Move your SAS workloads to Altair SLC without rewriting years of code. Our SAS migration services cover code assessment, migration, parallel runs that prove results match SAS, and retiring your SAS licenses on a date you control.
A SAS to Altair SLC migration moves programs written in the SAS language onto Altair SLC, a platform that runs SAS-language code natively, alongside Python, R and SQL. Most code runs without translation, which makes SLC the most direct SAS alternative for teams that want to keep their existing code. The work is in assessing compatibility, fixing exceptions, and running SLC in parallel with SAS until every output matches.
Teams move for four reasons.
Reduce SAS license spend while keeping the code that runs your reports and models.
Existing SAS-language programs keep running, so the business sees no gap in output.
Analysts add Python and R to SAS workflows instead of keeping them in separate tools.
SLC sits in the same Siemens portfolio as RapidMiner, so analytics can move into machine learning and agentic AI over time.
Inventory of programs, macros, formats and data, with a compatibility score per program.
SLC and SLC Hub installed on-premises or in your cloud, with access controls and scheduling.
Programs moved to SLC; exceptions fixed or rewritten in SAS language, Python or SQL.
SAS and SLC run side by side until outputs match.
Jobs switched to SLC, team trained, and SAS licenses retired on your timeline.
Every migration starts with a code assessment, so you know the effort before you commit. We scan your SAS estate and group programs into three buckets.
Standard DATA steps, PROC SQL and common procedures.
Environment paths, file references, or options set differently.
Procedures or add-on products that SLC handles differently, which we rework or move to Python or SQL.
You get a report with program counts per bucket, effort estimates, and a recommended order of migration.
We migrate in waves, starting with lower-risk programs, so the team builds confidence before moving critical reports. Each wave follows four steps.
Move programs and data connections to SLC and apply the fixes found in assessment.
Run the same jobs on SAS and SLC with the same inputs.
Compare outputs automatically, row by row and value by value, and investigate every difference.
Business owners approve each report before it switches over.
SAS stays live until the outputs match and each owner has signed off.
Migration is step one of SAS modernization. Once your code runs on SLC, high-value logic such as forecasting, risk scoring and segmentation can move into Siemens RapidMiner workflows, where it gains machine learning, explainability and agentic AI. Results can then feed Mendix apps your teams use every day. See our Altair AI services for the wider roadmap.
Size and complexity set the timeline.
The main cost drivers are the number of programs, the SAS add-on products in use, the volume of data to reconcile, and how many reports need business sign-off. The free assessment gives you a fixed estimate before you commit.
Migration, RapidMiner modernization and Mendix apps under one plan.
Automated reconciliation and business sign-off on every report.
Mendix Certified Partner and Siemens Xcelerator partner.
Delivery teams in the United States, UAE and India.
Altair SLC is an analytics platform that runs programs written in the SAS language, plus Python, R and SQL. It was formerly WPS from World Programming and is now part of Siemens, sold as Rapidminer SLC.
In most cases, yes. SLC compiles SAS-language programs without translation. Some procedures and add-on products behave differently, which is why we assess every program first.
Smaller estates typically take 4–8 weeks; large estates run 16–30+ weeks in waves. The free assessment gives a timeline for your code.
We run SAS and SLC in parallel on the same inputs, compare outputs automatically, investigate every difference, and get business sign-off per report.
They stay active until parallel runs pass and sign-off is complete. You retire them on a date you choose, usually at renewal.
Cost depends on the number of programs, SAS add-on products in use, data volumes to reconcile and reports needing sign-off. The free code assessment gives a fixed estimate before you commit.
For teams with a large SAS codebase, yes: SLC runs SAS-language programs without a rewrite and adds Python, R and SQL. Teams starting fresh may choose Python or RapidMiner directly.
Send us a sample of your programs and we'll return a compatibility report and estimate.
Also see: Altair AI services in the US