SAS Viya 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

SAS Viya

4.4

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Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About SAS Viya

Organizations face increasing demands for high-powered analytics that produce fast, trustworthy results. Whether it’s providing teams of data scientists with advanced machine learning capabilities or delivering mobile applications that give decision makers real-time answers, several things are critical to meeting your organization’s analytical needs:

• Super-fast in-memory processing for large-scaled data manipulation, exploration, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI).
• Analytical assets that can be easily managed, maintained, and governed.
• Scalable, dynamic, and optimized analytics processing in any environment.
• Customizable access to the entire AI and analytics lifecycle–from data to discovery to deployment.
• Orchestration of all analytics activities to help ensure tangible results.
• A comprehensive suite of analytics for any data of any size and for any user.

SAS Viya elevates everyone. Your whole team will get more done in a shared space where all users – data scientists, business analysts and IT – can work together, regardless of skill set.

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SAS Viya Pricing and Plans

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SAS Viya Features

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Configurable Workflow
Dashboard
Data Connectors
Data Extraction
Data Import/Export
Data Management
Multiple Data Sources
Reporting/Analytics
Third-Party Integrations
Web Services
Workflow Management
More features of SAS Viya
Access Controls/Permissions
Ad hoc Reporting
AI Copilot
AI/Machine Learning
Archiving & Retention
Artificial Neural Networks
Automated Responses
Automated Scheduling
Automatic Backup
Big Data Analytics
Budgeting/Forecasting
Categorization/Grouping
Chatbot
Collaboration Tools
Compliance Management
Customer Database
Customizable Dashboard
Customizable Templates
Data Analysis Tools
Data Blending
Data Capture and Transfer
Data Catalog
Data Classification
Data Cleansing
Data Discovery
Data Governance
Data Integration
Data Lineage
Data Mapping
Data Migration
Data Modeling
Data Profiling
Data Quality Control
Data Recovery
Data Security
Data Storage Management
Data Subject Requests (DSR/DSAR)
Data Synchronization
Data Transformation
Data Visualization
Data Warehouse
Data Warehousing
Decision Support
Decision Tree
Deep Learning
Drag & Drop
ETL
Forecasting
Forms Management
Geographic Maps
High Volume Processing
Integrations Management
Key Performance Indicators
KPI Monitoring
Machine Learning
Metadata Extraction
Metadata Management
Modeling & Simulation
Monitoring
Natural Language Processing
Neural Network Modeling
Performance Metrics
Predictive Analytics
Predictive Modeling
Process/Workflow Automation
Quality Control
Real-Time Analytics
Real-Time Data
Real-Time Monitoring
Real-Time Reporting
Real-Time Updates
Reporting & Statistics
Scheduled/Automated Reports
Search/Filter
Secure Data Storage
Self-service Analytics
Self Service Data Preparation
Sentiment Analysis
Single Page View
Statistical Analysis
Statistical Simulation
Tagging
Templates
Text Analysis
Third-Party Integration
Visual Analytics
Visual Discovery
Visualization

SAS Viya Integrations

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Oracle Linux

Google Analytics 360

Google Drive

OneDrive

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SAS Viya User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.4

Ratings Breakdown

58%

33%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.1

Value for money

3.7

Customer support

3.9

Functionality

4.4

Have you used SAS Viya and would like to share your experience with others?

Sai Bharath M.

Verified reviewer

Financial Services

5001-10000 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed August 2025

SAS Viya: Analyst review

A great enterprise-grade platform that streamlines the ML lifecycle from data prep to production. Once past the learning curve, it’s fast, reliable, and well-suited to regulated environments.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Unified analytics/ML platform with strong governance, ModelOps, and easy deployment. Great performance at scale; solid integration with Python/R and visual pipelines.

Cons:

Steep learning curve and some UI quirks. Licensing/cost can be high for smaller teams. Migration from legacy SAS/other stacks can be complex and time-consuming.

Reasons for switching to SAS Viya

Business decision to switch to integrate other sas apps

Elena P.

Verified reviewer

Management Consulting

5001-10000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2023

Tool di analisi dati con integrazione semplice

Ho usato SAS Viya in vari progetto, convincendo inoltre molte aziende clienti ad adottarlo per l’analisi dei big data. Il suo processo di integrazione con i sistemi aziendali e semplice, come il sistema di installazione ed i benefici che ne derivano dall’uso di un software di analisi così potente sono molti. In un progetto un particolare con SAS Viya ho sviluppato un tool in grado di rilevare frodi. Il modulo usato SAS Visual Investigator e SAS Visual Text Analytics, con quest’ultimo che effetto l’estrazione di testo dei documenti.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Il migliore aspetto di SAS Viya è che si configura come un ambiente di sviluppo integrato in cui è possibile utilizzare tantissimi strumenti per definire il flusso di dati delle proprie analisi. Essendo una piattaforma cloud è facile integrare soluzioni diverse nel rispetto delle esigenze aziendali. Le attività, Inoltre, sono semplici da eseguire in quanto è sufficiente identificare i pulsanti che permettono di effettuare determinare tipo di operazioni evitando di utilizzare codici complessi.

