Altair SLC 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Altair SLC

3.9

(19)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About Altair SLC

Altair SLC is a machine learning software that helps businesses access virtually any data source, including cloud services, Hadoop, data warehouses, databases, SAS language, SPSS, Microsoft Excel, CSV, and other file-based data formats with no limits on data volumes.

Administrators use Altair SLC in batch or standalone mode to execute programs and models or use it with Altair Analytics Workbench, the integrated development environment with unique visual workflow development and coding facilities to create, maintain, and execute your programs and models.

When using Altair SLC with Altair SmartWorks Hub, teams can also schedule jobs for specific times and days, and operators can use visual tools to build execution decision pipelines with defined rules and conditions.

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Altair SLC Pricing and Plans

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Free Version

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Altair SLC Features

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Access Controls/Permissions
Activity Dashboard
Ad hoc Analysis
Ad hoc Query
Ad hoc Reporting
Alerts/Notifications
API
Charting
Customizable Reports
Dashboard
Database Support
Data Capture and Transfer
Data Connectors
Data Extraction
Data Import/Export
Data Mapping
Data Migration
Data Storage Management
Drag & Drop
Forecasting
Machine Learning
Monitoring
Multi-Language
Multiple Data Sources
No-Code
Performance Metrics
Real-Time Analytics
Real-Time Data
Real-Time Reporting
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & Statistics
Role-Based Permissions
Sales Trend Analysis
Search/Filter
Secure Data Storage
Self-service Analytics
Self Service Data Preparation
Third-Party Integrations
Trend Analysis
User Management
Visual Analytics
Visual Discovery

Altair SLC Integrations

GitHub

Altair SLC User Reviews

Overall Rating

3.9

Ratings Breakdown

37%

16%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

3.8

Value for money

4.1

Customer support

4.2

Functionality

4.1

Dr Dean Gordy F.

Verified reviewer

Banking

10000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2023

Flexible & Powerful Analytic Toolset for a price small businesses can afford

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The product is easy to use if you know SAS programming. They have their own ML PROCS that are better than SAS offerings. The cost is very reasonable and support is prompt and thorough.

Cons:

I do not use the GUI Workflow side of the product so I am unable to rate that. Most complaints or issues I have had are so rapidly solved by support that many disadvantages are transitory. I would say that the set of extra windows is confusing to me when doing SAS coding and troubleshooting. They do not have all options in certain procedures that you would get with SAS 9.4.

Reasons for choosing Altair SLC

At first the price was the reason a price in the low 4 figures vs. a price in the high 5-figures makes a huge difference to a small consulting practice.

Reasons for switching to Altair SLC

Pricing and they have a way on the website to analyze your existing SAS library to determine the level of compatibility. When I first bought the software in 2018, it was compatible with about 95% of my 10,000 plus program library. Now, with added ETS features and new Altair-produced ML procedures that percentage would rise very close to 100%.

Vendor Response

Thank you for your nice review!

Replied March 2023

Olivier C.

Verified reviewer

Insurance

501-1000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed April 2023

Good product

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

- the ability to code in SAS - the ability to mix Python, R and SQL with the SAS language- server mode operation- fiability of the product

Cons:

- I would have liked to see more training on this very feature-rich product via more tutorials or to make these resources more visible.- get logs of python or R programs encapsulated in SAS code- more monitoring tools

Joseph D.

Verified reviewer

Hospital & Health Care

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed November 2022

Ruined the product

I'm switching analytics platforms.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

None and i'm typing more words to fill the minimum word count

Cons:

I've had to rewrite most of my code since the most recent upgrade. Customer support has been dismal and beyond useless.

Vendor Response

I'm very sorry to hear that you are switching analytics platforms after so long with WPS. Unfortunately we appear to have let you down in the transition from WPS 3 to WPS 4 when many changes were made to our ODBC database connectors and we recognise that it is unsatisfactory to have to rewrite any code just to deal with database driver upgrades. Our tech support team are now embedded in Altair tech support team and we are available to help if you want to look again at getting WPS 4 to run as it should on your systems.

Replied December 2022

MarcPaul L.

