Compare Databricks and SAS Viya 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (34.0% of reviews)
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Databricks
Star Rating
(722)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about DatabricksSAS Viya
Star Rating
(728)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (34.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform excels in user satisfaction, boasting a higher overall score compared to SAS Viya. Users appreciate its seamless integration of AI into the data lakehouse, which enhances data analytics and fast calculations, making it a preferred choice for data engineering tasks.
- According to verified reviews, SAS Viya is praised for its cloud-native architecture and scalability, allowing users to access projects from various locations easily. Reviewers highlight its user-friendly interface and the ability to perform detailed keyword and sentiment analysis, which adds significant value for businesses focused on data insights.
- Users say that Databricks offers a more intuitive onboarding experience, with many noting the quick implementation process and the effectiveness of its integration with external tools like Power BI for reporting. This ease of setup is a significant advantage for teams looking to get started quickly with data projects.
- Reviewers mention that while SAS Viya provides a reliable platform for traditional analytics, it sometimes lacks the advanced features and flexibility that Databricks offers, particularly in terms of data modeling and governance. Users have expressed a desire for more robust capabilities in these areas.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Databricks shines in its collaborative features, with many users appreciating the platform's ability to facilitate teamwork through shared workspaces and workflow management tools. This is particularly beneficial for larger teams working on complex data projects.
- Users report that while SAS Viya has a solid foundation, it can struggle with certain advanced analytics tasks compared to Databricks, which is noted for its comprehensive support for machine learning and data science workflows. The integration of various data sources and the flexibility in handling large datasets are frequently cited as key strengths of Databricks.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Databricks
No pricing availableSAS Viya
No pricing availableFree Trial
Databricks
Free Trial is available
SAS Viya
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
574
8.5
530
Ease of Use
8.9
585
8.1
590
Ease of Setup
8.7
457
8.0
442
Ease of Admin
8.3
183
7.6
159
Quality of Support
8.7
549
8.3
501
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
187
8.2
162
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
562
8.9
528
Features by Category
Reports
8.3
12
8.3
242
7.7
10
8.1
234
8.3
11
8.5
236
8.0
9
8.1
234
8.9
14
8.4
230
Data Preparation
8.9
6
8.4
209
8.8
7
8.3
207
Data Modeling and Blending
9.0
8
8.4
209
8.8
7
8.7
208
8.8
8
8.5
209
Generative AI
9.1
9
Feature Not Available
9.2
6
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
9.3
7
7.8
92
8.7
5
7.9
90
8.3
6
8.0
90
8.3
6
8.0
89
8.3
7
7.9
89
9.7
6
7.6
89
9.3
5
8.1
89
Self Service
7.7
10
8.3
231
7.7
10
8.3
232
8.5
11
8.4
232
8.1
12
8.1
228
8.2
11
8.1
230
7.9
8
8.2
226
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
8.1
7
8.3
88
9.2
8
8.2
89
8.6
6
8.1
88
9.2
6
8.5
88
Advanced Analytics
8.3
11
8.4
230
8.2
11
8.8
231
9.0
12
8.5
233
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
8.8
7
8.6
98
Not enough data
8.3
91
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
9.0
8
8.4
93
8.5
8
8.3
95
8.6
6
8.5
93
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
8.6
7
7.8
88
8.8
7
7.9
87
8.9
6
8.0
87
8.6
7
7.8
88
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
9.2
6
8.1
88
7.9
8
8.0
87
8.3
7
7.9
88
Building Reports
9.0
148
8.5
200
8.6
143
8.5
198
7.6
123
7.8
194
8.4
145
8.0
196
Data Source Access
Not enough data
8.5
114
Not enough data
8.3
116
Not enough data
8.1
112
Data Interaction
Not enough data
8.5
113
Not enough data
8.1
112
Not enough data
8.5
113
Not enough data
8.7
111
Not enough data
8.7
111
Not enough data
8.7
113
Not enough data
8.3
111
Not enough data
8.5
110
Data Exporting
Not enough data
8.4
112
Not enough data
8.3
112
Not enough data
8.5
109
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.5
12
Analytics
Not enough data
7.9
12
Administration
