Design-Expert
Design of experiments software from Stat-Ease
- Researched profile
- Free option
- None listed
- Pricing
- Price on request
- Deployment
- Desktop
The lean-stack take
A Six Sigma team uses it in the Improve phase to find which process settings drive a result. Planned experiments replace one-factor-at-a-time trials on the line.
Best for
Engineers and Black Belts who run planned experiments to set process or formulation parameters.
Watch out for
Design-Expert focuses on DOE, so check whether you also need a general statistics package for SPC, hypothesis tests and other Six Sigma analyses.
About
About Design-Expert
Design-Expert is design of experiments (DOE) software made by Stat-Ease. The vendor also sells Stat-Ease 360, a related product, and its current documentation is for version 25.0.
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Features
What Design-Expert offers
Factorial and screening designs
The vendor's tutorials cover factorial work, including categoric factors, for sorting out which inputs matter in a process.
Response surface methods
Multi-part response surface tutorials show how to model curved effects and tune process settings.
Mixture designs
Mixture design tutorials cover recipes and formulations, plus combined mixture and process designs.
Optimal designs
The documentation includes optimal design tutorials for setups that do not fit a standard design.
Versioned documentation
Stat-Ease publishes online docs per version, with a what's new page and a full changelog for v25.0.
Webinars and blog
The vendor runs webinars and keeps a blog with Design-Expert tips.
Pricing
Design-Expert pricing
Checked October 15, 2026
Starting price
Price on request
- Pricing
- Price on request
- Free option
- None listed
How pricing works
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Strengths and limitations
What stands out, and what to watch
Strengths
- Focused on design of experiments
- Tutorials for factorial, response surface, mixture and optimal designs
- Online docs with a changelog for each version
- Vendor webinars and a tips blog
Limitations
- Covers DOE, not the full set of Six Sigma statistics
- Prices and license types not confirmed from search results
- Free trial not confirmed from search results
- Supported platforms not confirmed from search results
- G2 and Capterra ratings not confirmed from search results
Based on the vendor's published plans and documentation, not a hands-on test.
Fit
Is Design-Expert right for your team?
A good fit if…
- You need to find the process settings that drive a key output
- You develop recipes or blends and need mixture designs
- Your Six Sigma projects reach the Improve phase and need planned trials
- You want to replace one-factor-at-a-time testing
Look elsewhere if…
- You need live SPC charts on the shop floor
- You want one package for all Six Sigma statistics
- Your team does not run experiments
Support and training
- Support
- Help center
- Training
- Docs, Tutorials, Webinars
- Deployment
- Desktop
Reviews
What Design-Expert users say
We haven't found published reviews of Design-Expert on G2 or Capterra yet. Smaller lean tools often have none, so judge it on the facts above and a trial.
Similar tools
Design-Expert alternatives
EngineRoom
Price on request
MoreSteam's browser-based statistical software for Lean Six Sigma analyses, designed with guided, simple workflows.
JASP (Quality Control module)
Free
Free open-source statistics program whose Quality Control module adds control charts, capability, MSA and DOE.
JMP
Published pricing
Interactive statistics software from JMP Statistical Discovery with strong DOE, quality and visual data exploration.
Minitab Statistical Software
Published pricing
Widely used statistics package for Six Sigma with control charts, capability, MSA, DOE and hypothesis tests.
| Tool | Pricing | Starting price | Free plan or trial | Deployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design-Expert | Price on request | Not published | None listed | Desktop |
| EngineRoom | Price on request | Quote-based | None listed | Web |
| JASP (Quality Control module) | Free | Free (open source) | Free plan | Desktop (cross-platform) |
| JMP | Published pricing | $1,390 per user/year | Free trial | Windows, macOS |
| Minitab Statistical Software | Published pricing | $2,394 per year (Solution Center Core) | Free trial | Windows, Web app |
From each vendor's published pricing. Check current prices on their sites.
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Claim Design-ExpertSources, checked October 15, 2026
- Design-Expert product page
- Stat-Ease home page
- What's new in v25.0
- v25.0 changelog
- v25.0 tutorials
- Response surface tutorial
- Mixture design tutorial (pt 2)
- One-factor categoric tutorial (pt 2)
- Optimal design tutorial (v12)
- Combined mixture-process tutorial (v11)
- Webinars
- Design-Expert tips blog
- Stat-Ease shop
Listed October 15, 2026.