NCSS
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Plans and prices
From NCSS's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| 1-Year Single-User NCSS Subscription License | $349 a year | 1 named user · Subscription license; access for 1 year |
| 2-Year Single-User NCSS Subscription License | $649 a year | 1 named user · Subscription license; access for 2 years |
| 3-Year Single-User NCSS Subscription License | $949 a year | 1 named user · Subscription license; access for 3 years |
| Single-User Non-Expiring NCSS 2026 License | $1,195, paid once | 1 named user · Perpetual (non-expiring) license |
| NCSS 1-Year Single-User Subscription License | $349 a year | Single user · latest NCSS version or any previous version · free upgrades during license term · 1 year |
| NCSS 2-Year Single-User Subscription License | $649 a year | Single user · latest NCSS version or any previous version · free upgrades during license term · includes $50 multi-year discount · 2 years |
| NCSS 3-Year Single-User Subscription License | $949 a year | Single user · latest NCSS version or any previous version · free upgrades during license term · includes $100 multi-year discount · 3 years |
| NCSS 2026 Single-User Non-Expiring License | $1,195, paid once | Single user · access to NCSS 2026 only · future-version upgrades not included · one-time |
The facts
Each one read from NCSS's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Data import formats
- NCSS, Access, dBase, Epi Info, Excel, Gauss, JMP, Matlab, Minitab, R, SAS, S-PLUS, SPSS, Stata, Statistica, Systat, TXT, CSVchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Data imports
- NCSS supports data from formats including Excel, Access, JMP, Matlab, R, SAS, SPSS, Stata, and CSV or text files.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Data management
- Users can import, copy and paste, or enter data directly, and the software provides filtering and transformation features.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- desktopchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Documentation and training
- Licenses include complete PDF software documentation and free getting-started and training videos.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- NCSS says researchers, consultants, professionals, engineers, and scientists use the software worldwide.checked 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.checked 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.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- NCSS provides statistical and graphics tools to analyze and visualize data.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Regression models
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Results
- NCSS displays analysis results and plots in an output window, where users can view, copy, paste, save, or compare output runs.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Scripting support
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Statistical procedures
- NCSS 2026 includes statistical, graphics, and data analysis procedures, including regression, ANOVA, forecasting, clustering, quality control, and survival analysis.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Statistical tests
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 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.checked 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.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1981checked 19 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Kaysville, Utah, USAchecked 19 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Trial
- The NCSS trial is available for 30 days.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Mac use
- Running NCSS 2026 on a Mac requires a Windows emulator such as Parallels.checked 11 Oct 2026
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