Altair Knowledge Studio vs SAS Enterprise Miner comparison

Altair and SAS are both solutions in the Data Science Platforms category. Altair is ranked #21 with an average rating of 8.0, while SAS is ranked #24. Altair holds a 1.5% mindshare in Data Science Platforms, compared to SAS’s 1.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Altair users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of SAS users who would recommend it.

Altair Knowledge Studio

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100% willing to recommend

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93% willing to recommend

Altair Knowledge Studio

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Executive Summary

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Categories and Ranking

Altair Knowledge Studio

Ranking in Data Science Platforms

21st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SAS Enterprise Miner

Ranking in Data Science Platforms

24th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Mining (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Data Science Platforms category, the mindshare of Altair Knowledge Studio is 1.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAS Enterprise Miner is 1.7%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Science Platforms Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Altair Knowledge Studio	1.5%
SAS Enterprise Miner	1.7%
Other	96.8%

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Featured Reviews

Leo Sundararaj

Account Manager at JegaSure

Advanced decision trees and seamless data pattern analysis transform data preparation

One of the most valuable features of Altair Knowledge Studio is its decision trees, which are quite advanced and popular compared to other tools. The Segment Viewer is another unique feature that provides a comprehensive view of data patterns and helps identify anomalies before creating decision trees. Additionally, the ability to export code in the language of SAS is valuable, and the tool's drag-and-drop functionality makes it accessible to business users without a coding background.

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reviewer1352853

Executive Head of analytics at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees

A stable product that is easy to deploy and can be used for structured and unstructured data mining

We use the solution for predictive analytics to do structured and unstructured data mining I like the way the product visually shows the data pipeline. The product must provide better integration with cloud-native technologies. I have been using the solution for 20 years. The product is very…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"One of the most valuable features of Altair Knowledge Studio is its decision trees, which are quite advanced and popular compared to other tools."

"The solution is able to handle quite large amounts of data beautifully."

"Most of the features, especially on the data analysis tool pack, are really good. The way they do clustering and output is great. You can do fairly elaborate outputs. The results, the ensembles, all of these, are fantastic."

"The most valuable feature is the decision tree creation."

"The solution is able to handle quite large amounts of data beautifully."

"The most valuable feature is that you can use multiple algorithms for creating models and then you can compare the results between them."

"Technical support has been good, and when I called them at the start of using the product with some issues they were very helpful."

"The technical support is very good."

"he solution is scalable."

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Cons

"It would be beneficial if Altair Knowledge Studio could offer a more unified platform that includes data preparation, predictive modeling, and model exportation."

"Price of the product"

"The solution is quite expensive. The pricing is too high."

"The visualization of the models is not very attractive, so the graphics should be improved."

"The user interface of the solution needs improvement. It needs to be more visual."

"The ease of use can be improved. When you are new it seems a bit complex."

"While I don't personally need tutorials, I can't say that it wouldn't be helpful for others to have some to help them navigate and operate the system."

"The license is really expensive. This solution is for large corporations because not everybody can afford it."

"Plus it is prohibitively expensive and is not available with perpetual licensing."

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"The solution must improve its licensing models."

"This solution is for large corporations because not everybody can afford it."

"The solution is expensive for an individual, but for an enterprise/institution (purchasing bulk licenses), it is not a high price for the use that will come from it."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

20%

Educational Organization

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Altair Knowledge Studio?

The licensing is straightforward, and we have not encountered any pushbacks from our procurement team. The pricing is on par with market competitors.

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What needs improvement with Altair Knowledge Studio?

It would be beneficial if Altair Knowledge Studio could offer a more unified platform that includes data preparation, predictive modeling, and model exportation. Having all these functionalities wi...

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What is your primary use case for Altair Knowledge Studio?

I used Altair Knowledge Studio ( /products/altair-knowledge-studio-reviews ) mainly for data preparation and creating decision trees. We used SAS for data preparation and decision trees in Altair K...

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Also Known As

Angoss KnowledgeSTUDIO

Enterprise Miner

Overview

Business intelligence and predictive analytics software suite from Angoss Software Corporation. KnowledgeSTUDIO is a market-leading business intelligence software product with data mining and predictive analytics capabilities including data profiling, advanced data visualization, advanced modeling, unsupervised learning, decision tree and strategy design functionality.

Altair

SAS Enterprise Miner is a solution to create accurate predictive and descriptive models on large volumes of data across different sources in the organization. SAS Enterprise Miner offers many features and functionalities for the business analysts to model their data. Some of the business applications are for detecting fraud, minimizing risk, resource demands, reducing asset downtime, campaigns and reduce customer attrition.

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Sample Customers

HSBC, MBNA, US Ban Corp, MasterCard Worldwide, Invesco, Citi Bank, ATB Financial, PayPal, Bajaj Finserv

Generali Hellas, Gitanjali Group, Gloucestershire Constabulary, GS Home Shopping, HealthPartners, IAG New Zealand, iJET, Invacare

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