SAS Access vs WhereScape RED comparison

SAS and WhereScape are both solutions in the Data Integration category. SAS is ranked #57, while WhereScape is ranked #48. SAS holds a 0.3% mindshare in DI, compared to WhereScape’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of SAS users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of WhereScape users who would recommend it.

SAS Access

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100% willing to recommend

WhereScape RED

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

WhereScape RED and SAS Access serve the data management and analytics market. WhereScape RED leads with its integration and automation capabilities, whereas SAS Access stands out with its analytical prowess and connectivity options.

Features: WhereScape RED offers automation tools for streamlined workflows, rapid development with drag-and-drop functionality, and efficient management of data integration tasks. SAS Access is known for its robust analytical capabilities, extensive library support, and connectivity to various data sources, meeting complex analytical demands.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: WhereScape RED is praised for an easy deployment process that cuts down implementation time and comes with responsive customer service to assist with setup. SAS Access provides a comprehensive deployment model with detailed documentation and support, though it may need more setup time and resources.

Pricing and ROI: WhereScape RED is competitively priced, focusing on delivering quick ROI through reduced time to value with its automation features. SAS Access could require a higher initial investment, justified by its advanced analytics and connectivity, offering potential long-term value for organizations with extensive data processing needs.

To learn more, read our detailed SAS Access vs. WhereScape RED Report (Updated: April 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

SAS Access

Ranking in Data Integration

57th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

WhereScape RED

Ranking in Data Integration

48th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of SAS Access is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WhereScape RED is 1.0%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Integration

Featured Reviews

Robert Heck

Co Owner at Hecht und Heck GmbH

The solution is stable, scalable, and flexible

I rate the solution eight out of ten. The number of people required to maintain the solution is dependent on the other applications running. The solution in itself does not require a lot of maintenance. The solution is flexible and I recommend it when you have more complex applications with special requirements.

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it_user584544

Manager Data Warehousing at a university with 10,001+ employees

The architecture is based on metadata and documentation is automated.

I would love to see a GUI interface for defining dependencies between build processes. RED provides a spreadsheet like interface for defining the dependencies between builds. Once the dependencies are defined, RED can produce a nice dependency diagram to give a visualization of the dependency tree. It would be easier to define complex dependency relationships if the dependency diagram were interactive. Our legacy ETL tool provided this GUI dependency definition via a drag and drop diagram which was very useful. The solution provided by WhereScape does work, and the dependency diagrams generated are helpful. It would just be nice to have the ability to define dependencies via a diagram, since dependencies relationships are much easier to understand via a diagram.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable part of SAS/ACCESS is what it is made for: connecting to remote systems that are not part of your physical SAS environment."

"The most valuable feature is you have native access to the external databases."

"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the ease of access to the data in those databases."

"It has a built-in automatic scheduling environment."

"WhereScape is really helpful in terms of architecture data. Everything is one of automation. Two people can do thousands of tables in one day or two. It saves a lot of time."

"This is a fantastically robust DW tool that will make you at least 10 times faster in producing a DW."

"Naturally produces a way to easily debug your DW data solutions."

"RED has provided us the ability to integrate, stage, and transform data from diverse sources into an enterprise-grade data warehouse which meets the needs of my organization, but it also enables us to easily and quickly make ETL or DW changes."

"Data transformations and rollups are easy to accomplish."

"The tool supports multiple target update methods."

"RED generates comprehensive documentation and regenerates it as quickly as things changes, but it also provides impact documentation."

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Cons

"The pricing model needs to be reconsidered and adjusted."

"The solution can provide access to the newer databases that come out sooner."

"I can't really recall any missing feature or general improvement that is needed. We don't really add too many new kinds of databases and therefore our needs are already met."

"Jobs cannot be deleted via the deployment package. When deploying from dev to QA or production, a job has to be retired. The job has to be manually removed from the target environment."

"The scheduled jobs which are run by the WhereScape scheduler seem to be a strangely separate animal. Unlike all other WhereScape objects, jobs cannot be added to WhereScape projects. Also, unlike all other objects, jobs also cannot be deleted using a WhereScape deployment application."

"It could use a tool to diagnose what is missing from the environment for WhereScape to install successfully."

"The ability to execute SSIS projects within WhereScape would be nice because we have a lot of packages that are too cumbersome to recreate."

"Customization could be better."

"They need a more robust support center. It has been a bit difficult to find solutions to problems that are out-of-the-box."

"Project-based searching of data objects in the data warehouse browser needs to be improved."

"Improve the object renaming ability (it works, but it could be more automated)."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing model is complex and is based on modular packages as well as the size of the applicable environment."

"The solution's pricing and licensing are expensive."

"ROI is at least 10 times."

"Factor in the price of specialized consulting who know this product. They're hard to find and expensive."

"Speed to market of a warehouse solution at a relatively inexpensive price point."

"Our company purchased a corporate unlimited license."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

26%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

10%

Insurance Company

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Compared 12% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Also Known As

SAS/Access

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Overview

SAS/ACCESS is an out-of-the-box solution for integrating SAS and third-party databases. You can read, write and update data regardless of the database or platform. Because the data appears native to SAS, there is no need to learn Structured Query Language (SQL) or any other database-specific query languages.

SAS

WhereScape is data warehouse software that automates the Data Warehouse lifecycle. From implementation to maintenance, WhereScape will ensure your data warehouse projects are completed up to 5x faster than manual coding.

WhereScape

Sample Customers

Los Angeles County, West Midlands Police, Credit Guarantee Corporation, Canada Post, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty

British American Tobacco, Cornell University, Allianz Benelux, Finnair, Solarwinds and many more.

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