SAS Viya vs H2O Driverless AI

SAS Viya9.4Visit H2O Driverless AI8.8Visit

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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H2O Driverless AI #7 in Predictive Analytics Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request · 21-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit H2O.ai

• SAS Viya fits best

  Governed enterprise analytics and decisioning

• H2O Driverless AI fits best

  Automated modeling with strong interpretability

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Side by side

Feature	SAS Viya 9.4/10 Visit ↗	H2O Driverless AI 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.8
Ranking	#1 in Predictive Analytics Software	#7 in Predictive Analytics Software
Best for	Governed enterprise analytics and decisioning	Automated modeling with strong interpretability
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 14-day trial	Pricing on request · 21-day trial
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	14 days	21 days
Free trial length	14 days	21 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs	Community, Docs
Integrations	18 integrations	14 integrations
Built for	Enterprise, Mid-market	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features SAS Viya 5/5 · H2O Driverless AI 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	Automates feature engineering, validation, tuning, and model selection Provides forecasting, explanations, visualizations, and custom recipes Supports REST deployment, scoring artifacts, and Python and R APIs
Cons	Pricing requires a contact-sales process There is no free plan Its breadth is geared toward enterprise-scale analytics programs	Pricing requires contacting sales No free plan is available Support status should be verified before purchase
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 →	H2O Driverless AI is an enterprise automated machine-learning platform for data scientists, analysts, and IT teams. It supports tabular predictive modeling and time-series forecasting while automating feature engineering, model validation,… 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

• H2O Driverless AI — where it wins

  • Automates feature engineering, validation, tuning, and model selection
  • Provides forecasting, explanations, visualizations, and custom recipes
  • Supports REST deployment, scoring artifacts, and Python and R APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • No free plan is available
  • Support status should be verified before purchase

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

  A broad, governed analytics platform for operational predictive decisioning.

  Visit SAS ViyaFull verdict →
• H2O Driverless AI8.8/10 · Pricing on request · 21-day trial

  Automated modeling with interpretability, forecasting, and deployment for technical teams.

  Visit H2O.aiFull verdict →