SAS AlternativesStatistical Analyzers and other similar apps like SAS

SAS is described as 'The leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market' and is a statistical analyzer in the business & commerce category. There are more than 50 alternatives to SAS for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Mac and SaaS apps. The best SAS alternative is R (programming language), which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SAS are JASP, PyPI, jamovi and Polars.

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  1. R (programming language) icon

    R (programming language)

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    R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. It is a GNU project which is similar to the S language and environment which was developed at Bell Laboratories (formerly AT&T, now Lucent Technologies) by John Chambers and colleagues. R can be consider.

    96 R (programming language) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    R (programming language) vs SAS Comments
    sombrenote
    Positive
    1

    I use both, I think R is superior in almost every way, safe a few automated systems.

    IanShannon
    Negative
    0

    Need to recode completely.

    Does not have anything like the output delivery system (ODS).

    The documentation is highly variable and in some cases, to determing the processing steps it is necessary to read the source code.

    • R (programming language) is Free and Open SourceSAS is Paid and Proprietary
    • R (programming language) is Customizable and LightweightSAS is not according to our users
  2. JASP icon

    JASP

     33 likes

    JASP is a free and open-source graphical program for statistical analysis supported by the University of Amsterdam. It is designed to be easy to use, and familiar to users of SPSS. It offers standard analysis procedures in both their classical and Bayesian form.

    30 JASP alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Flathub
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  4. PyPI icon

    PyPI

     8 likes

    The Python Package Index (PyPI) is a repository of software for the Python programming language. PyPI helps you find and install software developed and shared by the Python community. Package authors use PyPI to distribute their software.

    51 PyPI alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  5. jamovi icon

    jamovi

     16 likes

    jamovi is a free and open statistical platform which is intuitive to use, and can provide the latest developments in statistics.

    18 jamovi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Online
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  6. Polars icon

    Polars

     2 likes

    Polars is a highly performant DataFrame library for manipulating structured data. The core is written in Rust, but the library is also available in Python. Its key features are:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
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  7. JasperReports icon

    JasperReports

     22 likes

    JasperReports is a variously-licensed reporting tool & library, written in Java, which can generate HTML, PDF, Excel, CSV, and other format reports. JasperReports Server is a paid feature for distributing and scheduling reports.

    74 JasperReports alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. IBM SPSS Statistics icon

    IBM SPSS Statistics

     22 likes

    The IBM SPSS software platform offers advanced statistical analysis, a vast library of machine-learning algorithms, text analysis, open-source extensibility, integration with big data and seamless deployment into applications.

    66 IBM SPSS Statistics alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Altair SLC (formerly WPS Analytics) icon

    Altair SLC (formerly WPS Analytics)

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    Altair SLC runs programs written with SAS language syntax without translation and without licensing other third-party products. Altair SLC is built to handle high levels of throughput and reduces clients’ capital costs and operating expenses.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Solaris
     
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    Altair SLC (formerly WPS Analytics) vs SAS Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Only real alternative supporting SAS language, no need to rewrite existing applications, user interface is really nice, mix SAS language with python and R languages, inclusive data connectivity, attractive and flexible pricing.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Email assistance which is a tracked ticket system - they are truly concerned about assistance

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    olrobbo
    Positive
    1

    WPS really is an alternative. No other alternative is able to run programs written in the SAS language. WPS can combine different programming languages in one program so R and python can be mixed with SAS language offering the best of all worlds for data scientists and business users. No other alternative supports such a broad range of platforms including mainframes.

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    • Altair SLC (formerly WPS Analytics) is Paid and ProprietarySAS is also Paid and Proprietary
  11. pandas icon

    pandas

     6 likes

    Flexible and powerful data analysis / manipulation library for Python, providing labeled data structures similar to R data.frame objects, statistical functions, and much more.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
     
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    Crystal Reports

     5 likes

    SAP Crystal Reports software is the de facto standard in reporting. With SAP Crystal Reports, you can create powerful, richly formatted, dynamic reports from virtually any data source, delivered in dozens of formats, in up to 24 languages.

    55 Crystal Reports alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. Pentaho icon

    Pentaho

     27 likes

    Pentaho is a Business Intelligence software company that offers Pentaho Business Analytics, a suite of open source products which provide data integration, OLAP services, reporting, dashboarding, data mining and ETL capabilities.

    124 Pentaho alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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