Minitab Statistical Software
Statistics for Six Sigma and quality improvement
- Researched profile
- Six Sigma Software
- State College, Pennsylvania, USA
- Watch the overview (3:52)
- minitab.com
What users say
599 reviews on 2 sites
- Starting price
- $2,394 per year (Solution Center Core)
- Free option
- Yes, free trial available
- Pricing
- Published pricing
- Deployment
- Windows, Web app
- Founded
- 1972
- Integrations
- 2 listed
The lean-stack take
Six Sigma teams use it for measurement systems analysis, control charts, capability analysis, design of experiments and hypothesis tests. It runs on Windows and as a web app.
Best for
Six Sigma belts and quality engineers who need a full statistics package for DMAIC projects.
Watch out for
Minitab is sold as annual subscriptions bundled in the Minitab Solution Center, so compare the bundles before buying.
About
About Minitab Statistical Software
Minitab Statistical Software is a data analysis package from Minitab for quality improvement and process optimization.
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See it in action
Minitab Statistical Software in 3:52
A short overview from Minitab on YouTube. It shows the product as the vendor presents it, so pair it with the strengths and limitations below.
- Video
- Introduction to Minitab Statistical Software
- Channel
- Minitab
Features
What Minitab Statistical Software offers
Measurement system analysis
Gage studies and attribute agreement analysis.
Control charts
Variable, attribute, multivariate, time-weighted and rare-event charts.
Capability analysis
Capability Sixpack and related capability studies.
Design of experiments
Screening, factorial, response surface and Taguchi designs.
Hypothesis testing
t-tests, proportion tests, chi-square and equivalence tests.
Power and sample size
Plan studies with the right sample size.
Acceptance sampling
Sampling plans and tolerance intervals.
Predictive analytics
Machine learning methods such as CART, TreeNet and Random Forests, plus R and Python integration.
Lean techniques supported
The lean practices Minitab Statistical Software is built to support.
Pricing
Minitab Statistical Software pricing and plans
Checked on the vendor's pricing page, October 3, 2026
Solution Center Core
$2,394 per year
Annual
- Aimed at quality professionals
- Marked most popular by the vendor
Solution Center Analytics
$2,593.50 per year
Annual
- Aimed at analytics professionals
- Predictive analytics
Solution Center Copilot
$2,793 per year
Annual
- All features combined
Prices in USD per year. Industry add-on modules cost $528 per year each and need a Core license. Prices change often, so confirm them with the vendor.
Strengths and limitations
What stands out, and what to watch
Strengths
- Covers MSA, SPC, capability and DOE in one package
- Capability Sixpack summarizes a process quickly
- Windows desktop and web app
- Free trial
- Widely used in Six Sigma training
Limitations
- Annual subscription with no perpetual option listed
- The desktop version is listed for Windows only; other systems use the web app
- Desktop analysis rather than real-time shop-floor SPC
Based on the vendor's published plans and documentation, not a hands-on test.
Fit
Is Minitab Statistical Software right for your team?
A good fit if…
- You run DMAIC projects
- Your belts were trained on Minitab
- You need DOE and capability studies
- You want a web app option
Look elsewhere if…
- You want a free statistics tool such as JASP
- You need real-time SPC on the line
- You only need simple charts
Integrations
Connects with
- R
- Python
From the vendor's own integrations list.
Reviews
What Minitab Statistical Software users say
From public review sites, checked October 3, 2026
Capterra
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Similar tools
Minitab Statistical Software alternatives
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.
| Tool | Pricing | Starting price | Free plan or trial | Deployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minitab Statistical Software | Published pricing | $2,394 per year (Solution Center Core) | Free trial | Windows, Web app |
| 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 |
From each vendor's published pricing. Check current prices on their sites.
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