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Pyramid Analytics vs SAS Visual Analytics comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 1, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
5.9
Pyramid Analytics enhances ROI through improved decision-making, efficiency, and data analysis, benefiting various sectors even during challenges.
Sentiment score
6.0
SAS Visual Analytics offers efficient analytics and revenue generation, though costs and ROI vary due to operational components.
We have seen a 100% increase in our overall revenue with the help of Pyramid Analytics.
Product Management Consultant at Mafoi Strategic Consultants
There is a positive return on the data investment for my clients using Pyramid Analytics.
CEO & Principal Consultant at Pyramid Analytics & Consulting
My best anecdote is during the COVID pandemic when it enabled much faster decision-making and for us to make decisions that protected the business from potential failure.
Founder at Nabuza
The enterprise subscription offers more benefits, ensuring valuable outcomes.
Senior Manager: ICT Compliance at DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
I have seen a return on investment with SAS Visual Analytics, as it includes AI capabilities and automatic functions with scheduling, allowing reports to be made from live data, which contributes to a new vertical for revenue generation.
Biostatistician at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.1
Pyramid Analytics offers responsive support with quick issue resolution, thorough documentation, and positive customer experiences despite improvement areas.
Sentiment score
6.6
Customer service experiences for SAS Visual Analytics vary widely, with strong technical support but mixed business query satisfaction levels.
I would give customer support for Pyramid Analytics a ten because they were very responsive.
Reporting Specialist at a marketing services firm with 10,001+ employees
The support team is very responsive and helpful whenever we encounter any issues.
Reward Analyst at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
They're more than happy to get their developers on a call directly to assist as well.
Founder at Nabuza
They provide callbacks to ensure clarity and resolution of any queries.
Senior Manager: ICT Compliance at DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
They assist us when we encounter issues and provide help while we complete tasks.
Biostatistician at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.8
Pyramid Analytics showcases adaptability and scalability, accommodating growing users and data with reliable enterprise-level reporting capabilities.
Sentiment score
7.6
SAS Visual Analytics excels in scalability and handling data, though high costs and resource needs are noted.
It is more than capable of being deployed on a scalable architecture.
Founder at Nabuza
As data grows and volume increases, scaling up is easily accomplished whenever needed, based on requirements.
Senior Business Intelligence Developer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
We were able to handle larger data sets, meaning we could analyze old data to see how certain campaigns or products performed over the past one, two, three, five, and even ten years.
Reporting Specialist at a marketing services firm with 10,001+ employees
SAS Visual Analytics scalability is very good and positive.
Biostatistician at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
Pyramid Analytics shows varied stability; reliable for some, but others experience instability, with overall performance improving over time.
Sentiment score
7.2
SAS Visual Analytics is generally stable, though performance can vary with data volume, hardware, and user expertise.
Pyramid Analytics is stable in my experience; there have not really been issues with downtime or bugs.
CEO & Principal Consultant at Pyramid Analytics & Consulting
There are no issues with Pyramid Analytics in terms of speed or performance, even when we work with large data sets.
Product Management Consultant at Mafoi Strategic Consultants
I found Pyramid Analytics to have some reliability issues; there was a time when the service was down for about a week, impacting our development and client dashboards, which should not happen, as data products should always be operational.
Software Engineer at Presidio
SAS Visual Analytics is stable and manages data effectively without crashing.
Senior Manager: ICT Compliance at DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
 

Room For Improvement

Pyramid Analytics requires user-friendly improvements, better documentation, training resources, enhanced features, and faster implementation for improved usability.
SAS Visual Analytics struggles with performance, integration, user-friendliness, high costs, and lacks robust API, visualization, and support resources.
Other improvements Pyramid Analytics needs are to make the platform more user-friendly for the layman because when presenting something this complicated to companies, if they cannot use it to its full capacity, it is a possible loss.
Reporting Specialist at a marketing services firm with 10,001+ employees
Any advanced user wants to implement an idea that they have, and while the whole idea of a platform is not necessarily to give a custom solution, I would not mind if they had more in terms of AutoML or that sort of capability.
CEO & Principal Consultant at Pyramid Analytics & Consulting
Visually, when you want to see the whole model and the connections between tables, the view is not friendly.
Works at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees
Training on SAS Visual Analytics is required to help overcome these issues.
Biostatistician at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.
In terms of configuration, I would like to see AI capabilities since many applications are now integrating AI.
Senior Manager: ICT Compliance at DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
 

Setup Cost

Pyramid Analytics offers competitive, cost-effective pricing from $10k-$20k annually, ideal for mid-large enterprises, with transparent licensing.
SAS Visual Analytics is costly, deterring smaller companies, with licenses and additional costs potentially exceeding $114,000 annually.
When we went to market and had quotes from multiple different vendors including Power BI and other leading software tools, it was at a comparative level but lower and a bit more cost-effective.
Founder at Nabuza
It's not more expensive than all our other BI tools regarding Pyramid Analytics.
Works at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees
Some of the conditions where we require to update this licensing part where we will be cut off some of the annual price, some of the specific institution such as for education or EdTech or hospitals, this will be useful.
Consultant at RK InfoTech
 

