Replacement Guide

How to Build Your Own SAS Visual Analytics

Replace SAS Visual Analytics with a custom build. Enable your whole team to make better decisions with data visualization and reporting

Weekend Project
21 features6 integrationsOne weekend

Estimated Timeline

Based on 21 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.

1
Setup & scaffolding
2 hours
2
Core features
4-6 hours
3
Polish & deploy
2 hours

Recommended Tech Stack

Next.js 14

Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components

Supabase

PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions

Tailwind CSS

Utility-first styling for rapid UI development

Key Features to Replicate

Top features across 8 categories. See all 21 features

Analytics(3 features)

SAS Visual Text AnalyticsAIPremium

Specialized text analytics capability for advanced text processing

Self-Service AnalyticsAI

Automated forecasting, goal seeking, scenario analysis, decision trees and more accessible regardless of skill level

Text AnalyticsAI

Gain insight from social media and other text data with sentiment analysis

Developer Tools(3 features)

Open Integration for Developers

Add creative visualization with third-party JavaScript libraries like D3 and C3 with full interactivity, plus REST APIs for any client language

SAS Visual Analytics SDKPremium

Software development kit for embedding and extending SAS Visual Analytics functionality

Visualizations via GitHub

Leverage open source development resources for custom visualizations

AI/ML(2 features)

Augmented AnalyticsAI

Automatically discover stories hidden in data with suggestions and identification of related measures

Natural Language ExplanationsAI

Machine learning-powered natural language explanations of insights and findings

Collaboration(1 features)

Collaboration Features

Slice and dice data collaboratively, share insights, and interact with visualizations across teams

Data Exploration(1 features)

Visual DiscoveryAI

Visually explore data and identify relationships, outliers, clusters and key insights automatically

Data Management(1 features)

Data Access and PreparationAI

Access, profile, cleanse and transform data using an intuitive interface with self-service data preparation and embedded AI

Geospatial Analysis(1 features)

Location Analytics

Combine traditional data with location data for geographical context in analysis and decision making

Governance(1 features)

SAS Information Governance

Data governance and quality management integrated with data access and preparation

Cost Calculator

Pricing data not available for SAS Visual Analytics. Check their website for current pricing.

Ready to Build?