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Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio vs SAS Visual Analytics comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.0
Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio improves efficiency with a 36% ROI, offering streamlined processes and comprehensive solutions.
Sentiment score
6.0
SAS Visual Analytics offers efficient analytics and revenue generation, though costs and ROI vary due to operational components.
I have seen a return on investment from using Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio in terms of workload reduction, as we now complete the same projects with two people instead of five.
Data Scientist
I have seen a return on investment with SAS Visual Analytics, as it includes AI capabilities and automatic functions with scheduling, allowing reports to be made from live data, which contributes to a new vertical for revenue generation.
Biostatistician at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.
The enterprise subscription offers more benefits, ensuring valuable outcomes.
Senior Manager: ICT Compliance at DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.2
Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio offers responsive support, but small clients suggest faster responses and improved escalation processes.
Sentiment score
6.6
Customer service experiences for SAS Visual Analytics vary widely, with strong technical support but mixed business query satisfaction levels.
The customer support for Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio is quite responsive across different channels, making it a cool experience.
Data Scientist
Microsoft technical support is rated a seven out of ten.
Solution Sales Specialist at Intent Solutions Group
They provide callbacks to ensure clarity and resolution of any queries.
Senior Manager: ICT Compliance at DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
They assist us when we encounter issues and provide help while we complete tasks.
Biostatistician at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio is praised for its scalability, flexibility, and efficient cloud-based capabilities, with high user satisfaction.
Sentiment score
7.6
SAS Visual Analytics excels in scalability and handling data, though high costs and resource needs are noted.
Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio is scalable as I can choose the compute, making it flexible for various scales.
Data Engineer at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio's scalability has been beneficial, as I could increase my compute resources when needing more data injection.
Data Scientist
We are building Azure Machine Learning Studio as a scalable solution.
Senior Developer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
SAS Visual Analytics scalability is very good and positive.
Biostatistician at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio is stable, reliable, with occasional JavaScript issues, suitable for non-production environments.
Sentiment score
7.2
SAS Visual Analytics is generally stable, though performance can vary with data volume, hardware, and user expertise.
SAS Visual Analytics is stable and manages data effectively without crashing.
Senior Manager: ICT Compliance at DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
 

Room For Improvement

Users seek improved usability, algorithm variety, support, pricing, integration, deep learning modules, and better data preparation in Azure ML Studio.
SAS Visual Analytics struggles with performance, integration, user-friendliness, high costs, and lacks robust API, visualization, and support resources.
It would be beneficial for them to incorporate more services required for LLMs or LLM evaluation.
Data Engineer at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
There is always room for improvement, and I expect Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio to continue iterating and focusing on a human-centric design approach.
Data Scientist
In future updates, I would appreciate improvements in integration and more AI features.
Public Cloud at KDDI Corporation
Training on SAS Visual Analytics is required to help overcome these issues.
Biostatistician at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.
In terms of configuration, I would like to see AI capabilities since many applications are now integrating AI.
Senior Manager: ICT Compliance at DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
 

Setup Cost

Microsoft Azure's pricing is seen as reasonable, though complexities and potential high costs require careful management.
SAS Visual Analytics is costly, deterring smaller companies, with licenses and additional costs potentially exceeding $114,000 annually.
I rate the pricing as three or four on a scale of one to ten in terms of affordability.
Solution Sales Specialist at Intent Solutions Group
The pricing for Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio is reasonable since it's pay as you go.
Data Scientist
 

