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MicroStrategy 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
Organizations experienced varying MicroStrategy success, with notable ROI, improved efficiency, and reasonable costs, but measurement was sometimes challenging.
Sentiment score
6.0
SAS Visual Analytics offers efficient analytics and revenue generation, though costs and ROI vary due to operational components.
The enterprise subscription offers more benefits, ensuring valuable outcomes.
Senior Manager: ICT Compliance at DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
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.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.2
MicroStrategy's support receives mixed reviews, with useful resources and responsive staff but issues with delays and complex resolutions.
Sentiment score
6.6
Customer service experiences for SAS Visual Analytics vary widely, with strong technical support but mixed business query satisfaction levels.
Since NTT Data is on MicroStrategy Cloud, we get exclusive customer support from MicroStrategy, which is pretty fast.
Principal Architect & Software Engineering Department Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I would rate the technical support from MicroStrategy as nine out of 10.
Lead Software Engineer at Momentus
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
7.6
MicroStrategy is generally scalable across various environments, with robust performance but potential challenges in big data and licensing.
Sentiment score
7.6
SAS Visual Analytics excels in scalability and handling data, though high costs and resource needs are noted.
We have moved from on-premises to cloud-based infrastructure.
Data Engineer at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
MicroStrategy's scalability is good, as it has the possibility to read a lot of data and works fine with all the information that we have.
Analyst - IM at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
MicroStrategy was able to handle more than 15,000 or even 30,000 users properly.
Principal Architect & Software Engineering Department Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
SAS Visual Analytics scalability is very good and positive.
Biostatistician at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Users praise MicroStrategy stability, noting improved reliability with updates and minimal issues, aided by expertise and performance tuning.
Sentiment score
7.2
SAS Visual Analytics is generally stable, though performance can vary with data volume, hardware, and user expertise.
I would rate the stability of MicroStrategy as nine out of 10.
Lead Software Engineer at Momentus
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

MicroStrategy struggles with data modeling, costly pricing, complex licensing, outdated tools, and needs improvements in integration and visualization.
SAS Visual Analytics struggles with performance, integration, user-friendliness, high costs, and lacks robust API, visualization, and support resources.
Creating hierarchies and the modeling part is challenging because data modeling is one of the most important aspects of any BI project.
Data Engineer at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Organizations that are well-established and have more money can afford MicroStrategy, but startups and mid-level organizations who do not have this much budget have to opt for other cheaper tools.
Lead Software Engineer at Momentus
They have moved to Intelligent Cubes, which can actually handle better data handling.
Principal Architect & Software Engineering Department Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
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

MicroStrategy's high pricing leads users to negotiate discounts and choose between CPU or user license models for cost-effectiveness.
SAS Visual Analytics is costly, deterring smaller companies, with licenses and additional costs potentially exceeding $114,000 annually.
Here, we actually handle some of the pricing and setup, the license cost, and other things, so we get to know what's behind it.
Principal Architect & Software Engineering Department Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Valuable Features

MicroStrategy offers ease of use with powerful features like mobile integration, scalability, security, and broad data source compatibility.
SAS Visual Analytics offers a user-friendly interface with no-code features, enabling intuitive insights through advanced visualization and AI integration.
Platform Analytics mainly helps to understand the load, the statistics on the project-wise or server-wise performance, and what areas we can actually improve, which thing is consuming more memory.
Principal Architect & Software Engineering Department Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
It's important because with MicroStrategy we can manage all our cubes and show data to our clients.
Analyst - IM at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
MicroStrategy's compatibility with Teradata is why my organization has chosen this product.
Data Engineer at a insurance company 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.
In terms of reporting, it is easy to extract quick reports and provides graphical representations of the data, which is a great feature.
Senior Manager: ICT Compliance at DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
 

Categories and Ranking

MicroStrategy
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
164
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (14th), Embedded BI (5th)
SAS Visual Analytics
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
Data Visualization (16th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Business Intelligence solutions, they serve different purposes. MicroStrategy is designed for BI (Business Intelligence) Tools and holds a mindshare of 1.2%, down 2.0% 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.
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MicroStrategy1.2%
Microsoft Power BI7.1%
Tableau Enterprise5.8%
Other85.9%
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
Data Visualization Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAS Visual Analytics1.6%
Tableau Enterprise9.3%
Qlik Sense4.7%
Other84.4%
Data Visualization
 

Featured Reviews

Prabu Thanikchalam - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Architect & Software Engineering Department Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Reporting has improved with strong administration tools but performance and memory still need work
Compared to the new tools, MicroStrategy is still on the old mechanism, the attributes and metric creations that are still a bit vague compared to other tools. They can actually improve on the go, having derived metrics or derived attributes in MicroStrategy. If they have something like that for the attributes as well, it will be good. A pain point is MicroStrategy memory fluctuations that we couldn't actually read that much. If they can improve that performance, that would be great. MicroStrategy struggles a bit with large data volumes, but they are coming up with new ideas. They have moved to Intelligent Cubes, which can actually handle better data handling. They are coming up with good measures to handle big data.
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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Comparison Review

it_user6330 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
May 2, 2013
MicroStrategy vs. Tableau
After a recent presentation, several attendees asked me about the applications of Visual Insights and Tableau. Many companies are investing in both tools and are trying to figure out the right tool for specific applications Tableau has found its sweet-spot as an agile discovery tool that analysts…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Construction Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Construction Company
10%
Government
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business37
Midsize Enterprise26
Large Enterprise102
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise19
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MicroStrategy?
I would say on a scale of 1 to 10, I have only a four when it comes to pricing and setup cost because in my earlier companies, everything was done by another team. Here, we actually handle some of ...
What needs improvement with MicroStrategy?
Compared to the new tools, MicroStrategy is still on the old mechanism, the attributes and metric creations that are still a bit vague compared to other tools. They can actually improve on the go, ...
What is your primary use case for MicroStrategy?
MicroStrategy is basically a reporting tool, and I take care of the administration side, so I handle complete maintenance and administration of MicroStrategy servers across all environments. Day-to...
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

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SAS BI
 

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Sample Customers

Allstate Insurance, Barneys New York, Boston Children's Hospital, Buenos Aires Department of the Treasury, Campbell Soup Company, DHL, eBay, eHarmony, Facebook, Four Seasons Hotels Inc., Godiva, Hard Rock International, LinkedIn, Netflix, Pfizer, SECO (Swiss Government Unemployment Agency), Starbucks, Texas A&M University, Thomson Reuters Markets, US House of Representatives, and the US Postal Service.
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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