SAS Viya vs Huawei ModelArts

SAS Viya7.1Visit HMHuawei ModelArts6.2Visit

Higher score SAS Viya #5 in Low-Code Machine Learning Platforms Software 7.1/10 Pricing on request · 14-day trial ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit SAS Viya

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HM Huawei ModelArts #9 in Low-Code Machine Learning Platforms Software 6.2/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit ModelArts

• SAS Viya fits best

  Enterprises governing ML across environments

• Huawei ModelArts fits best

  Huawei Cloud users seeking visual ML lifecycle tools

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Side by side

Feature	SAS Viya 7.1/10 Visit ↗	HMHuawei ModelArts 6.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.1	6.2
Ranking	#5 in Low-Code Machine Learning Platforms Software	#9 in Low-Code Machine Learning Platforms Software
Best for	Enterprises governing ML across environments	Huawei Cloud users seeking visual ML lifecycle tools
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	Not published
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs	Tickets, Docs
Built for	Enterprise, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features SAS Viya 0/2 · Huawei ModelArts 0/2
Automated ML	Not published	Not published
Visual workflows	Not published	Not published
Specs
Deployment targets	Not published	Not published
Supported model types	Not published	Not published
Data source connectors	Not published	Not published
Access platforms	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Combines visual and code-based modeling with automated ML and forecasting Supports validation, monitoring, retraining, explainability, and fairness testing Deploys models across cloud, on-premises, in-database, and edge environments	Low-code workflows span data, training, evaluation, and deployment Tracks experiments, model versions, datasets, and training results Supports real-time, batch, and edge inference deployment
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales No free plan is offered Its broad governance and deployment scope may exceed simpler ML needs	Deployment is cloud-only Compute costs vary by specification, node count, duration, and region Resource planning is required for dedicated pools, Lite Clusters, or Lite Servers
Our verdict	SAS Viya brings data management, analytics, and AI into a platform for organizations building and governing predictive models. Its mix of visual and code-based statistical modeling, automated machine learning, forecasting, and model… Read the review →	Huawei ModelArts is Huawei Cloud’s cloud-based AI development platform for AI developers, data scientists, and organizations building or operating machine-learning or foundation-model applications. It covers data preparation, notebook… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• SAS Viya — where it wins

  • Combines visual and code-based modeling with automated ML and forecasting
  • Supports validation, monitoring, retraining, explainability, and fairness testing
  • Deploys models across cloud, on-premises, in-database, and edge environments

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • No free plan is offered
  • Its broad governance and deployment scope may exceed simpler ML needs

• Huawei ModelArts — where it wins

  • Low-code workflows span data, training, evaluation, and deployment
  • Tracks experiments, model versions, datasets, and training results
  • Supports real-time, batch, and edge inference deployment

  Where it doesn't

  • Deployment is cloud-only
  • Compute costs vary by specification, node count, duration, and region
  • Resource planning is required for dedicated pools, Lite Clusters, or Lite Servers

• SAS Viya7.1/10 · Pricing on request · 14-day trial

  Governed machine learning from forecasting through deployment, with sales-led pricing.

  Visit SAS ViyaFull verdict →
• HMHuawei ModelArts6.2/10 · Paid

  A visual, cloud-based ML lifecycle platform for Huawei Cloud teams.

  Visit ModelArtsFull verdict →