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What is SAS/IML, and what problem is it built to solve?

It is a matrix-oriented programming environment for statistical analysis and complex mathematical computations. It helps users work with large datasets, develop models, and carry out calculations that rely on matrix operations.

What company sizes and industries is SAS/IML the best fit for?

SAS/IML appears across small, mid-sized, and enterprise organizations, so its use is not limited to a single company-size bracket.
  • Small business: 50 or fewer employees
  • Mid-market: 51–1,000 employees
  • Enterprise: more than 1,000 employees

SAS/IML Reviews (18)

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SAS/IML Reviews (18)

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Vijay S.
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Vijay S.
Ingénieur en vision par ordinateur
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Smart way to take decision"
4/5
What do you like best about SAS/IML?

Analytics and reports and the two major useful feature of SAS. Which is the essential key requirement for every business Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SAS/IML?

Unwanted Notification is the least useful feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SAIKAT D.
SD
SAIKAT D.
Consultant
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"Interactive Matrix Programming"
4.5/5
What do you like best about SAS/IML?

This is an excellent proc step to write your statistical concept in which we can run SAS/STAT and leverage the statistical ideas to analyze and display the data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SAS/IML?

As of now, we don't see any features that we should dislike about the procedure. I would highly recommend that users actively use this, get the logic, run your analysis, and present the data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
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Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great experience"
4/5
What do you like best about SAS/IML?

Great ui and pretty reliable. I used it for data analytics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SAS/IML?

Crashes for me sometimes. I don't know if it is with my PC or software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Piyush S.
PS
Piyush S.
Quality Analyst
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"A power and flexible matrix for interactive and exploratory data analysis."
4.5/5
What do you like best about SAS/IML?

Various data mining tasks can be performed and also it helps for making complex calculations easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SAS/IML?

The price is bit high which can be reduced so that more number of user can use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Andries v.
AV
Andries v.
Data Scientist/Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Specialised but incredibly powerful and flexible."
5/5
What do you like best about SAS/IML?

Extremely flexible. Can handle gargantuan datasets. Looping and data manipulation is so easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SAS/IML?

not much to be honest. It was an absolute pleasurable experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Research
IR
Verified User in Research
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Handy to be able to perform matrix calculations, annoying that it is a separate (expensive) package"
2.5/5
What do you like best about SAS/IML?

Being able to perform matrix calculations can be necessary for certain statistical analyses, and you can only perform these with SAS IML. You can also call R using IML, which can make advanced calculations easier than trying to do it solely in SAS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SAS/IML?

It's very frustrating how expensive this separate package is. I am not sure about the exact pricing, other than that my organization is not willing to pay for it because there are less expensive alternatives (R, Python, etc.) that can perform these calculations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in International Affairs
UI
Verified User in International Affairs
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Integrative Technology for SAS and R"
4/5
What do you like best about SAS/IML?

the fact that you can use the IML interface but work with R code Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SAS/IML?

the price is a bit steep but given its function, worth it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Arthur T.
AT
Arthur T.
CEO
Information Services
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Provides both a matrix language and an interface between SAS and R"
5/5
What do you like best about SAS/IML?

The fact that it provides an interface between SAS and R, thus enabling users to accomplish various data mining tasks without additional expense Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SAS/IML?

Cost. Since it is a separate module one can only enjoy its capabilities by purchasing it. I think that its interface with R should be part of base SAS Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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