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What Is XLSTAT?

XLSTAT is a user-friendly, comprehensive, affordable and performant statistical software that works as an add-on to Excel. More than 250 statistical features available in general or field-oriented solutions. Features include data visualization, statistical modeling (regression, ANOVA, mixed models, PLS...), data mining (PCA, MCA, DA...), stat tests, forecasting methods, machine learning, conjoint analysis, PLS-SEM, survival analysis, method comparison, OMICs data analysis, SPC and many more.

Who Uses XLSTAT?

Corporate users & researchers in any field of expertise where data is an important source of information; statistics professors aiming at illustrating their programs with user-friendly software.

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Reviews of XLSTAT

Average score

Overall
4.7
Ease of Use
4.6
Customer Service
4.5
Features
4.6
Value for Money
4.5

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Shaoyang
Shaoyang
Senior Research Assistant in Australia
Verified LinkedIn User
Food & Beverages, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

I recommend every researcher/student buy XLSTAT

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: I handle most of my sensory evaluation data and consumer data using XLSTAT. It is super easy and smooth to complete the data feeding – processing – reporting procedure. Now it only takes me 10 mins to finish all thoes steps (without XLSTAT, 2–3 days might not be enough)

Pros:

Economic, user-friendly, comprehensive online tutorial, customised training courses, best integration to Excel, up-to-date solutions, customer service

Cons:

Some functions have bugs that cause Excel collapse. I always identify these bugs and report them to Addinsoft. They always contact me the next day and fix these bugs as fast as they can.

Messas
R in Algeria
E-Learning, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Review for xlstat after more than a year of use

5.0 6 months ago

Pros:

Easy to use, essential for my work, contains a wide range of tools for calculating various statistical parameters

Cons:

No neural network tools in the machine learning section

Brittany
Student in US
Food & Beverages, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Good features, poor reliability

3.0 6 years ago

Comments: I used the sensory package for a sensory analysis class I was taking. Compared to other programs available, XLSTAT makes things easier (compared to R, for example) with less of a learning curve. A lot of the test options are easy to find and get started with. However, some subtleties are difficult to find or change for certain tests. In the end, XLSTAT is easier to learn than other programs, but constantly crashes, making it unreliable.

Pros:

Ease of access for many commonly used tests.

Cons:

Glitchy, spontaneous crashes; some features are "clunky" or instructions are not intuitive

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Internet, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Undoubtedly one of the easiest tools for statistical analysis

4.0 last year

Comments: With XLSTAT I can analyze my data without too much headache, it's the most accessible statistical software I've ever used.

Pros:

It's easy to understand and the fact that the data is already on the Excel sheet is just handy. No need for complicated formulas to get your results.

Cons:

I find the subscription price a bit expensive.

Sharon
Principal Scientist in US
Renewables & Environment, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

XLStat works

5.0 9 months ago

Comments: Excellent. Easy to use and intuitive. Would highly recommend.

Pros:

XLStat is easy to use so I highly recommend it

Cons:

The cost--it is unreachable for most of my students in graduate programs. My company purchases it for me and my staff but the access is limited to the few computers available.

Min Jeong
Graduate Assistant in US
Food & Beverages, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

easy to use

5.0 last year

Comments: Overall, it is perfect software. I'm willing to use this software after I graduate.

Pros:

when ANOVA is needed to test, I've never seen such an easy software as Xlstat. Also, since we can adjust the figure using excel, it is so convenient software.

Cons:

it might be helpful if there's some software for metabolomics tools. There are only few of options available, but i was wondering if we can use the volcano plot.

Valeria
RESEARCH SCIENTIST/TRIALIST in South Africa
Environmental Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Easy, quick, convenient and sufficient, also saves time!

5.0 last year

Comments: Best part of my job, as it saves time for me on a busy day and I can manage the workload or heap of work as I know with stats analysis I am covered and then I can worry about other things,.

Pros:

Graph illustrations, error bars, and descriptive stats.And, ANOVA is the best function ever, everything you need is there!

Cons:

So far have not encountered any hardships as the support and IT team or assistance is always there to assist one.

Teh Ho
Executive Director in Taiwan
Medical Devices, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

user experience with XLSTAT

5.0 last year

Pros:

Easy to do data analysis and model employment

Cons:

not easy to get online help and description of function

Tomasz
medical physicist in Poland
Hospital & Health Care, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

xlstst

5.0 last year

Pros:

intuitive analytical solutions clear interface intuitive descriptions of statistical results good integration with the MS Excel environment

Cons:

Limited product packages - no possibility of customization by combining selected functionalities from different packages. Average visualization tools (I customize many charts generated by Xlstat with MS Excel tools).

Vesselina
Vice director in Bulgaria
Research, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

XLSTAT recommendation

5.0 10 months ago

Pros:

Effective and easy work; various options for data analysis

Cons:

While I appreciate all the software's features, I would prefer an option for obtaining a multi-year license.

ISAAC
PhD Candidate in Ghana
Higher Education, Self Employed
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

XLSTAT wins go-to stats software hands down

5.0 10 months ago

Comments: Very satisfied with the experience and will recommend the software to both new and experienced analysts.