Verified reviewer

Health, Wellness and Fitness

501-1000 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Reviewed December 2022

I love SAS but....$$$

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I've been programming in SAS for nearly 40 years and it's indispensable for working with large data sets and statistical analysis. I love the software but let's face it, SAS pricing is not transparent, is too expensive, and they charge for additional functionality like SAS/Stats. I've been using SLC (formerly WPS) for over 10 years and have had no problems with compatibility to Base SAS. There have been a few statistical procedures that were not initially supported but when I requested them they were implemented within the year. I could not be happier with SLC. Their support team has been great, too.

Cons:

Honestly, there is nothing that I do not like about the software. It lives up exactly to my expectations and has not failed me in any way. That said, I would like to see a connector to Tableau hyper datasets. That could make my life easier.

Reasons for choosing Altair SLC

SAS pricing is just too expensive and they charge extra for additional modules. With SLC (formerly WPS) everything is included in one price and it's 100% compatible with SAS code and SAS datasets.

Vendor Response

Thank you for your detailed review, we really appreciate it! We will check into the connector request you have as well.

Replied December 2022

Isabell C.

Verified reviewer

Pharmaceuticals

201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed March 2023

A robust product that is worth the money

Overall we have been very happy working with Altair.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Setup is fairly easy, ease of use as a standalone but works well with Python, and the database connections are so far stable and easy to configure.

Cons:

1. Sorting large datasets have always been a challenge. Some of this is due to our config settings, as by default we always compress datasets and use the sas7bdat engine, but the way the product works with the Windows OS to balance cpu/memory can be frustrating.2. GETTING TO THE DOCUMENTATION! You must bookmark it once you find it else it takes 10 minutes to figure out how to get to it, as it gets lost in the midst of everything else that is on the site.

Amr A.

Verified reviewer

Medical Practice

10000+ employees

Used monthly for less than 6 months

Reviewed December 2022

My short trial period

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I like more the interface of the software and it is user friendly

Cons:

Data importing is not flexible and you have to comply with the requirements before importing the data. Other softwares adjust the data according to the requirements automatically

Reasons for choosing Altair SLC

Free trials for academic

Reasons for switching to Altair SLC

I faced problems handling the data and I had short trial period

Vendor Response

Thank you for leaving your comments about the challenge of importing data into Altair Analytics Workbench (WPS). We are constrained by the language of SAS in this area and although the Workbench provides some graphical support it is true that you typically have to comply with the requirements before importing the data. You might wish to take a look at our sister product Monarch which has some great functionality for data preparation that you might find useful.

Replied December 2022

Dean B.

Verified reviewer

Financial Services

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed December 2022

Happy User!

All positive. Excellent customer support!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Able to extract, analyze, report, and predict with one package!

Cons:

None...have been able to answer all related data analytics questions.

Reasons for choosing Altair SLC

the SAS language is used by major financial institutions and government, and experience with the SAS language.

Reasons for switching to Altair SLC

Support and cost.

Vendor Response

We really appreciate your positive review, thank you!

Replied December 2022

Michiko W.

Verified reviewer

Management Consulting

Self-Employed

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed March 2023

Long-time user!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I have used it for well over 10 years since the early WPS years. Their support has been great, with favorable licensing terms for consultants like me. Also, the pricing structure now makes it possible for me to use additional Altair products.

Cons:

Sometimes the convenient features in the SAS language are unavailable, though workarounds usually exist. Also, sometimes it has limitations that had not existed in SAS, so, moderately complex tasks often require non-trivial adjustments.

Vendor Response

Thank you for the positive review - we really appreciate it!

Replied March 2023

Chris B.

Verified reviewer

Retail

10000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed December 2022

World Programming System

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Cost effective solution and great connectivity options

Cons:

Bugs, slow speeds and performance issues/crashes

Vendor Response

Thank you for the review! We urge you to submit a ticket for any bug or performance issues so we can troubleshoot with you right away. We have a team of technical experts here and ready to support you! https://community.altair.com/community

Replied December 2022

John C.

Verified reviewer

Financial Services

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Reviewed November 2022

Best Analytics Product