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EViews

Econometric software for time-series modeling, forecasting, and panel-data analysis, widely used by economists and financial analysts.

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EViews is a desktop econometrics package specialized in time-series estimation, forecasting, and panel-data analysis — regression, ARIMA/VAR models, cointegration tests, and structural equation systems, presented through spreadsheet-style data views and object-oriented workfiles. It is narrower in scope than general statistical packages like Stata or SAS, focusing specifically on econometric and forecasting workflows used in central banks, government economics agencies, and financial-sector research. EViews 14 unified its previous Enterprise and Standard editions into one commercial product. It is sold as a single-user commercial or academic license (new or upgrade), with volume licensing for institutions and a limited free Student Version Lite for coursework use.

At a glance

Vendor S&P Global
Pricing model Subscription
Free tier Yes
Deployment Self-hosted
Open source No
Best for Economists and financial analysts running time-series forecasting and econometric modeling.

Pricing

One-time single-user license (new or upgrade) at separate commercial and academic price points; volume licenses for institutions; a limited free Student Version Lite is also offered.

Plan Price Notes
Commercial – New license $2,450 single-user, full EViews 14 feature set
Commercial – Upgrade $925 upgrade from EViews versions 1–13
Academic – New license $700 requires affiliation with an accredited, degree-granting institution
Academic – Upgrade $380 upgrade from EViews versions 1–13, academic pricing

Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget.

Features

  • Time-series regression and ARIMA/VAR modeling
  • Panel-data and cross-sectional estimation
  • Cointegration and unit-root testing
  • Forecasting with structural and reduced-form models
  • Object-oriented workfiles for reproducible workflows
  • Built-in economic and financial data connections
  • Programming language for custom estimation routines

Profile last reviewed September 21, 2026

Alternatives

Stata Command-driven statistical software for regression, panel-data, and survey analysis, widely used in economics, epidemiology, and political science. R Open-source programming language and environment for statistical computing and graphics, the default language of applied statistics education. SAS Enterprise statistical analysis and advanced-analytics platform used for validated statistics, data mining, and reporting in regulated industries.

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Terms to know

Time series forecasting Predicting future values of a metric using patterns found in its own historical sequence over time. Regression analysis A statistical method for estimating the relationship between one outcome variable and one or more predictor variables. Statistical significance A threshold judgment that an observed effect is unlikely to be due to chance alone, given the data and test used. ARIMA (autoregressive integrated moving average) A classical time-series forecasting model that combines a series' own past values, differencing, and past forecast errors.

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