Valuable Features

Pyramid Analytics offers advanced data models, intuitive interfaces, and AI features, boosting productivity and decision-making across industries.
SAS Visual Analytics offers a user-friendly interface with no-code features, enabling intuitive insights through advanced visualization and AI integration.
After implementing Pyramid Analytics for my clients, I have seen measurable outcomes and specific improvements, such as having a single platform that gets them from the raw data to the endpoint reporting.
CEO & Principal Consultant at Pyramid Analytics & Consulting
Pyramid Analytics's main power is its ability to hold the semantic layer inside so it understands the data such that all the dashboards put in front of people are self-service.
Founder at Nabuza
Pyramid Analytics has allowed us to be more insightful in our reporting, positively impacting our organization.
Advisory Services Lead at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
After implementing SAS Visual Analytics, we have generated a new way to generate revenue by providing live data visuals to our clients and making our team aware of data in real time, which has had a significant positive impact.
Biostatistician at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.
The ability to query information from our Excel data into SAS to view specific data is invaluable.
Senior Manager: ICT Compliance at DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
 

Categories and Ranking

Pyramid Analytics
Ranking in Data Visualization
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (17th)
SAS Visual Analytics
Ranking in Data Visualization
15th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Data Visualization category, the mindshare of Pyramid Analytics is 1.5%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAS Visual Analytics is 1.6%, down from 3.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Visualization Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Pyramid Analytics1.5%
SAS Visual Analytics1.6%
Other96.9%
Data Visualization
 

Featured Reviews

Ynazif Nazif - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO & Principal Consultant at Pyramid Analytics & Consulting
Unified data workflows have improved reporting quality and now support better decisions
The best features Pyramid Analytics offers include a broad range of features, which I think is one of the advantages of it. It has a lot of connectors and a lot of different capabilities. I would say end-to-end capabilities is one of the nice features of it. Regarding the end-to-end capabilities and lots of connectors, I found the connectors most valuable. If you are trying to do Snowflake, SQL server, or any of the normal database platforms that you see in the cloud or on-premises, it has those connectors built in. You don't have to worry about writing custom drivers. That is a nice feature to have. Pyramid Analytics has impacted my organization positively in that I use it for my clients' organizations. For my organization, it is great because it gives me a technology platform that clients enjoy using and I am proficient with. For my clients, it is about delivering on their aspirations in terms of what they want to do with their data and where they want to head in their organization. This is definitely a tool that we can use in order to get there. After implementing Pyramid Analytics for my clients, I have seen measurable outcomes and specific improvements, such as having a single platform that gets them from the raw data to the endpoint reporting. I think that streamlining has a positive effect on the quality of the outputs. The quality of the outputs definitely leads to better decision making.
Namanjbaraiya Baru - PeerSpot reviewer
Biostatistician at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.
Interactive dashboards have transformed clinical reporting and now support real time decisions
The best features of SAS Visual Analytics include performing data manipulation. I would characterize this as making data ready, transforming data, and making new variables through code while utilizing low-code and no-code facilities. In my experience, low-code features in SAS Visual Analytics help when I need to create a new variable. For instance, I can extract a date through the data roll step, and with no-code features, I can perform report creation by simply using drag and drop functionality. After implementing SAS Visual Analytics, we have generated a new way to generate revenue by providing live data visuals to our clients and making our team aware of data in real time, which has had a significant positive impact.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Government
10%
Construction Company
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise19
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pyramid Analytics?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that they were very competitive in the market. When we went to market and had quotes from multiple different vendors including Power BI and ...
What needs improvement with Pyramid Analytics?
One thing that could be added that could be useful is more rich data cataloging, which Pyramid Analytics doesn't really have at the moment. This would enable the data team to better document the da...
What is your primary use case for Pyramid Analytics?
Pyramid Analytics serves as the main visualization layer on top of an enterprise data platform to put data and analytics in the hands of users across the business. From a previous role, I implement...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAS Visual Analytics?
It's about an average of five. It's easy to scale, but it comes with cost.
What needs improvement with SAS Visual Analytics?
In terms of configuration, I would like to see AI capabilities since many applications are now integrating AI. It may be that our current subscription does not include AI-enabled features, but I wo...
What is your primary use case for SAS Visual Analytics?
I started to work with SAS Visual Analytics ( /products/sas-visual-analytics-reviews ) in 2015. We use it for analysis on ICT expenditure information and ICT personnel information. The analytics ar...
 

Also Known As

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SAS BI
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

US Department of Veterans Affair, Volkswagen, Siemens, Blackboard, Hallmark, Orange, CDW, LA Fitness, Atelier GS, Memorial Healthcare, Acadia Insurance, BancoBic, Advanced Learning, Microsoft, Drake University
Staples, Ausgrid, Scotiabank, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Oklahoma Gas & Electric, Xcel Energy, and Triad Analytics Solutions.
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