Pros:

Using the excel environment for data analyses and visualisation is a winner; creates a short learning curve for any new analyst. The video tutorials are topnotch and user is able to learn the statistics and its application easily and quickly. Overall functionality and user friendliness are excellent .

Cons:

Artificial Intelligence functionality can be built in to improve functionality.

Emmanuel Oladeji
Scientist/Food Science and Technology in Zambia
Food Production, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

xlstat application to scientific application

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: I am using the software to analyze scientific data. My overall experience is good but solving the problem of big data will make better.

Pros:

Modelling Data feature, very easy to use.

Cons:

I have it very difficult to analyze big data using XLSTAT.

Laura
PhD in Mexico
Education Management, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Easy and fast to use

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: I like it a lot, it's easy to use, you don't need to transfer your data because it is used directly in exc

Pros:

I usually use it to analyze research data, such as consumption analysis of different local products. The most used statistics are chi square, correlation analysis, multiple and simple correspondence analysis; so Zenplot will help me a lot to be able to place the trust ellipses in the graphs

Cons:

I don't really like the cost, as a student it's expensive compared to xlstat when you get it from a friend

Michael
Professor in Colombia
Research, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Versatile, easy-to-use, all-you-need statistics package

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: XLSTAT has been a "one-stop" statistical analysis tool for me, a real time-saver, improving my ability to explore complex datasets without hopping around different programs. In less than 5 minutes I can run all kinds of statistical analyses (and try out different approaches) to resolve a specific question, and then return to my raw data Excel spreadsheet without having to hop around between different applications. The results simply appear as a new worksheet, to which I can return at a later time, if need be. I have been able to run every common statistical analysis with this program. I highly recommend it for students as well as more senior researchers. The cost is reasonable if you compare it with the time saved.

Pros:

XLSTAT provides all the common statistics analyses I need for my research and it works seamlessly-integrated into Excel--which is a huge plus. This makes it easy to work from existing Excel workbooks, without having to re-format and re-code data tables. Simply select the columns you want to analyze--and away you go! I can run any statistical analysis in less than 5 minutes and return to my same dataset--with a new perspective. All characteristics and functionality of Excel remain, which is helpful when working with annotated datasets (colors, figures, images). Results of each statistical analysis appear neatly as separate worksheet--great for maintaining a record of all analyses (and variations) performed on a given dataset (i.e. when writing a manuscript). The different statistical functions of XLSTAT also have an intuitive "Excel feel" to them, so no need to learn coding. The statistical outputs are very smart and thorough (and customizable)--including complete tables, figures and tests of assumptions (e.g. for Anovas).

Cons:

While there is an extensive help menu, sometimes the online explanations aren't sufficiently self-explanatory to understand, requiring trial-and-error. However, thanks to smooth integration into Excel and the useful feed-back from XLSTAT when you do make an error, you can usually get to the solution you need very quickly. My feeling is that if you have difficulties running a particular, unusual analysis in XLSTAT then you probably will have even greater difficulties in another program.

Adriana
Dr in Argentina
Food Production, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Use of classic and multivariate tools to explain the behaviour of oxidation in food

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: My experience is great. I will continue using XLSTAT as a helping tool for my research. The tutorial help also a lot in order to put the data in the correct form and to share experiences with other users.I would suggest more specilized tutorials or free formation on this software.

Pros:

The integration of the software with excel is the key of XLSTAT. I'm not statician, but use statistics to contrast and model the experimental results.Data are easily formatted, I prefer rows for treatments and columns for measured variables.Using a combination of ANOVA tools along with PCA, I was able to demonstrate which fatures are related to the oxidative stability of different types of foods . Also the use of non-linear regression allows to predict the behaviour of these parameters during time. All these analysis, done on the same database and with easily exportable figures is a great help for researchers.

Cons:

Sometimes I found difficulties to find the best fitting model to the data. Also drawing centroids and confidence ellipses is sometimes difficult

Francis
Francis
Senior Renal Consultant in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Medical Practice, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

XLSTAT Basic - A Very Useful Inexpensive Statistical Tool

5.0 6 years ago

Comments: I use XLSTAT for data analysis I encounter with my clinical research and review work.

Pros:

I like its integration with Excel and its multiple array of functions at an affordable price. I have been using JMP and StatView in the past. The former has gotten to be very expensive and the latter is no longer available. For a user requiring basic to moderate statistical tools this program is excellent. It does reasonable charting using Excel's capabilities. I have not tried the charting modules as they are not essential to what I do.

Cons:

It took me a while to get used to it. The manual is not easy to navigate. I have looked at some tutorials and found them helpful. Perhaps setting an Introductory course to "Become a proficient XLSTAT user" lets say in 12-24 sessions could be helpful.

