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SAS Access vs Teradata comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 20, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

SAS Access
Ranking in Data Integration
55th
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
15th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
76
Ranking in other categories
Customer Experience Management (6th), Backup and Recovery (20th), Relational Databases Tools (8th), Data Warehouse (3rd), BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (9th), Marketing Management (6th), Cloud Data Warehouse (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 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 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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 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."
"It's very, very fast"
"The functionality of the solution is excellent."
"The data processing, clustering, and distributed computing are impressive."
"It's stable and reliable."
"It's the same as your visual database. I like the fast load feature for data, the BTQ solution is very good, and storage procedures are very fast."
"The two types of partitioning have been very significant for us - row and columnar partitioning."
"The key advantages are Performance when processing Terabytes of data and scalability."
"The most valuable feature of Teradata is security. It runs on Unix and Linux platforms which provide better security."
 

Cons

"The solution can provide access to the newer databases that come out sooner."
"The pricing model needs to be reconsidered and adjusted."
"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 solution’s pricing, scalability, and technical support response time could be improved."
"The SQL Assistant is very basic. This tool can be improved for usability."
"Limited interest and success in some areas make us hesitate about upgrading."
"Apart from Control-M, it would be nice if it could integrate with other tools."
"It could be a bit more user-friendly."
"Teradata needs to pay attention to the cloud-based solution to make sure it runs smoothly."
"I would like more security and speed."
"When backups are performed, it locks the database, preventing user access, which is a concern."
 

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's licensing is on the expensive side."
"The price of the solution could be reduced, it is expensive."
"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."
"Teradata is currently making improvements in this area."
"In the past, it turned out that other solutions, in order to provide the full range of abilities that the Teradata platform provides plus the migration costs, would end up costing more than Teradata does."
"The price needs to be more competitive as Hadoop, Redshift, Snowflake, etc are constantly making way into EDW space."
"Teradata is not cheap, but you get what you pay for."
"It comes at a notably high cost for what it offers."
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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
27%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
26%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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I have spoken to my colleagues about this comparison and in our collective opinion, the reason why some people may declare Teradata better than Oracle is the pricing. Both solutions are quite simi...
Which companies use Teradata and who is it most suitable for?
Before my organization implemented this solution, we researched which big brands were using Teradata, so we knew if it would be compatible with our field. According to the product's site, the comp...
Is Teradata a difficult solution to work with?
Teradata is not a difficult product to work with, especially since they offer you technical support at all levels if you just ask. There are some features that may cause difficulties - for example,...
 

Comparisons

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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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