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Anaconda Platform vs SAS Enterprise Miner comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 22, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Anaconda Platform
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
20th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Data Mining (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Data Science Platforms category, the mindshare of Anaconda Platform is 2.3%, down from 2.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAS Enterprise Miner is 2.3%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Science Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Anaconda Platform2.3%
SAS Enterprise Miner2.3%
Other95.4%
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 the solution is the virtualization, where you can use Python within the virtual environment and do lots of useful things, and the documentation is excellent with a very large and active community that supports it."
"Previously, we were using RStudio, PyCharm for data science domain, but with this software, we've got a perfect platform to teach data science."
"Anaconda Business has positively impacted my organization by easing the burden of querying large datasets that would otherwise slow down our work when using Excel, and since switching to Anaconda Business, I have improved productivity by around 80%, saving time in data crunching and exploration."
"This is a good tool that is quick to deploy with and pretty easy to use."
"Anaconda Business offers excellent visualization tools including Visual Studio, comprehensive analysis tools, and Python language analysis that significantly helps with building analysis and machine learning models."
"Using Anaconda Business, I have seen huge time-saving due to the automation of monitoring and deployment, which has led to significant improvements."
"The virtual environment is very good."
"This is a product that I encourage people to use."
"The data processing of the solution is very good, easy to use, both for enterprise and personal use."
"Good data management and analytics."
"The most valuable feature is the decision tree creation."
"Technical support has been good, and when I called them at the start of using the product with some issues they were very helpful."
"It enables statistical modeling of data using Base SAS (another product from the same vendor) as the backbone."
"The technical support is very good."
"Overall it is a good solution."
"I found the ease of use of the solution the most valuable. Additionally, other valuable features include: the user interface, power to extract data, compatibility with other technologies (specifically with PS400), and automation of several tasks."
 

Cons

"Anaconda consumes a significant amount of processing memory when working on it."
"I think that the framework can be improved to make it easier for people to discover and use things on their own."
"One feature that I would like to see is being able to use a different language in a different cell, which would allow me to mix R and Python together."
"A lot of people and companies are investing in creating automated data cleaning and processing environments. Anaconda is a bit behind in that area."
"It crashes once in a while. In case of a reboot or something unexpected, the unseen code part will get diminished, and it relatively takes longer than other applications when a reboot is happening. They can improve in these areas. They can also bring some database software. They have software for analytics and virtualization. However, they don't have any software for the database."
"The scalability is not great, but it's pretty good for medium-sized projects. We have more users lined up but we are not able to scale enough to accommodate all of them."
"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 could benefit from improvement in its user interface to make it more attractive and user-friendly. Currently, it's boring."
"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 preparation of both the mining and modeling process could be improved. The solution requires data and will reflect data, but the preparation of the data is not useful for end-users; we ended up having to do the preparation in another tool."
"The solution is very stable, but we do have some problems with discrepancies involving SAS not matching with the latest Java versions. It's not stable in cases where SAS tries to run on a different version because SAS doesn't connect with the latest Java update. Once a month we need to restart systems from scratch."
"The user interface of the solution needs improvement. It needs to be more visual."
"Price of the product"
"The visualization of the models is not very attractive, so the graphics should be improved."
"The solution is quite expensive. The pricing is too high."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Anaconda is free to use, but in terms of hardware costs, you might need heavy GPUs to run CUDA and other demanding tasks."
"The tool is open-source."
"The product is open-source and free to use."
"The licensing costs for Anaconda are reasonable."
"My company uses the free version of the tool. There is also a paid version of the tool available."
"This solution is for large corporations because not everybody can afford it."
"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."
"The solution must improve its licensing models."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Outsourcing Company
10%
University
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Construction Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Educational Organization
9%
 

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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Sample Customers

General Motors, Boeing, Shell, PepsiCo, Panasonic, Goldman Sachs, American Express, SAP, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
Generali Hellas, Gitanjali Group, Gloucestershire Constabulary, GS Home Shopping, HealthPartners, IAG New Zealand, iJET, Invacare
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