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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SAS Visual Analytics

    Score7.6 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    SAS Visual Analytics provides a complete platform for analytics visualization, enabling users to identify patterns and relationships in data that weren't initially evident. Interactive, self-service BI and reporting capabilities are combined with out-of-the-box advanced analytics so everyone can discover insights from any size and type of data, including text.N/A

    Mathematica

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AWolfram's flagship product Mathematica is a modern technical computing application featuring a flexible symbolic coding language and a wide array of graphing and data visualization capabilities.

    $1,520

    per year

    Pricing
    SAS Visual AnalyticsMathematica
    Editions & Modules
    SAS Visual Analytics for SAS Cloud
    $0
    Annual By Users: 5, 10, 20
    Standard Cloud
    $1,520
    per year
    Standard Desktop
    $3,040
    one-time fee
    Standard Desktop & Cloud
    $3,344
    one-time fee
    Mathematica Enterprise Edition
    $8,150.00
    one-time fee
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SAS Visual AnalyticsMathematica
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsSAS Visual Statistics and SAS Office Analytics are also available as add-ons.Discounts available for students and educational institutions. The Network Edition reduce per-user license costs through shared deployment across any number of machines on a local-area network.
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    Features
    SAS Visual AnalyticsMathematica
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of SAS Visual Analytics and Wolfram Mathematica
    Feature
    SAS Visual Analytics
    8.3
    11 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Wolfram Mathematica
    9.9
    6 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.011 Ratings9.84 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.011 Ratings9.94 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates9.010 Ratings9.96 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of SAS Visual Analytics and Wolfram Mathematica
    Feature
    SAS Visual Analytics
    8.8
    12 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Wolfram Mathematica
    9.9
    9 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Drill-down analysis9.012 Ratings9.98 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.012 Ratings9.98 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.010 Ratings9.97 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration10.011 Ratings9.99 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of SAS Visual Analytics and Wolfram Mathematica
    Feature
    SAS Visual Analytics
    9.2
    12 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Wolfram Mathematica
    9.3
    8 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Publish to Web9.011 Ratings9.97 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.012 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.09 Ratings9.97 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling10.011 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers9.06 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of SAS Visual Analytics and Wolfram Mathematica
    Feature
    SAS Visual Analytics
    9.7
    10 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Wolfram Mathematica
    9.9
    9 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)10.09 Ratings9.99 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization10.010 Ratings9.98 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics9.09 Ratings9.98 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of SAS Visual Analytics and Wolfram Mathematica
    Feature
    SAS Visual Analytics
    8.3
    11 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Wolfram Mathematica
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of SAS Visual Analytics and Wolfram Mathematica
    Feature
    SAS Visual Analytics
    8.7
    9 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Wolfram Mathematica
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of SAS Visual Analytics and Wolfram Mathematica
    Feature
    SAS Visual Analytics
    9.2
    5 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Wolfram Mathematica
    -
    Ratings
    REST API10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
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    SAS Visual AnalyticsMathematica
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    User Ratings
    SAS Visual AnalyticsMathematica
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (17 ratings)
    9.9
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    9.6
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.8
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SAS Visual AnalyticsMathematica
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SAS
    I was in a meeting with the client and there I have to show them some analytic data to them. But I was confused about how I will manage to show big data to clients with accuracy. But then the SAS Visual Analytics software helps me in presenting accurate data at the moment and it was very presentable and through that, I got the deal for that business.
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    Wolfram
    We are the judgement that Wolfram Mathematica is despite many critics based on the paradigms selected a mark in the fields of the markets for computations of all kind. Wolfram Mathematica is even a choice in fields where other bolide systems reign most of the market. Wolfram Mathematica offers rich flexibility and internally standardizes the right methodologies for his user community. Wolfram Mathematica is not cheap and in need of a hard an long learner journey. That makes it weak in comparison with of-the-shelf-solution packages or even other programming languages. But for systematization of methods Wolfram Mathematica is far in front of almost all the other. Scientist and interested people are able to develop themself further and Wolfram Matheamatica users are a human variant for themself. The reach out for modern mathematics based science is deep and a unique unified framework makes the whole field of mathematics accessable comparable to the brain of Albert Einstein. The paradigms incorporated are the most efficients and consist in assembly on the market. The mathematics is covering and fullfills not just education requirements but the demands and needs of experts.
