G2 Vendor Directory

SAS Visual Analytics vs. Microsoft Power BI

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricSAS Visual Analytics

by SAS Institute

Microsoft Power BI

by Microsoft

Overall rating4.44.5
Review count2181,659
Ease of use8.88.7
Ease of setup7.99.0
Quality of support8.98.7
Meets requirements8.99.1
NPS61.35265770.093458
Small Business31.8%21.0%
Mid-Market25.8%36.8%
Enterprise42.4%42.2%
Total page views1404,344
Total LLM citations36032,770

SAS Visual Analytics

SAS® Visual Analytics is a single application for reporting, data exploration and analytics that empowers everyone to easily discover and share powerful insights. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWiNNoXYZG8

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Integrations
  • Data Visualization
  • Data Analysis
  • Intuition
  • User Interface

Microsoft Power BI

Power BI Desktop puts visual analytics at your fingertips. With this powerful authoring tool, you can create interactive data visualizations and reports. Connect, mash up, model, and visualize your data. Place visuals exactly where you want them, analyze and explore your data, and share content with others by publishing to the Power BI web service. Power BI Desktop is part of the Power BI product suite. To monitor key data and share dashboards and reports, use the Power BI web service.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Data Visualization
  • Integrations
  • Powerful BI
  • Data Integration
  • Charting Features