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SAS Viya
Star Rating
(732)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (34.1% of reviews)
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Star Rating
(698)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.3% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
$2 Compute/Hour
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Snowflake excels in its architecture, allowing teams to scale storage and compute independently. This flexibility helps avoid performance bottlenecks, making it easier for users to manage large datasets without worrying about infrastructure complexities.
- Users say that SAS Viya offers a strong combination of traditional SAS reliability with a modern, cloud-based environment. Reviewers appreciate its user-friendly interface and the ability to access projects from various locations, which enhances collaboration and productivity.
- According to verified reviews, Snowflake's implementation process is praised for its simplicity, with users highlighting the platform's ability to quickly analyze large amounts of data without the need for extensive performance tuning or operational overhead.
- Reviewers mention that SAS Viya shines in its advanced analytics capabilities, particularly in keyword and sentiment analysis. Users find its features, like term mapping, to be particularly useful for uncovering correlations and insights from their data.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Snowflake's ease of use is a significant advantage, with high ratings for its intuitive design and straightforward setup process. This allows teams to focus more on data analysis rather than getting bogged down by technical challenges.
- Users report that while SAS Viya is effective for small businesses, it may not scale as seamlessly for larger enterprises compared to Snowflake, which is designed to handle extensive workloads and complex data environments with greater efficiency.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
SAS Viya
No pricing availableSnowflake
Standard
$2
Compute/Hour
Compute usage is billed on a per-second basis, with a minimum of 60 seconds. You can secure price discounts with pre-purchased Snowflake capacity options.
- Complete SQL Data Warehouse
- Secure Data Sharing across regions / clouds
- Premier Support 24 x 365
Free Trial
SAS Viya
Free Trial is available
Snowflake
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
534
9.1
530
Ease of Use
8.1
594
9.0
566
Ease of Setup
8.0
445
8.9
351
Ease of Admin
7.6
160
8.7
213
Quality of Support
8.3
505
8.7
486
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
163
9.0
215
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
532
9.2
499
Features by Category
Reports
8.3
243
Not enough data
8.1
234
Not enough data
8.5
237
Not enough data
8.1
234
Not enough data
8.4
231
Not enough data
Data Preparation
8.4
209
Not enough data
8.3
208
Not enough data
Data Modeling and Blending
8.4
209
Not enough data
8.7
208
Not enough data
8.5
209
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
7.8
92
Not enough data
7.9
90
Not enough data
8.0
90
Not enough data
8.0
89
Not enough data
7.9
89
Not enough data
7.6
89
Not enough data
8.1
89
Not enough data
Self Service
8.3
231
Not enough data
8.3
232
Not enough data
8.4
232
Not enough data
8.1
228
Not enough data
8.1
230
Not enough data
8.2
226
Not enough data
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
8.3
89
Not enough data
8.2
89
Not enough data
8.1
88
Not enough data
8.5
89
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
8.4
230
Not enough data
8.8
231
Not enough data
8.5
236
Not enough data
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
8.7
101
Not enough data
8.3
91
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
8.4
94
Not enough data
8.4
97
Not enough data
8.5
93
Not enough data
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
7.8
88
Not enough data
7.9
87
Not enough data
8.0
87
Not enough data
7.8
88
Not enough data
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
8.1
88
Not enough data
8.0
87
Not enough data
7.9
88
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.5
200
Not enough data
8.5
198
Not enough data
7.8
194
Not enough data
8.0
197
Not enough data
Data Source Access
8.5
114
Not enough data
8.3
116
Not enough data
8.1
112
Not enough data
Data Interaction
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
Not enough data
Data Exporting
8.4
112
Not enough data
8.3
112
Not enough data
8.5
109
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
Analytics
7.9
12
Not enough data
Administration
8.3
23
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
8.6
24
Not enough data
Management
8.1
24
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
8.8
21
Not enough data
7.8
23
Not enough data
Compliance
8.3
22
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
8.5
23
Not enough data
Security
8.6
23
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data Quality
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.5
23
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
Maintainence
8.3
22
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
23
Not enough data
8.0
23
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Governance
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Administration
8.9
135
Not enough data
8.9
139
Not enough data
8.8
136
Not enough data
Capabilities
9.2
141
Not enough data
8.9
138
Not enough data
8.7
136
Not enough data
8.6
133
Not enough data
Methodology
8.9
137
Not enough data
9.2
139
Not enough data
9.1
137
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Deployment
8.1
13
9.2
12
8.1
14
8.9
12
8.2
13
9.0
12
8.5
14
9.3
12
8.3
14
9.3
12
Deployment
8.2
14
9.3
10
8.3
13
9.5
10
8.3
13
9.5
10
8.2
14
9.5
10
8.7
13
9.3
10
Management
7.6
13
9.2
12
8.5
13
9.0
12
8.5
13
9.2
12
8.5
14
9.0
12
Operations
8.8
14
8.8
10
7.9
14
8.8
10
8.8
14
9.5
10
Management
7.9
13
9.2
10
8.2
14
9.3
9
8.1
13
9.0
10
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
8.7
