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SAS Data Management pros and cons

Vendor: SAS
4.3 out of 5

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PROS

SAS Data Management is an established platform with powerful data analysis capabilities and varied user entry points.
The platform offers excellent technical support and is very stable without issues of glitches or bugs.
Importing and exporting features, along with data sorting, categorizing, and summarizing, are highly valued.
It provides robustness as a full-fledged suite, including data warehouse models and data quality management tools.
SAS Data Management possesses robust data governance capabilities ensuring strong regulatory compliance.

CONS

Purchasing an external driver and configuring tables for Salesforce data extraction is complex.
Pricing should be made more affordable for users.
Data created in SAS cannot be accessed by other tools, requiring only SAS-specific applications.
Documentation needs improvement for ease of use and accessibility.
Better integration and cloud migration capabilities are needed.
 

SAS Data Management Pros review quotes

PV
Dec 23, 2020
In terms of which features I have found most valuable, I would say the importing and exporting features. Additionally, the data sorting, categorizing and summarizing features, especially how it can summarize based on categories. These are the key features.
it_user824883 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 1, 2019
This is an established product with powerful data analysis and varied options for user entry points.
RL
Oct 12, 2020
The technical support is excellent.
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reviewer1268517 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 3, 2020
If you compare it to SQL, the memory and development times are very quick.
Vivek Trivedi - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 5, 2024
The platform's robust data governance capabilities ensure strong compliance with regulatory standards.
FK
Oct 5, 2025
The data integration tools with SAS Data Management were quite good because they allowed me to do all lineage, to manage and see all the variables, find the libraries where the data is, and understand the data in just one tool.
Vivek Trivedi - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 25, 2022
Its robustness is valuable. It is a full-fledged suite. We have a data warehouse model, and there are also a lot of data quality management tools. The repository and all other tools are there. So, it is a full package in terms of reporting tools.
VS
Mar 5, 2020
The solution is very stable. We haven't faced any issues with glitches or bugs. We haven't had any crashes.
reviewer992760 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 2, 2021
The product offers very good flexibility.
ST
Apr 18, 2025
I find the solution to be very stable.
 

SAS Data Management Cons review quotes

PV
Dec 23, 2020
One problem is accessing the data using a solution other than SAS. The SAS data, which we create in the SAS, cannot be accessed by other tools. We can't open those data in other applications. So we need to have that application in place.
it_user824883 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 1, 2019
Very little needs to improve but perhaps a nicer graphic interface and remaining competetive in the growing field of data analytics.
RL
Oct 12, 2020
With SAS Data Management, you have to purchase an external driver, configure all of the tables for all of the data that you will extract from Salesforce. It's not a straightforward process.
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reviewer1268517 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 3, 2020
We find we often have to go back and re-train users when there are changes made to the solution because the changes are not intuitive.
Vivek Trivedi - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 5, 2024
Integration and cloud migration are areas where we see potential for improvement.
FK
Oct 5, 2025
The support for SAS in Brazil is not the best one, but the support in Sweden is really good, as they visit the company and work to solve the issues.
Vivek Trivedi - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 25, 2022
We implemented it a while ago, and we are trying to improve the data delivery performance. We are looking into how to get faster and automated reporting. We would need better designs and workflows.
VS
Mar 5, 2020
The pricing of the solution needs to be improved. They need to work to make it more affordable.
reviewer992760 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 2, 2021
The solution could use better documentation.
ST
Apr 18, 2025
There is significant room for improvement, especially with regard to using a hybrid approach that involves both CAS and persistent storage.