for you. You do not need to write a code in Stata in order to get the results. You can just use your mouse, find the right buttons, click them and get the results. Second, you can run basically all types of regressions in Stata. Third Stata is user friendly. It took you a while to get comfortable with it, but after 1-2 weeks of usage, you really start to love this statistical software

Cons:

First of all it is price. Stata is very expensive and there are some softwares that let you to do almost the same things with the lower price or even free. Furthermore the graphics of Stata are not very beautiful, so I would never recommend you to use that graphs for your presentation

Agni B.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

5001-10000 employees

Used other for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2018

Stata for learning Econometrics

I would say that having worked with stata using different datasets have improved my econometrics understanding. It is a great choice for research.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

Stata is a statistical analysis software which is fairly easy to use. I believe It is the 2nd best software (after R) for learning econometrics. It has both coding and drop down interfaces. Easy to learn and there are ample of notes on internet which can be used in the learning process. Fast and powerful enough to run econometric models (even runs tobit model, which R can not do. R returns infinite SE many times). Since it is a paid software, the results it provides are reliable and that is why it is widely used by econometricians for their research. Since most of the economists use stata, it has a network externality, i.e. people can understand the research methodology by going over stata codes.

Cons:

The reason I think it is the 2nd best is that it is not cheap. Also, it offers different licenses. The basic license costs 200 usd (approx). But it can work with only 2048 variables. For mor variables, you have to buy stata SE, which can work with 32,767 variables. Since most of the advanced public datasets has more than 2048 variables, it is difficult to manage with IC. So, they basically force you to buy SE. They should increase the number of variables to at least 10000 for the IC version.

Vendor Response

Thank you for your comments.

Replied September 2018

Randall C.

Verified reviewer

Utilities

Self-Employed

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed July 2023

Unintuitive, clunky with subpar error trouble shooting features

Disappointing, hard to build inertia on a project when troubleshooting errors is a tedious process. I've switched over, Stata is not competitive for business use.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Nothing really, Python and R are just light-years ahead. There is no real reason for me to use it anymore.

Cons:

Improve error troubleshooting, python points you to where the problem lies, Stata makes you search blindly for answers (e.g. Missing values in b and/or V; check your specification (perfect colinearity)) Ok check where?

Adriel O.

Verified reviewer

Research

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2021

Convenience and Computation - at a price

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Stata gives much convenience to Econometrics and Statistical Analysis. The command syntax is easy to learn, the Stata manuals give much info on both theory and application, and the software gives so many offerings with respect to statistical methods.

Cons:

Stata is pricey, and its features can be replicated in other software like Python or R. However, it stands that Stata has features not available anywhere else - GSEM modeling and even simple multinomial choice modeling are unavailable in other software without complications. Stata's convenience is worth the price if businesses are up to it.

Benjamin L.

Verified reviewer

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2017

Stata is a very strong analytical tool. I keep learning about it each time I use it!

Excellent software which makes analysis easy to conduct, and easy to replicate. A bit expensive so non-experienced analysts may prefer other free or less expensive tools. I really enjoy learning everyday about new Stata functions and tools and I am actually thinking in starting online Stata Corp courses to get a proper and well-structured training.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

- Easy to share do-files. - Keep learning each time I use it. - Professional and well recognized in the research community. - Regular updates, add-ons and new versions released with features for always more convenient use. - Rigorous statistical/analytical tools, also very adjustable to one's needs. - Help section is very helpful.

Cons:

- Lack of free online courses available to improve even faster. - Cumbersome tabulations export from Stata to MS Excel for example. - Still expensive, but indeed worth the money.

Vendor Response

Thank you! We appreciate your feedback!

Replied November 2017

Nate C.

Verified reviewer

Higher Education

1001-5000 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2018

Incredibly powerful once you get past the learning curve

Stata is indispensable in my research work as an academic. I'm yet to find some functionality that I need that it does not offer.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Stata is an incredibly powerful tool. Most people will only ever scratch the surface of what it is capable of (myself included), but the good news is that means it almost certainly has the functionality that you need. I spent time using both SPSS and SAS prior to switching to STATA, and I've never regretted the switch. While the learning curve is steep, I found it to be less so than in those other tools. I love being able to easily search for and install additional functionality, and I love that there is an extremely robust wealth of tutorials and help guides found online.

Cons:

Not cheap, and there is a steep learning curve. Also, reverse compatibility of data files is an issue when sharing between colleagues who may not be running the latest version (which, in my experience as an academic, is common given the steep price of upgrading).

Thomas Y.

Verified reviewer

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2018

STATA is the most user-friendly stats software on the market

The software is the best statistics software on the market. Easy to use and learn.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I use lots of different statistics and data visualization packages, and my go to software for advanced analytics is STATA. The software offers most any statistical procedure available, and when a procedure is unavailable, there is usually a user-written program to accomplish what I need to accomplish.

Cons:

The biggest weakness of STATA is it's visualization capabilities and it's clunky output format. It takes some effort to make STATA graphs and regression output tables publication quality.

Vendor Response

Thank you for your feedback!

Replied February 2018

Jenée L.

Verified reviewer

Research

201-500 employees

Used monthly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2020

Suited for Research Analysis

I like to use Stata to produce data analysis and when you want to keep a log of all the steps you do to produce such data analysis

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Stata is another statistical software that can be used for analysis when doing research papers and analysis for research at your work. It is used especially for large data handling and for research including surveys. I have used Stata both at my office as well as a student and it is great for handling large data files. When you are trained to use Stata it is very convenient to use. For instance, stata requires a lot of shortcuts and codes to be able to conduct the right tests. These shortcuts enable you to find the tests and data needed and it produces fast results when the right shortcuts and codes are used. It also keeps a log of all the codes used to produce given tests.

Cons:

Stata even though it can handle large data files, it is not very user friendly. If you are familiar with the workings of stata it can be very easy to use, however when you are unfamiliar with the ins and outs of how it works it can take up a lot of time for you to work with the data in the software. If you do not put it the right prompt in the codes you will produce a lot of errors coming up in your log and it can be very frustrating.

Matheus A.

Verified reviewer

International Trade and Development

10000+ employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2019

Stata - a very complete statistical software

Stata main downside is that it works with only one data frame in its memory and is a paid software, having less material online than other free competitors.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Stata is very complete for the ones looking for general statistical analysis or econometrics. It has a large number o packages that integrate with most of the types of data and can produce very powerful statistical calculation.

Cons:

Stata main downside is that it works with only one data frame in its memory and is a paid software, having less material online than other free competitors.

Vendor Response

Thank you for your comments. Did you know, with Stata 16 you can now have multiple datasets in memory simultaneously? Read more about this new feature at https://www.stata.com/new-in-stata

Replied December 2019

Russell T.

Verified reviewer

Government Administration

201-500 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2019

Statistically Speaking STATA is a Great Piece of Software!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

STATA was a great program to use in my Political Science classes. We learned the program in a class and it was a huge help for the remainder of my time at University. STATA was great for plotting out demographics and helping to build a hypothesis for many research assignments done in my years at the University I attended. Some of the things that we learned to do with STATA was finding the 95% confidence interval and the r-value.

Cons:

STATA wasn't the easiest software to pick up quickly, but it is possible. I think that the UI for STATA could be improved on. I found it difficult to convert and import certain files into data files into STATA. There were many times where you had to change some of the data formatting and then import it into STATA for it to work properly.

Showing 1 - 10 of 183 Reviews

See All Reviews