10
Feature Not Available
8.3
10
System
8.4
73
9.2
28
Model Development
8.1
87
9.1
30
8.5
81
8.5
28
8.3
81
8.2
28
8.7
81
8.7
29
Model Development
8.3
70
8.7
27
Machine/Deep Learning Services
7.4
75
8.5
28
7.5
77
8.5
28
7.3
75
8.3
28
8.0
77
8.3
27
Machine/Deep Learning Services
7.6
69
8.5
27
7.9
71
8.5
24
Deployment
8.2
79
9.1
30
8.0
76
9.0
27
8.1
81
9.2
29
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
8.5
26
Feature Not Available
8.3
25
Feature Not Available
8.5
25
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
7.6
26
8.2
13
7.2
26
8.2
13
7.4
26
8.3
13
7.1
26
8.5
13
7.0
26
8.2
13
7.0
26
8.3
14
7.4
26
8.2
13
Financial Planning
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
Agentic AI - FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial Insight
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
Data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
Status Communication
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
Data Management
Not enough data
9.0
193
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
173
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
177
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
156
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
159
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.3
149
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
183
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
163
|
Verified
Deployment
Not enough data
7.7
142
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
189
|
Verified
Performance
Not enough data
9.3
194
|
Verified
Security
Not enough data
8.9
176
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
185
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
82
Not enough data
8.1
81
Management
8.8
27
8.9
84
9.0
28
9.1
84
9.3
28
9.4
91
8.9
27
9.0
88
8.8
27
9.1
89
Maintenance
8.7
26
9.3
87
8.8
26
9.0
85
9.0
26
9.3
89
Security
8.9
28
9.2
86
8.6
27
9.3
89
Storage
Not enough data
9.2
44
Not enough data
9.2
44
Availability
Not enough data
9.1
39
Not enough data
9.2
37
Not enough data
9.2
41
Performance
Not enough data
9.2
44
Security
Not enough data
9.1
44
Not enough data
9.2
45
Not enough data
8.9
38
Not enough data
9.2
38
Support
Not enough data
9.2
36
Not enough data
9.1
35
Integration
8.0
20
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
Business Logic
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.3
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
Management
7.7
18
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
Analytics
8.4
20
Not enough data
7.6
19
Not enough data
Deployment
8.2
19
Not enough data
7.6
17
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Decision Management Platforms
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
Not enough data
Setup
7.7
19
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
Data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
Analysis
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
Not enough data
Customization
7.6
18
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Centralized computation
Not enough data
9.3
25
Localized computation
Not enough data
9.0
24
Integration - Machine Learning
8.2
34
Not enough data
Learning - Machine Learning
8.4
36
Not enough data
8.4
36
Not enough data
8.5
35
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Ingestion & Preparation - Low-Code Machine Learning Platforms
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
Model Construction & Automation - Low-Code Machine Learning Platforms
9.0
15
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
Statistical Tool
8.6
73
Not enough data
8.6
74
Not enough data
8.6
74
Not enough data
Data Analysis
8.9
74
Not enough data
8.8
74
Not enough data
Decision Making
8.7
77
Not enough data
9.0
78
Not enough data
8.9
76
Not enough data
8.6
75
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Database
Not enough data
8.9
98
Not enough data
9.3
101
Not enough data
9.3
95
Integrations
Not enough data
8.6
76
Not enough data
8.7
81
Platform
Not enough data
9.1
92
Not enough data
9.0
97
Not enough data
8.7
81
Processing
Not enough data
9.3
97
Not enough data
9.1
95
Data Transformation
Not enough data
9.2
88
Not enough data
9.4
88
Connectivity
Not enough data
8.5
78
Not enough data
8.7
79
Not enough data
9.1
81
Not enough data
9.1
81
Operations
Not enough data
8.6
84
Not enough data
9.2
79
Not enough data
8.9
76
Not enough data
8.8
80
Not enough data
8.7
78
Functionality
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
Not enough data
Management
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
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
60
Not enough data
8.2
61
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.5
200
Not enough data
8.5
198
Not enough data
7.8
194
Not enough data
8.0
197
Not enough data
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
SAS Viya and Snowflake are categorized as MLOps Platforms, Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, and Database Management Systems (DBMS)
Unique Categories
SAS Viya is categorized as Statistical Analysis, Data Governance, Event Stream Processing, Data Preparation, Text Analysis, Machine Learning, Analytics Platforms, Predictive Analytics, FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis), Data Quality, Decision Management Platforms, and Low-Code Machine Learning Platforms
Snowflake is categorized as Data Clean Room, Columnar Databases, Big Data Integration Platforms, Big Data Processing and Distribution, Big Data Analytics, and Data Warehouse
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
SAS Viya
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Snowflake
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
Pharmaceuticals
12.4%
Computer Software
8.5%
Banking
8.3%
Higher Education
8.0%
Financial Services
6.2%
Other
56.6%
Information Technology and Services
15.1%
Computer Software
13.6%
Financial Services
10.1%
Marketing and Advertising
4.7%
Hospital & Health Care
3.6%
Other
53.0%
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