8.8
99
8.3
23
8.6
93
8.6
23
9.0
94
8.3
23
8.7
97
8.6
24
Management
8.4
87
8.1
24
8.6
86
8.3
23
8.6
88
8.6
23
8.5
87
8.8
21
8.8
86
7.8
23
Compliance
8.8
98
8.3
22
8.7
92
Feature Not Available
8.9
94
8.3
23
8.7
94
8.5
23
Security
9.0
86
8.6
23
8.9
85
8.3
21
8.8
86
Feature Not Available
Data Quality
9.0
94
8.5
24
8.7
93
8.5
23
9.0
93
8.3
23
Maintainence
8.7
85
8.3
22
8.8
83
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
8.4
82
7.8
23
8.5
81
8.0
23
Agentic AI - Data Governance
8.5
10
8.7
5
8.8
11
9.3
5
9.0
14
9.3
5
8.5
12
9.3
5
9.0
12
8.7
5
9.0
13
9.3
5
Administration
Not enough data
8.9
135
Not enough data
8.9
139
Not enough data
8.8
136
Capabilities
Not enough data
9.2
141
Not enough data
8.9
138
Not enough data
8.7
136
Not enough data
8.6
133
Methodology
Not enough data
8.9
137
Not enough data
9.2
139
Not enough data
9.1
137
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Management
8.6
171
Not enough data
8.5
164
Not enough data
Functionality
9.1
173
Not enough data
9.2
174
Not enough data
9.1
172
Not enough data
9.0
167
Not enough data
9.1
167
Not enough data
Deployment
8.9
64
8.1
13
8.9
64
8.1
14
8.9
66
8.2
13
8.9
66
8.5
14
9.0
67
8.3
14
Deployment
8.9
61
8.2
14
8.8
62
8.3
13
8.6
66
8.3
13
8.9
65
8.2
14
9.0
66
8.7
13
Management
9.0
63
7.6
13
8.8
65
8.5
13
9.2
61
8.5
13
8.9
68
8.5
14
Operations
8.7
62
8.8
14
8.8
61
7.9
14
9.0
62
8.8
14
Management
8.8
60
7.9
13
8.7
61
8.2
14
9.1
59
8.1
13
Generative AI
8.3
28
Feature Not Available
8.3
28
Feature Not Available
System
8.9
180
8.4
73
Model Development
8.8
182
8.1
87
7.9
187
8.5
81
8.3
186
8.3
81
8.7
190
8.7
81
Model Development
8.5
172
8.3
70
Machine/Deep Learning Services
8.2
174
7.4
75
8.5
180
7.5
77
8.3
172
7.3
75
8.2
172
8.0
77
Machine/Deep Learning Services
8.4
158
7.6
69
8.4
160
7.9
71
Deployment
8.5
178
8.2
79
8.7
180
8.0
76
9.0
187
8.1
81
Generative AI
8.2
86
Feature Not Available
8.4
87
Feature Not Available
7.6
86
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
9.2
8
7.6
26
8.3
7
7.2
26
8.1
8
7.4
26
8.6
7
7.1
26
9.2
10
7.0
26
9.2
6
7.0
26
9.3
7
7.4
26
Financial Planning
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Agentic AI - FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial Insight
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
7.9
11
Data
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Status Communication
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
Data Management
9.0
185
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Verified
Not enough data
8.9
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
179
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
167
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
171
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
8.8
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
166
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
174
|
Verified
Not enough data
Deployment
7.9
156
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
178
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance
9.1
177
|
Verified
Not enough data
Security
8.8
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
76
Not enough data
8.4
75
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.8
27
Not enough data
9.0
28
Not enough data
9.3
28
Not enough data
8.9
27
Not enough data
8.8
27
Maintenance
Not enough data
8.7
26
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
9.0
26
Security
Not enough data
8.9
28
Not enough data
8.6
27
Integration
Not enough data
8.0
20
Not enough data
8.2
19
Business Logic
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.3
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Management
Not enough data
7.7
18
Not enough data
7.5
19
Analytics
Not enough data
8.4
20
Not enough data
7.6
19
Deployment
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
7.6
17
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Decision Management Platforms
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Data Management
9.0
68
Not enough data
8.7
69
Not enough data
8.8
68
Not enough data
9.1
68
Not enough data
Agentic AI - DataOps Platforms
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
Analytics
8.8
67
Not enough data
8.5
67
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
8.6
67
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
Cloud Deployment
9.0
63
Not enough data
9.0
64
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.9
36
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
