Compare Halo and SAS Advanced Analytics
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side-by-side comparison of Halo vs. SAS Advanced Analytics
based on preference data from user reviews. Halo rates 4.6/5 stars with 52 reviews. By contrast, SAS Advanced Analytics rates 4.2/5 stars with 157 reviews. Each product's score is calculated with real-time data from verified user reviews, to help you make the best choice between these two options, and decide which one is best for your business needs.
 Halo |  SAS Advanced Analytics | |
| Star Rating | Halo | SAS Advanced Analytics |
| Market Segments | Halo Mid-Market (78.7% of reviews) | SAS Advanced Analytics Enterprise (60.0% of reviews) |
| Entry Level Price | Halo No pricing information available | SAS Advanced Analytics No pricing information available |
Halo vs SAS Advanced Analytics
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Halo easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with SAS Advanced Analytics, along with administration.
- Reviewers felt that Halo meets the needs of their business better than SAS Advanced Analytics.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Halo is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Halo over SAS Advanced Analytics.
Categories
Shared Categories
Halo and SAS Advanced Analytics are categorized as Predictive Analytics
Unique Categories
Halo is categorized as Supply Chain Planning, Analytics Platforms, and Embedded Business Intelligence
SAS Advanced Analytics has no unique categories
Pricing
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Ratings
Meets Requirements
Halo
Responses: 42
SAS Advanced Analytics
Responses: 139
Ease of Use
Halo
Responses: 42
SAS Advanced Analytics
Responses: 139
Ease of Setup
Halo
Responses: 35
SAS Advanced Analytics
Responses: 39
Ease of Admin
Halo
Responses: 35
SAS Advanced Analytics
Responses: 39
Quality of Support
Halo
Responses: 39
SAS Advanced Analytics
Responses: 125
Ease of Doing Business With
Halo
Responses: 34
SAS Advanced Analytics
Responses: 39
Product Direction (% positive)
Halo
Responses: 41
SAS Advanced Analytics
Responses: 130
Features
Statistical Tool
Scripting
Halo
SAS Advanced Analytics
Responses: 75
Data Mining
Halo
SAS Advanced Analytics
Responses: 81
Algorithms
Halo
SAS Advanced Analytics
Responses: 77
Data Analysis
Analysis
Halo
SAS Advanced Analytics
Responses: 91
Data Interaction
Halo
SAS Advanced Analytics
Responses: 91
Decision Making
Modeling
Halo
SAS Advanced Analytics
Responses: 86
Data Visualizations
Halo
SAS Advanced Analytics
Responses: 92
Report Generation
Halo
SAS Advanced Analytics
Responses: 88
Data Unification
Halo
SAS Advanced Analytics
Reviewers' Company Size
Reviewers of Halo were most often representing companies in the Mid-Market segment, while reviewers for SAS Advanced Analytics were more commonly in the Enterprise segment.
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Halo
SAS Advanced Analytics
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Halo
SAS Advanced Analytics
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Halo
SAS Advanced Analytics
Reviewers' Industry
Consumer Goods
14.9%
Food & Beverages
12.8%
Aviation & Aerospace
12.8%
Medical Devices
6.4%
Packaging and Containers
4.3%
Other
48.9%
Higher Education
20.0%
Hospital & Health Care
13.3%
Information Technology and Services
12.7%
Research
9.3%
Government Administration
4.7%
Other
40.0%
Reviews
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Andrew M.
Administrator in Building Materials
Two things, Service and Delivery - Halo offers more than just a great user friendly business analytics/intelligence solution to our business. Halo has an admirable ability of being able to gauge into our business requirements and promptly offer the...
Shannon R.
User in Higher Education
I like that the software provides clear and streamlined data analysis. SAS is particularly helpful for analyzing large datasets, and the structure makes it simple to uncover any issues with the syntax. That feature saves a great deal of time.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Administrator in Food & Beverages
The time it takes to refresh the data and
User in Research
Help is not readily available and the workshops are very expensive. Can feel like you hit a plateau and are not accessing all of the neat features. It's a steep learning curve. Had to take classes etc to really learn the basics and begin using the program.
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Discussions
What is it that makes Halo differentiate from others?
1 comment
Offical Response from Halo
Halo has developed one of the world’s best data aggregation, integration, and governance platforms to ensure data is delivered quickly for accurate insights. Read more
How does Halo benefit their clients?
1 comment
Offical Response from Halo
Halo delivers self-service supply chain analytics that limits the burden on IT. Our tools simplify multi-source data integration, data governance, and...Read more
Halo has no more discussions with answers
SAS Advanced Analytics has no discussions with answers
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