SAS Viya vs Amazon SageMaker Canvas

SAS Viya9.4Visit Amazon SageMaker Canvas9.0Visit

Higher score SAS Viya #1 in Predictive Analytics Software 9.4/10 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit SAS Viya

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Amazon SageMaker Canvas #4 in Predictive Analytics Software 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit site

• SAS Viya fits best

  Governed enterprise analytics and decisioning

• Amazon SageMaker Canvas fits best

  AWS-centric no-code predictive modeling

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Side by side

Feature	SAS Viya 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Amazon SageMaker Canvas 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.0
Ranking	#1 in Predictive Analytics Software	#4 in Predictive Analytics Software
Best for	Governed enterprise analytics and decisioning	AWS-centric no-code predictive modeling
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 14-day trial	$1.90/unit usage-based
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs	Tickets, Community, Docs
Integrations	18 integrations	50+ integrations
Built for	Enterprise, Mid-market	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features SAS Viya 5/5 · Amazon SageMaker Canvas 5/5
Forecasting workflows	✓	✓
Model evaluation	✓	✓
Automated machine learning	✓	✓
Time-series modeling	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment mode	Batch_and_real-time	Batch_and_real-time
Data connectors	Not checked yet	50
Our review
Pros	Broad modeling, forecasting, governance, and deployment coverage Supports batch and real-time decisioning across cloud, on-premises, and edge Python, R, Java, REST APIs, and major cloud and data platforms	Automates model building, evaluation, forecasting, and candidate comparison Supports batch predictions, scheduled runs, and real-time endpoints Connects with AWS services plus Snowflake, Databricks, and Salesforce Data Cloud
Cons	Pricing requires a contact-sales process There is no free plan Its breadth is geared toward enterprise-scale analytics programs	Usage-based pricing can be harder to forecast than fixed plans Additional charges apply for processing, training, inference, and AWS services Designed around AWS, which may limit fit for non-AWS-centric teams
Our verdict	SAS Viya is a unified data and AI platform for organizations that need to connect data, develop predictive models, and operationalize decisions. It supports visual and code-based statistical modeling, machine learning, automated machine… Read the review →	Amazon SageMaker Canvas is a managed visual machine-learning application for business analysts and other users who need to build predictive models without writing code. It combines visual data preparation, automated model building,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• SAS Viya — where it wins

  • Broad modeling, forecasting, governance, and deployment coverage
  • Supports batch and real-time decisioning across cloud, on-premises, and edge
  • Python, R, Java, REST APIs, and major cloud and data platforms

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a contact-sales process
  • There is no free plan
  • Its breadth is geared toward enterprise-scale analytics programs

• Amazon SageMaker Canvas — where it wins

  • Automates model building, evaluation, forecasting, and candidate comparison
  • Supports batch predictions, scheduled runs, and real-time endpoints
  • Connects with AWS services plus Snowflake, Databricks, and Salesforce Data Cloud

  Where it doesn't

  • Usage-based pricing can be harder to forecast than fixed plans
  • Additional charges apply for processing, training, inference, and AWS services
  • Designed around AWS, which may limit fit for non-AWS-centric teams

• SAS Viya9.4/10 · Pricing on request · 14-day trial

  A broad, governed analytics platform for operational predictive decisioning.

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• Amazon SageMaker Canvas9.0/10 · Paid

  A capable no-code predictive modeling workspace for AWS-centered teams.

  Visit siteFull verdict →