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Ab Initio Co>Operating System vs Alteryx Designer comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Ab Initio Co>Operating System
Ranking in Data Integration
47th
Average Rating
9.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Workload Automation (28th)
Alteryx Designer
Ranking in Data Integration
12th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Ab Initio Co>Operating System is 1.4%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Alteryx Designer is 3.1%, down from 4.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

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High performance and flexible solution for companies with large amounts of data
My primary use of this solution is in the banking sector to process financial movements and generate reports. I also use it in the risk area of banking to detect thefts and risky behaviors Ab Initio reaches the highest performance and is very flexible in processing huge amounts of data.  An…
Ajay Nayak - PeerSpot reviewer
An easy-to-use automation solution with satisfying customer support
Sometimes, while getting data from a third-party product, like data sources that are not present in your system, Alteryx works a bit slowly. Even if you have a good configuration and you are pulling data from an SQL server like SAP, then the solution also has a slow work process. It shouldn't be that much slow if you are pulling ten thousand records, it should not take thirty minutes.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Ab Initio reaches the highest performance and is very flexible in processing huge amounts of data."
"Co>Operating System's most valuable feature is its ability to process bulk data effectively."
"The features I found most valuable are the preparation features – the Join and the Transform."
"I have been using Alteryx Designer only for data modeling and data structuring."
"Alteryx Designer offers a drag-and-drop interface, making it highly user-friendly. Unlike Python and Apache Airflow, which require coding, Alteryx allows users to accomplish tasks without any programming knowledge. Its simplicity makes it accessible to anyone, even those without coding experience, and this ease of use is one of Alteryx's key advantages."
"The solution's ability to hold a huge amount of data in its memory is significant."
"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."
"Alteryx Designer is a tool that is pretty much easy to install."
"Alteryx Designer's best features are that it's easy to use and performs well."
"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."
 

Cons

"Co>Operating System would be improved with more integrations for less well-known technologies."
"An awesome improvement would be big data solutions, for example, implementing some kind of business intelligence or neural networks for artificial intelligence."
"Alteryx Designer's pricing and support could be improved."
"Alteryx Designer's cost should be improved."
"For smaller clients with ten to 15 employees, Alteryx can be expensive."
"The conditional join feature should be improved."
"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."
"Alteryx could move faster to create a cloud equivalent of the desktop version of Designer."
"It is challenging to view the data using Alteryx Designer."
"Improving the key-based sign-on process and making it more user-friendly would be a benefit."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Co>Operating System's pricing is on the expensive end since it tends to be used by big enterprises."
"I rate the price of Alteryx Designer a ten on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."
"Each license is something like $4,000."
"The solution is expensive. It has license fees, which are renewable every year."
"Alteryx is a little bit expensive compared to competing solutions."
"I rate the product's pricing a two to three out of ten."
"It is too expensive for our country. We are a small country, so it is too difficult to sell this solution. With Alteryx Designer, if you want to automate the data and run the flows, you have to pay more money. We were trying to automate the flows, and we found out that people have to pay 600 more for this feature, which makes it even more expensive. We are a partner for Tableau, and we are working with Tableau Prep, which is like a mini Alteryx. In Tableau Prep, you can drag and drop and make new connections with the different data sources. You can make all the connections. You can also publish a source. You don't have to pay more money with Tableau. You pay like $5 per user per month to access it."
"The pricing is bit expensive."
"I rate Alteryx Designer a six out of ten for pricing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
38%
Computer Software Company
9%
Insurance Company
8%
University
5%
Educational Organization
25%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

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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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Alteryx Designer?
It's cheaper than Palantir, but even Alteryx is too much for small clients. It is expensive, considering the server capabilities.
What needs improvement with Alteryx Designer?
For smaller clients with ten to 15 employees, Alteryx can be expensive. The server capabilities are costly too. The technical support could also improve by being quicker in response times.
 

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