SAS Viya vs DataRobot

SAS Viya9.4Visit DataRobot8.9Visit

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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DataRobot #5 in Predictive Analytics Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit DataRobot

• SAS Viya fits best

  Governed enterprise analytics and decisioning

• DataRobot fits best

  Organizations scaling automated model operations

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Side by side

Feature	SAS Viya 9.4/10 Visit ↗	DataRobot 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.9
Ranking	#1 in Predictive Analytics Software	#5 in Predictive Analytics Software
Best for	Governed enterprise analytics and decisioning	Organizations scaling automated model operations
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 14-day trial	Pricing on request · 30-day trial
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	14 days	30 days
Free trial length	14 days	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs
Integrations	18 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Enterprise, Mid-market	Enterprise
Features SAS Viya 5/5 · DataRobot 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	Not checked yet
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	Automated machine learning with blueprint selection and managed experimentation Batch and real-time deployment with monitoring and observability Forecasting, evaluation, governance, APIs, and major cloud integrations
Cons	Pricing requires a contact-sales process There is no free plan Its breadth is geared toward enterprise-scale analytics programs	Paid pricing requires a contact-sales process Trial access focuses on batch prediction The broad platform may exceed the needs of smaller 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 →	DataRobot is an enterprise AI platform for developing, deploying, monitoring, and governing predictive models. Its predictive capabilities cover automated machine learning, classification, regression, anomaly detection, clustering, and… 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

• DataRobot — where it wins

  • Automated machine learning with blueprint selection and managed experimentation
  • Batch and real-time deployment with monitoring and observability
  • Forecasting, evaluation, governance, APIs, and major cloud integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid pricing requires a contact-sales process
  • Trial access focuses on batch prediction
  • The broad platform may exceed the needs of smaller teams

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

  A broad, governed analytics platform for operational predictive decisioning.

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• DataRobot8.9/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A mature predictive AI platform for automated modeling, deployment, monitoring, and governance.

  Visit DataRobotFull verdict →