Cons:

La caratteristica che meno mi soddisfa di SAS Viya è la sua limitata capacità di personalizzazione. A seconda del problema o delle esigenze aziendali, alcuni strumenti analitici potrebbero non avere le proprietà di personalizzazione necessarie con impostazioni standard che non rispettano sempre le esigenze. Inoltre, alcuni errori e bug sono difficili da risolvere perché la documentazione non li copre e i log/messaggi di errore non forniscono informazioni sufficientemente chiare.

Reasons for choosing SAS Viya

SAS Viya, nonostante abbia un prezzo meno competitivo, offre possibilità d’analisi avanzate, semplificate senza l’uso di codice, che non offrono le altre piattaforme. Inoltre, nella mia esperienza ho notato che i software SAS sono semplici da integrare e da installare.

Audifax O.

Verified reviewer

Banking

5001-10000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2025

Support is poor

If i have my way, i will reverse the contract and opt for another tool. Your solution might be the best in the world, but your implementation and customer support approach is nothing to write home about.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Nothing. I have been implementing SAS for the past 3 years with no end in sight. The level of bureaucracy is annoying. Sales and customer management is poor.

Cons:

Account management is terrible. Billing me for license while implementation is ongoing is very unethical. Pulling out your implementation team from site as a result of purported licence expiry in the middle of a project indicates lack of coordination.

Pietro D.

Verified reviewer

Human Resources

10000+ employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2023

Il machine learning semplice

Semplifica lo sviluppo di modelli di ML. Utilizzando SAS Viya non mi devo più preoccupare di scrivere codice per il ML, ma posso concentrarmi su quale modello utilizzate, come gestire la fase di elaborazione e come ottimizzare il modello. Mi concentro maggiormente sul problema principale e non sul codice, grazie alle funzioni di trascinamento, e risparmio molto tempo sviluppando modelli migliori.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Mi piacciono diverse cose di SAS Viya:1. È uno strumento che non richiede competenze pregresse di coding: con il trascinamento si può fare di tutto 2. Accelera il processe di costruzione del modello. E’ sufficiente trovare le corrette funzioni statistiche per inserirle trascinandole nella work area e aggiungerle al modello3. C’è il supporto per gli ipynb notebook, per chi preferisce scrivere in Python per il machine learning 4. Può essere usato per costruire cruscotti di business intelligence e creare reportistica5. Supporta il calcolo parallelo quindi risulta molto veloce

Cons:

Non ho riscontrato svantaggi nell'utilizzo di SAS Viya, ma apprezzerei se i costi di questo software fossero accessibili per un pubblico più vasto. Molte aziende faticano a sostenere i costi della licenza e si spostano verso opzione open source.

Reasons for switching to SAS Viya

La necessità di sviluppare modelli di machine learning complessi ha fatto che si che ci spostassimo verso SAS Viya, sicuramente più indicato e performante per questo scopo

ANDREEA S.

Verified reviewer

Government Administration

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2025

SAS Viya Review- HEALTHCARE

For a beginner in healthcare analytics, SAS Viya provides a solid foundation with the security and compliance features needed in medical environments. While there's definitely a learning curve, especially with medical data complexity, the platform offers the depth needed for both current clinical reporting and future healthcare analytics initiatives.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

As a beginner to SAS products, I've been using SAS Viya primarily for data analysis and reporting over the past year. Coming from Excel experience, I was looking for a comprehensive platform that could handle both basic analytics and more advanced reporting needs. Ease of Use and User Interface The modern, web-based interface is intuitive and well-designed. As someone new to SAS, I appreciated the visual approach to building analyses and reports. The drag-and-drop functionality makes it accessible even for beginners, though there's still a learning curve for more advanced features. Data Management Capabilities SAS Viya handles data integration and preparation quite well. I was impressed by its ability to work with multiple data sources and formats. The data preparation tools are visual and help you understand what's happening to your data at each step. Report Generation Features The reporting capabilities are robust and flexible. I particularly liked interactive dashboards, automated report scheduling, visualization options. The ability to create both simple reports and more complex analytical outputs from the same platform is valuable.

