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KCI CONTROL vs SAS Activity-Based Management comparison

KCI Computing and SAS are both solutions in the Business Performance Management category. KCI Computing is ranked #29, while SAS is ranked #18. KCI Computing holds a 1.1% mindshare in BPM, compared to SAS’s 2.5% mindshare. Additionally, 20% of SAS users are willing to recommend the solution.
KCI CONTROL
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  • 272 Comparison Views
0% willing to recommend
SAS Activity-Based Management
Read 5 SAS Activity-Based Management reviews
  • 591 Views
  • 591 Comparison Views
20% willing to recommend
 

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We performed a comparison between KCI CONTROL and SAS Activity-Based Management based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

KCI CONTROL
Ranking in Business Performance Management
29th
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAS Activity-Based Management
Ranking in Business Performance Management
18th
Average Rating
5.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Business Performance Management category, the mindshare of KCI CONTROL is 1.1%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAS Activity-Based Management is 2.5%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Performance Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAS Activity-Based Management2.5%
KCI CONTROL1.1%
Other96.4%
Business Performance Management
 

Featured Reviews

it_user192339 - PeerSpot reviewer
it_user192339
Vice President, Sr. Fin. Analyst at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Saves time and helps efficiency compared to just using Excel but improvements to database features for analytics needed.
Database features for analytics i.e. retrieving data. The biggest flaw of KCI Control9 and previous versions is that all data retrieval is 'view' based. You can not simply define the dimensions and retrieve the data. You have to define the dimensions in a 'view' and only then can you use that 'view' to build ad hoc reports. Another serious flaw is that if you want to share this ad hoc report that you built with another employee, that person will have to set their 'view' dimensions to at a minimum include all the dimension parameters as the report or the whole report will not work. I've heard from KCI that in Control10 they will be eliminating this 'view' restrictions for retrieving data and it's seriously about time. It has been such a handicap to this product.
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it_user530763 - PeerSpot reviewer
it_user530763
CEO at a financial services firm with 1-10 employees
Helps to compare production costs across different departments. Try CostPerform from QPR.
Helps to compare production costs across different departments The data integration is very complex Visualization of the cost flow is not user-friendly It takes hours to build OLAP cubes to analyze the results of the model We have been using this solution for three years. I would rate the…
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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Saves time and helps efficiency compared to just using Excel to do Financial Reporting and Budgeting."
"Cube generation is a valuable feature."
"We use ABM as an expense allocation model and it has improved the awareness and accountability of the cost incurred due to the traceability feature."
"The product allows us to calculate the distributed cost across activities."
"The product helped determine the organization's true cost of providing its products and services to customers."
 

Cons

"It has been such a handicap to this product."
"The interface is poorly designed and could really use an improvement to compete with other comparable software."
"We experienced severe performance issues when the models created are getting more details and becoming more complex."
"The usability needs to be improved but bear in mind that we did not have the latest update."
"It could be made much more simpler. Most of the time it looks like a black box for developers."
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Product Reports

Buyer's Guide
Business Performance Management
March 2026
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Buyer's Guide
Business Performance Management
March 2026
SAS Activity-Based Management reportDownload SAS Activity-Based Management product report
 

Overview

Unified end-to-end solution for all aspects of performance management - budgeting, modeling, forecasting, OLAP analysis, consolidations & reporting. Excel based front end; industry standard relational database back-end; dynamic read-write to myriad data sources; drill-thru to transaction detail and more.
KCI Computing
SAS Activity-Based Management is an analytic application that models business processes to determine cost, profitability and drivers. With this solution, organizations can make informed decisions that streamline processes, deliver revenue growth and reduce costs across the organization.
SAS
 

Sample Customers

British American Tobacco, BAE Systems, Catalytic Solution, Classroom Connect, Gehr Enterprises, ITLA Capital Corporation, MDRC, Washington Trust Bank
Bank of Queensland, Barclays Bank, BioMar, Danske Bank, Danske Spil, DPPS, First Allied
Buyer's Guide
Business Performance Management
March 2026
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