NWA Quality Analyst
Desktop SPC software for control charts and capability
- Researched profile
- Free option
- None listed
- Pricing
- Price on request
- Deployment
- Desktop
The lean-stack take
A quality team uses it to chart process data and judge whether a process is stable and capable. That supports the Control phase of DMAIC and the check step of a PDCA cycle.
Best for
Quality and process engineers who want desktop SPC charts and capability studies for plant or lab data.
Watch out for
Prices and license terms were not confirmed from search results, so ask the vendor for a quote and check how licensing works after the Embrace Software acquisition.
About
About NWA Quality Analyst
NWA Quality Analyst is statistical process control software from Northwest Analytics. Northwest Analytics was acquired by Embrace Software, and the product is still listed on the nwasoft.com site.
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Features
What NWA Quality Analyst offers
Control charts
The vendor's product sheet and features page describe Quality Analyst as SPC software for charting process data, which supports day-to-day process control.
Capability analysis
The vendor publishes material on process capability analysis, including an article on its use in laboratory quality control.
Multivariate SPC module
An optional Multivariate SPC module is listed on the vendor's site. Northwest Analytics added multivariate tools from Infometrix for this work.
QAx embedded components
QAx is listed as an embedded component of Quality Analyst, for adding its charting into other applications.
Version 7
NWA Quality Analyst 7 was announced by press release, and the vendor published release update notes for version 7.3 in October 2024.
Training services
Northwest Analytics lists training services for its software on its own site.
Lean techniques supported
The lean practices NWA Quality Analyst is built to support.
Pricing
NWA Quality Analyst pricing
Checked October 15, 2026
Starting price
Price on request
- Pricing
- Price on request
- Free option
- None listed
How pricing works
Pricing is quote-based; contact the vendor.
Prices and plans were not confirmed from search results during this check.
See current prices on nwasoft.comNWA Quality Analyst doesn't publish a full plan list, so we show what it does publish. Confirm prices with the vendor.
Strengths and limitations
What stands out, and what to watch
Strengths
- Free trial offered from the vendor's site
- Optional Multivariate SPC module
- QAx components for embedding charts in other software
- Version 7 is current, with 7.3 release notes from October 2024
- Vendor training services listed
Limitations
- Prices and plans not confirmed from search results
- Supported platforms not confirmed from search results
- Trial length not confirmed
- Ownership changed with the Embrace Software acquisition, so check the product roadmap
- 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 NWA Quality Analyst right for your team?
A good fit if…
- You need control charts on key characteristics for a production line or lab
- You run capability studies before releasing a process
- You need multivariate SPC for processes with many linked variables
- Your food or process plant wants SPC outside spreadsheets
Look elsewhere if…
- You want a broad statistics package for full Six Sigma projects, including DOE
- You want published self-serve prices
- You only need a few charts that a spreadsheet template can handle
Industries
Named on the vendor's own site
- Food
Reviews
What NWA Quality Analyst users say
We haven't found published reviews of NWA Quality Analyst on G2 or Capterra yet. Smaller lean tools often have none, so judge it on the facts above and a trial.
Similar tools
NWA Quality Analyst alternatives
GainSeeker Suite
Published pricing
Hertzler Systems' manufacturing SPC suite for shop-floor data collection, alarms and quality dashboards.
InfinityQS (Advantive)
Price on request
Enterprise SPC platform (ProFicient on-prem, Enact cloud) for real-time quality data collection and control charting.
Minitab Real-Time SPC
Price on request
Minitab's web-based module for live process monitoring, control charts and alerts on production data.
WinSPC
Price on request
DataNet Quality Systems' real-time SPC software that collects gauge data and raises alarms on out-of-control processes.
| Tool | Pricing | Starting price | Free plan or trial | Deployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWA Quality Analyst | Price on request | Not published | None listed | Desktop |
| GainSeeker Suite | Published pricing | Perpetual licence from about $2,995 | None listed | On-premises (customer-managed servers) |
| InfinityQS (Advantive) | Price on request | Quote-based | None listed | Web (Enact), On-premises (ProFicient) |
| Minitab Real-Time SPC | Price on request | Quote-based | None listed | Web |
| WinSPC | Price on request | Quote-based | None listed | Desktop, Cloud |
From each vendor's published pricing. Check current prices on their sites.
FAQ
NWA Quality Analyst: common questions
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Claim NWA Quality AnalystSources, checked October 15, 2026
- Product page
- Features and benefits
- Product sheet
- Functional specifications
- Multivariate SPC module
- QAx embedded components
- Process capability article
- Food industry case study
- Training services
- Start a free trial
- Quality Analyst 7.3 release update notes (October 2024)
- Press release: Introducing NWA Quality Analyst 7
- Embrace Software: acquisition of Northwest Analytics
Listed October 15, 2026.