--- description: Review of BlueSky Statistics Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: BlueSky Statistics | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice AU --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Statistical Analysis Software](/directory/4338/statistical-analysis/software) > [BlueSky Statistics](/software/245669/bluesky-statistics) # BlueSky Statistics Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/245669/bluesky-statistics Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/245669/bluesky-statistics?page=2) > BlueSky Statistics is a comprehensive statistics and machine learning platform that delivers a rich graphical user interface for the R language. The platform not only delivers a comprehensive set of statistics and visualizations but also delivers game-changing features that boost productivity, accelerate innovation, and save costs. In addition, BlueSky Statistics also offers a development framework that accelerates the building and deployment of custom analytics to meet specific needs. Some of the key features of BlueSky Statistics include: - Data management: BlueSky Statistics allows users to import, clean, and manage large datasets from various sources, including Excel, CSV, and SQL databases. - Statistical analysis: The software offers a range of statistical tools, including descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, ANOVA, survival analysis, longitudinal data analysis, power analysis, and more. - Data visualization: BlueSky Statistics provides users with a range of data visualization options, including scatter plots, histograms, box plots, bar charts, and more. - Reporting: The software includes reporting features that allow users to create professional-looking reports and presentations, including tables, charts, and graphs. - Six Sigma: The functionality has been designed around the DMAIC methodology of Six Sigma, a data-driven quality strategy used to improve processes. DMAIC implies five quality improvement steps - Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control. The comprehensive functionality includes - Pareto charts, fishbone cause and effect diagrams, process capability analysis, seven types of Shewhart control charts (XBar-R, XBar-S, I-MR, I-MR Between/Within, p, np, u, c-charts) with customizable settings for testing eight special causes, the ability to label process stages/phases, T-squared/ MPCC charts, EWMA charts, and CUSUM charts, gage R\&R analysis, attribute agreement, gage bias, multi-vari charts and more - Design of Experiments (DoE): DoE is a branch of applied statistics that deals with planning, conducting, analyzing, and interpreting controlled tests to evaluate the factors (i.e., input variables) that control the value of a parameter or group of parameters (i.e., response variables). BlueSky Statistics offers include - Creating or uploading factor details (factors and levels), creating several different types of design, inspecting a design, plotting a design, exporting a design, importing design responses, and modifying a design(see more details 10.1.2 Release notes ) - Analyzing design responses with various statistical models such as Linear Model and Response Surface Model. In addition, responses can be analyzed with Main Effects and Interaction Effects plot, Half Normal plot for 2-level to plot Daniel effects normal (or Half) > > Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 74 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 74 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: BlueSky Statistics ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: USD 0.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: BlueSky offers different Software Editions - free open-source Edition and Commercial/Pro Edition for a subscription fee. The Commercial/Pro Edition is available at a fraction of the cost of proprietary statistical software (e.g., Minitab, JMP, SPSS, etc.) Custom and volume pricing is available. Contact BlueSky Statistics for custom/volume pricing. Enterprise-wide unlimited license options are also available. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more ## Features - AI Copilot - Association Discovery - Customizable Reports - Customization - Data Clustering - Data Connectors - Data Extraction - Data Import/Export - Data Transformation - Data Visualization - Decision Tree - Drag & Drop - Forecasting - Multiple Data Sources - Multiple Scoring Models - Multivariate Analysis - Neural Network Modeling - Predictive Analytics - Regression Analysis - Reporting & Statistics ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support ## Category - [Statistical Analysis Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4338/statistical-analysis/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[XLSTAT](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/215278/xlstat) — 4.7/5 (398 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Improve menu distribution" — 5.0/5 > **Jesus** | *10 April 2020* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Quantity of GUI features Quantity of procedures based on R Developers curriculum Syntaxis translated into R code > > **Cons**: Confused menu distribution Duplicated R directory ----- ### "Comprehensive, Free, and Open-Source" — 5.0/5 > **Bob** | *25 April 2023* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Our team works with both programmers and non-programmers. BlueSky manages to keep both groups happy since it's easy to use, and our programmers can add their own features. Its program editor is not as comprehensive as RStudio, but its menus make it easier for most people to use. Since they added Six Sigma, quality control charts, and design of experiments, we have not needed to renew our expensive licenses for JMP and Minitab. > > **Cons**: I wish the program editor allowed me to edit more than one R program file at a time. BlueSky lets you work with many datasets, and write to many output windows, but, oddly, they have not yet added this feature. They say it's in their development queue, so I hope the add it soon. > > It's easy to use and quite powerful. It's very similar to Minitab, JMP, and SPSS, but much cheaper, even when you pay for their tech support. ----- ### "Experience with bluesky statistics" — 3.0/5 > **Peter** | *9 May 2023* | Hospital & Health Care | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The fact that Bluesky offers multiple statistical options freely was impressive to me. > > **Cons**: Seriously, I prefer the version 7 series to this newer but less intuitive version 10. For example, I was sad to realise that the HISTORY function in the 7 series was removed from the 10 series making it cumbersome when you need to recall previously used functions. Also, unlike the 7 series, you need to scroll to select a variable among a long list of variables during analysis; this makes me find the 10 series less easier to use than the 7 series. Presently, I am using the 7.50 version rather than the version 10 (although I have the 2 on my laptops) ----- ### "Well worth a test-run for teaching and learning" — 5.0/5 > **Ani** | *16 May 2023* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Of all the menu-driven options out there that employ R under the hood, BlueSky Statistics has the most depth and breadth, and does so with the cleanest UI\\UX . Installation is a breeze but I have multiple versions of R and also had XQuartz installed so cannot speak to the experience of novice users or those with no R installation. > > **Cons**: The challenge with all these applications is that for an intermediate or advanced users\\instructor, the learning curve is minimal because all you have to do is focus on understanding the UI\\UX. But for novices, especially those who would be challenged by base R and the IDEs out there, well, this is easier but only so much because they have to navigate many options at the same time. In some ways, it would be better to have dropdown menus that allow you to choose, for example, exploratory data analysis, and then within the EDA dropdown you see options for visual options, etc. Similarly, maybe an option for testing assumptions, and then drill-down menus that give the user options for tests appropriate to a particular situation\\need. This would also help reinforce to students the notion of when a particular test would be appropriate or inappropriate. ----- ### "Bluesky Statistics, The Next Generation Statitistics/Data Science Software" — 4.0/5 > **Ntonghanwah** | *9 May 2023* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is well thought out combining the best features from both SPSS and R into a single packageAnd outstanding support team with technical understanding of both the software and statistical methods. > > **Cons**: As with all software, Bluesky is still a work in progress. I picked up a number of issues when I used for teaching, but each of them was addressed in time to not affect my teaching, eg some of the issues were implemented in version 10.2.1 within weeks of my bringing to the team attention - students were so happy with this, so was I. We noticed that different students were having different dialogues in some of the menus (eg descriptive statistics) and some of the output, but we couldn't find out why. This created few challenges during teaching. However, it is us the users who can provide feedback about issues as it is impossible to pick up all bugs in any program during testing. > > Last year, i set up my statistics course to use my beloved SPSS for teaching linear models, only to find that some students had licensing issues. R/Studio-was not an option as the course was too comprised for us to have time to learn codes. On exploring the options, I came across Bluesky. Installation was straightforward, and within a week of review, I decided it was the right software going forward. I have now used it to teach several other courses and the students have loved it. All I needed to do is prepare a few videos showing data formats for each technique and how to in Bluesky statistics ----- Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/245669/bluesky-statistics?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/245669/bluesky-statistics) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data