EViews vs SAS Visual Statistics
EViews
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| Figure | EViews | SAS Visual Statistics |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $59.95/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 1 |
| Spec score · Statistical Analysis Software | 8.9 (#5) | 8.2 (#27) |
| Data import formats | Excel, Access, R, SAS Transport, SPSS, Stata, Tableau, ASCII text/binary, HTML, ODBC | SAS data sets, Excel (XLS/XLSX), delimited text files, CSV, DTA, JMP, Parquet, SPSS |
| Deployment | desktop | SAS Viya supports cloud, hybrid and on-premises deployment environments. |
| Headquarters | Irvine, California, USA | Cary, North Carolina, USA |
| Regression models | Yes | Yes |
| Scripting support | Yes | Yes |
| Statistical tests | Yes | Yes |
| Support | Single-user support covers installation, registration, and moving a license; it excludes business consulting and help with modeling or econometric theory. | SAS provides Visual Statistics documentation, tutorials, communities and technical support through its support site. |
Plans
EViews
- Academic Single-User License$700 a month
- Commercial Single-User License$2,450 a month
- EViews 14 Student Version LiteFree
- EViews 14 University Edition$59.95 a month
- EViews 14 Academic Single-User License$700, paid once
- EViews 14 Commercial Single-User License$2,450, paid once
In their own words
EViews
EViews is desktop software for statistical, time-series, forecasting and modeling work, presented through an object-oriented interface. It provides data management, econometric and statistical analysis, forecasts, simulations, graphs and tables, with support for regression models, statistical tests, scripting and Bayesian analysis. Import formats include Excel, Access, R, SAS Transport, SPSS, Stata, Tableau, ASCII text and binary, HTML and ODBC. EViews 14 adds JDemetra+ seasonal adjustment, Facebook Prophet, quantile ARDL estimation and outlier detection. Its listed integrations include COM automation, MATLAB, R, Python and a Microsoft Excel add-in; downloadable add-ins, user objects and libraries can extend it. EViews runs on Windows and macOS, but the 30-day EViews 14 demo is limited to physical Windows computers and is unavailable for Mac. Student Version Lite is free, but cannot save workfiles or export data to other formats and needs internet access at least once every 10 days to launch. Listed licenses include academic and commercial single-user options.
SAS Visual Statistics
SAS Visual Statistics is a statistical visualization and modeling product on SAS Viya. It supports analysis from raw data toward strategic action, with visual model building, variable adjustment, and outlier removal; users can see how those changes affect outcomes. Multiple users can collaborate on the same data model, and the environment supports Python, R, or SAS. Listed techniques include clustering, decision trees, linear and logistic regression, generalized linear and additive models, and nonparametric logistic regression.
Imports include SAS data sets, Excel, delimited text, CSV, DTA, JMP, Parquet, and SPSS. Programmers can access the Viya CAS server through SAS Studio, PROC CAS, Python, R, Lua, Java, and public REST APIs. Native Python Pandas DataFrame integration supports sending DataFrames to CAS and retrieving results for use with packages such as Pandas, matplotlib, Plotly, and Bokeh. SAS Cloud Analytic Services processes data in memory and distributes work across cluster nodes. The product is cloud-deployed, paid, and priced on request; no free plan is listed, but a free trial is available.