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SAS

SAS Viya

Composite Score

7.9 /10

CX Score

8.3 /10

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What is SAS Viya?

SAS Viya (formerly SAS Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning) is a cloud-native, end-to-end data and AI platform that makes development easier and boosts productivity with tools that are friendly for everyone on your team. Solve the most complex analytical problems with a single, integrated, collaborative solution – now with its own automated modeling API.

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Awards & Recognition

SAS Viya won the following awards in the Data Preparation for Analytics category

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5 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2026

Service Experience
Conflict Resolution

2025

1 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2025

SAS Viya Ratings

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81 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

94 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+95 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love SAS Viya?

0% Negative

0% Neutral

100% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Lineage & Basic Auditing

100

Data Discovery and Search

100

Data Cleansing

Data Access

Data Integration

Data Profiling

Data Connectors and Data Mashup

Cataloging

Data Security & Masking

Data Enrichment

Data Packaging

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

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SAS Viya Reviews

Favour J.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Feb 2025

Fantastic advanced analytical features

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates SAS Viya from other similar products?

Visual Interface that records the entire analytical life cycle process

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Data Wrangling features

What do you dislike most about this product?

A bit technical

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Highly Recommended for advanced data analytics

Pros

Saves Time
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Milan P.

Role: Public Sector
Industry: Government
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Dec 2024

Easy to use product but it is pricey

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates SAS Viya from other similar products?

SAS Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning stands out with its user-friendly interface, powerful analytics, and seamless integration on SAS Viya, enabling easy sharing and deployment of models.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I'm not really a huge fan of SAS products but I have to admit that I like the integration the most with other SAS products like SAS Viya.

What do you dislike most about this product?

What I don't like is the expensive license that comes with SAS products like SAS Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you already are working with SAS Software and you need something for Data Mining / ML, you should give it a try. Otherwise, look for something that is cheaper in terms of licensing.

Pros

Enables Productivity
Client's Interest First
Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing

Ramya E.

Role: Operations
Industry: Education
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Submitted Sep 2024

Top features

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates SAS Viya from other similar products?

SAS Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning differentiates itself from other similar products through its comprehensive, end-to-end analytics platform that combines powerful data processing, advanced machine learning algorithms, and intuitive visual interfaces.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

SAAS Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning excels in handling large datasets and complex statistical analyses, making it particularly strong for industries that require rigorous data scrutiny.

What do you dislike most about this product?

its steep learning curve, especially for users who are new to the SAS ecosystem or machine learning in general.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Start with a clear understanding of your data science needs and how SAS’s advanced features can meet them.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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SAS Viya Ratings

81 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

94 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love SAS Viya?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Lineage & Basic Auditing Tracks transformation steps, column dependencies, and change history to ensure data transparency, traceability, and reproducibility in analytics workflows.

Data Discovery and Search Data exploration and search capabilities enabling business users to perform their own analyses and build insights.

Data Cleansing Includes data auditing, workflow specification, post-processing, and controlling, such as address standardization and the correction of known invalid values.

Data Access Ability to access data from various sources on-prem and in the cloud and of various type: structured, unstructured, and semi-structured, real-time, etc.

Data Integration Includes integration of data from multiple sources, merging systems, transforming data and capture data to form a unified view of a company's data assets

Data Profiling Includes statistical analysis of data values to evaluate the frequency, distribution and completeness of data.

Data Connectors and Data Mashup Connect to, merge and clean data from multiple diverse data sources.

Cataloging Interactive graphical exploratory data analysis through immersive interfaces.

Data Security & Masking Includes ability to hide sensitive data by masking with special characters or anonymous information.

Data Enrichment Includes the enhancement of the value of internally held data by appending related attributes from external sources.

Data Packaging Creating technology-specific data repository design optimized for a consumption use case, e.g.: time-series database, muti-dimensional cube, graph database, etc

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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SAS Viya Reviews

Favour J.

Fantastic advanced analytical features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Milan P.

Easy to use product but it is pricey

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ramya E.

Top features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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