Base SAS vs. SAS Viya
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | Base SAS | SAS Viya |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Review count | 148 | 832 |
| Ease of use | 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Ease of setup | 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Quality of support | 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Meets requirements | 8.9 | 8.8 |
| NPS | 56.25 | 56.162643 |
| Small Business | 28.1% | 34.5% |
| Mid-Market | 23.3% | 31.5% |
| Enterprise | 48.6% | 34.1% |
| Total page views | 234 | 2,874 |
| Total LLM citations | 226 | 8,976 |
Base SAS
Base SAS is a comprehensive software suite that provides a flexible and extensible fourth-generation programming language (4GL) designed for data access, transformation, analysis, and reporting. It serves as the foundation of the SAS System, enabling users to manage and analyze data efficiently across various platforms. With its intuitive syntax and extensive library of prewritten procedures, Base SAS simplifies complex data tasks, making it an essential tool for data professionals.
- Ease of Use
- Coding Simplification
- Learning
- Data Management
- Performance Efficiency
- Flexibility
SAS Viya
SAS Viya is a cloud-native data and AI platform that enables teams to build, deploy and scale explainable AI that drives trusted, confident decisions. It unites the entire data and AI life cycle and empowers teams to innovate quickly while balancing speed, automation and governance by design. Viya unifies data management, advanced analytics and decisioning in a single platform, so organizations can move from experimentation to production with confidence, delivering measurable business impact that is secure, explainable and scalable across any environment.
- Ease of Use
- Features
- Analytics
- Data Analysis
- User Interface
- Data Visualization