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What Is Minitab?

Data is everywhere, but are you truly taking advantage of yours? Minitab Statistical Software can look at current and past data to discover trends,
Regardless of statistical background, Minitab empowers all parts of an organization to predict better outcomes, design better products, and improve processes to generate higher revenues and reduce costs. We offer a unique, integrated approach by providing software and services that drive business excellence from anywhere with the cloud.

Who Uses Minitab?

Data is everywhere, but are you truly taking advantage of yours? Minitab Statistical Software can look at current and past data to discover trends, We can help you predict better outcomes.

Where can Minitab be deployed?

Cloud-based
On-premises

About the vendor

  • Minitab
  • Founded in 1972

Minitab support

  • Phone Support
  • Chat

Countries available

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil and 28 others

Languages

Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese and 3 others

Minitab pricing

Starting Price:

USD 1,780.00/year
  • Yes, has free trial
  • No free version

Minitab does not have a free version but does offer a free trial. Minitab paid version starts at USD 1,780.00/year.

Pricing plans get a free trial

About the vendor

  • Minitab
  • Founded in 1972

Minitab support

  • Phone Support
  • Chat

Countries available

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil and 28 others

Languages

Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese and 3 others

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Features of Minitab

  • Association Discovery
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Customisable Dashboard
  • Dashboard
  • Data Analysis Tools
  • Data Capture and Transfer
  • Data Discovery
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Management
  • Data Visualization
  • Forecasting
  • High Volume Processing
  • ML Algorithm Library
  • Model Training
  • Modeling & Simulation
  • Multiple Data Sources
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Performance Metrics
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Regression Analysis
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Data Preparation
  • Self-service Analytics
  • Statistical Process Control
  • Statistical Simulation
  • Survival Analysis
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time Series Analysis
  • Trend Analysis
  • Visual Analytics
  • Visual Discovery

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Reviews of Minitab

Average score

Overall
4.4
Ease of Use
4.1
Customer Service
4.2
Features
4.4
Value for Money
4.2

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Siew Kheong
Siew Kheong
Senior Supplier Quality Engnieer in Malaysia
Verified LinkedIn User
Telecommunications, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

One of the statistical analysis software that I used every week

4.0 3 years ago

Comments: Overall my experience with Minitab is very positive. It helps me to perform my job more efficiently as data driven conclusion or reports are very well accepted by many people especially management.

Pros:

I like Minitab for its easy navigation and the layout or its dashboard information. Analysis reports are being summarized very neat and helping users to understand what the data is telling easily.

Cons:

Online licensing is the least that I like about this software. Currently I am using online license which means I have to be online to use Minitab which is very inconvenient for me.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Minitab for Process/Product Improvement

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Minitab is a statistical software useful for presentation and evaluation of acquired data. It guarantees that the data for analysis is reliable and accurately calculated because it is computer-based. The controls for graphs and charts, fundamental statistics, and analysis of variance are some of the most useful components of this software for me.In my college years, Excel is what I used to display the statistical graphics for our presentations, but after learning how to use Minitab while working in the field, I find it to be more practical since regressions, standard deviation, or any other statistical data don't need to be manually computed.The graph and chart controls and analysis of variance are two features I use frequently in this software. By combining these two, we can easily identify the outlier or significant defect that adds to our process' manufacturing loss. The assistance of statistics, hypothesis testing, and statistical display provided by this application considerably enhances our process and final product. Additionally, the company practices Lean Six Sigma, which mandates the use of Minitab to represent statistical data for simple analysis and interpretation in order to reduce errors and defects.

Pros:

1.Provides statistics automatically2.ANOVA, descriptive analysis, measurement system analysis, and other improved statistical analysis tools are included.3.Accurate Data Importing4.With Statistical Data Inference

Cons:

1.The range of statistical analyses is not comparable to SPSS and SAS.2.The user interface of this software can be a little bit difficult if you are unfamiliar with statistical techniques.3.Less frequently used for numerical and mathematical analysis

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Market Research, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Good intro statistical software

3.0 2 years ago

Pros:

Does not require prior programming knowledge. Easy to teach to first time statistical analyst

Cons:

Lacks some of the newer methodologies and solutions, and lacks flexibility

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Great software for data visualization in scientific research work

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Great tool for statistical analysis, prediction, plotting of data and easy to learn to use. Lots of tutorials are available to use this software effectively.

Pros:

For my research work, I have to analyze the data and visualize the results to showcase my research outcome. I always prefer to use software like Minitab for easily showing the output of experiment. It has enriched library and you can plot anything from your available data.

Cons:

Minitab is a lightweight software but sometimes you may face difficulty to handle large size data to plot. It got fridge sometimes to work with huge database of millions of information.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Research, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Suitable software for engineers

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: I have enjoy using this software for planing several optimal design and also regression modeling. I appreciate providing the predicted R-Square as an useful option in the output of regression analysis.

Pros:

There are many statistical software in the market but Minitab is specially designed for engineers. It has a very advanced capability in design and analysis of experiment.

Cons:

The design of this software user interface is so classic. So, maybe using another framework for making the user interface more attractive is needed.

