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SAS Visual Analytics vs Zoho Analytics comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

SAS Visual Analytics
Ranking in Data Visualization
9th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Zoho Analytics
Ranking in Data Visualization
10th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (15th), Reporting (10th), Embedded BI (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Data Visualization category, the mindshare of SAS Visual Analytics is 5.2%, down from 7.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zoho Analytics is 1.1%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Visualization
 

Featured Reviews

Robert Heck - PeerSpot reviewer
A great solution for big organizations, complex business requirements, and highly sophisticated and specialized statistics
There are a few little things that are predefined and can be done out of the box immediately. There is no business intelligence application that is predefined, which is something some customers or prospects would love to have. Small and mid-sized companies would struggle with it because they prefer something standard that has been predefined by somebody else. For instance the system does not come with a pre-defined accounting, budgeting or planning model for a particular industry. Some competitors come with such a model (e.g. for retail companies) which makes the implementation of course easier if the customer can comproise with this predefined model. SAS does not provide such models but does not demand customers to comply with a foreign business model.
Yogesh Kumar Mali - PeerSpot reviewer
An easy-to-set up solution that helps in the scheduling of reports and dashboards
A lot of integrations are available with Zoho Analytics. There is a limitation that we cannot create more than 300 columns in a worksheet on Zoho Analytics. The data can be in millions. There are some limitations on the reports that depend on the various combinations of data you get. So there is always an error that gets thrown out if you are building complex reports.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a very stable solution."
"It's quite easy to learn and to progress with SAS from an end-user perspective."
"Quick deployment to dashboards and analytics features (using SAS Visual Statistics and Enterprise Guide). Easy to create a simple forecast and discover business insights using segmentation tools."
"Great for handling complex data models."
"I like SAS Visual Analytics for its ability to provide an initial understanding of data through exploration, even before deep analytics."
"What I really love about the software is that I have never struggled in implementing it for complex business requirements. It is good for highly sophisticated and specialized statistics in the areas that some people tend to call artificial intelligence. It is used for everything that involves visual presentation and analysis of highly sophisticated statistics for forecasting and other purposes."
"The flexibility of the configuration is valuable to me."
"The speed to display charts and react to users' choices is great."
"Zoho Analytics is the best software for giving reports to customers and we can create any report that is required."
"Zoho Analytics's most valuable feature is the ability to provide excellent analytics through a single platform."
"We really like that it's user friendly and has a lot of combinations and charts. They're good compared to other tools. We used a free Elastic product, comparatively, this solution is good because of their support, UI, and connecting to databases is very easy."
"It provides insights into leads, information about the team and about various sales activities. The graphical representations in the form of charts is excellent."
"Ask Zia is a great feature that I use to quickly decide what improvements I need to make in order to present the data that I want to show."
"The tool's most valuable feature is its dashboard."
"Scheduling of reports and dashboards is the most valuable feature of Zoho Analytics."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
 

Cons

"SAS Visual Analytics could be more user-friendly."
"The solution is a little weak at the front end."
"Some capabilities are missing compared to Power BI, especially when working with spreadsheet types."
"Colours used on report objects"
"The charts and tables could use better sorting, primarily using other variables than the ones on the figure. If they could implement views like in the older version (previous to Viya), it would be very nice."
"The product is expensive and needs the integration of more languages."
"The solution should improve its graphics."
"It is not as mature as competitors such as Tableau and QlikView."
"The hourly pricing needs improvement."
"The platform's pricing needs improvement."
"The tool needs to improve analysis and add more features."
"This solution does not support manufacturing facilities."
"The improvement needed is regarding the number of API calls. Currently, Zoho Analytics only allows us to update data hourly. It would be much better to have updates more frequently every half an hour."
"The customer service and support for this solution could be improved by faster response times."
"The navigation on the interface is not intuitive."
"There is a limitation that we cannot create more than 300 columns in a worksheet on Zoho Analytics."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of the solution can be expensive. There is an additional cost for users."
"Visual Analytics is expensive for a small company like mine. You also need to deploy it on a server or cloud, so you pay for the license as well as the cost of the cloud or the server that you will deploy on."
"SAS Visual Analytics is expensive, as is the rest of the platform."
"Licensing is simple."
"It's approximately $114,000 US dollars per year."
"The product is quite expensive."
"It was licensed for corporate use, and its licensing was on a yearly basis."
"I work with the tool's free version...The tool's corporate version is very expensive and requires a monthly hire."
"For one license the pricing is about $35 a user."
"The product is expensive."
"Zoho Analytics costs $ 4,200 per month, billed yearly."
"I rate the tool's pricing seven out of ten. The licensing costs are yearly."
"I don't feel that price is an issue for this product."
"The tool's pricing is similar to other Zoho applications and is affordable."
"This solution is reasonable as far as pricing is concerned."
"The product's licensing is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Government
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
University
7%
Educational Organization
79%
Computer Software Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
2%
Real Estate/Law Firm
2%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about SAS Visual Analytics?
The most solution's notable aspect, in my view, is the ability to integrate various data sources and harness advanced technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence. This helps w...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAS Visual Analytics?
It's about an average of five. It's easy to scale, but it comes with cost.
What needs improvement with SAS Visual Analytics?
Some capabilities are missing compared to Power BI, especially when working with spreadsheet types. Furthermore, Excel is more customizable compared to SAS Visual Analytics, which can be quite rigi...
What do you like most about Zoho Analytics?
Zoho Analytics's most valuable feature is the ability to provide excellent analytics through a single platform.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zoho Analytics?
I rate the tool's pricing seven out of ten. The licensing costs are yearly.
What needs improvement with Zoho Analytics?
The improvement needed is regarding the number of API calls. Currently, Zoho Analytics only allows us to update data hourly. It would be much better to have updates more frequently every half an hour.
 

Also Known As

SAS BI
Zoho Reports
 

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Sample Customers

Staples, Ausgrid, Scotiabank, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Oklahoma Gas & Electric, Xcel Energy, and Triad Analytics Solutions.
Suzuki, American Pacific Mortgage, KPMG, Air Canada, University of Michigan, BricozOr, WorldWide Express, The University of Melbourne, Novartis, SAIC
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