Cons:

Database Mapping Challenges I encountered significant difficulties with mapping data from hospital database systems and EHR platforms. The process required more manual configuration than expected, particularly when dealing with complex medical database schemas and standardizing different data formats from various clinical systems. Information Schema Catalog & Asset Discovery While SAS Viya has asset discovery capabilities, I would have liked more advanced features specifically for healthcare data cataloging. The Discover Assets functionality could better handle medical data taxonomy and clinical terminologies (ICD-10, SNOMED, etc.). For medical reporting, having better automated discovery of clinical data relationships would be invaluable. Medical Data Complexity The learning curve was steeper when working with complex medical datasets that include protected health information (PHI). Better guidance for healthcare-specific data governance and mapping clinical data hierarchies would be helpful for medical professionals new to analytics platforms.

Pushpender K.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2025

SAS Viya Review

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

SAS Viya’s biggest strength is its flexibility and scalability. I like that it brings advanced analytics, AI, and machine learning together on a single cloud-native platform, making it easy to handle both small-scale and enterprise-level workloads. The integration with multiple programming languages (Python, R, SQL, SAS) is very powerful, allowing collaboration across different skill sets in the team. Its intuitive visual interface in SAS Visual Analytics also makes it simple for business users to explore data and generate insights without needing deep technical expertise. Overall, the combination of performance, openness, and user-friendly resign is what I value most

Cons:

The learning curve can be a bit steep for new users, especially those without prior SAS experience. While the platform is very powerful, some advanced configurations and administrative tasks require technical expertise. In addition, the cost of licensing can be on the higher side compared to some open-source alternatives. At times, performance may depend heavily on cloud infrastructure setup, which means careful planning is needed to optimize resources. Overall, these challenges are relatively minor when weighed against the benefits, but they are worth noting.

Verified

Reviewer

Government Administration

10000+ employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2025

SAS Viya review

We were well supported by local and global SAS support team. The SAS support team is very helpful and friendly.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Very powerful data processing to process millions of lines of data, professional support from local SAS staff

Cons:

lack of skilful professionals available in the market. SAS Viya training became a real challenge for the team.

Reasons for switching to SAS Viya

We need to process big data for analysis

Elena P.

Verified reviewer

Higher Education

501-1000 employees

Used monthly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2025

Behind the Dashboard: What It’s Really Like Using SAS Viya

Despite the analytical power and enterprise readiness, SAS Viya may not be the best fit for small teams or those just starting out with data science. Esp that I have tried to attract students in a Machine Learning course that are used to code in Python. But I shall continue to try :-)

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

It has faster AI model training; It combines business rules, event detection, and analytics to act fast; Teams can work together across roles and tools.

Cons:

Students mention restrictions or difficulty accessing specific features or datasets within the platform; Interface inconsistencies: While generally intuitive, some parts of the UI feel less polished or require more clicks than necessary.

Anuj G.

Verified reviewer

Hospital & Health Care

1001-5000 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed August 2025

Feedback_SAS Viya

Overall good to combination of AI and ML with high performance engine, support for both visual and programming-based analysis.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Advanced Data Visualization techniques and analysis activities. Additionally, open-source tools access like Python and R.

Cons:

Cost of licenses and limited for web activities. Also, dependence with the speed of internet and concurrent users.

Donata B.

Verified reviewer

Medical Practice

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2023

Utile strumento in campo Biostatistico

Utilizzo principalmente SAS Viya per analizzare i dati degli studi clinici condotti in ambito farmaceutico. L'uso delle macro SAS mi ha permesso di produrre molto di più in meno tempo, migliorando la mia capacità di individuare elementi importati negli studi, che potrebbero portare a cambiare il prodotto testato oppure a definire il successo. capacitò di rispondere alle domande della ricerca emergenti e contribuire

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

SAS Viya è uno strumento molto utilizzato nella biostatistica. Offre molte funzioni utili, che ben si adattano alle esigenze di un biostatista e che ho trovato solo su questo tipo di software. Nell’ambito farmaceutico le sue funzioni avanzate di analisi di sopravvivenza e gli strumenti per la gestione di dati longitudinali mi hanno permesso di affrontare ricerche complesse con maggiore efficenza.Inoltre il modulo di machine learning è semplice da utilizzare

Cons:

Alcune volte il software sembra ancora in fase di sviluppo, con frequenti crash durante l’utilizzo ed una lentezza generalizzata. I modelli di machine learning disponibili automaticamente sono troppo semplici.Per avere un esperienza migliore gradirei maggiore stabilità e un ampliamento delle funzionalità di machine learning, in particolare l'aggiunta di algoritmi più sofisticati.

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