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SAS Institute

SAS Institute makes analytics, AI and data management software, including the SAS Viya platform and SAS 9. Software is licensed per site through direct sales, authorized resellers and cloud marketplaces, with licence files that must be renewed.

Licensing at a Glance

  • Subscription

  1. SAS Viya is offered as SAS Viya, SAS Viya Advanced, SAS Viya Enterprise and SAS Viya Programming, with different capabilities included in each.[1]

  2. SAS Viya can be licensed directly from SAS, through partners, or via cloud marketplaces.[2]

  3. SAS software can be bought directly or through authorized resellers, with licensing models for both cloud and on-premises deployments.[3]

  4. SAS software is renewed by applying new licence files, and sites and licences, including temporary licence extensions, are managed by site number in the my.sas.com portal.[4]

Products

References

  1. How to Buy SAS® Viya® | SAS · sas.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
  2. How to Buy SAS® Viya® | SAS · sas.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
  3. How to Buy SAS Software | SAS · sas.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
  4. Get License Assistance | SAS Support · support.sas.com · retrieved 2026-09-27

Litigation

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  1. SAS Institute Inc. v. World Programming LimitedCourt of Justice of the European Union; Court of Appeal of England and Wales; US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2023
    Judgment
    Lessons learned
    • In the EU a licensee may observe, study and test a program to learn its underlying ideas while doing what the licence permits, and licence terms cannot remove that right.
    • Functionality, programming languages and data file formats are not protected as computer programs in the EU, but copying a manual's text can still infringe.
    • The same conduct can lead to different results in different countries, so check the governing law and forum of each licence.
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