SAS Visual Analytics vs Tableau
SAS Visual Analytics is ranked 19th in Business Intelligence Tools with 3 reviews vs Tableau which is ranked 1st in Business Intelligence Tools with 118 reviews. The top reviewer of SAS Visual Analytics writes "the best tool for insightful and analytical dashboard development and reporting". The top reviewer of Tableau writes "The visualizations bring out patterns buried under a mountain of data. I’d like to see a speedometer chart template". SAS Visual Analytics is most compared with Tableau, Microsoft BI and QlikView. Tableau is most compared with Microsoft BI, SAS Visual Analytics and Oracle OBIEE. See our SAS Visual Analytics vs Tableau report.
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| RANKING | Views 27,304 Comparisons 19,557 Reviews 2 Followers 2,151 Avg. Rating 8.0 | Views 122,561 Comparisons 83,927 Reviews 113 Followers 4,505 Avg. Rating 8.5 | |
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| Top Comparisons |  Compared 44% of the time.  Compared 12% of the time.  Compared 9% of the time. | Compared 10% of the time.  Compared 10% of the time.  Compared 8% of the time. | |
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| Also Known As | SAS BI | Tableau Desktop, Tableau Server, Tableau Online | |
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| Overview | SAS Business Intelligence package offers business owners an all-in-one tool for data analysis. It is mainly comprised of analytics software that can handle all of the statistical analysis that a company requires. Functions include mining and managing to fetching important information from a variety of sources and even adapting that information, all for the purpose of analyzing the data for future use. The SAS Business Intelligence software allows users to handle, understand, and analyze their data in both past and present fields, as well as influence vital factors for future changes. Users can also create and publish reports based on their findings so that others in their field can share the information and input suggestions. The graphic presentation is another benefit that many businesses find useful when presenting their findings to others. | Tableau is an enterprise analytics platform that enables your organization to explore trusted data in a secure and scalable environment. It gives people access to intuitive visual analytics, interactive dashboards, and limitless ad-hoc analyses that reveal hidden opportunities and eureka moments alike. Get the security, governance, and management you require to confidently integrate Tableau into your business—on-premises or in the cloud—and deliver the power of true self-service analytics at scale. Evaluation Guide: How to choose the right BI & analytics platform Redefining the role of IT in modern BI world | |
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| Sample Customers | Staples, Ausgrid, Scotiabank, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Oklahoma Gas & Electric, Xcel Energy, and Triad Analytics Solutions. | Accenture, Adobe, Amazon.com, Bank of America, Charles Schwab Corp, Citigroup, Coca-Cola Company, Cornell University, Dell, Deloitte, Duke University, eBay, Exxon Mobil, Fannie Mae, Ferrari, French Red Cross, Goldman Sachs, Google, Government of Canada, HP, Intel, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Macy's, Merck, The New York Times, PayPal, Pfizer, US Army, US Air Force, Skype, and Walmart. | |
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| Top Industries | REVIEWERS 20% 10% 10% 10% VISITORS READING REVIEWS 24% 9% 7% 7% | REVIEWERS 16% 9% 9% 8% VISITORS READING REVIEWS 18% 8% 6% 6% | |
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| Company Size | REVIEWERS 25% 13% 63% VISITORS READING REVIEWS 12% 24% 64% | REVIEWERS 24% 21% 55% VISITORS READING REVIEWS 17% 24% 59% | |
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Selection of a tool depends on your tech environment and the intended use of the tool. If you have a strong staff with a data mart, data warehouse or data lake in place then a number of tools would work. Tableau is the 500 lb gorilla, but it isn't as nimble as Qlik, Yellow Fin, Looker or Sisense. If you don't have a large team and want an automated data mart then look at Birst. It isn't as "beautiful" as others, but does a good job of delivering what the customer requires with less work on the back end. Good luck!
I have more experience with SAS VA not with Tableau. Weak points and strengths
Tableau
- Probably one of the best visualization analytic tools for final users
- Cloud or on Premise
- Quickly to deploy
- Some specific functions to predictive analytics out of the box (linear regression, etc.)
- Connectors to Big Data, etc.
SAS Visual Analytics
- See new features with Cloud SAS Viya (new architecture and integration with other SAS Solutions)
- Powerful vision of analytics and statistics with SAS Visual Statistics in the same framework
- You don’t need a Data Scientist people to develop predictive or advanced analytics models
- Deploy a powerful analytics model in few moments
- It supports a Big Data and a lot of connectors. Some payments
- No needs code as easy to use
- You can use and specific and free App for mobile users
- Price: Pay for cores, not users.
Weak points
It needs a lot of machine resources (RAM and CPU)
Very complex to install. You need specific SAS partner support
Poor graphics vs Tableau or Qlik Sense
Normally you need the Enterprise Guide or other ETL solution to data prepare
From my perspective, SAS is very rich but its origin lies in the programming. Therefore, knowledge in setting up programming use and direction is somewhat implied. Targeted to a more technical data science audience.
Tableau, on the other hand, is focused on a visual end-user perspective. Therefore, the target is a business analyst who focuses on what the data implies - somewhat agnostic to the statistical techniques focus.