    Mathematica is incompatible with other systems for mCAx and therefore the borders between the systems are hard to overcome. Wolfram Mathematica should be consider one of the more open systems because other code can be imported and run but on the export side it is rathe incompatible by design purposes. A better standard for all that might solve the crisis but there is none in sight. Selection of knowledge of what works will be in the future even more focussed and general system might be one the lossy side. Knowledge of esthetics of what will be in the highest demand in necessary and Wolfram is not a leader in this field of science. Mathematics leves from gathering problems from application fields and less from the glory of itself and the formalization of this.
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    Pros
    SAS
    • Provides the flexibility to the end user to slice and dice the data.
    • Anyone can make predictive models with the help of in-built algorithms without the need to write a single line of code or knowledge of what's under the hood of algorithms.
    • The feature to simply ask a question related to data and getting a response in form of text, chart or graph is amazing.
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    Wolfram
    • It allows straightforward integration of analytic analysis of algebraic expressions and their numerical implemented.
    • Supports varying programmatic paradigms, so one can choose what best fits the problem or task: pure functions, procedural programming, list processing, and even (with a bit of setup) object-oriented programming.
    • The extensive and rich tools for graphical rendering make it very easy to not just get 2D and 3D renderings of final output, but also to do quick-and-dirty 2D and 3D rendering of intermediate results and/or debugging results.
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    Cons
    SAS
    • SAS is relatively expensive when compared to other BI tools and requires a large amount of upfront fee which becomes an issue for smaller organizations.
    • UI for the dashboards looks a little date in comparison to competitors like Tableau and Microstrategy.
    • Integration with other open source software like Python needs to be built in.
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    Wolfram
    • Should include more libraries and functions.
    • Should include more functions that can be used in Machine Learning.
    • Should include more functions that can be used in Data Science.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SAS
    SAS really is the cutting edge in Business Intelligence. That is all they do! They are constantly coming out with new products, product upgrades, and their tech support is second to none. In addition, their support of Education has made our ability to acquire their product possible.
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    Wolfram
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    SAS
    SAS BI is good for creating reports and dashboards and then sharing it with the users. It also has ability to manage access to the reports and dashboards but somehow with most of the world moving to open source languages R, Python and Julia, SAS BI feels to be archaic in terms of feature set and integrations it allow[s]. Also, comparing it with other Business Intelligence tools like Tableau and Microsoft BI, the functionality of SAS BI is very limited and doesn't justify the pricing.
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    Wolfram
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    SAS
    When you call tech support, you are immediately routed to a person who can answer your question. Often they can answer on the spot. However, if they cannot, you are given a track number and then followed up with. There have been times when I have had multiple track numbers open and they will actually TRACK YOU DOWN to ensure that your problem has been resolved. Issues do not fall into black holes with SAS. They are also willing to do a WebEx with you to diagnose the problem by seeing your environment, which is always helpful.
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    Wolfram
    Wolfram Mathematica is a nice software package. It has very nice features and easy to install and use in your machine. Besides this, there is a nice support from Wolfram. They come to the university frequently to give seminars in Mathematica. I think this is the best thing they are doing. That is very helpful for graduate and undergraduate students who are using Mathematica in their research.
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    Alternatives Considered
    SAS
    I have used Crystal Reports, Jaspersoft and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). I would recommended Business Intelligence over SSRS and Crystal Reports. SSRS is very SQL-centric and Crystal Reports is more of an end-user tool. I would recommend Jaspersoft over Business Intelligence for developing a seamless web-based reporting interface but I highly recommend Business Intelligence for end-user ad-hoc reporting.
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    Wolfram
    We have evaluated and are using in some cases the Python language in concert with the Jupyter notebook interface. For UI, we using libraries like React to create visually stunning visualizations of such models. Mathematica compares favorably to this alternative in terms of speed of development. Mathematica compares unfavorably to this alternative in terms of license costs.
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    Return on Investment
    SAS
    • SAS Visual Analytics licensing cost should be reduced to enable users to use it in mass scale.
    • More statistical and mathematical equations and theories should be converted into SAS functions for reusing.
    • Because of enriched ETL and reporting capabilities SAS Visual Analytics is most preferred by business users.
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    Wolfram
    • Easy to solve huge mathematical equations, so it saved time there
    • Doing analysis and plotting graphs is also another plus point
    • Learning is very slow, and it took lot of time to learn its scripting language
    Incentivized
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