Shlomi Lavi /
May 15, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Tableau Desktop or SAS Visual Analytics?
SAS Visual Analytics is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Tableau Desktop, and Tableau Desktop is rated higher (90/100) than SAS Visual Analytics (85/100). Tableau Desktop offers users more features (13) than SAS Visual Analytics (8). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Tableau Desktop!
Looking for the right Business Intelligence 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:
Tableau Software Vs. SAS Institute
Tableau Software: Tableau Software provides easy-to-use software applications for fast analytics and visualization. Its products include Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server
SAS Institute: SAS Institute is a Cary, North Carolina- based developer of analytics software. It owns the largest market share for advanced analytics and is the world's largest private software company.SAS (pronounced "sass") develops and markets its software (also called SAS), which helps companies gather, store, access, analyze and report on corp...
Who is more expensive? Tableau Desktop or SAS Visual Analytics?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Business Intelligence 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 Tableau Desktop and SAS Visual Analytics.
Tableau Desktop price starts at $70 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Tableau Desktop is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Business Intelligence software. SAS Visual Analytics price starts at $8,000 per year , When comparing SAS Visual Analytics to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Business Intelligence software cost.
Bottom line: SAS Visual Analytics is more expensive than Tableau Desktop.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Tableau Desktop Vs. SAS Visual Analytics based on some of the most important and required Business Intelligence features.
Tableau Desktop: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Ad-Hoc Analysis, Ad-Hoc Reporting, Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Customizable Dashboard, Dashboarding, Forecasting & Budgeting, Graphic Benchmark, Issue Indicators.
SAS Visual Analytics: Dashboard, Performance Measurements, Data Analysis Tools, Data analysis, Dashboards & KPIs.
Target customer size
Tableau Desktop is best for small to medium sized businesses and enterprises. The most common users of SAS Visual Analytics belongs to the small (with 10 to 100 employees) to medium-sized (with 100 to 1,000 employees) businesses as well as larger enterprises making use of the services from the sectors of IT, data and web hosting and related information services, mainly with business intelligence and data analytics.