Valuable Features

Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio is user-friendly, scalable, integrates with Azure, supports AutoML, and accommodates all skill levels.
SAS Visual Analytics offers a user-friendly interface with no-code features, enabling intuitive insights through advanced visualization and AI integration.
The platform provides managed services and compute, and I have more control in Azure, even in terms of monitoring services.
Data Engineer at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio is a powerful platform for those already in the Azure ecosystem because it allows for scalability and provides a good environment for reproducibility, as well as collaboration tools, all designed and packaged in one place, which makes it outstanding.
Data Scientist
Azure Machine Learning Studio provides a platform to integrate with large language models.
Senior Developer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
After implementing SAS Visual Analytics, we have generated a new way to generate revenue by providing live data visuals to our clients and making our team aware of data in real time, which has had a significant positive impact.
Biostatistician at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.
The ability to query information from our Excel data into SAS to view specific data is invaluable.
Senior Manager: ICT Compliance at DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Azure Machine Lea...
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
62
Ranking in other categories
Data Science Platforms (9th), AI Development Platforms (6th)
SAS Visual Analytics
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
Data Visualization (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Business Intelligence solutions, they serve different purposes. Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio is designed for AI Development Platforms and holds a mindshare of 3.3%, down 5.2% compared to last year.
SAS Visual Analytics, on the other hand, focuses on Data Visualization, holds 1.6% mindshare, down 3.4% since last year.
AI Development Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio3.3%
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform8.1%
Azure OpenAI7.3%
Other81.3%
AI Development Platforms
Data Visualization Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAS Visual Analytics1.6%
Tableau Enterprise9.5%
Qlik Sense4.9%
Other84.0%
Data Visualization
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2722962 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Scientist
Platform accelerates model development, enhances collaboration, and offers efficient deployment
The best features Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio offers include deep integration with Python notebooks and Azure Data Lake, which allows me to import external data, and through the pipeline, I can build my models, performing what is called data injection for my model building, making that deep integration quite interesting to use. Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio is a powerful platform for those already in the Azure ecosystem because it allows for scalability and provides a good environment for reproducibility, as well as collaboration tools, all designed and packaged in one place, which makes it outstanding. Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio has positively impacted my organization by reducing our project delivery times and increasing the pace at which we work, allowing us to focus on other more important tasks. Using Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio has reduced our model development time from approximately four hours to about two hours.
Namanjbaraiya Baru - PeerSpot reviewer
Biostatistician at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.
Interactive dashboards have transformed clinical reporting and now support real time decisions
The best features of SAS Visual Analytics include performing data manipulation. I would characterize this as making data ready, transforming data, and making new variables through code while utilizing low-code and no-code facilities. In my experience, low-code features in SAS Visual Analytics help when I need to create a new variable. For instance, I can extract a date through the data roll step, and with no-code features, I can perform report creation by simply using drag and drop functionality. After implementing SAS Visual Analytics, we have generated a new way to generate revenue by providing live data visuals to our clients and making our team aware of data in real time, which has had a significant positive impact.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Construction Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Performing Arts
7%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Construction Company
10%
Government
10%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise32
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise19
 

Questions from the Community

Which do you prefer - Databricks or Azure Machine Learning Studio?
Databricks gives you the option of working with several different languages, such as SQL, R, Scala, Apache Spark, or Python. It offers many different cluster choices and excellent integration with ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio?
The pricing for Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio is reasonable since it's pay as you go, meaning it won't cost excessively unless specific resources are used.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio?
The initial setup can be a bit challenging for someone new, as the learning curve can be steep, but once I master the platform, I find it quite manageable. I would love to see the integration of a ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAS Visual Analytics?
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing was positive, and I am happy with it.
What needs improvement with SAS Visual Analytics?
SAS Visual Analytics offers many options, and new users unfamiliar with SAS might face some difficulties. Training on SAS Visual Analytics is required to help overcome these issues.
What is your primary use case for SAS Visual Analytics?
My main use case for SAS Visual Analytics is making visual reports such as graphs, gauge plots, outlier plots, geomaps, and presenting my clinical data into a report or an interactive dashboard whi...
 

Also Known As

Azure Machine Learning, MS Azure Machine Learning Studio
SAS BI
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Schneider Electric, BP
Staples, Ausgrid, Scotiabank, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Oklahoma Gas & Electric, Xcel Energy, and Triad Analytics Solutions.
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