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SAS Enterprise Miner vs TIBCO Data Science comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 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

SAS Enterprise Miner
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
24th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Data Mining (7th)
TIBCO Data Science
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
26th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Data Science Platforms category, the mindshare of SAS Enterprise Miner is 1.7%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TIBCO Data Science is 1.5%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Science Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAS Enterprise Miner1.7%
TIBCO Data Science1.5%
Other96.8%
Data Science Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1352853 - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive Head of analytics at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees
A stable product that is easy to deploy and can be used for structured and unstructured data mining
We use the solution for predictive analytics to do structured and unstructured data mining I like the way the product visually shows the data pipeline. The product must provide better integration with cloud-native technologies. I have been using the solution for 20 years. The product is very…
JS
Tibco Spotfire Expert (contractor via Amaris) at GSK
Good performance, reporting, and data visualization
The two similar solutions that I have used are MicroStrategy and Tableau. Tableau is pretty similar and it would be difficult for me to point out the differences. With MicroStrategy, it has a great feature where you build the representation in the database and it then the tool creates SQL queries by itself. There are more differences between these tools but this is the one essential difference.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It enables statistical modeling of data using Base SAS (another product from the same vendor) as the backbone."
"Performance is excellent."
"The setup is straightforward. Deployment doesn't take more than 30 minutes."
"The most valuable feature is that you can use multiple algorithms for creating models and then you can compare the results between them."
"Most of the features, especially on the data analysis tool pack, are really good; the way they do clustering and output is great, you can do fairly elaborate outputs, and the results and the ensembles are fantastic."
"Overall it is a good solution."
"The solution is able to handle quite large amounts of data beautifully."
"The most valuable feature is that you can use multiple algorithms for creating models and then you can compare the results between them."
"The idea that you don't have to generate reports each day but they are sent automatically is great."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of setting up visualizations."
"We like the way we can drill down into each report to get back data on each project, and from the portfolio level I can see what is happening on it, including indirect costs hitting each CIO portfolio and actual resources in terms of time as well as cost."
"In this sector of the market, it is indeed a better tool than the other data analytics tool, such as QlikView, for example."
"In general, I would say that this is a good tool and I recommend it."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of setting up visualizations."
"We like the way we can drill down into each report to get back data on each project. From the portfolio level, I can see what is happening on it. That is a really important feature. I can look at indirect costs, for example, which are hitting each CIO portfolio. It's good to be able to see actual resources in terms of time as well as cost."
"The most valuable feature is the performance."
 

Cons

"Plus it is prohibitively expensive and is not available with perpetual licensing."
"The license is really expensive. This solution is for large corporations because not everybody can afford it."
"Price of the product"
"The ease of use can be improved. When you are new it seems a bit complex."
"The preparation of both the mining and modeling process could be improved. The solution requires data and will reflect data, but the preparation of the data is not useful for end-users; we ended up having to do the preparation in another tool."
"Virtualization could be much better."
"We really don't like the protocols the solution offers. The solution is much more complex than other options."
"The initial setup is challenging if doing it for the first time."
"At this point, there are other tools that I would recommend before using Spotfire."
"Additional templates would help to get things moving more quickly in terms of getting the reports out."
"The scripting for customization could be improved."
"I would like the visualization for the map of countries to be more easily configurable."
"The scripting for customization could be improved."
"The initial setup was quite complex."
"In terms of performance, I can see there are some issues when you are working with big data. When we are taking it from the Data Lake, we have a lot of issues."
"Whenever the client or someone was opening the report it would take around 15 to 20 minutes to open the first time."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This solution is for large corporations because not everybody can afford it."
"The solution is expensive for an individual, but for an enterprise/institution (purchasing bulk licenses), it is not a high price for the use that will come from it."
"The solution must improve its licensing models."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Educational Organization
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
6%
Comms Service Provider
21%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Performing Arts
8%
Construction Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise7
No data available
 

Also Known As

Enterprise Miner
Alpine Data Chorus
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Generali Hellas, Gitanjali Group, Gloucestershire Constabulary, GS Home Shopping, HealthPartners, IAG New Zealand, iJET, Invacare
Havas Media, Tipping Point Community, eviCore
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