Stata/MP: The fastest and largest edition of Stata. Now in addition to its multiprocessing capabilities, Stata/MP can also analyze more data than any other flavor of Stata. Stata/MP can analyze 10 to 20 billion observations given the current largest computers, and is ready to analyze up to 281 trillion observations once computer hardware catches up.
Stata/SE: Standard edition; for larger datasets.
Stata/BE: Stata/BE: Basic edition; for mid-sized datasets.
Most computers purchased since mid 2006 can take advantage of the advanced multiprocessing of Stata/MP. On dual-core chips, Stata/MP runs 40% faster overall and 72% faster where it matters, on the time-consuming estimation commands. With more than two cores or processors, Stata/MP is even faster. Stata/SE and Stata/BE differ only in the dataset size that each can analyze.
Stata/SE and Stata/MP can fit models with more independent variables than Stata/BE (up to 65,532 with Stata/MP).
Stata/BE allows datasets with as many as 2,048 variables, and the maximum number of observations is 2.14 billion. Stata/BE can have at most 798 right-hand-side variables in a model.
All the above editions have the same complete set of commands and features and include PDF documentation.
| Package | Max. Var. | Max. Ind. Var. | Max. Obs. |
64-bit vers. | Parallel processing? | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stata MP | 120000 | 65,532 | 20 billion* | Yes | Yes | Win Mac Unix |
| Stata SE | 32767 | 10,998 | 2.14 billion* | Yes | No | Win Mac Unix |
| Stata BE | 2048 | 798 | 2.14 billion* | Yes | No | Win Mac Unix |
*The maximum number of observations is limited only by the amount of available RAM on your system
Compatible operating systems
Stata will run on the platforms listed below. While Stata software is platform-specific, your Stata license is not; therefore, you need not specify your operating system when placing your order for a license.
Stata for Windows:
Windows 11
Windows 10*
Windows Server 2019, 2016, 2012R2*
Windows Server 2022
* Stata requires 64-bit Windows for x86-64 processors made by Intel® and AMD
Stata for Mac:
* Stata requires a Mac with Apple Silicon or 64-bit Intel processor.
* Stata for Mac requires MacOS 11.0 (Big Sur) or newer for Macs with Apple Silicon and MacOS 10.13 (High Sierra) or newer for Macs with 64-bit Intel processors.
Stata for Linux:
Minimum requirements include the GNU C library (glibc) 2.17 or better and libcurl4
Hardware requirements
| Package | Memory | Disk space |
| Stata/MP | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Stata/SE | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Stata/BE | 1 GB | 4 GB |
Stata for Unix requires a video card that can display thousands of colors or more (16-bit or 24-bit color)