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Bright Data vs SAS Enterprise Guide comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 10, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Bright Data
Ranking in Data Preparation Tools
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAS Enterprise Guide
Ranking in Data Preparation Tools
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
8.2
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Data Preparation Tools category, the mindshare of Bright Data is 4.1%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAS Enterprise Guide is 7.7%, down from 15.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Preparation Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Bright Data4.1%
SAS Enterprise Guide7.7%
Other88.2%
Data Preparation Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Igor Berezhnoi - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at SEON. Fraud Fighters
Reliable unblocking services have supported seamless access to protected web pages
The main use case for me is utilizing Bright Data's unblocking services that allow me to receive the whole protected web page via a simple API call. It is quite easy to use and reliable, which is important for large businesses. This is valuable to my organization as it is one of the main proxy providers I use in my projects and in client projects, wherever possible.
Namanjbaraiya Baru - PeerSpot reviewer
Biostatistician at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.
Automated scheduling has transformed clinical analysis workflows and saves significant time
The best feature of SAS Enterprise Guide is scheduling jobs and flows. The scheduling jobs and flows feature stands out to me because of its ease of use and reliability, as I have to perform so many tasks. By scheduling jobs and code, it makes tasks much easier for me. By using SAS Enterprise Guide, which I currently use after previously using SAS 9.4, the time-saving feature of scheduling jobs and code and performing statistical analysis more advanced along with some low-code features makes our timeline very easy to achieve. In SAS Enterprise Guide, I also use data management and statistical analysis, and the statistical analysis accuracy along with data management, data cleaning, and data performing is very good.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution provides comprehensive support services, including many tutorials and documentation. In terms of web scraping, it has proven to be the most effective tool."
"The main use case for me is utilizing Bright Data's unblocking services that allow me to receive the whole protected web page via a simple API call."
"It offers features tailored to various project sizes and requirements, making it suitable for both small—and large-scale data scraping needs."
"The solution's most valuable feature is that it allows me to bypass proxy, IP, CAPTCHA, and everything else."
"The platform's ease of use is a significant advantage. The web interface allows me to initiate queries easily and returns data in a structured format."
"The response time was fast, even when we had to run thousands of requests."
"The solution's most valuable feature is the Proxy feature."
"The platform is scalable and works well with large projects. I have not experienced any issues with scalability."
"The solution is user-friendly, the resource for the query builder is very useful, and the ability to explore the data is a benefit."
"SAS EG is a reliable program that consistently performs well when it comes to manipulating large datasets."
"Statistical functionality and basic database interaction can become very straightforward for business users that don't have a background in SQL and data analysis."
"SAS EG offers many excellent features, such as parallel execution on the same server, controlling output datasets in the process flow, and conditional processing."
"Enabled us to remove PC SAS, which reduced risk."
"I think that this solution is a good start to get into the data analysis field."
"Brought better performance by having people work on a powerful server instead of a workstation."
"The product has a drag-and-drop feature that is excellent for business users and that makes it easy-to-use."
 

Cons

"The product's primary area for improvement is the documentation."
"The dashboard was a bit too technical, and even with my technical experience, I had a hard time."
"I think Bright Data and the tools within its catalog are still unpopular. Earlier, I did not know that Bright Data had a web scraping browser."
"The product could be more user-friendly for beginners."
"The quality of the solution's technical support could be improved."
"The problem with the tool is that it is not big enough...It is not that user-friendly."
"The product's initial setup phase is difficult with servers, making it an area where improvements are required."
"The Datasheet API has unclear documentation."
"Setting up SAS Enterprise Guide is somewhat messy and complex, but it works for what we do."
"It would be very useful if EG could be enhanced to automatically file and clear the project log to ensure non-stop running of the project."
"Sentiment analytics would be a great feature to add into EG."
"However, I do not think SAS Enterprise Guide provides all the machine learning features that we want."
"They should provide more information for the errors or logs. Currently, it gives you just the error message without explaining anything."
"Sometimes you have to rely on support, and that is a bit time-consuming. They take a while to respond to an inquiry."
"If these elements do pan out properly in Alteryx, I may like it better than SAS Enterprise Guide overall."
"Our data warehouse is built on the Netezza database. We have SAS BI, and we populate the Netezza database. When we have tables with, for example, a hundred million rows in Netezza, SAS Enterprise Guide doesn't work. It doesn't return any results. It works for around 30 to 40 million rows, but it is not working for anything more than that. This issue is only with the Netezza database. With Oracle, it is quite good. They can improve its performance with the Netezza database. There should be one unique tool that includes SAS Data Integration Studio and SAS Enterprise Guide for more integration capabilities. With SAS Enterprise Guide, it is not possible to create connections and libraries and build transformations that can be used for other projects. This tool should have all capabilities that SAS Enterprise Guide does not have. Such a tool would be perfect because it will be used by developers and business users at the same time. In addition to the integration capabilities, they should also provide more deployment capabilities. There should be an option to easily create SAS packages and export them from one environment to another. There could also be a possibility to connect with R and Python. Open-source tools are hot in the market nowadays, and it would be good to extend its capabilities."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Bright Data is not an expensive tool compared to its competitors."
"I think the pricing is fair, if it is used in a business. The pricing model might need some adjustments if I am using it for a personal purpose, especially if I use it for a month or two."
"Compared to other proxy servers, Bright Data's pricing is quite reasonable. I"
"The product pricing is reasonable for its features."
"I got a type of free access, but it was through a referral from my friend. I got some credits free from the tool's end."
"Regarding pricing, we paid about 1000 dollars monthly for Bright Data. We started with their pay-as-you-go plan, which was expensive as we were charged per GB. Then we moved to the 500 dollar package, then the 1000 dollar package. We considered the 2000 dollar package they introduced recently."
"The product has average pricing."
"I don’t think the solution’s pricing is expensive."
"It is very expensive. We have a basic license, and there are many features that are not available with the basic version."
"Management liked it a lot because the license per seat was cheaper than a traditional SAS environment."
"In general, SAS has high prices, which is a reason why some clients don't use SAS solutions. The licensing is on a yearly basis."
"The pricing and associated costs are substantial."
"It is expensive. We get a different price based on our corporate rate. So, I'm not sure what the general cost is because we got a special rate for it."
"I did look at the prices a few years ago, and I believe it was approximately $1,000 for a yearly subscription at that time."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Transportation Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
24%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
9%
Healthcare Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise1
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise16
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Bright Data?
Bright Data could significantly improve its support service. There are many tensions every time something occurs, although this doesn't happen frequently. A faster support team, ideally in real-tim...
What is your primary use case for Bright Data?
The main use case for me is utilizing Bright Data's unblocking services that allow me to receive the whole protected web page via a simple API call.
What advice do you have for others considering Bright Data?
I recommend using Bright Data. I rate it an eight because while I am satisfied with most aspects, some sides of client support need improvement. I would give the overall solution a rating ofeight o...
What needs improvement with SAS Enterprise Guide?
Some data visualization tools may be improved by SAS Enterprise Guide. The interface of SAS Enterprise Guide is good, and I would not add anything else about the needed improvements.
What is your primary use case for SAS Enterprise Guide?
My main use case for SAS Enterprise Guide is performing statistical analysis, scheduling job codes, and scheduling flows. I use SAS Enterprise Guide for performing statistical analysis on clinical ...
What advice do you have for others considering SAS Enterprise Guide?
I suggest others go through SAS training before utilizing SAS Enterprise Guide because it is far more advanced than one might initially think. I want to give one piece of advice to all SAS 9.4 user...
 

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