SAS Visual Analytics Reviews & Product Details

SAS Visual Analytics offers a singular window for developing and automating data extraction and transformation pipelines and creating in-depth data visualisation. This tool can handle extensive data and is well-integrated with Microsoft products.

The geo-tagging capability of data gives additional insight if you are working on retail data. The visual graphs are intuitive and can be handled easily with drag-and-drop functionality. The tool is very smooth to use because of its in-memory processing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SAS Viya looked a bit complex to me in the initial onboarding phase because of so many options to play with, which I became familiar with eventually. There was little help as this is not an open-source tool, and the community is of little use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SAS Visual Analytics with the aid of machine learning and natural language, visual analytics enables us to tell comprehensible tales from unstructured data. It makes it easier to create and distribute data insight dashboards that can be easily customised with little to no work and do not require specialised knowledge to comprehend the effects.

The best feature of SAS VA is that it has the capability to automatically detect key relationships and clusters. It can also detect outliers in the data which helps in debugging and identify problematic areas. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Problems arise since SAS is not open source, and there may sometimes be issues with generic tool integration. Compared to alternatives, SAS is a little more expensive, and with new open-source tools on the horizon, it won't be easy to justify the cost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The tool has excellent scalability it performs very fast.

Can access every database.

Merges well with open source coding.

A lot of new content gets released

Architecture is very modern Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The interface is not always intuitive

Steep learning curve for our users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its very easy to deploy the ready go for application usage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The cost effective way for deployment is comparatively higher Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I loved the insight into SAS and the foundational concepts of Visual Analytics to advance my career intelligently. I enjoyed the self-pace eLearning and classes that were held for me to pass the certification exam with flying colors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There aren't many things I disliked about the course or the means of presentation of the material. My only frustration with the platform was the bugginess of the onboarding process. I couldn't get access to the eLearning for the first class and ran into errors that required the IT department to fix. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Well to start with, having been experienced in many Data visualization tools. SAS VA is the best robust analytics platform. With the use of the CAS engine, VA can handle bulk data and multiple visualizations without any hassle. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Though it offers multiple container options, adjusting and aligning the objects is always a tedious task. Need better options with auto adjustment of the objects and to make changes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The most flexible thing about SAS Visual Analytics is the flexibility of pulling data from various sources easily to utilize it for developing the dashboards. It is very easy to use and can be operated using both code and UI. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It does not have functionality that would allow access-controls to secure report objects or sections within a report. If the user has the ability to see a report he will be able to see all sections and objects of that report and there is no way to restrict it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

To begin with the layout, options to analyse data , compare various data and evaluate how close or far off we are from our set targets. In our hospital we have created dashboard which retrieves data on hourly/daily basis to display to end users how the department/section is performing. Even in our last JCIA review when the end users had demonstrated the data to the JCIA team they were amazed at the data which was presented and also the ability to interact with the dashboard to get the required output in just seconds for any given period of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We have not seen any significant downsides as we have rarely faced any issues with the tool. However on the admin side the maintenance does need to be done quite often else we would run into issues due to the number of dashboards we have developed so far. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SAS Visual Analytics helps us create stories from raw data with the help of natural language and machine learning which are accessible to communicate. It helps build and share data insight dashboard that is easy to slice and dice with minimum effort and does not demand specialisation to understand the business impact. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SAS not being an open source causes problems, and integration with generic tools could sometimes be a problem. SAS is slightly costly compared to its substitutes, and with new open-source tools coming into the picture, it won't be easy to justify the expense. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- Nice layout for ease of reading/experience

- ability to create multiple different dashboards on one page

- ability to upload different file format for data analysis Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- Limitation on the type of map that can be uploaded. And lack of ability map for quick implementation for map analytics

- the need for ability to use SAS VA on portable devices such as phone, tablet Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.