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SAS Analytics pros and cons

Vendor: SAS
4.6 out of 5

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PROS

SAS Analytics improves the efficacy and validity of reports while enhancing accuracy.
Modeling features like PROC LIFETEST, PROC LOGISTICS, and PROC GPLOT are valuable.
SAS Analytics facilitates timely analysis with quality and meaningful output.
It connects to all major platforms and numerous smaller ones.
It quickly embeds interactive reports and dashboards into various platforms.

CONS

Training for SAS Business Intelligence is often difficult to arrange, frequently canceled due to low enrollment.
SAS interface should be more user-friendly.
Self-service analytics capabilities need simplification for citizen developers or data scientists.
Graphing and visualization features require enhancement, especially in visualization capabilities.
AI capabilities and automated dashboard preparation should be improved.
 

SAS Analytics Pros review quotes

it_user822573 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at a tech services company
Feb 19, 2018
They have provided virtually everything we have needed to accomplish our task, as well as continuously improving our accuracy.
EA
Senior Biostatistician at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Feb 20, 2018
Modeling ones and figures, such as PROC LIFETEST, PROC LOGISTICS, PROC GPLOT. PROC FREQ and PROC MEANS, are also among the valuable features.
DW
Information Analyst at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Feb 22, 2018
I use it to replicate our entire financial system to verify/duplicate calculations.
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MT
Vice President, Business Analysis & Performance at Starboard Cruise Services
Oct 23, 2019
The most valuable feature is the ability to handle large data sets.
DS
Vice President Commercial IT Systems and Digital Channels at a aerospace/defense firm with 10,001+ employees
Jan 5, 2021
The technical support is okay.
AM
Global Data Architecture and Data Science Director at FH
Feb 26, 2021
It's very easy to use once you learn it.
reviewer1088529 - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at a pharma/biotech company with 51-200 employees
Dec 14, 2021
All of the data analytics features in SAS Analytics are valuable to us since we're using them daily across our entire analytics team.
AG
Director of Mergers and Acquisitions at Look Alive Investment Pvt. Ltd.
Feb 21, 2024
The team immediately resolves the issues.
AltanAtabarut - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Consulting, Growth, Analytics at Akinon
Oct 20, 2025
I like that it is quickly embedding interactive reports and dashboards into a website, Outlook Mail, or even a mobile app.
 

SAS Analytics Cons review quotes

it_user822573 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at a tech services company
Feb 19, 2018
I would like to see their interface to R added to either Base SAS or SAS Analytics.
EA
Senior Biostatistician at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Feb 20, 2018
Once a SAS figure is produced one would like to modify things, such as titles, legends, and incorporate risk sets as a footer on the plots.
DW
Information Analyst at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Feb 22, 2018
​Support at universities used to be limited, but I hear this is changing.​
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MT
Vice President, Business Analysis & Performance at Starboard Cruise Services
Oct 23, 2019
This solution should be made more user-friendly.
DS
Vice President Commercial IT Systems and Digital Channels at a aerospace/defense firm with 10,001+ employees
Jan 5, 2021
One of the things that can be simplified is self-service analytics, especially for a citizen developer or a citizen data scientist.
AM
Global Data Architecture and Data Science Director at FH
Feb 26, 2021
The installation could also be easier, and the price could be better.
reviewer1088529 - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at a pharma/biotech company with 51-200 employees
Dec 14, 2021
The graphing and visualization features could be enhanced, in my opinion. I would especially stress improving the visualization capabilities.
AG
Director of Mergers and Acquisitions at Look Alive Investment Pvt. Ltd.
Feb 21, 2024
They could enhance the AI capabilities of the product.
AltanAtabarut - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Consulting, Growth, Analytics at Akinon
Oct 20, 2025
The natural language querying and automated preparation of dashboards should be improved.