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Anaconda Business vs SAS Enterprise Miner comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Anaconda Business
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAS Enterprise Miner
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
21st
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Data Mining (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Data Science Platforms category, the mindshare of Anaconda Business is 2.0%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAS Enterprise Miner is 2.1%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Science Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Anaconda Business2.0%
SAS Enterprise Miner2.1%
Other95.9%
Data Science Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2775498 - PeerSpot reviewer
tester at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Isolate environments and switch package versions efficiently for smoother testing workflows
Overall, it works well, but there are a few things that could be better. Sometimes the environment creation or package installation feels a bit slow, especially with bigger libraries. Another thing I would appreciate is a cleaner, more intuitive interface for managing environments. It works, but a smoother UI could make the workflow faster. It would also be nice to have clearer error messages when something fails, so it is easier to understand what went wrong without digging too much. The documentation could be a bit clearer, especially for troubleshooting specific errors or setup issues. Sometimes I need to search extensively to find the exact steps. Also, having quicker or more detailed support responses would help when something unexpected comes up. These are not major problems, but improving them would definitely make the overall experience smoother. One small improvement I would add is smoother integration with IDEs. It works fine right now, but having even tighter or more automated syncing with tools such as VS Code or PyCharm would make the workflow faster. Perhaps also a few more built-in examples or quick-start guides for common setups would be helpful. Nothing major, just things that would make the experience even more user-friendly.
reviewer1352853 - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive Head of analytics at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees
A stable product that is easy to deploy and can be used for structured and unstructured data mining
We use the solution for predictive analytics to do structured and unstructured data mining I like the way the product visually shows the data pipeline. The product must provide better integration with cloud-native technologies. I have been using the solution for 20 years. The product is very…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The best part of Anaconda is the media distribution that comes as part of it. It gets us started very quickly."
"The most valuable feature is the Jupyter notebook that allows us to write the Python code, compile it on the fly, and then look at the results."
"I can use Anaconda for non-heavy tasks."
"The product is responsive, sleek and has a beautiful interface that is pleasant to use. It helps users to easily share code."
"Anaconda Business has impacted my organization positively by centering all that we need in a unique tool."
"Using Anaconda Business, I have seen huge time-saving due to the automation of monitoring and deployment, which has led to significant improvements."
"It's interesting. It's user friendly. That's what makes it outstanding among the others. It has a collection of R, Python, and others. Their platform strategy has a collection of many other visualization tools, apart from Spyder and RStudio, which is really helpful for data science. For any data science professional, Anaconda is really handy. It has almost all the tools for data science."
"It has a lot of functionality available, supports many libraries, and the developers are continually improving it."
"Good data management and analytics."
"The most valuable feature is that you can use multiple algorithms for creating models and then you can compare the results between them."
"The solution is able to handle quite large amounts of data beautifully."
"he solution is scalable."
"The data processing of the solution is very good, easy to use, both for enterprise and personal use."
"It enables statistical modeling of data using Base SAS (another product from the same vendor) as the backbone."
"Overall it is a good solution."
"The solution is very good for data mining or any mining issues."
 

Cons

"It also takes up a lot of space."
"Anaconda should be optimized for RAM consumption."
"There is room for improvement, especially regarding deployment. The process could be streamlined as the number of actions needed to deploy is quite large compared to other tools."
"The solution would benefit from offering more automation."
"One thing that hurts the product is that the company is not doing more to advertise it as a solution and make it more well known that I have seen."
"Anaconda Business can be improved by offering faster package updates, an enhanced user interface, better cloud integration, more detailed analytics, and improved collaboration tools."
"I haven't noticed any specific time savings or workflow ease from Anaconda Business."
"When you install Anaconda for the first time, it's really difficult to update it."
"Price of the product"
"The visualization of the models is not very attractive, so the graphics should be improved."
"We really don't like the protocols the solution offers. The solution is much more complex than other options."
"The solution is quite expensive. The pricing is too high."
"The solution needs an easier interface for the user. The user experience isn't so easy for our clients."
"The initial setup is challenging if doing it for the first time."
"The user interface of the solution needs improvement. It needs to be more visual."
"The stability isn't perfect. We have issues with accuracy in some AI forecasting areas, and the accuracy is not as good as the clients need it to be."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool is open-source."
"My company uses the free version of the tool. There is also a paid version of the tool available."
"Anaconda is free to use, but in terms of hardware costs, you might need heavy GPUs to run CUDA and other demanding tasks."
"The licensing costs for Anaconda are reasonable."
"The product is open-source and free to use."
"The solution must improve its licensing models."
"The solution is expensive for an individual, but for an enterprise/institution (purchasing bulk licenses), it is not a high price for the use that will come from it."
"This solution is for large corporations because not everybody can afford it."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
University
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Construction Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Construction Company
14%
Educational Organization
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise20
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Anaconda?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is a little costly, but it is useful.
What needs improvement with Anaconda?
Anaconda Business could be improved by being more integrated with new CLI tools like Cloud Code or Codex.
What is your primary use case for Anaconda?
I use Anaconda Business day-to-day, with the main tool being Jupyter Notebook, which I have on my computer for cleaning and extracting data. I extract data from Excel using Anaconda Business and cl...
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Enterprise Miner
 

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Sample Customers

LinkedIn, NASA, Boeing, JP Morgan, Recursion Pharmaceuticals, DARPA, Microsoft, Amazon, HP, Cisco, Thomson Reuters, IBM, Bridgestone
Generali Hellas, Gitanjali Group, Gloucestershire Constabulary, GS Home Shopping, HealthPartners, IAG New Zealand, iJET, Invacare
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