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Altair Monarch vs SAS Enterprise Guide comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Altair Monarch
Ranking in Data Preparation Tools
5th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAS Enterprise Guide
Ranking in Data Preparation Tools
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Data Preparation Tools category, the mindshare of Altair Monarch is 11.0%, up from 5.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAS Enterprise Guide is 23.8%, down from 27.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

LS
Jan 25, 2023
In 10 minutes, I can do work that would take me two or three hours in another solution.
We use Monarch for account reconciliation. We have several accounts from last year that carry over into this year, so we do reconciliation to see if there are any outliers compared to last year and if the system is automatically picking up for renewals. Monarch is used for minor reconciliation work…
Karunakar Kankata - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 10, 2023
A predictive data analytics that lacks support for advanced modeling techniques
We use it as a comprehensive data analytics and modeling process within the banking sector. It streamlines our workflow involving multiple steps, from data extraction to modeling, and it is aimed at improving various aspects of banking operations, including customer retention and risk management…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Monarch lets you quickly extract in your preferred format."
"We are able to work on the server, and I can copy a data set and share it with someone in my team. Similarly, if I want some data from them, I can get it. Being able to work on the server and being able to switch from one user to another is a good thing. It is reliable and powerful, and its community is very wide."
"Scheduling downtime of some programs has been eliminated."
"Takes advantage of our Enterprise SAS Grid."
"We are using SAS Enterprise Guide on a basic level and the Pro SQL and other procedures within it are the most useful right now. Additionally, it has a wide feature set and capabilities"
"The query builder feature is the most valuable."
"Areas where SAS EG does a better job than regular SAS are in the realm of importing and exporting data. For instance, exporting a SAS data set in Unix to an Excel spreadsheet on a PC is a simple task compared to doing the same task with Base SAS."
"It is also compatible with other softwares, such as Excel."
"Brought better performance by having people work on a powerful server instead of a workstation."
 

Cons

"I rate Altair Monarch seven out of 10 for affordability. Recently, the pricing model changed from end-user licensing to a concurrent licensing model."
"For some of the advanced functions, you need to learn some SAS code to get what you want."
"I feel that the performance could be increased by leveraging multi-thread with any SAS BI platform, not just the high performance ones."
"I would like it to give more information rather than just a forever loop that forces you to shut down the system. Give you more error messages without stopping the entire project, or even the entire application. That it displays more error messages rather than terminating the application."
"More bi-directional integration with the SAS Studio suite of tools is needed."
"They should provide more information for the errors or logs. Currently, it gives you just the error message without explaining anything."
"Recently, we realized that SAS Enterprise Guide is not so stable and gives us some outputs which are not suitable...Sometimes it's quite hard to report its stability issues."
"The product is missing a visualization component so we have to use a separate tool for visualization."
"Our data warehouse is built on the Netezza database. We have SAS BI, and we populate the Netezza database. When we have tables with, for example, a hundred million rows in Netezza, SAS Enterprise Guide doesn't work. It doesn't return any results. It works for around 30 to 40 million rows, but it is not working for anything more than that. This issue is only with the Netezza database. With Oracle, it is quite good. They can improve its performance with the Netezza database. There should be one unique tool that includes SAS Data Integration Studio and SAS Enterprise Guide for more integration capabilities. With SAS Enterprise Guide, it is not possible to create connections and libraries and build transformations that can be used for other projects. This tool should have all capabilities that SAS Enterprise Guide does not have. Such a tool would be perfect because it will be used by developers and business users at the same time. In addition to the integration capabilities, they should also provide more deployment capabilities. There should be an option to easily create SAS packages and export them from one environment to another. There could also be a possibility to connect with R and Python. Open-source tools are hot in the market nowadays, and it would be good to extend its capabilities."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is expensive. We get a different price based on our corporate rate. So, I'm not sure what the general cost is because we got a special rate for it."
"In general, SAS has high prices, which is a reason why some clients don't use SAS solutions. The licensing is on a yearly basis."
"Management liked it a lot because the license per seat was cheaper than a traditional SAS environment."
"It is very expensive. We have a basic license, and there are many features that are not available with the basic version."
"I did look at the prices a few years ago, and I believe it was approximately $1,000 for a yearly subscription at that time."
"The pricing and associated costs are substantial."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
30%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
9%
Retailer
9%
Financial Services Firm
24%
Healthcare Company
10%
Government
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Altair Monarch?
Monarch lets you quickly extract in your preferred format.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Altair Monarch?
I rate Altair Monarch seven out of 10 for affordability. Recently, the pricing model changed from end-user licensing to a concurrent licensing model.
What is your primary use case for Altair Monarch?
We use Monarch for account reconciliation. We have several accounts from last year that carry over into this year, so we do reconciliation to see if there are any outliers compared to last year and...
What do you like most about SAS Enterprise Guide?
It streamlines our workflow involving multiple steps, from data extraction to modeling, and it is aimed at improving various aspects of banking operations, including customer retention and risk man...
What needs improvement with SAS Enterprise Guide?
I find it challenging when I need to use certain functions and predictive modeling techniques in SAS. The procedures and data steps for database analysis take longer, and I've noticed that the curr...
 

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