Lumivero Response

6 years ago

Many thanks for your review! We organise a 3-Day training on XLSTAT-Base every spring and autumn. You can check out the dates at https://www.xlstat.com/en/training. Statistics webinar recordings can be also found at https://help.xlstat.com/customer/en/portal/articles/2761028-statistics-webinar-recordings?b_id=9202. Regards, the XLSTAT Team.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Biotechnology, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

XLSTAT for biotechnology research

5.0 6 years ago

Comments: I really took advantage for the features provided on the normal version and I will definitly will renew my supscription

Pros:

I liked the easy the interface works, and the vast and powerful statistic tools on it. I used the normal version and has enough tools for research in biotechnology. When I tried the premium version I can use several techniques and I really considered to buy it.

Cons:

The high price, and the economic version only last one year. I recommended that once your license ends you can continue some of the features integrated on that license and don't block you all access even the free trail.

Lumivero Response

6 years ago

Thank you for your review! After your license expires, XLSTAT converts to the Free limited version so you should be able to continue using some of its features. If this is not the case, please contact our technical support team at [email protected].

Betsy
Enterprise HR Data Scientist in US
Hospital & Health Care, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

XLSTAT is Outstanding and EFFECTIVE

5.0 2 years ago

Pros:

Too much to note here. Probably that it is so inexpensive that I have never had any pushback when purchasing one of a dozen or so licenses I have had over the years.

Cons:

I don't feel like answering this and I can't find the code easily enough to change the rule, so I'll just say having to answer this question.

Michel
Professor in Canada
Research, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Excellent software and easy to use

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: I have used XLSTAT for many years as a part of my research projects and almost all my publications. An easy software to use that can help to generate great visual graphs for your research projects.

Pros:

The software is integrated with Excel which makes the use of it extremely easy Excellent video tutorials are provided to guide you through what you need to do for your own data analysis

Cons:

More control on some of the omics tools will be a great addition to this software

rohana
student PhD in Malaysia
Education Management, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

XLStat is powerfull statistical tools for data analysis

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: i love it, it makes my day happy every day when i want to do data analysis

Pros:

very easy to use it and not very complicated specially to key in the raw data

Cons:

computer compatibility maybe my computer problem

Nicolas
Nicolas
Postdoctoral fellow in Canada
Verified LinkedIn User
Higher Education, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

XLSTAT is the only statistical plug-in that you need

5.0 6 years ago

Comments: I have used XLSTAT for biomedical data analysis running various statistiscal tests (descriptive stats, parametric and non-parametric tests, correlation) and using the gene expression and heat map plug-in. I was pleased with ease of use of the software, the intuitive interface and the extensive tutorials that are one clic away. I recommend this software to anyone looking for a powerfull statistical software without the need to learn programming (R or SAS are more versatile) or to download expensive statistical suite like SPSS, STATA or JMP.

Pros:

- ease of use - Microsoft Excel plug-in - powerfull build-in features (with various software version according to needs/field) - nice results layout

Cons:

- subscription-based software - academic discount is good vs. other products, but overall high price for students

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

A must in the field

5.0 6 years ago

Comments: I do clinical trials and lab data analysis (and quality control) and am happy with the overall performance. Cut and paste to the reports is easy. Fine tool.

Pros:

First, it is not based on an enormous statistical package and the articulation with Excel is most of the time excellent. Second it is very reliable and easy to use (at least if you are a little bit familiar with the field). Third, it does many things and some versions are very complete, enough to satisfy in most cases all your needs. Fourth, you'll find very specialised analysis or tests beside the common ones. Fifth, the value for money is excellent and the accompanying doc is extensive.

Cons:

Well, some repetitive analysis are boring, but it does the job.

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

Great features, easy to use

5.0 6 years ago

Comments: We can run all the complex statistical analyses very easily. A must have in our department!

Pros:

This software is powerful, yet very easy to use. The user interface is very intuitive and user friendly. The "research" toolbar is also a great feature to quickly find the desired test. The online help centre and tutorials are also a great source of knowledge.

Cons:

Nothing really. If I had to pick something though, I would say that it is a shame that tools cannot be bought individually. Sometimes you just need one tool (i.e. Penalty analysis), but you need to buy the full package/module (i.e. the Sensory).

Jenifer
Scientific in Spain
Food & Beverages, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

XLSTAT User

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

XLSTAT is a very useful tool for the treatment of scientific data. It is a more intuitive software than others that I have used and also offers more graphics options. It is easy to use and the guildlines are very informative. On the other hand, I would like to comment that the commercial and technical service are excellent and they offer quick responses and solutions.

Cons:

By the moment, I haven't any negative opinion. XLSTAT works great.

Giovanna
Consumer & Sensory Insights Manager in Brazil
Food Production, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

The Best Statistical Software to Sensory & Consumer Insights

5.0 4 years ago

Pros:

I am a heavy user of XLStat since 2013, and I really like how easy it is to manage and run the analysis once all the essential functions are part of excel, and the statistical tests are easily shown in a very well-organized menu. I usually conduct preference mappings, PCA, cluster analysis, ANOVAs (with all post hoc options), Penalty Analysis, Qui-square, and Panel Check analysis. There are many tutorials, database examples, and videos on YouTube that make possible any new analysis that I may need to access. I feel confident and safe with the software to generate business results and glad for the attention and agility of the sales and technical teams.

Cons:

Nothing, I really love XLStat and it is excellent!