--- description: Review of SAS Visual Analytics Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: SAS Visual Analytics | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice AU --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Data Collection Software](/directory/4339/data-collection/software) > [SAS Visual Analytics](/software/26607/sas-visual-analytics) # SAS Visual Analytics Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/26607/sas-visual-analytics Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/26607/sas-visual-analytics?page=2) > SAS Visual Analytics is our flagship offering for self-service data preparation, visual discovery, interactive reporting, and dashboards--as well as easy-to-use analytics--with governance. SAS Visual Analytics allows non-technical users to create, share and execute BI and Analytics workflows for interactive reporting and free-form exploration. The primary functional components supported by SAS Visual Analytics are: • Self-service Data Preparation • Data Exploration \& Analytics including Augmented Analytics • Interactive Reporting • Location Analytics • Conversational AI through chatbots on SAS Conversation Designer • Automated Explanation using Natural Language • Outlier Detection for report consumers • Data Explain for report consumers Visual Analytics support sharing and collaboration of insights to decision makers as they make collective decisions as part of their tasks or process or jobs. The goal is for everybody to take decisive action and stay agile as market conditions change and business needs demand a quick response. > > Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 59 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 59 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: SAS Institute - **Founded**: 1976 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: USD 8,000.00 - **Pricing model**: (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Pricing only available on personalized quote request. - **Target Audience**: 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, European Portuguese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Egypt and 65 more ## Features - AI/Machine Learning - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Ad hoc Analysis - Ad hoc Query - Ad hoc Reporting - Alerts/Escalation - Alerts/Notifications - Application Management - Association Discovery - Automated Responses - Automatic Backup - Canned Responses - Charting - Chatbot - Collaboration Tools - Customer Support - Customisable Branding - Customisable Dashboard ## Integrations (29 total) - AWS CloudFormation - AWS CloudTrail - AWS CodeCommit - AWS CodeDeploy - AWS CodePipeline - AWS Config - AWS Direct Connect - AWS Elastic Beanstalk - AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) - AWS Key Management Service (KMS) - AWS Management Console - AWS Secrets Manager - AWS Storage Gateway - AWS VPN - Amazon Aurora ... and 14 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Data Collection Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4339/data-collection/software) ## Related Categories - [Data Collection Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4339/data-collection/software) - [Location Intelligence Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4255/location-intelligence/software) - [Business Intelligence (BI) Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4336/bi/software) - [Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/1738/kpi/software) - [Natural Language Processing (NLP) Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4412/nlp/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Eg. IBM aginity netezza > > Good stuff. Dated but works. Nothing to brag about, but checks all the right boxes ----- ### "Great Visualization Tool" — 5.0/5 > **Julian** | *29 December 2024* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is an intuitive way to visualize results. > > **Cons**: I did not like that it is cloud-based, which leaves me without service in case of an internet outage. > > It is a great tool to spruce up reports, and make them more convincing\! ----- ### "Sas for business analytics" — 1.0/5 > **Steven** | *5 April 2017* | Warehousing | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: Feature rich > > **Cons**: Tough to learn > > We have been using SAS since the 1980's We like it, but find it pricy for a small firm such as ourselves ----- ### "Great Statistical tools" — 4.0/5 > **Christhian** | *22 July 2023* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: SAS is a great and powerful tools for analytic. > > **Cons**: Although it is oriented for Analytics there's a lack of flexibility on the features. > > Good experience using SAS\!\!Recommend it\! ----- ### "Great for Dashboards meant for sharing data with end users" — 5.0/5 > **eric** | *12 September 2023* | Financial Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: You can manage all users and create any real time reports for all end users in the company. > > **Cons**: Data connection can be hard if all servers are on another operating system from Cloud Analytical Server > > Great\! ----- Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/26607/sas-visual-analytics?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/26607/sas-visual-analytics) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data