Mplus
Mplus is paid desktop statistical software from Mplus, headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
What Mplus is
Mplus is paid desktop statistical software from Mplus, headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux and provides statistical tests, regression models, scripting support, and Bayesian analysis. Its base capabilities include regression, path analysis, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling, growth models, and survival models. Add-ons provide mixture modeling, multilevel modeling, or both. Data import accepts external ASCII files in fixed or free format, using comma-, space-, or tab-delimited fields. Mplus offers university, commercial/non-profit/government, and student single-user perpetual licenses. Student pricing requires proof of current student status. Listed plans include a Student Base Program at $195 a month, University Base Program at $595 a month, and Commercial/Non-Profit/Government Base Program at $695 a month, with separate add-on prices.
Good
- Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Includes statistical tests and regression models
- Provides Bayesian analysis and scripting
- Offers mixture and multilevel add-ons
- Accepts several ASCII delimiter formats
Watch out
- No free plan
- Student pricing requires current-status proof
- Licenses are single-user
- Add-ons increase the listed monthly price
Who it suits
Mplus suits researchers, students, universities, and organizations needing statistical modeling on Windows, macOS, or Linux. It is also aimed at users who need scripting, Bayesian analysis, or mixture and multilevel add-ons.
Verdict
Mplus combines broad statistical modeling with scripting and Bayesian analysis across three desktop platforms. Its perpetual single-user plans and optional mixture or multilevel capabilities make the listed license choice important.
Plans and prices
From Mplus's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| University Base Program | $595 a month | Regression, path analysis, EFA, CFA, SEM, growth, and survival models · Perpetual single-user license |
| University Base Program and Mixture Add-On | $745 a month | Base program features · Mixture modeling capabilities · Perpetual single-user license |
| University Base Program and Multilevel Add-On | $745 a month | Base program features · Multilevel modeling capabilities · Perpetual single-user license |
| University Base Program and Combination Add-On | $895 a month | Base program features · Mixture and multilevel modeling capabilities · Perpetual single-user license |
| Commercial/Non-Profit/Government Base Program | $695 a month | Regression, path analysis, EFA, CFA, SEM, growth, and survival models · Perpetual single-user license |
| Commercial/Non-Profit/Government Base Program and Mixture Ad | $895 a month | Base program features · Mixture modeling capabilities · Perpetual single-user license |
| Commercial/Non-Profit/Government Base Program and Multilevel | $895 a month | Base program features · Multilevel modeling capabilities · Perpetual single-user license |
| Commercial/Non-Profit/Government Base Program and Combinatio | $1,095 a month | Base program features · Mixture and multilevel modeling capabilities · Perpetual single-user license |
| Student Base Program | $195 a month | Student single-user license · Base program capabilities · Student pricing; proof of current student status required |
| Student Base Program and Mixture Add-On | $240 a month | Student single-user license · Mixture modeling capabilities · Student pricing; proof of current student status required |
| Student Base Program and Multilevel Add-On | $240 a month | Student single-user license · Multilevel modeling capabilities · Student pricing; proof of current student status required |
| Student Base Program and Combination Add-On | $350 a month | Student single-user license · Mixture and multilevel modeling capabilities · Student pricing; proof of current student status required |
The facts
Each one read from Mplus's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Bayesian analysis
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Data import formats
- External ASCII files; fixed or free format; comma-, space-, or tab-delimitedchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- desktopchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Regression models
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Scripting support
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Statistical tests
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, California, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
