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Alation
Alation
(92)
4.4 out of 5
Alation
By Alation
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SAS Viya
SAS Viya
(618)
4.3 out of 5
SAS Viya
By SAS Institute Inc.
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At a Glance
Alation
Alation
Star Rating
(92)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (60.7% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
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SAS Viya
SAS Viya
Star Rating
(618)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.7% of reviews)
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Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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  • G2 reviewers report that Alation excels in user experience, particularly highlighting its intuitive navigation and the seamless connection between data, metadata, articles, and glossaries. Users appreciate how this feature simplifies the management of complex data relationships, making it easier to find the information they need quickly.
  • Users say that SAS Viya shines in its ability to integrate advanced analytics and AI within a unified platform. Reviewers commend its capability to build statistical models and automate workflows, which enhances productivity and streamlines data analysis processes.
  • According to verified reviews, Alation is praised for its strong support and partnership approach, with users feeling that it extends their governance capabilities beyond their organization. This collaborative aspect is seen as a significant advantage for teams looking to enhance their data governance.
  • Reviewers mention that SAS Viya's cloud-based architecture and in-memory processing capabilities allow for fast analytics on large datasets. Users appreciate the ease of integration with existing systems, which is particularly beneficial for organizations with established SAS environments.
  • G2 reviewers highlight that while Alation has a slightly higher rating for ease of administration, SAS Viya still provides a solid user experience, especially for small businesses. Users find that both platforms offer valuable features, but Alation's focus on governance and data management gives it an edge in certain enterprise contexts.
  • Users express mixed feelings about the implementation process for both products. While Alation is noted for its straightforward setup, SAS Viya's initial setup is also praised for being efficient, particularly in cloud environments. However, some users feel that SAS Viya could improve in terms of user onboarding and support during the early stages.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Alation
No pricing available
SAS Viya
No pricing available
Free Trial
Alation
Free Trial is available
SAS Viya
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
68
8.5
492
Ease of Use
8.3
72
8.1
549
Ease of Setup
8.1
50
8.0
411
Ease of Admin
8.5
41
7.5
144
Quality of Support
8.6
61
8.3
466
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
44
8.2
147
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
72
8.9
491
Features by Category
Analytics PlatformsHide 48 FeaturesShow 48 Features
Not enough data
8.2
254
Reports
Not enough data
8.3
237
Not enough data
8.0
232
Not enough data
8.5
234
Not enough data
8.1
232
Not enough data
8.4
228
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.4
209
Not enough data
8.3
205
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.4
209
Not enough data
8.7
207
Not enough data
8.5
209
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.9
92
Not enough data
7.9
90
Not enough data
8.0
90
Not enough data
8.0
89
Not enough data
7.9
89
Not enough data
7.6
89
Not enough data
8.1
89
Self Service
Not enough data
8.3
230
Not enough data
8.3
230
Not enough data
8.4
229
Not enough data
8.2
228
Not enough data
8.1
226
Not enough data
8.2
226
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.3
88
Not enough data
8.2
89
Not enough data
8.1
88
Not enough data
8.5
88
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
8.4
228
Not enough data
8.7
226
Not enough data
8.5
225
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.5
89
Not enough data
8.4
89
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.4
91
Not enough data
8.3
89
Not enough data
8.4
90
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.8
88
Not enough data
7.9
87
Not enough data
8.0
87
Not enough data
7.8
88
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.1
88
Not enough data
8.0
87
Not enough data
7.9
88
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.5
198
Not enough data
8.5
197
Not enough data
7.8
192
Not enough data
7.9
193
Machine Learning Data CatalogHide 21 FeaturesShow 21 Features
7.5
29
Not enough data
Data Governance
7.8
26
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
7.3
25
Not enough data
Data Preparation
8.2
28
Not enough data
7.8
27
Not enough data
7.4
25
Not enough data
6.8
25
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.4
25
Not enough data
7.9
25
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
8.0
23
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence
7.2
25
Not enough data
7.2
24
Not enough data
6.7
22
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.4
15
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Machine Learning Data Catalog
6.9
13
Not enough data
7.1
13
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
Data PreparationHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
Not enough data
8.4
120
Data Source Access
Not enough data
8.6
112
Not enough data
8.4
114
Not enough data
8.1
110
Data Interaction
Not enough data
8.5
111
Not enough data
8.2
110
Not enough data
8.5
111
Not enough data
8.7
109
Not enough data
8.7
109
Not enough data
8.7
110
Not enough data
8.3
109
Not enough data
8.5
108
Data Exporting
Not enough data
8.4
108
Not enough data
8.2
108
Not enough data
8.5
107
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Event Stream ProcessingHide 5 FeaturesShow 5 Features
Not enough data
8.3
15
Data
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
8.5
12
Analytics
Not enough data
7.9
12
Data GovernanceHide 29 FeaturesShow 29 Features
6.9
44
8.3
29
Administration
6.9
38
8.4
22
7.2
41
8.6
22
6.9
39
8.3
22
7.1
39
8.7
23
Management
8.2
39
8.0
23
8.4
40
8.3
22
6.8
38
8.6
22
6.9
39
8.9
20
7.3
38
7.8
22
Compliance
7.5
38
8.3
21
7.6
39
Feature Not Available
7.5
36
8.3
22
7.2
39
8.5
22
Security
7.5
36
8.6
22
7.6
36
8.3
20
7.6
37
Feature Not Available
Data Quality
6.8
36
8.6
23
Feature Not Available
8.5
22
7.3
37
8.3
22
Maintainence
7.2
35
8.3
21
7.2
34
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
6.4
29
7.8
22
6.5
29
8.0
22
Agentic AI - Data Governance
5.5
7
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
6.2
7
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