Setup
Not enough data
7.7
19
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Data
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.6
19
Analysis
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
7.9
19
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
7.4
18
Not enough data
7.8
18
Customization
Not enough data
7.6
18
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
8.1
19
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Scalability and Performance - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cost and Efficiency - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration and Extensibility - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security and Compliance - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Usability and Support - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration - Machine Learning
Not enough data
8.2
34
Learning - Machine Learning
Not enough data
8.4
36
Not enough data
8.4
36
Not enough data
8.5
35
Customization - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data and Analytics - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Ingestion & Preparation - Low-Code Machine Learning Platforms
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
9.0
15
Model Construction & Automation - Low-Code Machine Learning Platforms
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Traffic Management & Performance - AI Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance & Observability - AI Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Statistical Tool
Not enough data
8.6
73
Not enough data
8.6
74
Not enough data
8.6
74
Data Analysis
Not enough data
8.9
74
Not enough data
8.8
74
Decision Making
Not enough data
8.7
77
Not enough data
9.0
78
Not enough data
8.9
76
Not enough data
8.6
75
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Database
8.7
237
Not enough data
8.9
243
Not enough data
9.3
257
Not enough data
Integrations
8.3
220
Not enough data
9.1
258
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
250
Not enough data
8.8
248
Not enough data
9.1
258
Not enough data
Processing
9.0
243
Not enough data
9.0
246
Not enough data
Data Transformation
8.8
226
Not enough data
9.1
232
Not enough data
Connectivity
8.7
206
Not enough data
9.2
230
Not enough data
9.0
220
Not enough data
9.2
230
Not enough data
Operations
8.4
227
Not enough data
8.8
224
Not enough data
8.6
212
Not enough data
8.6
209
Not enough data
9.3
230
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
67
Not enough data
8.7
66
Not enough data
9.0
64
Not enough data
8.8
64
Not enough data
8.8
63
Management
Not enough data
9.2
66
Not enough data
9.0
62
Not enough data
8.9
64
Not enough data
8.9
62
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
60
Not enough data
8.2
61
Building Reports
9.0
148
8.5
200
8.6
143
8.5
198
7.6
123
7.8
194
8.4
145
8.0
196
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Databricks and SAS Viya are categorized as MLOps Platforms, Data Governance, Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, Analytics Platforms, and Database Management Systems (DBMS)
Unique Categories
Databricks is categorized as DataOps Platforms, ETL Tools, Big Data Processing and Distribution, Big Data Analytics, Data Warehouse, Generative AI Infrastructure, AI Agent Builders, and AI Gateways
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Databricks
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SAS Viya
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
15.7%
Financial Services
10.5%
Computer Software
8.6%
Consulting
4.0%
Hospital & Health Care
3.7%
Other
57.5%
Pharmaceuticals
12.3%
Computer Software
8.5%
Banking
8.4%
Higher Education
8.1%
Financial Services
6.2%
Other
56.5%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Lakehouse in Databricks?
4 Comments
BR
Lakehouse is a new and open data management architecture solution that combines the best features of the data lake and warehouse.Read more
What are the features of Databricks?
4 Comments
SA
It supports large amount of data with capability to write code in SQL, Spark, Python and R.
In the backend, it stored the data in the parquet file which...Read more
What is Databricks unified analytics platform?
3 Comments
CA
Databricks' Unified Data Analytics Platform helps organizations accelerate innovation by unifying data science with engineering and business. With Databricks...Read more
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