SAS Access vs WhereScape RED comparison

SAS and WhereScape are both solutions in the Data Integration category. SAS is ranked #63, while WhereScape is ranked #46. SAS holds a 0.4% mindshare in DI, compared to WhereScape’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of SAS users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of WhereScape users who would recommend it.

SAS Access

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100% willing to recommend

WhereScape RED

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

WhereScape RED and SAS Access serve the data management and analytics market. WhereScape RED leads with its integration and automation capabilities, whereas SAS Access stands out with its analytical prowess and connectivity options.

Features: WhereScape RED offers automation tools for streamlined workflows, rapid development with drag-and-drop functionality, and efficient management of data integration tasks. SAS Access is known for its robust analytical capabilities, extensive library support, and connectivity to various data sources, meeting complex analytical demands.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: WhereScape RED is praised for an easy deployment process that cuts down implementation time and comes with responsive customer service to assist with setup. SAS Access provides a comprehensive deployment model with detailed documentation and support, though it may need more setup time and resources.

Pricing and ROI: WhereScape RED is competitively priced, focusing on delivering quick ROI through reduced time to value with its automation features. SAS Access could require a higher initial investment, justified by its advanced analytics and connectivity, offering potential long-term value for organizations with extensive data processing needs.

To learn more, read our detailed SAS Access vs. WhereScape RED Report (Updated: September 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

SAS Access

Ranking in Data Integration

63rd

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

WhereScape RED

Ranking in Data Integration

46th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 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 WhereScape RED is 1.0%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Integration Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
WhereScape RED	1.0%
SAS Access	0.4%
Other	98.6%

Data Integration

Featured Reviews

Robert Heck

Co Owner at Hecht und Heck GmbH

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.

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reviewer1618884

BI Analyst DW Architect at a mining and metals company with 10,001+ employees

Quick to set up, flexible, and stable

The scheduling part I don't like due to the fact that it allows you to schedule as a parent and child and other things, however, the error trackability has to be a little more user-friendly. It's also not user-friendly in the sense that it loads all the jobs and there are not enough filters so that it doesn't need to load everything. If the job fails, you don't get any type of alert or email. It would be ideal if there was some sort of automated alert message. Technical support isn't the best. It would be ideal if we understood how to do it in a card exception regarding exclusion, where the card is captured separately rather than filling the whole process on the data inbound side. Certain workloads like this are organized in such a way where you seem to be doubling the work as opposed to streamlining the process.

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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 aspect of the solution is the ease of access to the data in those databases."

"The most valuable feature is you have native access to the external databases."

"The most valuable feature is the metadata generated code."

"Quickly develops a data warehouse for our organization with documentation and can track back/forward features."

"WhereScape RED has improved our business's ability to generate needed reporting without requiring a large team of developers to manually code all of the necessary plumbing."

"I found the initial setup very easy."

"Support is absolutely excellent, efficient, and timely."

"Their support staff are very knowledgeable, courteous, and professional. I feel their support staff go above and beyond to assure their customers are satisfied."

"Data transformations and rollups are easy to accomplish."

"Naturally produces a way to easily debug your DW data solutions."

More WhereScape RED pros

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 scheduled jobs which are run by the WhereScape scheduler seem to be a strangely separate animal. Unlike all other WhereScape objects, jobs cannot be added to WhereScape projects. Also, unlike all other objects, jobs also cannot be deleted using a WhereScape deployment application."

"They need a more robust support center. It has been a bit difficult to find solutions to problems that are out-of-the-box."

"Jobs cannot be deleted via the deployment package. When deploying from dev to QA or production, a job has to be retired. The job has to be manually removed from the target environment."

"Project-based searching of data objects in the data warehouse browser needs to be improved."

"Improve the object renaming ability (it works, but it could be more automated)."

"The ability to execute SSIS projects within WhereScape would be nice because we have a lot of packages that are too cumbersome to recreate."

"No support for change data capture or delta detection - that must be custom coded ."

"Customization could be better."

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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."

"ROI is at least 10 times."

"Speed to market of a warehouse solution at a relatively inexpensive price point."

"Our company purchased a corporate unlimited license."

"Factor in the price of specialized consulting who know this product. They're hard to find and expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

21%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Insurance Company

10%

Government

Financial Services Firm

11%

Healthcare Company

10%

Insurance Company

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	11

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Also Known As

SAS/Access

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Overview

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.

SAS

WhereScape is data warehouse software that automates the Data Warehouse lifecycle. From implementation to maintenance, WhereScape will ensure your data warehouse projects are completed up to 5x faster than manual coding.

WhereScape

Sample Customers

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

British American Tobacco, Cornell University, Allianz Benelux, Finnair, Solarwinds and many more.

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