5.2
7
Not enough data
5.2
7
Not enough data
Statistical AnalysisHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
Not enough data
8.9
141
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
134
Not enough data
8.9
137
Not enough data
8.8
134
Capabilities
Not enough data
9.2
138
Not enough data
8.9
136
Not enough data
8.7
135
Not enough data
8.6
132
Methodology
Not enough data
8.9
135
Not enough data
9.2
137
Not enough data
9.1
136
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
MLOps PlatformsHide 22 FeaturesShow 22 Features
Not enough data
8.3
15
Deployment
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Deployment
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.8
12
Management
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.6
13
Operations
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Management
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.2
12
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data Science and Machine Learning PlatformsHide 25 FeaturesShow 25 Features
Not enough data
7.8
84
System
Not enough data
8.4
67
Model Development
Not enough data
8.0
78
Not enough data
8.5
76
Not enough data
8.2
75
Not enough data
8.6
75
Model Development
Not enough data
8.4
66
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
7.3
72
Not enough data
7.6
73
Not enough data
7.3
72
Not enough data
7.9
72
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
7.5
66
Not enough data
7.9
66
Deployment
Not enough data
8.2
74
Not enough data
8.0
72
Not enough data
8.0
72
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
7.2
26
Not enough data
7.4
26
Not enough data
7.1
26
Not enough data
7.0
26
Not enough data
7.0
26
Not enough data
7.4
26
FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)Hide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
Not enough data
8.2
12
Financial Planning
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Agentic AI - FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial Insight
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
7.9
11
Data
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Status Communication
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
Database Management Systems (DBMS)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
9.0
29
Management
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
9.0
27
Not enough data
9.4
27
Not enough data
9.0
26
Not enough data
8.9
26
Maintenance
Not enough data
8.8
25
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
9.1
25
Security
Not enough data
9.0
27
Not enough data
8.6
26
Decision Management PlatformsHide 20 FeaturesShow 20 Features
Not enough data
7.4
23
Integration
Not enough data
8.0
20
Not enough data
8.2
19
Business Logic
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.3
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Management
Not enough data
7.7
18
Not enough data
7.5
19
Analytics
Not enough data
8.4
20
Not enough data
7.6
19
Deployment
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
7.6
17
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Decision Management Platforms
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Text AnalysisHide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features
Not enough data
7.9
21
Setup
Not enough data
7.7
19
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Data
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.6
19
Analysis
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
7.9
19
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
7.4
18
Not enough data
7.8
18
Customization
Not enough data
7.6
18
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
8.1
19
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Active Metadata ManagementHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
7.7
25
Not enough data
Data management
8.3
24
Not enough data
7.4
24
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
Reporting
7.5
23
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
20
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.0
19
Not enough data
7.1
19
Not enough data
Machine LearningHide 4 FeaturesShow 4 Features
Not enough data
8.3
38
Integration - Machine Learning
Not enough data
8.2
34
Learning - Machine Learning
Not enough data
8.4
36
Not enough data
8.4
36
Not enough data
8.5
35
Accounting & FinanceHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Low-Code Machine Learning PlatformsHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
Not enough data
8.9
15
Data Ingestion & Preparation - Low-Code Machine Learning Platforms
Not enough data
8.7
14
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
9.0
14
Model Construction & Automation - Low-Code Machine Learning Platforms
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
8.7
14
Predictive AnalyticsHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
8.7
73
Statistical Tool
Not enough data
8.6
66
Not enough data
8.7
67
Not enough data
8.6
67
Data Analysis
Not enough data
8.9
66
Not enough data
8.8
66
Decision Making
Not enough data
8.7
67
Not enough data
9.0
68
Not enough data
8.8
67
Not enough data
8.6
67
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data QualityHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
Not enough data
8.8
68
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
64
Not enough data
8.7
64
Not enough data
9.0
62
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
8.8
62
Management
Not enough data
9.2
64
Not enough data
9.0
61
Not enough data
8.9
63
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
59
Not enough data
8.2
60
Big DataHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
7.8
205
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.5
198
Not enough data
8.5
197
Not enough data
7.8
192
Not enough data
7.9
193
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
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Shared Categories
Alation
Alation
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Alation and SAS Viya are categorized as Data Governance
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Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Alation
Alation
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
9.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
29.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
60.7%
SAS Viya
SAS Viya
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
35.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
32.0%
Reviewers' Industry
Alation
Alation
Information Technology and Services
13.1%
Financial Services
8.3%
Computer Software
6.0%
Manufacturing
4.8%
Retail
4.8%
Other
63.1%
SAS Viya
SAS Viya
Pharmaceuticals
13.8%
Higher Education
9.1%
Banking
8.4%
Financial Services
6.6%
Information Technology and Services
6.3%
Other
55.8%
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