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SmartPLS 4

Built for all of structural equation modeling.

Trusted in more than 30,000 published studies since 2005. Draw your model instead of writing syntax, and estimate it with PLS-SEM, CB-SEM, GSCA, regression or PROCESS.
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30 days, all features, only your email address. Installs as a desktop app. How the trial works

Platforms
Windows, macOS and Linux
Version
4.1.1.9
Released
12 October 2026
The SmartPLS 4 model editor with the corporate reputation CB-SEM model: the indicator list on the left and the path model with the constructs COMP, LIKE, CUSA and CUSL in the center.
Users worldwide
500,000+
Methods and algorithms, documented and cited
40+
Countries
150+
Used in the PLS-SEM Primer and the Advanced Issues book
Textbook software

Methods in SmartPLS 4

From PLS-SEM to CB-SEM, GSCA and regression: more than 40 methods, each documented with its settings, results and literature.

SmartPLS 4 report view with CB-SEM algorithm results: the report tree on the left and the corporate reputation model with path coefficients and loadings on the right.
CB-SEM results for the corporate reputation model in the SmartPLS 4 report view.

All algorithms and techniques

Anchored in the literature

Textbooks in 8 languages teach structural equation modeling with SmartPLS, led by the standard works of Hair, Hult, Ringle and Sarstedt, and peer-reviewed tutorials in leading journals document its methods.

Translations and further books

  • Cover of Partial Least Squares Strukturgleichungsmodellierung (German edition of the Primer, 2024)
  • Cover of Manual de Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (Spanish edition of the Primer, 2019)
  • Cover of Le equazioni strutturali Partial Least Squares (Italian edition of the Primer, 2020)
  • Cover of Modèles d'équations structurelles Partial Least Squares (French edition of the Primer, 2022)
  • Cover of Primer on PLS-SEM, Arabic edition (2020)
  • Cover of Primer on PLS-SEM, Persian edition (2018)
  • Cover of Manual avanzado de PLS-SEM (Spanish edition of Advanced Issues, 2021)
  • Cover of Advanced Issues in PLS-SEM, Arabic edition (2022)
  • Cover of PLS-SEM, Chinese edition
  • Cover of Advanced PLS-SEM, Chinese edition
  • Cover of Weiber and Sarstedt: Strukturgleichungsmodellierung (2021)
  • Cover of Chua: A step-by-step guide to SmartPLS 4 (2024)
  • Cover of Ramayah et al.: PLS-SEM using SmartPLS 3.0 (2018)
  • Cover of Shiau: Introduction and application of statistical analysis, SPSS and SmartPLS 4 (5th edition)
  • Cover of Shiau: Introduction and application of statistical analysis, SPSS and SmartPLS 3 (3rd edition)

Peer-reviewed articles on SmartPLS

All PLS-SEM books

What researchers say

SmartPLS is a milestone in latent variable modeling. It combines state of the art methods (e.g., PLS-POS, IPMA, complex bootstrapping routines) with an easy to use and intuitive graphical user interface.
Joe F. HairDBA Director, Cleverdon Chair of Business, University of South Alabama, USACo-author of the PLS-SEM textbooks with Christian M. Ringle
SmartPLS adds a number of new and useful “bells and whistles” to the software’s capabilities, and of course to the researcher's ability to better understand measurement issues and structural patterns.
Dr. Marko SarstedtProfessor of Marketing, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, GermanyCo-author of the PLS-SEM textbooks with Christian M. Ringle
I have a long background in technology IT (product management and engineering) and I’ve developed applications for many years. I think that SmartPLS is the nicest SEM product on the market, today, and I definitely prefer using it instead of rather antiquated tools like AMOS and MPLUS.
Lori D. KendallPh.D. Student in Management, Case Western Reserve University

What’s new

  • SmartPLS 4.1.1.9

    Latest release
    12 October 2026
    • Redesigned result tables with copying to Excel and Word, sorting, filtering and selection statistics.
    • A single-file HTML report with light and dark mode and links to the algorithm documentation.
    • Improved accessibility, with keyboard operation for the core workflows and targeted screen reader improvements. About accessibility
    Read the release notes
  • Course flyer: live online course on A Primer on PLS-SEM, fourth edition, with Jan-Michael Becker, Christian M. Ringle and Marko Sarstedt.

    Foundations of PLS-SEM Using SmartPLS

    Next course
    26–27 November 2026
    Format
    Online via Zoom

    With Christian M. Ringle, Marko Sarstedt and Jan-Michael Becker. Hosted by the Northern Institute of Technology Management.

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All features, on Windows, macOS and Linux. Choose the free trial when you start SmartPLS for the first time. One trial per computer, and all you need is your email address.
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