SAS Visual Analytics
SAS Visual Analytics is data visualization and business intelligence software for exploring data, creating interactive reports and dashboards, and finding in…
What SAS Visual Analytics is
SAS Visual Analytics is data visualization and business intelligence software for exploring data, creating interactive reports and dashboards, and finding insights. It combines visual exploration, reporting and advanced analytics in one application. Users can summarize performance metrics and share reports through web and mobile devices. Machine learning and natural-language explanations help identify and explain relationships, outliers and clusters. Business analysts can use predictive analytics to assess possible outcomes without programming. Data preparation features include importing data, data-quality operations, calculated columns, transformations, joins, filters and scheduled jobs. Listed data sources include databases, Hadoop, Excel spreadsheets, social media, CSV files and SAS data sets. Location data can add geographic context to analysis. SAS Viya Copilot for Augmented Analytics helps users build dashboards, explore data and generate data stories using natural language. SAS Visual Analytics on SAS Viya includes SAS for Microsoft 365, allowing report interaction and embedding in Excel. Deployment is hybrid, with web, Windows, iOS and Android platforms listed. Pricing is available on request, and a free SAS Viya trial is offered; no price or trial duration is stated.
Good
- Combines visual exploration, reporting and advanced analytics.
- Predictive analytics can be used without programming.
- Includes scheduled reports.
- Supports row-level data security.
- Offers a free SAS Viya trial.
Watch out
- Pricing is available on request.
- No trial duration is stated.
- Compliance applicability depends on the customer engagement and agreement.
Who it suits
SAS Visual Analytics suits business analysts and teams that need interactive reporting, data exploration and predictive analytics. It may also fit organizations that need mobile report sharing or Microsoft 365 integration.
Verdict
SAS Visual Analytics brings reporting, data preparation and analytics into a hybrid deployment. Request pricing and confirm which compliance standards apply to your engagement.
Plans and prices
From SAS Visual Analytics's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| SAS Visual Analytics on SAS Viya | Priced on request | Request pricing from SAS |
The facts
Each one read from SAS Visual Analytics's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Analytics
- It combines visual data exploration, reporting and advanced analytics in a single application.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Automated insights
- Machine learning and natural language explanations help users find and explain relationships, outliers and clusters in their data.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- SAS lists standards including ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018 and SOC 2, while noting applicability depends on the customer engagement and agreement.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Dashboards
- Users can create interactive reports and dashboards, summarize performance metrics, and share them via web and mobile devices.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Data preparation
- The features list describes importing data, data quality operations, calculated columns, transformations, joins, filters and scheduled jobs.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Data sources
- SAS lists databases, Hadoop, Excel spreadsheets, social media, CSV files and SAS data sets as data sources or import formats.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- hybridchecked 21 Sep 2026
- Embedded analytics
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Generative AI
- SAS Viya Copilot for Augmented Analytics helps users build dashboards, explore data and generate data stories using natural language.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Location analytics
- Users can combine traditional data with location data to add geographic context to analyses and visualizations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Microsoft integration
- SAS for Microsoft 365 is included with SAS Visual Analytics on SAS Viya and lets users interact with reports and embed report content in Excel.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Natural-language queries
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Predictive analytics
- Business analysts can use predictive analytics to assess possible outcomes without programming.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- SAS Visual Analytics is data visualization and business intelligence software for exploring data, creating interactive reports and dashboards, and uncovering insights.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Row-level security
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Scheduled reports
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Security
- The features list describes authentication, content authorization, object-level and table- and row-level data security, and LDAP directory integration.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- SAS says it was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1976checked 4 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Cary, North Carolina, United Stateschecked 4 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial and pricing
- The product page offers a free SAS Viya trial and a request-pricing option; it does not state a price or trial duration.checked 11 Oct 2026
