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SAS Visual Analytics vs. Tableau Desktop

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SAS Visual Analytics

72 Reviews and Ratings

Tableau Desktop

2,288 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    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

    Tableau Desktop

    Score8.1 out of 10
    		N/ATableau Desktop is a data visualization product from Tableau. It connects to a variety of data sources for combining disparate data sources without coding. It provides tools for discovering patterns and insights, data calculations, forecasts, and statistical summaries and visual storytelling.

    $75

    per month

    Pricing
    SAS Visual AnalyticsTableau Desktop
    Editions & Modules
    SAS Visual Analytics for SAS Cloud
    $0
    Annual By Users: 5, 10, 20
    Tableau
    $75
    per month per user
    Tableau Enterprise
    $115
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SAS Visual AnalyticsTableau Desktop
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsSAS Visual Statistics and SAS Office Analytics are also available as add-ons.All pricing plans are billed annually.
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    Community Pulse
    SAS Visual AnalyticsTableau Desktop
    Considered Both Products
    SAS
    Verified User
    Chose SAS Visual Analytics
    I have used Tableau Desktop for which free access is provided for a limited time with limited features. Tableau is visually more appealing than SAS VA but SAS VA can handle data better. My use of Tableau with limited features may have effected my viewpoint.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose SAS Visual Analytics
    We already have lot of SAS products in our organisation like Base SAS, SAS Grid, SAS EG, SAS Studio and Office Add-in. SAS VA works best for our situation.
    Incentivized
    Tableau
    Verified User
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    Tableau Desktop is clearly one of the best in the business. It has incredible capabilities, and many features are extremely useful. The intuitiveness of the dashboards and the graphical nature of the visualizations are widely used features and super helpful. One of the other …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    It is easier to start with Tableau. The out of the box ready feel is more with Tableau than any of the other BI products. Product scalability is at a steep cost with Tableau but it gives the possibility to begin small and then grow as it proves its capability as compared to all …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    SAS Visual AnalyticsTableau Desktop
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of SAS Visual Analytics and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAS Visual Analytics
    8.3
    11 Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    8.3
    167 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.011 Ratings8.8139 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.011 Ratings8.4166 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates9.010 Ratings7.8145 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of SAS Visual Analytics and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAS Visual Analytics
    8.8
    12 Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    8.7
    164 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis9.012 Ratings8.6159 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.012 Ratings9.2162 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.010 Ratings7.7122 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration10.011 Ratings9.2157 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of SAS Visual Analytics and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAS Visual Analytics
    9.2
    12 Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    8.1
    158 Ratings
    Publish to Web9.011 Ratings7.3149 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.012 Ratings7.9149 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.09 Ratings8.2116 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling10.011 Ratings9.2123 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers9.06 Ratings8.073 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of SAS Visual Analytics and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAS Visual Analytics
    9.7
    10 Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    8.4
    156 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)10.09 Ratings9.0154 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization10.010 Ratings8.2149 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics9.09 Ratings8.6126 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of SAS Visual Analytics and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAS Visual Analytics
    8.3
    11 Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    8.7
    142 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.011 Ratings9.0139 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.010 Ratings8.0119 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.011 Ratings8.8129 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.07 Ratings8.877 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of SAS Visual Analytics and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAS Visual Analytics
    8.7
    9 Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    8.0
    135 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access10.09 Ratings8.2124 Ratings
    Mobile Application9.07 Ratings7.097 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.08 Ratings8.8117 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of SAS Visual Analytics and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    SAS Visual Analytics
    9.2
    5 Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    9.0
    64 Ratings
    REST API10.04 Ratings9.256 Ratings
    Javascript API9.04 Ratings9.051 Ratings
    iFrames9.04 Ratings9.249 Ratings
    Java API9.04 Ratings10.046 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)9.04 Ratings8.453 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)9.03 Ratings8.446 Ratings
    User Ratings
    SAS Visual AnalyticsTableau Desktop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (17 ratings)
    8.7
    (194 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    8.9
    (39 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.6
    (63 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.1
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (56 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (34 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    9.6
    (11 ratings)
    8.4
    (115 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.8
    (11 ratings)
    7.9
    (115 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)