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SAS Access vs Teradata comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 27, 2025

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

SAS Access
Ranking in Data Integration
62nd
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Teradata
Ranking in Data Integration
17th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
76
Ranking in other categories
Customer Experience Management (7th), Backup and Recovery (22nd), Relational Databases Tools (8th), Data Warehouse (3rd), BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (14th), Marketing Management (5th), Cloud Data Warehouse (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of SAS Access is 0.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Teradata is 1.1%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Integration Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Teradata1.1%
SAS Access0.4%
Other98.5%
Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

Robert Heck - PeerSpot reviewer
The solution is stable, scalable, and flexible
I rate the solution eight out of ten. The number of people required to maintain the solution is dependent on the other applications running. The solution in itself does not require a lot of maintenance. The solution is flexible and I recommend it when you have more complex applications with special requirements.
RajeshKumar25 - PeerSpot reviewer
Harnessing advanced parallelism for top performance while embracing cloud trends
Teradata is primarily used for data warehousing across all customers. My clients have built-in applications that use Teradata, and their use varies from customer to customer, depending on the industry and database size. The primary function is as an OLAP analytical ecosystem Scalability is…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the ease of access to the data in those databases."
"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 ability to handle machine data parallel processing is the most valuable feature of Teradata."
"It has reduced a lot of reworking on maintaining indexes, partitions, etc."
"When it comes to integration, tools like Informatica seamlessly connect with Teradata. We ensure the Teradata database is configured correctly in Informatica, including the proper hostname and properties for the load process. We didn't find any major complexity or issues with integration."
"It has increased the speed of reporting."
"​Parallel processing features have helped to easily dump any size of data and retrieve data with great performance."
"The cloud is ten times better than physical hardware; it is more cost-effective and the upgrade process is ten times easier."
"There are several features of Teradata that I like. One of the most basic is the indexes. I also like that it provides lower TCO. It also has the optimizer feature which is a good feature and isn't found in other legacy systems. Parallelism is also another feature I like in Teradata because when you are running or hosting on multiple systems, you have this shared-nothing architecture that helps. Loading and unloading in Teradata are also really helpful compared to other systems."
"In Data Lab, you can schedule any testing you want to do in production. You can take a small subset of data from production, copy it there, and run all your tests. It reduces your testing costs because it's all in the lab."
 

Cons

"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."
"The pricing model needs to be reconsidered and adjusted."
"The solution can provide access to the newer databases that come out sooner."
"The solution is stable. However, there are times when we are using large amounts of data and we can see some latency issues."
"Needs compatibility with more Big Data platforms."
"Data synchronization to the DR site."
"It would help to make scaling easier with a reduced cost. ​"
"Teradata can improve the way it handles big data and unstructured data."
"Teradata's pricing is quite high compared to Redshift, Synapse, or GCP alternatives."
"Teradata hardly supports unstructured data or semi-structured data"
"The cloud is the new challenge and the new opportunity."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's pricing and licensing are expensive."
"The pricing model is complex and is based on modular packages as well as the size of the applicable environment."
"Teradata is expensive but gives value for money, especially if you don't want to move your data to the cloud."
"The initial cost may seem high, but the TCO is low."
"The product cost is high for what the client gets. There may be more cost-effective solutions for small and medium-sized organizations."
"Teradata is currently making improvements in this area."
"The cost of running Teradata is quite high, but you get a good return on investment."
"We had a lot of parties involved when purchasing from the AWS Marketplace. They are very flexible and aggressive in trying to close the deal. They are good at what they have to offer and listening to the customer. It's a two-way street."
"It's a very expensive product."
"The cost is significantly high."
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Comparison Review

it_user232068 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 5, 2015
Netezza vs. Teradata
Original published at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/should-i-choose-net Two leading Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) architectures for Data Warehousing (DW) are IBM PureData System for Analytics (formerly Netezza) and Teradata. I thought talking about the similarities and differences…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
23%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Insurance Company
9%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
25%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business25
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise49
 

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Also Known As

SAS/Access
IntelliFlex, Aster Data Map Reduce, , QueryGrid, Customer Interaction Manager, Digital Marketing Center, Data Mover, Data Stream Architecture
 

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Sample Customers

Los Angeles County, West Midlands Police, Credit Guarantee Corporation, Canada Post, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
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