Hayley
Student in US
Higher Education, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Fantastic functionality with a steep learning curve

4.0 3 years ago

Comments: Overall positive. Despite needing time to learn it, it was still faster than alternatives to get the data gathered and into a presentable format.

Pros:

The amount you can do with the program cannot be understated, it makes data crunching so much easier. If you need to analyze and present data, I haven't found a better program.

Cons:

Despite the upside, a lot of the functionality needs to be taught to you by a peer or by a tutorial. The interworkings were not that clear to me at first.

Taniushka
Quality engineering in US
Airlines/Aviation, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Best program for charts and analysis

5.0 5 years ago

Pros:

Easy to apply formulas and analysis, very user friendly. Charts very easy to read.

Cons:

Haven't found anything bad yet. This program is awesome.

saisri
Sr Executive in India
Chemicals, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

One of the best analytical tool

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: I enjoy doing data analysis using minitab which gives best graphical analysis

Pros:

Ease of doing work, beginners can work and understand it well

Cons:

Can improve dashboard and worksheet for better visualization and clarity

Nayara
Analista de Operações Sr in Brazil
Retail, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Minitab is a great helper in statistical data analysis for decision making.

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Minitab is a fundamental piece for the realization of the projects according to the pre-defined goals.

Pros:

The extraction of the detailed and complete analysis in seconds.

Cons:

Some filling rules, confuse me because of excel.

Abdessalam
Phd student, teacher in Algeria
Civil Engineering, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Discovering the Excellence of Minitab

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: I have been steadily employing this software for the past two years for Civil/manufacturing research purposes, and I'm also guiding our students to leverage this tool to generate better outcomes. Predictive tool study and time series intelligence are the most useful capabilities for this program

Pros:

The most remarkable platform for acquiring knowledge and examining gives you the capability to refine the configurations with amazingly exact diagrams and graphs. Examine the results or data with their optimal figures on this practical application.

Cons:

This system might incorporate some further essential features to augment its suppleness and enhance the standard of the diagrams and graphs it produces for investigation applications, rendering it more alluring and brilliant for scientists and analytic engineers.

Jessica
Project Architect in Jordan
Real Estate, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

It simplifies and ensures correct statistical analyses on massive datasets.

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Minitab worked efficiently to simplify the statistical analysis processes, especially when dealing with large amounts of data, and this was reflected in the smoothness of our procedures, as we can conduct various analyzes, ensure the progress of operations, and achieve sufficient understanding of the results in a faster time.

Pros:

Minitab makes organizing data for various statistical operations extremely easy. Minitab brings together all the tools that we need to perform multiple statistical operations such as capacity analysis, regression analysis, and other complex operations in an organized manner, and Minitab makes preparing tables and graphs of the results very simple. It's great that Minitab, with its effective tools, enables us to automate statistical analysis processes, so that we don't find any complications in dealing with big data, and enables us to quickly extract accurate results.

Cons:

Nothing to worry about, as Minitab has an intuitive interface that is easy to use, which is not available in competing programs. It is necessary to know the statistics before starting to use, also you should spend an appropriate amount of time to learn how the tools work properly.

Biswajit
CAE in India
Automotive, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Minitab for optimization and regression

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: I love this product when it come to optimization of data.

Pros:

It takes less space and doesn't slow down the pc.

Cons:

The data that are needed needs to be imported sometimes it takes data not in a proper way, so it requires correction.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Architecture & Planning, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source
Source: GetApp

Best Data Analysis tool without coding

4.0 2 years ago

Pros:

One of the greatest and most user-friendly statistical software programs used for data processing tasks is Minitab. With just one mouse click, Minitab assists in producing graphical charts, analytical charts, and control charts for massive amounts of data.

Cons:

Despite having excellent built-in learning and help features, you should start out with a solid foundation in statistics. I commonly observe people analyzing their data in Minitab without fully comprehending what the results mean.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
E-Learning, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Minitab a Complete Analytics package.

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Overall experience is very good as it is necessary for our students projects.

Pros:

It is very simple software used to analyze complex operations. It is user friendly and takes less time to understand fully. It is mostly used in the educational Institutes for the project works for generating time series trends.

Cons:

All the features available in Excel is not exploited. There is chance of improving the software towards 3D plots.

John
Credit Officer in Kenya
Banking, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

What a wonderful data analytical tool

5.0 2 years ago

Pros:

With the tool you are able to handle any statistical assignment from data entry to data analysis to data visualision. Its easy to use and does not need an expert handle any assignment.

Cons:

The tool is exeptional and gives the value for money.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Pharmaceuticals, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Minitab is best for basic data analytics

4.0 3 years ago

Comments: It's good for basic data analysis

Pros:

Basic statistical analysis like control charts, Quality and reliability analysis

Cons:

Multivariate analysis of multidimensional data

Bendouma
Doctor in Algeria
Biotechnology, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

New vision

5.0 2 years ago

Pros:

Minitab software is very operational and helpful

Cons:

Please I would lik to use another languish

Paula
Math/Computer Science Teacher in US
Primary/Secondary Education, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

I use this analysis software with my AP Statistics students and have used it for many years.

