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SAS Viya

bySAS
in
4.5
Market Presence: Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms, Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms (Transitioning to AI Platforms For Data Science and Machine Learning)

Overview

Product Information on SAS Viya

Updated 13th October 2025

What is SAS Viya?

SAS Viya is a software platform designed for data management, analytics, and artificial intelligence tasks. It supports a range of analytical methods including data preparation, statistical analysis, machine learning, and deep learning. The software enables users to integrate data from multiple sources, perform complex data transformations, and build analytical models. SAS Viya supports collaborative workflows, allowing different users to access and work on data projects using a common platform. It offers programming interfaces in languages such as Python and R and provides deployment options that accommodate on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments. The software addresses the challenge of deriving insights from large and diverse datasets to enable data-driven decision making in organizations.

SAS Viya Pricing

SAS Viya software offers a consumption-based pricing model where charges are determined by computing resources and usage capacity, measured through units or credits. This structure allows organizations to scale costs based on demand and specific workload requirements, rather than relying on traditional user or device counts.

Overall experience with SAS Viya

IT MANAGER
50M - 250M USD, IT Services
FAVORABLE

“SAS Viya Delivers Scalable AI Platform”

5.0
Nov 1, 2025
SAS Viya offers a robust and secure platform for generative AI engineering, especially in structured data environments. It excels in scalability, governance and integration with enterprise systems.
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About Company

Company Description

Updated 1st November 2023

SAS is a global leader in AI and analytics software, including industry-specific solutions. SAS helps organizations transform data into trusted decisions faster by providing knowledge in the moments that matter. SAS gives you THE POWER TO KNOW®.

Company Details

Updated 31st October 2024
Company type
Private
Year Founded
1976
Head office location
Cary, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Annual Revenue
3B-10B USD
Website
http://www.sas.com

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Reviewer Insights for: SAS Viya
Performance of SAS Viya Across Market Features

SAS Viya Likes & Dislikes

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SAS Viya stands out for its scalability, strong data governance and seamless integration with open source tools. Its unified platform simplifies the AI Lifecycle making it ideal for enterprise grade analytics and secure model development

Like

Visual Analytics dashboard makes exploring datasets intuitive and efficient. Also Cloud Integration enables seamless collaboration across team members

Like

Cloud native architecture is one of the strongest point. Another one is visual analytics interface. Lastly, advanced analytics capability has been impressive.

Dislike

Limited Native Generative AI Tools While SAS excels in traditional analytics and machine learning. Limited community support compared to open sources tools it is limited in open-source tools which can limit peer support and shared resources

Dislike

Documentation I feel is sometimes difficult to maintain for beginners

Dislike

Licensing model is complex, Initial setup and configuration took considerably longer. Integration capabilties are somewhat limited.

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SAS Viya Reviews and Ratings

Showing data for 6 ratings and reviews for Generative AI Engineering market. View all 311 ratings and reviews across markets for a complete picture.

4.5

(6 Ratings)

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Evaluation & Contracting

4.2

Integration & Deployment

4.2

Service & Support

4.5

Product Capabilities

4.7

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  • IT MANAGER
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    SAS Viya Delivers Scalable AI Platform

    5.0
    Nov 1, 2025
    SAS Viya offers a robust and secure platform for generative AI engineering, especially in structured data environments. It excels in scalability, governance and integration with enterprise systems.
  • Software Developer
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    Solid AI Platform specializing in Analytics

    4.0
    Nov 18, 2025
    My experience has been positive overall, I appreciate the intuitive interface and comprehensive analytical tool avialbilty.
  • Engineer
    10B+ USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    SAS Viya: Enterprise Grade analytics with a learning curve worth the investment.

    5.0
    Nov 17, 2025
    Extremely easy to use, robust solution for the organisation's problems, handling large-scale data processing well.
  • IT ASSOCIATE
    50M-1B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    SAS Viya Enables Complex Model Execution Across Extensive Data Sets

    4.0
    Nov 25, 2025
    It has been great working on SAS Viya, It is a great tool for data analytics
  • VP, IT
    1B-10B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    SaaS Viya Offers Extensive Development Capabilities Without Notable Drawbacks Reported

    4.0
    Nov 30, 2025
    Well, the product offers all capabilities which are needed for development.
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