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We performed a comparison between Palantir Foundry and SAS Access based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"The solution provides an end-to-end integrated tech stack that takes care of all utility/infrastructure topics for you.""The security is also excellent. It's highly granular, so the admins have a high degree of control, and there are many levels of security. That worked well. You won't have an EDC unless you put everything onto the platform because it is its own isolated thing.""The virtualization tool is useful.""The solution offers very good end-to-end capabilities.""The data lineage is great.""Encapsulates all the components without the requirement to integrate or check compatibility.""It is easy to map out a workflow and run trigger-based scripts without having to deploy to another server.""It's scalable."

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"The most valuable part of SAS/ACCESS is what it is made for: connecting to remote systems that are not part of your physical SAS environment.""The most valuable feature is you have native access to the external databases.""The most valuable aspect of the solution is the ease of access to the data in those databases."

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Cons
"Difficult to receive data from external sources.""The frontend capabilities of Palantir Foundry could be improved.""The workflow could be improved.""The solution could use more online documentation for new users.""Compared to other hyperscalers, Palantir Foundry is complex and not so user-intuitive.""There is not a wide user base for the solution's online documentation so it is sometimes difficult to find answers.""The data lineage was challenging. It's hard to track data from the sources as it moves through stages. Informatica EDC can easily capture and report it because it talks to the metadata. This is generated across those various staging points.""Some error messages can be very cryptic."

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"The pricing model needs to be reconsidered and adjusted.""The solution can provide access to the newer databases that come out sooner.""I can't really recall any missing feature or general improvement that is needed. We don't really add too many new kinds of databases and therefore our needs are already met."

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  • "Palantir Foundry has different pricing models that can be negotiated."
  • "It's expensive."
  • "The solution’s pricing is high."
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  • "The pricing model is complex and is based on modular packages as well as the size of the applicable environment."
  • "The solution's pricing and licensing are expensive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Palantir Foundry is a robust platform that has really strong plugin connectors and provides features for real-time integration.
    Top Answer:The solution's pricing is high. Compared to other hyperscalers, Palantir Foundry is complex and not so user-intuitive. There could possibly be a little bit of overhead concerning the maintainability… more »
    Top Answer:Palantir Foundry is being used for multiple hybrid cloud integrations in one of the services we provide for an existing US-based customer. It's all about getting together data from Azure and Amazon… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature is you have native access to the external databases.
    Top Answer:The solution's pricing and licensing are expensive. It is not the cheapest software. However, SAS systems are solutions that customers use over decades of time and you can rely on the solution being… more »
    Top Answer:The solution can provide access to the newer databases that come out sooner.
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    SAS/Access
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    Overview

    Palantir Foundry is an enterprise data management platform offering comprehensive tooling for working with big data. Because it is an operating system made for modern enterprises, it is highly available and a continuously updated platform.

    Palantir Foundry is a fully managed SaaS platform that spans from cloud hosting and data integration to flexible analytics, visualization, model-building, operational decision-making, and decision capture. It equips technical and non-technical users to make data-driven operational decisions.

    Palantir Foundry includes tools to integrate data of any scale, format, or structure, and also has granular, flexible access controls for individual datasets. In addition, it has an open, modular architecture with multiple RESTful APIs, it has native applications for developing machine learning and artificial intelligence, it provides sophisticated data science applications for users of all technical abilities, and much more.

    Palantir Foundry Features

    The most valuable Palantir Foundry features include:

    Security, flexibility, interoperability, easy deployment, built-in role classification, purpose-based access controls, interoperable architecture, model integration, AI modeling tools, ontology, custom workflows, team-specific applications, self-serve analytics, lineage system, operational application building, 200+ data connectors, data versioning, change management framework, sand decision orchestration, and custom dashboard and report building tools.

    With Palantir Foundry You Can:

    • Accelerate development & operations
    • Collaborate globally
    • Save time on security
    • Reduce costs

    Palantir Foundry Benefits

    Some of the many Palantir Foundry benefits include:

    • Modular: Because Palantir Foundry is modular, it can integrate with existing infrastructure.

    • Granular governance: Robust data governance controls help ensure seamless compliance, auditability, and security.

    • Secure data sharing: The security infrastructure allows you to share data securely, within organizations and with chosen partners.

    • Rapid integration: Palantir Foundry can rapidly integrate models and data from data platforms into an operational ontology, and can also fuel existing data platforms.

    • Stand-alone deployment: Palantir Foundry can be deployed standalone and can provide all necessary capabilities for data connection, data integration, and model building.

    • Prevent lock-in: The data and model integration suites are designed to prevent lock-in, and assume that tools will be interoperating with Palantir Foundry as an organization grows.

    • No SQL necessary: Users do not have to use SQL queries or employ engineers to write strings in order to search petabytes of data. With Palantir Foundry, natural language is used to query data and results are returned in real-time.

    • Excellent data integration: Palantir Foundry provides secure, scalable, and resilient integration of all data sources.

    • Availability: The Palantir platform uses DNS routing, gateways and elastic load balancing to ensure availability. Dedicated accounts and virtual resources are used on a per customer basis.

    • Multiple metrics types: The Palantir platform provides hundreds of metrics. Some include average session length, drop-off rate, number of logins per user, number of accounts, and search speed.

    Reviews from Real Users

    PeerSpot users like Palantir Foundry because it has many advantages:

    “It is user-friendly, good automation, and allows you to do a better job of data governance.” - Associate, Inhouse Consulting at a pharma/biotech company

    “Works seamlessly with good end-to-end capabilities and the capability to scale.- Wallace H., Sr. Director at a tech services company




    SAS/ACCESS is an out-of-the-box solution for integrating SAS and third-party databases. You can read, write and update data regardless of the database or platform. Because the data appears native to SAS, there is no need to learn Structured Query Language (SQL) or any other database-specific query languages.
    Sample Customers
    Merck KGaA, Airbus, Ferrari,United States Intelligence Community, United States Department of Defense
    Los Angeles County, West Midlands Police, Credit Guarantee Corporation, Canada Post, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
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    Computer Software Company33%
    Pharma/Biotech Company11%
    Healthcare Company11%
    Non Tech Company11%
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    Manufacturing Company11%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Government7%
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    Financial Services Firm23%
    Insurance Company10%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Government7%
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    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise42%
    Large Enterprise42%
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    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise73%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise5%
    Large Enterprise73%
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    Palantir Foundry is ranked 11th in Data Integration with 13 reviews while SAS Access is ranked 38th in Data Integration with 3 reviews. Palantir Foundry is rated 7.6, while SAS Access is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Palantir Foundry writes "The data visualization is fantastic and the security is excellent". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAS Access writes "The solution is stable, scalable, and flexible". Palantir Foundry is most compared with Azure Data Factory, Palantir Gotham, SAP Data Services, AWS Glue and Alteryx Designer, whereas SAS Access is most compared with Delphix, SSIS and Zapier.

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