SAS has recently released free SAS softwares. Anyone can access to SAS software for free and can play with data using SAS. It comes with various popular modules of SAS including base SAS, SAS STAT, data mining, operation research and econometrics etc. It supports updates of new functions and procedures and also includes latest version of SAS (SAS 9.4). Nothing can be more great than getting SAS 9.4 for free!
Two Popular Free SAS Softwares
1. SAS University Edition
It's not restricted to college students and teachers only. It is available for everyone. Anyone can download and install it on their desktop/ laptop. It's a full version, not a trial one. It runs locally on your computer - No internet connectivity is required while running this software.
Download link - Download Free SAS Software
2. SAS OnDemand for Academics
It's available for everyone - Individual Learners, Teachers and Students. It does not require any installation. It runs on cloud so internet access is required to use this software. It comes with various modules of SAS such as SAS Operation Research module, SAS Enterprise Guide (SAS EG), SAS Enterprise Miner, SAS Credit Scoring etc which are not available in SAS University Edition.
Registration link - Access SAS for Free
User Interface of SAS UE and SAS OnDemand for Academics
Two Popular Free SAS Softwares
1. SAS University Edition
It's not restricted to college students and teachers only. It is available for everyone. Anyone can download and install it on their desktop/ laptop. It's a full version, not a trial one. It runs locally on your computer - No internet connectivity is required while running this software.
Download link - Download Free SAS Software
2. SAS OnDemand for Academics
It's available for everyone - Individual Learners, Teachers and Students. It does not require any installation. It runs on cloud so internet access is required to use this software. It comes with various modules of SAS such as SAS Operation Research module, SAS Enterprise Guide (SAS EG), SAS Enterprise Miner, SAS Credit Scoring etc which are not available in SAS University Edition.
Registration link - Access SAS for Free
| SAS University Edition | SAS OnDemand for Academics | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free | Free |
| Installation | Installation Required | No Installation Required |
| Cloud | Run on local machine | Run on cloud so access from everywhere |
| Internet | No Internet required to run | Internet required to run |
| Data Size | Huge data handling capability | Medium |
| Modules | Supports popular modules | Supports more modules than University Edition |
User Interface of SAS UE and SAS OnDemand for Academics
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| SAS Studio |
Interface of both the softwares is similar as both runs on SAS Studio. SAS Studio has a beautiful interface which makes coding faster to write and engaging.Steps to access SAS OnDemand for Academics
- Register and create your profile by visiting this link
- You will get an email from official SAS team with the link to activate your profile
- Once you click on the link, you need to write your email address and set password.
- Upon completion of step 3, you'll get another email with your user id and link to access SAS Studio.
System Requirements
- Microsoft Windows version 7 or later
- 32 / 64-bit hardware with a minimum of 1GB of RAM. For 32-bit hardware, you need to tweak some settings. Check out this link - 32-bit hardware SAS® University Edition via Virtual Box
One of the following virtualization software packages:
- VMware Player 6.0 or later - Download link
- Oracle VirtualBox 4.3.12 - Download link
One of the following web browsers:
Installation Steps
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11
- Mozilla Firefox 21 or later
- Google Chrome 27 or later
Installation Steps
Installation steps are mentioned in this PDF link - User Guide
You need to download two files. One is virtualization software package and the other one is free SAS version software -
- Download Oracle VirtualBox / VMware Player 6.0 and later software. Download any one of the two.
- VMware Player 6.0 or later - Download link
- Oracle VirtualBox 4.3.12 - Download link
- Download the SAS University Edition vApp.
Download link - Download Free SAS Software
If you face any issue(s) related to SAS University Edition or SAS OnDemand for Academics softwares, join Official SAS University Community and post your queries there.
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