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We performed a comparison between Ab Initio Co>Operating System and SAS Access based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"Ab Initio reaches the highest performance and is very flexible in processing huge amounts of data.""Co>Operating System's most valuable feature is its ability to process bulk data effectively."

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"The most valuable feature is you have native access to the external databases.""The most valuable part of SAS/ACCESS is what it is made for: connecting to remote systems that are not part of your physical SAS environment.""The most valuable aspect of the solution is the ease of access to the data in those databases."

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Cons
"An awesome improvement would be big data solutions, for example, implementing some kind of business intelligence or neural networks for artificial intelligence.""Co>Operating System would be improved with more integrations for less well-known technologies."

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"The pricing model needs to be reconsidered and adjusted.""The solution can provide access to the newer databases that come out sooner.""I can't really recall any missing feature or general improvement that is needed. We don't really add too many new kinds of databases and therefore our needs are already met."

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  • "Co>Operating System's pricing is on the expensive end since it tends to be used by big enterprises."
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  • "The pricing model is complex and is based on modular packages as well as the size of the applicable environment."
  • "The solution's pricing and licensing are expensive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Co>Operating System's most valuable feature is its ability to process bulk data effectively.
    Top Answer:Co>Operating System would be improved with more integrations for less well-known technologies. In the next release, Co>Operating System should include some AI capabilities on the data governance side… more »
    Top Answer:My primary use of this solution is in the banking sector to process financial movements and generate reports. I also use it in the risk area of banking to detect thefts and risky behaviors.
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature is you have native access to the external databases.
    Top Answer:The solution's pricing and licensing are expensive. It is not the cheapest software. However, SAS systems are solutions that customers use over decades of time and you can rely on the solution being… more »
    Top Answer:The solution can provide access to the newer databases that come out sooner.
    Ranking
    28th
    out of 100 in Data Integration
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    2,206
    Comparisons
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    Reviews
    2
    Average Words per Review
    243
    Rating
    9.5
    42nd
    out of 100 in Data Integration
    Views
    372
    Comparisons
    307
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    316
    Rating
    8.0
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    Also Known As
    Co>Operating System
    SAS/Access
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    Overview
    The Co>Operating System is an environment for building, integrating, and running enterprise business applications. The Co>Operating System is the foundation for all of Ab Initio's technologies. These technologies provide a complete and seamless application development and execution environment.
    SAS/ACCESS is an out-of-the-box solution for integrating SAS and third-party databases. You can read, write and update data regardless of the database or platform. Because the data appears native to SAS, there is no need to learn Structured Query Language (SQL) or any other database-specific query languages.
    Sample Customers
    A multinational transportation company
    Los Angeles County, West Midlands Police, Credit Guarantee Corporation, Canada Post, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm41%
    Computer Software Company9%
    Insurance Company6%
    Educational Organization6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm23%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Insurance Company10%
    Government8%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business12%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise81%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise5%
    Large Enterprise73%
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    Ab Initio Co>Operating System is ranked 28th in Data Integration with 2 reviews while SAS Access is ranked 42nd in Data Integration with 3 reviews. Ab Initio Co>Operating System is rated 9.6, while SAS Access is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Ab Initio Co>Operating System writes "High performance and flexible solution for companies with large amounts of data". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAS Access writes "The solution is stable, scalable, and flexible". Ab Initio Co>Operating System is most compared with SSIS, Collibra Catalog, AWS Glue, Informatica Cloud Data Integration and Talend Data Management Platform, whereas SAS Access is most compared with Delphix, SSIS, Zapier and Toad Data Point.

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