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Compare SAS Enterprise Guide and SAS Viya 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (55.3% of reviews)
Enterprise (35.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
SAS Enterprise Guide
Star Rating
(91)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (55.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about SAS Enterprise GuideSAS Viya
Star Rating
(481)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (35.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
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- Users report that SAS Enterprise Guide excels in its Ease of Setup with a score of 8.3, making it a preferred choice for organizations looking for a straightforward implementation process. In contrast, SAS Viya's score of 7.9 indicates some challenges in this area, which may require additional resources for setup.
- Reviewers mention that SAS Viya shines in Real-Time Processing, achieving a high score of 8.8, which is crucial for businesses needing immediate insights. SAS Enterprise Guide, while strong, has a slightly lower score of 8.8, indicating it may not be as optimized for real-time analytics.
- G2 users highlight the superior Data Visualization capabilities of SAS Viya, scoring 9.3, which allows for more dynamic and interactive reporting. In comparison, SAS Enterprise Guide's score of 8.5 suggests it may not offer the same level of visual engagement.
- Users on G2 report that SAS Enterprise Guide provides a more robust Quality of Support with a score of 8.0, which is essential for organizations that require reliable assistance. SAS Viya, with a score of 8.3, is still commendable but may not match the level of support offered by SAS Enterprise Guide.
- Reviewers mention that SAS Viya's Collaboration Features are highly rated at 8.9, making it easier for teams to work together on projects. In contrast, SAS Enterprise Guide's score of 7.9 indicates that its collaboration tools may not be as effective, potentially hindering teamwork.
- Users say that SAS Enterprise Guide's Custom Reporting features, with a score of 7.7, are beneficial for tailored analytics needs, while SAS Viya's score of 8.3 suggests it offers more flexibility and options for users looking to create specific reports.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
SAS Enterprise Guide
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No pricing availableFree Trial
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No trial information availableSAS Viya
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
54
8.5
381
Ease of Use
8.3
75
8.2
436
Ease of Setup
8.0
35
7.7
301
Ease of Admin
8.0
14
7.3
111
Quality of Support
8.0
49
8.3
362
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
14
8.0
115
Product Direction (% positive)
7.8
54
8.8
385
Features by Category
Reports
8.2
41
|
Verified
8.2
138
7.6
41
|
Verified
7.8
132
8.2
42
|
Verified
8.3
135
8.1
33
|
Verified
7.9
132
7.8
35
|
Verified
8.2
128
Data Preparation
7.8
25
|
Verified
8.2
121
7.9
24
|
Verified
8.1
117
Data Modeling and Blending
9.0
28
|
Verified
8.4
123
8.9
29
|
Verified
8.6
120
8.4
29
|
Verified
8.4
122
Generative AI
7.2
17
Feature Not Available
7.0
17
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Self Service
8.1
43
|
Verified
8.1
131
8.9
43
|
Verified
8.1
131
8.7
43
|
Verified
8.2
130
8.1
41
|
Verified
8.1
129
7.9
41
|
Verified
8.1
126
7.8
33
|
Verified
8.1
128
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
8.4
39
|
Verified
8.4
129
7.8
44
|
Verified
8.7
128
8.0
40
|
Verified
8.3
126
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
9.0
29
|
Verified
8.4
129
8.4
29
|
Verified
8.4
129
6.9
22
|
Verified
7.8
127
7.4
22
|
Verified
7.9
127
Data Source Access
Not enough data
8.6
80
Not enough data
8.4
80
Not enough data
8.2
79
Data Interaction
Not enough data
8.4
79
Not enough data
8.2
79
Not enough data
8.6
79
Not enough data
8.8
79
Not enough data
8.7
79
Not enough data
8.8
80
Not enough data
8.5
79
Not enough data
8.6
78
Data Exporting
Not enough data
8.3
78
Not enough data
8.1
78
Not enough data
8.5
78
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Analytics
Not enough data
7.9
8
Administration
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
8.4
20
Management
Not enough data
7.6
20
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.8
17
Not enough data
7.6
19
Compliance
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Security
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
8.0
17
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data Quality
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
20
Maintainence
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.7
19
Agentic AI - Data Governance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.9
101
Not enough data
9.1
104
Not enough data
8.9
102
Capabilities
Not enough data
9.3
105
Not enough data
9.0
103
Not enough data
8.9
103
Not enough data
8.7
100
Methodology
Not enough data
9.0
102
Not enough data
9.2
103
Not enough data
9.3
102
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Deployment
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Deployment
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.3
8
Management
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.1
9
Operations
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.5
9
Management
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
7.5
8
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
System
Not enough data
8.5
39
Not enough data
7.7
38
Not enough data
8.2
38
Model Development
Not enough data
8.1
44
Not enough data
8.6
44
Not enough data
8.2
43
Not enough data
8.6
43
Model Development
Not enough data
