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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (44.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$2 Compute/Hour
SAS Viya
Star Rating
(615)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about SAS ViyaSnowflake
Star Rating
(666)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$2 Compute/Hour
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Snowflake excels in scalability with a score of 9.5, allowing businesses to easily adjust their resources as needed. In contrast, SAS Viya scores 7.9, which some reviewers mention can limit growth for larger enterprises.
- Reviewers mention that Snowflake's data ingestion and wrangling capabilities are top-notch, scoring 9.4, making it easier to handle large datasets efficiently. SAS Viya, with a score of 8.4, is noted by users as being less intuitive in this area.
- G2 users highlight Snowflake's ease of use with a score of 9.0, stating that its interface is user-friendly and accessible for both technical and non-technical users. SAS Viya, scoring 8.1, has received feedback indicating a steeper learning curve for new users.
- Reviewers say that Snowflake's quality of support is commendable, scoring 8.7, with many users appreciating the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team. In comparison, SAS Viya's score of 8.3 has been described as satisfactory but not as robust.
- Users on G2 report that Snowflake's deployment process is seamless, achieving a score of 9.4, which many find to be a significant advantage. SAS Viya, with a score of 8.5, has been mentioned as requiring more time and effort to set up.
- Reviewers mention that Snowflake's product direction is promising, scoring 9.2, with many users expressing confidence in the ongoing development and enhancements. SAS Viya, at 8.9, is seen as stable but with less excitement about future updates.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
SAS Viya
No pricing availableSnowflake
Standard
$2
Compute/Hour
Compute usage is billed on a per-second basis, with a minimum of 60 seconds. You can secure price discounts with pre-purchased Snowflake capacity options.
- Complete SQL Data Warehouse
- Secure Data Sharing across regions / clouds
- Premier Support 24 x 365
Free Trial
SAS Viya
Free Trial is available
Snowflake
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
492
9.1
504
Ease of Use
8.1
549
9.0
540
Ease of Setup
8.0
411
8.9
325
Ease of Admin
7.5
144
8.6
204
Quality of Support
8.3
466
8.7
461
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
147
9.0
205
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
491
9.2
474
Features by Category
Reports
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
Not enough data
Data Preparation
8.4
209
Not enough data
8.3
205
Not enough data
Data Modeling and Blending
8.4
209
Not enough data
8.7
207
Not enough data
8.5
209
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
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
Not enough data
Self Service
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
Not enough data
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
8.3
88
Not enough data
8.2
89
Not enough data
8.1
88
Not enough data
8.5
88
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
8.4
228
Not enough data
8.7
226
Not enough data
8.5
225
Not enough data
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
8.5
89
Not enough data
8.4
89
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
8.4
91
Not enough data
8.3
89
Not enough data
8.4
90
Not enough data
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
7.8
88
Not enough data
7.9
87
Not enough data
8.0
87
Not enough data
7.8
88
Not enough data
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
8.1
88
Not enough data
8.0
87
Not enough data
7.9
88
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.5
198
Not enough data
8.5
197
Not enough data
7.8
192
Not enough data
7.9
193
Not enough data
Data Source Access
8.6
112
Not enough data
8.4
114
Not enough data
8.1
110
Not enough data
Data Interaction
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
Not enough data
Data Exporting
8.4
108
Not enough data
8.2
108
Not enough data
8.5
107
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
Analytics
7.9
12
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
22
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.7
23
Not enough data
Management
8.0
23
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
8.9
20
Not enough data
7.8
22
Not enough data
Compliance
8.3
21
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.5
22
Not enough data
Security
8.6
22
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data Quality
8.6
23
Not enough data
8.5
22
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
Maintainence
8.3
21
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
22
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Governance
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
Administration
8.8
134
Not enough data
8.9
137
Not enough data
8.8
134
Not enough data
Capabilities
9.2
138
Not enough data
8.9
136
Not enough data
8.7
135
Not enough data
8.6
132
Not enough data
Methodology
8.9
135
Not enough data
9.2
137
Not enough data
9.1
136
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Deployment
8.1
12
9.2
12
8.2
13
8.9
12
8.2
12
9.0
12
8.6
13
9.3
12
8.5
13
9.3
12
Deployment
8.2
13
9.3
10
8.3
12
9.5
10
8.5
12
9.5
10
8.3
13
9.5
10
8.8
12
9.3
10
Management
7.6
12
9.2
12
8.5
12
9.0
12
8.5
12
9.2
12
8.6
13
9.0
12
Operations
8.8
13
8.8
10
7.9
13
8.8
10
8.8
13
9.5
10
Management
7.9
12
9.2
10
8.3
13
9.3
9
8.2
12
9.0
10
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
8.7
10
Feature Not Available
8.3
10
System
8.4
67
9.2
28
Model Development
8.0
78
9.1
27
8.5
76
8.5
27
8.2
75
8.3
27
8.6
75
8.7
27
Model Development
8.4
66
8.7
27
Machine/Deep Learning Services
7.3
72
8.6
27
7.6
73
8.6
27
7.3
72
8.4
27
7.9
72
8.4
26
Machine/Deep Learning Services
7.5
66
8.5
27
7.9
66
8.5
24
Deployment
8.2
74
9.1
29
8.0
72
9.0
27
8.0
72
9.3
27
