Genstat
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Genstat, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Genstat's own pricing page, checked 10 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Academic licence | Priced on request | Academic licence; Genstat’s statistical and experimental design tools |
| Commercial and enterprise licence | Priced on request | Pricing depends on use, from single users to site-wide deployments and consultancy support packages |
The facts
Each one read from Genstat's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Analysis
- Features include linear mixed models using REML, GLMM and HGLM modelling, multivariate analysis, meta-analysis, and repeated-measures analysis.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- It imports data from formats including R, SAS, and databases, and can export results to Excel or Word.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Data import formats
- Excel XLS/XLSX, CSV, ASCII/TXT, R data frames, SAS, SPSS, Stata, Systat, Statistica, JMP, MATLAB, Weka, ArcGIS shapefiles, MapInfo, CSPro, EViews, GRETLchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- desktopchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Download requirements
- Genstat downloads require a valid activation code, and the latest edition requires a 64-bit processor and 64-bit Windows.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Experimental design
- Genstat can generate experimental designs and integrate CycDesigN trial-design tools, but both products require licences for that integration.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes Genstat as designed for education and research and says it can be applied to any field of research, including animal breeding, plant science, and forestry.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Licence term
- VSNi says licences are normally issued on a 12-month basis, paid in advance, with support during that period unless the licence excludes it and software updates available free of charge.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- A Genstat session can run offline on a physical machine for up to 30 days after the licence is authenticated at the start of that session.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Programming
- Its programming language supports complex analyses, non-standard statistical techniques, and task automation.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Genstat is statistical analysis software for research and education, with tools including ANOVA, regression, mixed models, and spatial analysis.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Regression models
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Scripting support
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Security
- VSNi says it uses hosting providers in the UK, Thailand, and China and technical measures to secure collected data.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Statistical tests
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Support and learning
- VSNi provides a Genstat knowledge base, tutorial videos, and an e-learning certification course.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Visualisation
- Users can create and edit customisable 2D and 3D graphs.checked 10 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history
- VSNi says it was formed in 2000 as a spin-off from Rothamsted and NAG, while Genstat development at Rothamsted began in 1968.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2000checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
