Alteryx Designer vs SSIS comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Alteryx Designer
Ranking in Data Integration
9th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SSIS
Ranking in Data Integration
2nd
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
69
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Data Integration category, the market share of Alteryx Designer is 3.3% and it decreased by 20.0% compared to the previous year. The market share of SSIS is 9.8% and it decreased by 9.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Kaitlin  Pisani - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 18, 2023
The tool ended up saving over 2,000 hours of effort a year through its automation capabilities
Alteryx's data science and machine learning capabilities are where it loses out to DataIQ. Also, the fact that the server and designer are separate is very frustrating. And, as somebody who needed to assign licenses to people, it was very difficult to collaborate with others and show who has licenses for Alteryx without having to use a third-party process to visualize that. I would love to see an improvement to the user admin privileges in being able to assign and transition licenses to people more easily. That is something that needs to be key. There's a software called Server Pal that Anypoint has, but I know some other things out there to help people with the server admin piece. One of the most frustrating pieces is that there's not something inherent to Alteryx for administration purposes. Moreover, Alteryx has some opportunities to improve collaboration as well.
VS
Dec 22, 2023
Beneficial source data importing, reliable, and quick initial setup
I am using SSIS for a primary database Not much but served as better alternative The most valuable features of SSIS are that it works with the query language and it can import data from different sources.  SSIS can improve by the minimum code requirements in stored procedures and exporting data…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The functionality of drag and drop is the most valuable. It is a very user-friendly tool that can be understood easily. My teams also work with other solutions, such as Integration Services, and these solutions are very difficult for people who don't have technical knowledge."
"The features I found most valuable are the preparation features – the Join and the Transform."
"It has an easy setup process."
"Alteryx is quite easy to use, learn, and understand as a product."
"The solution is user-friendly."
"I like Alteryx Designer's drag-and-drop feature, where you drag a component, configure it and quickly run it."
"One of the things I like about Alteryx Designer is how easy it is to connect numerous data inputs, including API connectors. This helps tremendously in reducing the time required to extract data from systems like SAP that don't have straightforward connectivity options."
"The product offers very good analytics."
"The performance is good."
"This solution is easy to implement, has a wide variety of connectors, has support for Visual Basic, and supports the C language."
"The solution is easy to use and developer friendly."
"The initial setup of this solution is very straightforward."
"The interface is very user-friendly."
"The scalability of SSIS is good."
"There are many good features in this solution including the data fields, database integration, support for SQL views, and the lookups for matching information."
"It's already very user-friendly and has a good dashboard."
 

Cons

"Alteryx Designer's cost should be improved."
"Alteryx Designer's pricing and support could be improved."
"Based on my experience, the tool could be improved by providing sample reports or pre-configured workflows tailored to specific industries, like finance. It needs to integrate an AI chatbot as well."
"I would like to be able to include small snippets of code inside of the solution. The tool has only drag-and-drop features to make it easy to use, but sometimes I feel like this makes it more complicated."
"Its cost can sometimes be a drawback."
"Optimizing processing times is one area I would like to see improved in Alteryx Designer. Sometimes, the workflows take an extremely long time to run. There are days when I have had to wait two to three hours for a single process to complete. There needs to be a functionality to split the processes."
"We need more documentation."
"When configuring the Logix, the UA could be improved."
"Sometimes, there are compatibility issues with some features. From time to time, I also face issues when trying to migrate. If I misconfigure things when I use Snapshot, the migration will fail.It can take a long time to migrate huge amounts of data, so it would be nice if that could be faster."
"I would like to see more standard components out of the box, such as SFTP, and Data Compression components."
"I would like to see more features in terms of the integration with Azure Data Factory."
"We purchase an add on called task factory primarily to allow bulk delete, update and upsert capability. I'd like to see this be part of the standard package."
"There were some issues when we tried to connect it to data storage. It was a connection issue."
"The creation of the measure in the DAC's model could be improved."
"SSIS can improve in handling different data sources like Salesforce connectivity, Oracle Cloud's connectivity, etc."
"Sometimes when we want to publish to other types of databases it's not easy to publish to those databases. For example, the Jet Database Engine. Before the SSIS supported Jet Database Engine but nowadays it doesn't support the Jet Database Engine. We connect to many databases such as Access database, SparkPros databases and the other types of databases using Jet Database Engines now and SSIS now doesn't seem to support it in our databases."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is a bit expensive, it should be looked into."
"The pricing is bit expensive."
"Alteryx Designer is an expensive solution."
"Alteryx is a little bit expensive compared to competing solutions."
"Each license is something like $4,000."
"I rate Alteryx Designer a six out of ten for pricing."
"The licenses are expensive, making it difficult to consider acquiring additional licenses to the existing ones."
"The tool is priced high."
"If you don't want to pay a lot of money, you can go for SSIS, as its open-source version is available. When it comes to licensing, SSIS can be expensive."
"This solution is included with the MSSQL server package."
"The solution is available at a lesser price than that of Informatica."
"It comes bundled with other solutions, which makes it difficult to get the price on the specific product."
"We have an enterprise license for this solution."
"My advice is to look at what your configuration will be because most companies have their own deals with Microsoft."
"Depending on the arrangement that a certain company has with Microsoft, it may supply the permanent license that is included in the SQL server license, or it may be a time-bound license if it is a partner license or other enterprise license."
"We purchased the standard edition of SQL Server and SSIS came with it free of charge."
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Comparison Review

it_user90069 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 20, 2014
Informatica PowerCenter vs. Microsoft SSIS - each technology has its advantages but also have similarities
Technology has made it easier for businesses to organize and manipulate data to get a clearer picture of what’s going on with their business. Notably, ETL tools have made managing huge amounts of data significantly easier and faster, boosting many organizations’ business intelligence operations…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
20%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
7%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Alteryx Designer?
When you open a raw Excel file, it can be hard to look at everything in detail. Alteryx makes it much easier to go through the data, summarize it, and use different tools for analysis.
What needs improvement with Alteryx Designer?
The only thing is sometimes it can be a bit slow.
Which is better - SSIS or Informatica PowerCenter?
SSIS PowerPack is a group of drag and drop connectors for Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services, commonly called SSIS. The collection helps organizations boost productivity with code-free compo...
What do you like most about SSIS?
The product's deployment phase is easy.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SSIS?
If you don't want to pay a lot of money, you can go for SSIS, as its open-source version is available. When it comes to licensing, SSIS can be expensive.
 

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Sample Customers

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1. Amazon.com 2. Bank of America 3. Capital One 4. Coca-Cola 5. Dell 6. E*TRADE 7. FedEx 8. Ford Motor Company 9. Google 10. Home Depot 11. IBM 12. Intel 13. JPMorgan Chase 14. Kraft Foods 15. Lockheed Martin 16. McDonald's 17. Microsoft 18. Morgan Stanley 19. Nike 20. Oracle 21. PepsiCo 22. Procter & Gamble 23. Prudential Financial 24. RBC Capital Markets 25. SAP 26. Siemens 27. Sony 28. Toyota 29. UnitedHealth Group 30. Visa 31. Walmart 32. Wells Fargo
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