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
8.4
25
Feature Not Available
8.3
25
Feature Not Available
8.5
25
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
7.6
26
8.2
13
7.2
26
8.2
13
7.4
26
8.3
13
7.1
26
8.5
13
7.0
26
8.2
13
7.0
26
8.3
13
7.4
26
8.2
12
Financial Planning
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
Agentic AI - FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial Insight
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
Data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
Status Communication
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
Data Management
Not enough data
9.0
183
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
175
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
170
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
150
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
154
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.2
141
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
169
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
159
|
Verified
Deployment
Not enough data
7.8
140
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
175
|
Verified
Performance
Not enough data
9.2
178
|
Verified
Security
Not enough data
8.9
165
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
176
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
79
Not enough data
8.1
80
Management
8.8
26
8.9
83
9.0
27
9.2
83
9.4
27
9.5
88
9.0
26
9.0
86
8.9
26
9.1
87
Maintenance
8.8
25
9.3
85
8.9
25
9.0
84
9.1
25
9.3
85
Security
9.0
27
9.2
85
8.6
26
9.2
88
Storage
Not enough data
9.2
44
Not enough data
9.2
44
Availability
Not enough data
9.1
39
Not enough data
9.2
37
Not enough data
9.2
41
Performance
Not enough data
9.2
44
Security
Not enough data
9.1
44
Not enough data
9.2
45
Not enough data
8.9
38
Not enough data
9.2
38
Support
Not enough data
9.2
36
Not enough data
9.1
35
Integration
8.0
20
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
Business Logic
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.3
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
Management
7.7
18
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
Analytics
8.4
20
Not enough data
7.6
19
Not enough data
Deployment
8.2
19
Not enough data
7.6
17
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Decision Management Platforms
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
Not enough data
Setup
7.7
19
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
Data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
Analysis
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
Not enough data
Customization
7.6
18
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Centralized computation
Not enough data
9.3
25
Localized computation
Not enough data
9.0
24
Integration - Machine Learning
8.2
34
Not enough data
Learning - Machine Learning
8.4
36
Not enough data
8.4
36
Not enough data
8.5
35
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Ingestion & Preparation - Low-Code Machine Learning Platforms
8.7
14
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
Model Construction & Automation - Low-Code Machine Learning Platforms
9.0
14
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
8.7
14
Not enough data
Statistical Tool
8.6
66
Not enough data
8.7
67
Not enough data
8.6
67
Not enough data
Data Analysis
8.9
66
Not enough data
8.8
66
Not enough data
Decision Making
8.7
67
Not enough data
9.0
68
Not enough data
8.8
67
Not enough data
8.6
67
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Database
Not enough data
8.9
98
Not enough data
9.3
101
Not enough data
9.3
95
Integrations
Not enough data
8.6
76
Not enough data
8.7
81
Platform
Not enough data
9.1
91
Not enough data
9.0
97
Not enough data
8.7
81
Processing
Not enough data
9.3
96
Not enough data
9.1
94
Data Transformation
Not enough data
9.2
86
Not enough data
9.4
86
Connectivity
Not enough data
8.5
78
Not enough data
8.7
79
Not enough data
9.1
80
Not enough data
9.1
81
Operations
Not enough data
8.6
83
Not enough data
9.2
79
Not enough data
8.9
75
Not enough data
8.8
80
Not enough data
8.7
77
Functionality
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
Not enough data
Management
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
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.2
59
Not enough data
8.2
60
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.5
198
Not enough data
8.5
197
Not enough data
7.8
192
Not enough data
7.9
193
Not enough data
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
Categories
Shared Categories
SAS Viya and Snowflake are categorized as MLOps Platforms, Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, and Database Management Systems (DBMS)
Unique Categories
SAS Viya is categorized as Statistical Analysis, Data Governance, Event Stream Processing, Data Preparation, Text Analysis, Machine Learning, Analytics Platforms, Predictive Analytics, FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis), Data Quality, Decision Management Platforms, and Low-Code Machine Learning Platforms
Snowflake is categorized as Data Clean Room, Columnar Databases, Big Data Integration Platforms, Big Data Processing and Distribution, Big Data Analytics, and Data Warehouse
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
SAS Viya
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Snowflake
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Pharmaceuticals
13.8%
Higher Education
9.1%
Banking
8.4%
Financial Services
6.6%
Information Technology and Services
6.3%
Other
55.8%
Information Technology and Services
14.3%
Computer Software
13.0%
Financial Services
10.4%
Marketing and Advertising
4.7%
Hospital & Health Care
3.7%
Other
53.8%
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Discussions
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VT
Please go through this link: https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/streams
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2 Comments
LH
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2 Comments
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