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Bright Data vs SAS Enterprise Guide comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 10, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Bright Data
Ranking in Data Preparation Tools
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAS Enterprise Guide
Ranking in Data Preparation Tools
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Data Preparation Tools category, the mindshare of Bright Data is 0.9%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAS Enterprise Guide is 19.3%, down from 26.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Igor Berezhnoi - PeerSpot reviewer
Reliable unblocking services have supported seamless access to protected web pages
The main use case for me is utilizing Bright Data's unblocking services that allow me to receive the whole protected web page via a simple API call. It is quite easy to use and reliable, which is important for large businesses. This is valuable to my organization as it is one of the main proxy providers I use in my projects and in client projects, wherever possible.
Karunakar Kankata - PeerSpot reviewer
A predictive data analytics that lacks support for advanced modeling techniques
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 current version we are using, lacks support for advanced modeling techniques. We've requested support for these advanced algorithms, but it seems there have been challenges in implementing them. As a result, we are facing difficulties in developing advanced models. Another issue we've encountered is that the community support for SAS is relatively limited compared to open-source environments.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product's initial setup phase was very easy."
"The most valuable feature of Bright Data is its proxy server, which effectively mimics real human behavior, avoiding complex navigation in the browser and reducing server load during scraping. This makes it easier to scrape data sets."
"The main use case for me is utilizing Bright Data's unblocking services that allow me to receive the whole protected web page via a simple API call."
"The most valuable feature of Bright Data in the last few months has been their customer support and the availability of filters. Their customer support is responsive and helpful, especially when I needed a custom data set. The filters they offer are also great because they save time by allowing us to exclude unwanted data before pulling the full dataset."
"The solution's most valuable feature is the Proxy feature."
"The main use case for me is utilizing Bright Data's unblocking services that allow me to receive the whole protected web page via a simple API call."
"The platform is scalable and works well with large projects. I have not experienced any issues with scalability."
"You need to set it up properly, and it does most of the work for you."
"The Query Builder is very valuable."
"The solution is user-friendly, the resource for the query builder is very useful, and the ability to explore the data is a benefit."
"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."
"The query builder feature is the most valuable."
"The data cleaning part is valuable. SAS is a very powerful tool to work with and connect with different sources. We have several tables, and we are looking up tables from one place to another place. We are connecting with different data sources. The data is not coming from one source. There are several sources of data, and we have information coming from different sources. There are some flat files, and there is some information from the data warehouse."
"Takes advantage of our Enterprise SAS Grid."
"It has definitely improved our communication with senior management."
"It has improved tremendously moving from providing an easy menu-driven system to also providing an excellent platform for developing and running full production systems, with minimal coding, which enabled increasing popularity among many non-programmers."
 

Cons

"The main reason we left the product was that it was very expensive. They need to adjust their packages according to who uses them. They're very expensive compared to the market, probably because they believe they're the best. But it's too costly for companies like ours to continue with it. Another issue is that their support team is a bit slow."
"The problem with the tool is that it is not big enough...It is not that user-friendly."
"The solution's proxy selection process needs improvement. Incorporating country-specific proxies would be beneficial."
"The product could be more user-friendly for beginners."
"The quality of the solution's technical support could be improved."
"The dashboard was a bit too technical, and even with my technical experience, I had a hard time."
"Bright Data could significantly improve its support service."
"The Datasheet API has unclear documentation."
"I had difficulty with the diagrammatic flow chart style representation of projects. When projects got too large and complex (which was basically every project, except the most trivial). There just wasn't enough real estate to display the flow chart and dependencies without a lot of scrolling, even when a flow was down to minimum tasks. My recourse was making the flow less "atomic". E.g., rather than use the various subset, etc., tasks as program nodes to display the details, I would write chunks of code that did a few things and use them as SAS program nodes."
"It would be very useful if EG could be enhanced to automatically file and clear the project log to ensure non-stop running of the project."
"Now that I have experience with Tableau, I think the visualization part of SAS EG could be more user friendly and easier to use. Tableau is very easy to use. It's just does a lot of work by itself, including color schemes. I think that could be incorporated easily into SAS EG, which would make it a much better product. Then you would not need Tableau."
"We don't use SAS Enterprise Guide that much here because we haven't explored some of the statistical modeling capabilities. However, I do not think SAS Enterprise Guide provides all the machine learning features that we want. Those would be separate products from SAS, such as SAS Buyers or any of the other solutions, which will give us the capabilities that we are looking for."
"They should provide more information for the errors or logs. Currently, it gives you just the error message without explaining anything."
"Setting up SAS Enterprise Guide is somewhat messy and complex."
"There needs to be a community of SAS Enterprise Guide users for assistance. For example, as they do for Python or SQL."
"A log belongs to each program. I have experienced a situation where when I run just the exec files, it replaces the whole log and I wanted to see the earlier log, then this was not possible."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I don’t think the solution’s pricing is expensive."
"Compared to other proxy servers, Bright Data's pricing is quite reasonable. I"
"Bright Data is not an expensive tool compared to its competitors."
"I think the pricing is fair, if it is used in a business. The pricing model might need some adjustments if I am using it for a personal purpose, especially if I use it for a month or two."
"Regarding pricing, we paid about 1000 dollars monthly for Bright Data. We started with their pay-as-you-go plan, which was expensive as we were charged per GB. Then we moved to the 500 dollar package, then the 1000 dollar package. We considered the 2000 dollar package they introduced recently."
"The product has average pricing."
"I got a type of free access, but it was through a referral from my friend. I got some credits free from the tool's end."
"The product pricing is reasonable for its features."
"Management liked it a lot because the license per seat was cheaper than a traditional SAS environment."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"It is very expensive. We have a basic license, and there are many features that are not available with the basic version."
"The pricing and associated costs are substantial."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
24%
Healthcare Company
12%
Government
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Bright Data?
Bright Data could significantly improve its support service. There are many tensions every time something occurs, although this doesn't happen frequently. A faster support team, ideally in real-tim...
What is your primary use case for Bright Data?
The main use case for me is utilizing Bright Data's unblocking services that allow me to receive the whole protected web page via a simple API call.
What advice do you have for others considering Bright Data?
I recommend using Bright Data. I rate it an eight because while I am satisfied with most aspects, some sides of client support need improvement. I would give the overall solution a rating ofeight o...
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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