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We performed a comparison between SAS Access and SAS Data Integration Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the ease of access to the data in those databases.""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."

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"The solution offers very good data manipulation and loading.""The most valuable feature of the solution is its amazing capabilities in regard to data handling.""The solution is very stable."

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Cons
"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.""The pricing model needs to be reconsidered and adjusted."

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"The transform tool has limited access. They should make it more flexible.""So I would like to see improved integration with other software.""The initial setup of SAS Data Integration Server was complex."

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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: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.
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of the solution is its amazing capabilities in regard to data handling.
    Top Answer:I don't handle the cost and budget part. From the tool's perspective, I can say that it is an amazing product.
    Top Answer:Visualization is an area with a few shortcomings in the product. Some new and amazing visualization capabilities have been added to the product, but I haven't used them enough to be able to comment on… more »
    Ranking
    42nd
    out of 100 in Data Integration
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    372
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    Average Words per Review
    316
    Rating
    8.0
    34th
    out of 100 in Data Integration
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    1,073
    Comparisons
    969
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    589
    Rating
    8.0
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    Also Known As
    SAS/Access
    SAS Enterprise Data Integration Server, Enterprise Data Integration Server
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    Overview
    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.
    SAS Data Integration Server is a powerful, configurable and comprehensive solution that can meet a wide variety of data integration requirements, from small tactical projects to strategic business initiatives. It can access virtually all data sources, support data warehousing, migration, synchronization, federation and provisioning initiatives. It can support both batch-oriented and real-time master data management solutions. It can create reusable data integration services in support of service-oriented architectures and data governance and extract, cleanse, transform, conform, aggregate, load and manage data.
    Sample Customers
    Los Angeles County, West Midlands Police, Credit Guarantee Corporation, Canada Post, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
    Credit Guarantee Corporation, Cr_dito y Cauci‹n, Delaware State Police, Deutsche Lufthansa, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, DSM, Livzon Pharmaceutical Group, Los Angeles County, Miami Herald Media Company, Netherlands Enterprise Agency, New Zealand Ministry of Health, Nippon Paper, West Midlands Police, XS Inc., Zenith Insurance
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm23%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Insurance Company10%
    Government8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm24%
    Government12%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Insurance Company7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise5%
    Large Enterprise73%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise74%
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    SAS Access is ranked 42nd in Data Integration with 3 reviews while SAS Data Integration Server is ranked 34th in Data Integration with 3 reviews. SAS Access is rated 9.0, while SAS Data Integration Server is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of SAS Access writes "The solution is stable, scalable, and flexible". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAS Data Integration Server writes "A stable and scalable tool with data handling capabilities and an amazing technical support". SAS Access is most compared with Delphix, SSIS, Zapier and Toad Data Point, whereas SAS Data Integration Server is most compared with Palantir Foundry, SSIS, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Azure Data Factory and AWS Glue.

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