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NCSS
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What NCSS is
NCSS is Windows desktop software for statistical analysis, graphics, and data visualization. NCSS 2026 includes procedures for regression, ANOVA, forecasting, clustering, quality control, and survival analysis, along with other statistical and data-analysis tools. Users can import data, paste it, or enter it directly, then filter and transform it. Import formats include NCSS, Access, dBase, Epi Info, Excel, Gauss, JMP, Matlab, Minitab, R, SAS, S-PLUS, SPSS, Stata, Statistica, Systat, TXT, and CSV. More than 80 customizable plots support controls for layout, symbols, titles, legends, axes, and grid lines; settings can be saved or shared. Results and plots appear in an output window for viewing, copying, saving, or comparing runs. Scripting is supported. A 30-day trial is available, but there is no free plan. Single-user subscriptions cost $349 a year for one year, $649 a year for two years, or $949 a year for three years. A non-expiring NCSS 2026 license costs $1,195, paid once.
Who it suits
NCSS suits researchers, consultants, professionals, engineers, and scientists needing Windows statistical procedures, plotting, scripting, and broad data imports. Mac users need a Windows emulator such as Parallels.
What it does well
- Regression, ANOVA, forecasting, and survival analysis
- More than 80 customizable plots
- Broad import-format support
- Filtering and transformation tools
- 30-day trial
What to know first
- Windows desktop deployment
- No free plan
- Mac use requires a Windows emulator
- Non-expiring license costs $1,195, paid once
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1-Year Single-User NCSS Subscription License | Subscription license; access for 1 year · 1 named user | $349 a year |
| 2-Year Single-User NCSS Subscription License | Subscription license; access for 2 years · 1 named user | $649 a year |
| 3-Year Single-User NCSS Subscription License | Subscription license; access for 3 years · 1 named user | $949 a year |
| Single-User Non-Expiring NCSS 2026 License | Perpetual (non-expiring) license · 1 named user | $1,195 a month |
| NCSS 2026 Single-User Non-Expiring License | one-time · Single user · access to NCSS 2026 only · future-version upgrades not included | $1,195, paid once |
| NCSS 1-Year Single-User Subscription License | 1 year · Single user · latest NCSS version or any previous version · free upgrades during license term | $349 a year |
| NCSS 2-Year Single-User Subscription License | 2 years · Single user · latest NCSS version or any previous version · free upgrades during license term · includes $50 multi-year discount | $649 a year |
| NCSS 3-Year Single-User Subscription License | 3 years · Single user · latest NCSS version or any previous version · free upgrades during license term · includes $100 multi-year discount | $949 a year |
As ncss.com lists them, read 20 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
NCSS provides a broad Windows toolkit for statistical procedures, data preparation, plots, and scripting. Its trial and subscription options may help evaluation, while platform and licensing requirements need review.
Facts from NCSS's own pages
- Data import formats
- NCSS, Access, dBase, Epi Info, Excel, Gauss, JMP, Matlab, Minitab, R, SAS, S-PLUS, SPSS, Stata, Statistica, Systat, TXT, CSV · ncss.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Data imports
- NCSS supports data from formats including Excel, Access, JMP, Matlab, R, SAS, SPSS, Stata, and CSV or text files. · ncss.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Data management
- Users can import, copy and paste, or enter data directly, and the software provides filtering and transformation features. · ncss.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- desktop · ncss.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Documentation and training
- Licenses include complete PDF software documentation and free getting-started and training videos. · ncss.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- No · ncss.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Intended users
- NCSS says researchers, consultants, professionals, engineers, and scientists use the software worldwide. · ncss.com, 11 Oct 2026
- License support
- The store says subscription licenses include technical support for their term, while perpetual licenses include three years of support from purchase. · ncss.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Mac use
- Running NCSS 2026 on a Mac requires a Windows emulator such as Parallels. · ncss.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Plotting
- NCSS offers over 80 customizable plots, with settings for layout, symbols, titles, legends, axes, and grid lines that users can save or share. · ncss.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- NCSS provides statistical and graphics tools to analyze and visualize data. · ncss.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Regression models
- Yes · ncss.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Results
- NCSS displays analysis results and plots in an output window, where users can view, copy, paste, save, or compare output runs. · ncss.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Scripting support
- Yes · ncss.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Statistical procedures
- NCSS 2026 includes statistical, graphics, and data analysis procedures, including regression, ANOVA, forecasting, clustering, quality control, and survival analysis. · ncss.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Statistical tests
- Yes · ncss.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Support
- NCSS offers technical support from PhD statisticians by phone and email; its support page lists regular business hours as 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Time, Monday through Friday. · ncss.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Supported operating systems
- NCSS 2026 lists Windows 11 or later, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, and several Windows Server versions as supported operating systems. · ncss.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Trial
- The NCSS trial is available for 30 days. · ncss.com, 11 Oct 2026
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