5.0 7 years ago

Comments: The program allows my students to work with very large data sets and allows me to assess their analyses very easily.

Pros:

I liked the package because it was a professional use package (not just deigned for classroom use) and it was still easy enough for my students to use. There is a small learning curve to overcome, but my students adapt to the package very quickly. The iterations I have used started with version 12 and I am now using version 17. They product has become more streamlined over the years and more user friendly as well. The support I have received from Minitab has been excellent and utilizing the license server for my lab allows me to deploy the package to more computers. That is a real plus when one machine goes down and I need to use all my licenses.

Cons:

Some of the graphical outputs are still not as good as MS Excel, but they have been improving over the years. I wish it could do a back-to-back stem plot, but that's a minor inconvenience.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Medical Devices, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Minitab helps me analyzing the manufacturing process.

4.0 3 years ago

Comments: I use Minitab to analyze problem solving data, to review the scrap evolution through time. It is a great software to put data and have a nice analysis.

Pros:

It's simple to use and fits to my company's needs. I can present and report my results directly from minitab instead of using a power point

Cons:

Minitab has far more functions than are necessary for most Six Sigma applications. It is, however, very easy to use for a number of basic graphs and statistical tools utilized in Six Sigma.

Eduardo
Mechanical Engineering Student in Mexico
Higher Education, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Minitab's Power

4.0 3 years ago

Comments: Amazed by the capabilities of the software and the amount of valuable information you can obtain from it, definitely worth it, but expensive in comparison to other software out in the market.

Pros:

It is breathtaking the ease at which the program provides valuable information for the user. When provided with quality data. The user can easily obtain simple statistics analyisis, correlation between variables, predictions for later outcomes, very clear graphs, many types of regressions etc. Information about the reliability (statistical residual analysis) of the results depending on the input data. You can develop a DOE (design of experiments) to find the most impactful variable(s) and manipulate it/them to obtain desired results in whichever process.

Cons:

The organization for various sheets could be improved but in general it is a very friendly software easy to understand a few hours into its use.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

I do statistical analysis for many of my projects, Minitab is essential for this analysis.

4.0 6 years ago

Comments: Not only can I run any statistical analysis that I may need, I can also learn about ones I did not previously know. And with an easy Microsoft Excel import function you can run regressions on any data sent your way.

Pros:

Any kind of statistical analysis you need done you can find with Minitab. While in many other programs it takes careful wording of equations and an innate knowledge of statistics Minitab lays it out in a very clear manner. Whether you want to run an ANOVA, a Chi-squared test, make a histogram, or run a multiple regression model Minitab offers all of this and more. Furthermore, I have spent a good amount of time going through Minitab's tutorials and those are worth their weight in gold. If you ever worry that you forgot everything from your college statistics course: don't. This program will teach you everything you need to know.

Cons:

It could be better at offering ways to print your projects, it can look jumbled if you do not set it up carefully.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Automotive, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Best way to represent data

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: Exceptional in giving accurate results

Pros:

Results can be interpreted quickly since the software gives results in no time

Cons:

For some reason it is not supported in some of my devices

uvindu
student in Sri Lanka
Environmental Services, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

The Best statistical tool ever

4.0 4 years ago

Comments: I used Minitab for the analytical part of the research project. It has been very simple to use and has a range of tools and you can analyze your data, graph, and map with the Minitab easily.

Pros:

For my last year, and also for my four years as a teacher, I used Minitab 19 for statistical analysis. Minitab 19 is one of the most strong DOE, Regression, Hypothesis, Graphical, Process Capacities, and System Analysis measurement applications. I saw no easy, productive program except Minitab. It must be accurate and optimistic for any type of data professionals and Minitab 19 is the resource that simplifies your work. You just need to provide the data in sheet form and pick the analytical type, provide control limits and limits, and in a couple of milliseconds, you can get more than you want.

Cons:

Some concepts to perform regression and other analysis of the options make me confuse.

Komala Raj
Regional Manager in Sri Lanka
Sports, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Comfortable if you have knowledge in the field.

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: Minitab is helping me to analyze my customer details specifically on each categories.
Name, district, etc.

Pros:

Whatever the data, we can easily manage it and get the statical analyze through this minitab software.

Cons:

If the project is closed, some time its confusing which is saved, Weather the project or worksheet on the default name. Its occurs only the system power goes unexpectedly.

Riley
Industrial Engineering Manager in US
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

A Powerful Tool

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: Overall, anyone who is employed performing statistical analysis on data sets should be familiar with Minitab. This is tool that holds the basis for all commonly applied statistical analysis techniques.

Pros:

Minitab 19 is a major leap from previous versions. This tool has significantly improved the usability of more complex statistical analysis functions by improving the in-process teaching of correct application as well as background selection based off of data types. From simple to complex, Minitab is a powerful tool to gain accurate and rapid stochastic interpretation of your data.

Cons:

Minitab is still stuck on this tabular Excel-type format. They need a UI overhaul of the data input screen vs the data analysis screen and should treat the two separately. The analysis tool is undersold in the current format.