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Datafold vs SAS Viya Platform comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Datafold
Ranking in Data Quality
27th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAS Viya Platform
Ranking in Data Quality
6th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.2
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (21st), Data Governance (11th), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Data Quality category, the mindshare of Datafold is 0.0%. The mindshare of SAS Viya Platform is 1.5%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Quality Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAS Viya Platform1.5%
Datafold0.0%
Other98.5%
Data Quality
 

Featured Reviews

Shrinkhala Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager at Agriculture Skill Council of India
Data monitoring has transformed our secure data workflows and now drives accurate decisions
Regarding the best features Datafold offers, tracking and monitoring of our data pipeline has become easier than ever, especially in the field of agriculture where collecting vast amounts of data is critical. India, being an agrarian country, has a majority of its population dependent on agriculture, making the tracking of complex data essential. The user interface is very useful and easy to navigate, allowing newcomers to train for just a week before being able to work independently with Datafold. It simplifies the entire process of collecting data from source to sync and addresses concerns related to secret and confidential data by supporting integration effectively. Datafold has consistently proven itself with its real-time alerts and visualizations when analyzing data for insights, enabling users to check on real-time anomalies and resolve them quickly. From our perspective, the platform has improved our testing environment significantly, ensuring the quality and consistency of captured data while saving us time and effort from manual intervention. I find Datafold to be superior, given its strong positive feedback from numerous users on platforms such as Google. My team has validated that the data testing capabilities are impressive, helping users validate data quality and identify any issues or lag, thus enabling us to address root causes before they become significant problems. Datafold has proven to be a game changer for organizations, and its pricing is quite reasonable, making it easy on our budget and encouraging annual subscription renewals. Datafold has positively impacted my organization as the user interface is extremely easy to navigate, allowing my team to efficiently engage with the environment and receive real-time updates regarding data capturing, quality, migration, and flow. It alerts us to any bugs, enabling us to reduce or eliminate errors almost entirely. Datafold provides an environment for creating tests, allowing users to independently ensure data matches benchmark quality and consistency, which saves valuable manpower and time. Thanks to Datafold, our team is now focused on more critical tasks rather than debugging and monitoring data flow. Overall, the feedback regarding data handling is consistently very positive. In terms of measurable impact, when we used traditional methods, our team consumed approximately four to five man hours daily for data transfers, but with Datafold, we have reduced that to only one hour per day, which is a substantial time-saving and a game changer for our organization.
KK
Assistant Manager Data Analytics (WFM) at Johari Digital Healthcare Limited
Modern analytics has transformed large data into faster insights and streamlined reporting
There are some areas of improvement I would mention regarding SAS Viya Platform. New users may find it complex initially, as its learning curve can be steep. Understanding CAS and different components is very challenging for a new user. The cost is also quite high; SAS Viya Platform via SaaS can be expensive compared to some open-source or other cloud alternatives. There are also some limitations in Visual Analytics. While it is easy to use, it could be more flexible compared to Power BI or Tableau. These are the main improvement areas where SAS Viya Platform should focus. I would add some additional pointers about needed improvements in SAS Viya Platform. Regarding customer support, it is good, but the response time for complex issues can sometimes be slower than expected. The documentation and learning resources are not very beginner-friendly, making it challenging for beginners to navigate. Regarding integration, it could be smoother with Databricks, Snowflake, and Power BI, but it is more complex than it should be. Since updates are automatic, users are sometimes not fully aware of changes or new features that are being updated, as compared to Power BI, which publishes updates on its website. SAS Viya Platform should work on these aspects.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Datafold helped significantly because it has great resources for customizing queries and defining primary keys for comparison."
"Datafold has proven to be a game changer for organizations, and its pricing is quite reasonable, making it easy on our budget and encouraging annual subscription renewals."
"Datafold has positively impacted my organization by helping us catch data regressions before they reach production."
"SAS Viya Platform has positively impacted my organization, as previously I was using SAS 9.4, and after migrating to SAS Viya Platform, we are able to present the data in useful ways that save our time and give sponsors a new opportunity to look at the data, which is a very good thing."
"SAS Viya Platform brought several positive outcomes to my project: the centralized investigation platform, real-time fraud detection with Kafka streams scored in real time, improved reporting via SAS Visual Analytics, and the ability to scale for larger businesses."
"Eliminating the need for separate visualization tools has greatly affected my team's workflow because it is just one integrated tool, one integrated platform."
"In my experience, the best feature of SAS Viya Platform is that it is very quick in doing the analysis, does the job very quickly and very well without any issues, and I was able to do multiple analyses at the same time."
"Using SAS Viya Platform, I saw approximately a thirty to forty percent reduction in data processing time due to CAS in-memory computing, and I also reduced manual reporting efforts by approximately forty to fifty percent through automation and self-service dashboards, which definitely saved resources for my organization."
"SAS Viya Platform has positively impacted our organization by allowing us to make concrete decisions about stock ordering without either underordering or overcommitting financially across a wide range of products."
"SAS Viya Platform has positively impacted my organization by saving time compared to when we were using SAS 9.4, as we can now work on two to three projects simultaneously within one hour, which is a significant improvement."
"Since starting to work with SAS Viya Platform, the positive impact we have seen includes improvements in distributing data sets for better analytics and machine learning."
 

Cons

"I know that bugs can be related to misconfigurations, but we had issues with comparisons where executing the queries simply did nothing, and we didn't have much information about why it failed."
"Currently, I do not have specific feature requests or concerns since I have not heard of any major issues."
"The first pain point for me is that the reporting capabilities are weak."
"However, the complexity of licensing and learning curves for users can be challenging."
"The cost is also quite high; SAS Viya Platform via SaaS can be expensive compared to some open-source or other cloud alternatives."
"SAS Viya Platform has a bit of a learning curve. It was not easy to start with."
"It was very difficult to build the required calculations directly on the reporting side, and we sometimes struggled."
"I would advise others looking into using SAS Viya Platform to go ahead if their budget allows."
"On the integration side, the PROC HTTP-based indexing is fragile."
"I rate it a nine because for a fresher, the platform might not be entirely intuitive."
"I have one complaint about SAS Viya Platform: it offers so many options in each application that someone new who is not familiar with SAS functionality might have trouble, as the learning curve can be very hard for a new learner."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
42%
Transportation Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Retailer
6%
Construction Company
24%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Healthcare Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Datafold?
The first pain point for me is that the reporting capabilities are weak. The ease of setup is also challenging, particularly for those who are not tech-savvy or do not know how to navigate it. Most...
What is your primary use case for Datafold?
My main use case for Datafold is to automatically compare data differences through data diffing, where I can compare datasets row-by-row, column-by-column, to surface unexpected changes. I also use...
What advice do you have for others considering Datafold?
I give Datafold a seven out of ten because it is excellent at its core specialization, which is data diffing and CI/CD integration, and its migration automation capabilities are strong and very AI-...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAS Viya Platform?
I am not much aware of the pricing, setup cost, and licensing of SAS Viya Platform because that was handled by the administrator. However, I do not think it is too costly to use. I never did a comp...
What needs improvement with SAS Viya Platform?
I would rate SAS Viya Platform an eight on a scale of one to ten. I chose an eight because it is a great product that we rely on heavily. However, the complexity of licensing and learning curves fo...
What is your primary use case for SAS Viya Platform?
Our main use case for SAS Viya Platform is analytics, particularly predictive analytics to determine demand planning and forecasting of stock. We are also interested in exploring ways we can use it...
 

Overview

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