SAS Viya vs BigML

SAS Viya9.4Visit BigML7.6Visit

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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BigML #18 in Predictive Analytics Software 7.6/10 Free plan · 3-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit BigML

• SAS Viya fits best

  Governed enterprise analytics and decisioning

• BigML fits best

  Teams wanting a flexible low-code predictive platform

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Side by side

Feature	SAS Viya 9.4/10 Visit ↗	BigML 7.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	7.6
Ranking	#1 in Predictive Analytics Software	#18 in Predictive Analytics Software
Best for	Governed enterprise analytics and decisioning	Teams wanting a flexible low-code predictive platform
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 14-day trial	$10,000/yr
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	14 days	3 days
Free trial length	14 days	3 days · no card needed
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop
Platforms	Web	Web, macOS
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Live chat, Phone · 24/7
Integrations	18 integrations	15 integrations
Built for	Enterprise, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features SAS Viya 5/5 · BigML 5/5
Forecasting workflows	✓	✓
Model evaluation	✓	✓
Automated machine learning	✓	✓
Time-series modeling	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment mode	Batch_and_real-time	Real-time
Data connectors	Not checked yet	4
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	Free plan includes unlimited tasks and resources Supports forecasting, AutoML, evaluation, and explainability Cloud, on-premises, private-cloud, API, and self-hosted options
Cons	Pricing requires a contact-sales process There is no free plan Its breadth is geared toward enterprise-scale analytics programs	Paid entry starts at $1,000 per month Free tasks are limited to 16 MB datasets and two parallel tasks BigML Lite is limited to five users and one organization
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 →	BigML is a cloud and deployable machine learning platform for analysts, developers, scientists, and organizations. It covers classification, regression, time-series forecasting, clustering, anomaly detection, association discovery, topic… 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

• BigML — where it wins

  • Free plan includes unlimited tasks and resources
  • Supports forecasting, AutoML, evaluation, and explainability
  • Cloud, on-premises, private-cloud, API, and self-hosted options

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid entry starts at $1,000 per month
  • Free tasks are limited to 16 MB datasets and two parallel tasks
  • BigML Lite is limited to five users and one organization

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

  A broad, governed analytics platform for operational predictive decisioning.

  Visit SAS ViyaFull verdict →
• BigML7.6/10 · Free plan · 3-day trial

  A flexible low-code predictive platform with broad modeling, automation, and deployment options.

  Visit BigMLFull verdict →