8.3
38
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.5
39
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
7.1
43
Not enough data
7.6
43
Not enough data
7.2
43
Not enough data
8.0
43
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
7.3
39
Not enough data
7.5
39
Not enough data
7.2
38
Not enough data
7.9
39
Deployment
Not enough data
8.1
43
Not enough data
7.8
42
Not enough data
7.8
40
Deployment
Not enough data
7.8
39
Not enough data
7.6
39
Not enough data
7.9
38
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial Planning
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Agentic AI - FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial Insight
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
7.2
6
Data
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Status Communication
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Management
Not enough data
8.2
17
Not enough data
8.6
18
Not enough data
9.2
18
Not enough data
8.8
17
Not enough data
8.9
17
Maintenance
Not enough data
8.8
16
Not enough data
9.1
16
Not enough data
9.1
16
Security
Not enough data
8.7
18
Not enough data
8.1
17
Integration
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
8.2
12
Business Logic
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
6.5
13
Not enough data
8.1
13
Management
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
7.4
13
Analytics
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
7.4
12
Deployment
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
7.4
12
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Decision Management Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Setup
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
7.4
14
Not enough data
8.1
14
Data
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
8.7
14
Analysis
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
8.2
13
Customization
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
8.1
14
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Integration - Machine Learning
Not enough data
7.6
17
Learning - Machine Learning
Not enough data
7.7
17
Not enough data
7.9
17
Not enough data
8.1
16
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Statistical Tool
Not enough data
8.6
37
Not enough data
8.7
38
Not enough data
8.7
38
Data Analysis
Not enough data
9.1
37
Not enough data
8.8
37
Decision Making
Not enough data
8.7
39
Not enough data
9.0
40
Not enough data
8.6
40
Not enough data
8.7
40
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
45
Not enough data
8.8
45
Not enough data
9.1
44
Not enough data
8.8
44
Not enough data
9.0
44
Management
Not enough data
9.3
45
Not enough data
9.2
42
Not enough data
8.9
44
Not enough data
9.0
42
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
39
Not enough data
8.6
40
Building Reports
9.0
29
|
Verified
8.4
129
8.4
29
|
Verified
8.4
129
6.9
22
|
Verified
7.8
127
7.4
22
|
Verified
7.9
127
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
SAS Enterprise Guide and SAS Viya are categorized as Analytics Platforms
Unique Categories
SAS Enterprise Guide has no unique categories
SAS Viya is categorized as MLOps Platforms, Statistical Analysis, Data Governance, Event Stream Processing, Data Preparation, Text Analysis, Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, Database Management Systems (DBMS), FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis), Data Quality, and Decision Management Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
SAS Enterprise Guide
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SAS Viya
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Banking
16.5%
Hospital & Health Care
14.1%
Financial Services
11.8%
Insurance
9.4%
Higher Education
5.9%
Other
42.4%
Pharmaceuticals
13.7%
Higher Education
8.7%
Banking
8.0%
Financial Services
6.5%
Information Technology and Services
5.6%
Other
57.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
SAS Enterprise Guide
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Banking
Among many, the best is to be able to create Project files where the entire Process flow is connected to embed programs, import & export, see the dependencies and easy to use unlike predecessors of Base SAS v9.1
Most Helpful Critical Review
Bandhuli R.
Verified User in Banking
SAS syntaxes are confusing and documentation are not helpful.
SAS Viya
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Daniel W.
Verified User in Pharmaceuticals
1. Rapid analysis of vast volumes of data is possible thanks to SAS Viya's high-performance analytics. 2. Scalability: SAS Viya is built to handle large-scale analytics projects and gives users the flexibility to scale their analytics requirements up or...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Retail
I think the SAS suite in general is too pricey when open source options allow more flexibility
Verified User in Banking
Among many, the best is to be able to create Project files where the entire Process flow is connected to embed programs, import & export, see the dependencies and easy to use unlike predecessors of Base SAS v9.1
Daniel W.
Verified User in Pharmaceuticals
1. Rapid analysis of vast volumes of data is possible thanks to SAS Viya's high-performance analytics. 2. Scalability: SAS Viya is built to handle large-scale analytics projects and gives users the flexibility to scale their analytics requirements up or...
Bandhuli R.
Verified User in Banking
SAS syntaxes are confusing and documentation are not helpful.
Verified User in Retail
I think the SAS suite in general is too pricey when open source options allow more flexibility
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Discussions
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