As organizations increasingly adopt AI, they demand clear ROI and tangible business value from these investments. Recent findings from SAS and IDC highlight that companies focusing on trustworthy AI achieve significantly higher returns on their AI projects. Beyond basic productivity improvements, businesses aim to leverage AI for better decision-making and tackling sector-specific challenges.
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Top analyst firms serve as key guides for organizations evaluating AI vendors that maximize ROI, improve decisions, and handle industry challenges. These firms have repeatedly positioned SAS as a leader in critical areas.
In AI and analytics, SAS earned leadership recognition in reports such as IDC AI Platforms Market Shares (2024 data, July 2025), IDC European Predictive, Advanced, and Visual Analytics Vendor Shares (2024, July 2025), IDC AI Life-Cycle Market Shares (2024, July 2025), IDC MarketScape: Asia/Pacific Unified AI Platforms 2025 (September 2025), and Gartner Emerging Magic Quadrant for Generative AI Engineering (November 2025).
For customer intelligence, SAS was named a leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Customer Analytics Applications 2025 (August 2025) and The Forrester Wave: Real-Time Interaction Management Software, Q4 2025 (November 2025).
In data management, SAS stood out in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Data Integration Software Platforms, 2025 (October 2025).
SAS received extensive leadership nods in fraud and financial crimes, including The Forrester Wave: Anti-Money Laundering Solutions, Q2 2025 (April 2025), multiple Chartis RiskTech Quadrants for enterprise fraud, payment fraud, watchlist monitoring, adverse media, name and transaction screening, and anti-money laundering solutions (various dates in 2025), Datos Matrix: Fraud and AML Case Management, 2025 (July 2025), and Celent Anti-Fraud Solutionscape and Technology Capabilities Matrix (September 2025).
In healthcare, SAS was recognized in IDC MarketScape: EMEA Healthcare Data Platforms for Providers 2025 (September 2025).
Risk management saw strong SAS performance, with rankings in Chartis RiskTech AI 50, 2025 (No. 3, May 2025), Chartis Quantitative Analytics 50, 2025 (June 2025), multiple Chartis RiskTech Quadrants for various credit risk, regulatory reporting, and asset liability management solutions (throughout 2025), and high overall placements like No. 2 in Chartis RiskTech100® 2026 (October 2025).
"Our numerous analyst accolades signal trust and delivering outcomes at scale. SAS brings trustworthy AI and advanced analytics to the most complex decisions organizations face – from managing risk and preventing fraud in financial services to driving smarter outcomes in marketing, health care and government programs," said Stu Bradley, Senior Vice President of Risk, Fraud and Compliance Solutions at SAS. "Our leadership across multiple analyst evaluations reflects SAS' long-standing ability to combine advanced data management and technical excellence with real-world industry insight to deliver measurable results."
These recognitions affirm SAS' role in providing reliable AI solutions that drive real business impact and ROI for organizations navigating complex technology landscapes.
For more SAS rankings in analyst reports, see Analyst Viewpoints at SAS.com/analystviews.
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