Compare Before! and SAS Supply Chain Intelligence - Jan 2023

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Before! or SAS Supply Chain Intelligence?

Before! is more expensive to implement (TCO) than SAS Supply Chain Intelligence, and SAS Supply Chain Intelligence is rated higher (85/100) than Before! (80/100). SAS Supply Chain Intelligence offers users more features (3) than Before! (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is SAS Supply Chain Intelligence!

Looking for the right Supply Chain solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

ACTOR Vs. SAS

ACTOR: ACT Operations Research provides advanced Control, Forecasting, Simulation and Optimization Products and Services to improve customers profitability via asset management utilization. Built on a cross-engineering background team, ACT Operations Research specializes in decision-making support and process control. Formed in 1996, ACT Operations Resear...

SAS: SAS helps organizations anticipate business opportunities, empower action and drive impact. We do this through advanced analytics that turn data about customers, performance, financials and more into meaningful information. The result? Fact-based decisions for undeniable bottom line impact – this is how we transform the way our customers do busines...

Who is more expensive? Before! Predictive Analytics or SAS Supply Chain Intelligence?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Supply Chain software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Before! Predictive Analytics and SAS Supply Chain Intelligence.

Before! Predictive Analytics accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Before! Predictive Analytics is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Supply Chain software. SAS Supply Chain Intelligence accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Before! Predictive Analytics is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Supply Chain software.

Bottom line: Before! Predictive Analytics is more expensive than SAS Supply Chain Intelligence.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Before! Vs. SAS Supply Chain Intelligence based on some of the most important and required Supply Chain features.

Before! Predictive Analytics: We are still working to collect the list of features for Before! Predictive Analytics.

SAS Supply Chain Intelligence: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Before! Predictive Analytics's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and SAS Supply Chain Intelligence's target customer size include: Medium and large size businesses.