Sigma Magic vs. Competition

Feature Comparison

Here is a comparison of the features between Sigma Magic software and a few selected commercial packages. You will find that Sigma Magic software has most of the features that you will ever need on any project. Instead of using multiple other packages, this could be your one go to software for all your analysis needs.

Category	Sigma Magic	Minitab	SPSS
Analytics	Principal Components Factor Analysis Cluster Analysis Conditional Tree Correspondence Analysis Discriminant Analysis Exploratory Factors Generalized Linear Model KNN Naive Bayes Neural Networks Random Forest XGBoost	Principal Components Factor Analysis Cluster Analysis Correspondence Analysis Discriminant Analysis Generalized Linear Model	Principal Components Factor Analysis Cluster Analysis Correspondence Analysis Decision Trees Discriminant Analysis Forecasting Generalized Linear Model Neural Networks Predictive Models Text Mining
Hypothesis Tests	1-Sample t Test 2-Sample t Test Paired t Test Analysis of Variance 1-Variance Test 2-Variance Test Test for Equal Variances 1-Proportion Test 2-Proportion Test 1-Sample Poisson Rate 2-Sample Poisson Rate Chi-Square Test	1-Sample t Test 2-Sample t Test Paired t Test Analysis of Variance 1-Variance Test 2-Variance Test Test for Equal Variances 1-Proportion Test 2-Proportion Test 1-Sample Poisson Rate 2-Sample Poisson Rate Chi-Square Test	1-Sample t Test 2-Sample t Test Paired t Test Analysis of Variance 1-Variance Test 2-Variance Test Test for Equal Variances 1-Proportion Test 2-Proportion Test Chi-Square Test
Non-Parameteric Tests	1-Sample Sign 1-Sample Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney Test Kruskal-Wallis Test Mood's Median Test Runs Test	1-Sample Sign 1-Sample Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney Test Kruskal-Wallis Test Mood's Median Test Friedman Test Runs Test	1-Sample Sign 1-Sample Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney Test Kruskal-Wallis Test Friedman Test Runs Test
Distributions	Beta, Cauchy Erlang, Extreme Value Exponential, Gamma Laplace, Log Normal Logistic, Log Logistic Normal, Pareto Power, Rayleigh Triangular, Uniform Weibull, Binomial Geometric, Hypergeometric Negative Binomial, Poisson	Beta, Cauchy Exponential, Gamma Laplace, Largest Extreme Value Logistic, Log Logistic Log Normal, Smallest Extreme Value Normal, Triangular Uniform, Weibull Binomial, Discrete Integer, Poisson	Beta, Gamma Log Normal, Normal Triangular, Uniform Exponential, Weibull Log Normal, Uniform Binomial, Poisson Geometric, Hypergeometric
Control Charts	I-MR Chart Xbar-R Chart Xbar-S Chart P Chart NP Chart C Chart U Chart Laney P' Chart Laney U' Chart MA Chart EWMA Chart CUSUM Chart Pre-Control Charts	I-MR Chart Xbar-R Chart Xbar-S Chart P Chart NP Chart C Chart U Chart Laney P' Chart Laney U' Chart MA Chart EWMA Chart CUSUM Chart Multi-variate Charts	I-MR Chart Xbar-R Chart Xbar-S Chart P Chart NP Chart C Chart U Chart
Time Series	Time Series Plot Trend Analysis Seasonal Analysis Moving Average Exponential Smoothing Holt-Winters Method Auto & Partial Correlation Spectral Analysis	Time Series Plot Trend Analysis Seasonal Analysis Moving Average Exponential Smoothing Holt-Winters Method Auto & Partial Correlation Cross Correlation & ARIMA	Time Series Plot Trend Analysis Seasonal Analysis Moving Average Exponential Smoothing Holt-Winters Method Auto & Partial Correlation Spectral Analysis

Category	Sigma Magic	Minitab Companion	Sigma XL
Change	Change Audit Change Curve Coaching Model Communication Plan Culture Map Force Field Analysis Mission & Vision PEST & SWOT Analysis RACI Chart Stakeholder Analysis Sustaining Change Team Charter & Roles	Audit Plan RACI Chart Stakeholder Analysis	Team Charter
Projects	Balanced Scorecard Benefit Effort Plot C&E Diagram C&E Matrix Closure Form Control Plan Fault Tree Analysis Financial Benefits FMEA Force Field Analysis GANTT Chart Implementation Plan Kano Analysis Meeting Minutes Process Map Project Charter Project Filter Pugh Analysis QFD Analysis Relationship Diagram SIPOC Solution Selection Tree Diagram TRIZ	C&E Diagram CT Tree C&E Matrix Control Plan FMEA Funnel Report GANTT Chart Idea Map Process Map Project Charter Project Prioritization Matrix Project Risk Assessment Pugh Matrix SIPOC	C&E Diagram C&E Matrix Control Plan FMEA Measurement Plan Project Charter Pugh Analysis QFD Analysis SIPOC
Lean	30-60-90 Plans 5 Why Analysis 5S+1 Audit A3 Report Hoshin Analysis Kaizen Report Kanban Analysis Leader Standard Work OEE Metric One Point Lesson SMED Analysis Spaghetti Diagram TAKT Time Time Study True North Value Stream Map Waste Analysis Work Combination Workload Balance	30-60-90 Action Plan 5S Audit A3 Kanban & Supermarket Sizing Preventive Maintenance True North metrics Value Stream Map VSM Comparison Waste Analysis Work Element Time Study	Load Balancing TAKT Time Value Added Analysis Value Stream Map

Results Gallery

Here is a short comparison of outputs generated from Sigma Magic software with competitive product(s) for some of the applications. It is not meant to be comprehensive and is provided for illustrative purposes only. Please perform your own analysis and use your judgement to make conclusions.



Notes:

• Minitab, SPSS, and Sigma XL and registered trademarks of their respective companies.
• Information shown on this page is based on publicly available information obtained in Sep. 2017.
• Note that this is not a detailed comparison but only a comparison of few selected templates.
• Features & pricing information may change anytime, user discretion is advised when making a decision.