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Altair RapidMiner vs Alteryx comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Altair RapidMiner
Ranking in Predictive Analytics
3rd
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Alteryx
Ranking in Predictive Analytics
1st
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
81
Ranking in other categories
Data Preparation Tools (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Predictive Analytics category, the mindshare of Altair RapidMiner is 16.5%, down from 20.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Alteryx is 22.9%, down from 26.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Q&A Highlights

AP
Nov 02, 2023
 

Featured Reviews

Rathnam Makam - PeerSpot reviewer
A no-code tool that helps to build machine learning models
One challenge I encountered while implementing RapidMiner was the lack of documentation. Since there aren't as many users, finding resources to learn the tool was initially difficult. To overcome this hurdle, I believe RapidMiner could improve by providing more tutorials tailored for new users. I haven't explored the tool's latest version, so I'm unaware of the current features. However, I think it would be beneficial if they could enhance capabilities related to deep neural networks, provide better support for generating UI, and allow for importing and utilizing large language models.
Theresa McLaughlin - PeerSpot reviewer
Quick development enables seamless data processing despite occasional support issues
There were times when the product would fail during development without an apparent reason. The support structure changed; initially, we received great support, however, it later became less reliable due to licensing issues and a tiered support system. Licensing negotiations were problematic, affecting our product usage. For instance, our licenses were temporarily lost during negotiations when an agreement couldn't be reached.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is what the product sets out to do, which is extracting information and data."
"I've been using a lot of components from the Strategic Extension and Python Extension."
"The GUI capabilities of the solution are excellent. Their Auto ML model provides for even non-coder data scientists to deploy a model."
"Using the GUI, I can have models and algorithms drag and drop nodes."
"I like not having to write all solutions from code. Being able to drag and drop controls, enables me to focus on building the best model, without needing to search for syntax errors or extra libraries."
"The data science, collaboration, and IDN are very, very strong."
"The solution is stable."
"RapidMiner for Windows is an excellent graphical tool for data science."
"The value add of Alteryx is the agility for making changes, and speed of deployment."
"The ease-of-use allows non-technical business users to directly create their own solutions without the use of additional development resources."
"Alteryx effectively visualizes the flow of data and what happens at each stage. I also like that it's a no-code solution. I also like that you can troubleshoot certain parts of the workflow by putting them in a sandbox."
"The drag and drop and layout is simple to understand, with intuitive names of features."
"The data transformation feature is the most valuable. The ability to ingest data, visualize data, and transform that data is useful."
"Automation is the most valuable aspect for us. The ability to wrap business logic around the data is very helpful."
"The support is very good."
"The connectors are a very good feature."
 

Cons

"I would appreciate improvements in automation and customization options to further streamline processes."
"It would be helpful to have some tutorials on communicating with Python."
"I would like to see all users have access to all of the deep learning models, and that they can be used easily."
"I think that they should make deep learning models easier."
"A great product but confusing in some way with regard to the user interface and integration with other tools."
"The visual interface could use something like the-drag-and-drop features which other products already support. Some additional features can make RapidMiner a better tool and maybe more competitive."
"About twenty-five percent of my problems involve image processing, and I found RapidMiner lacking in this domain. While we work on OCR and similar tasks, RapidMiner hasn't been as engaged in that field as other models. Some other models also support email processing, but RapidMiner doesn't offer this feature."
"The biggest problem, not from a platform process, but from an avoidance process, is when you work in a heavily regulated environment, like banking and finance. Whenever you make a decision or there is an output, you need to bill it as an avoidance to the investigator or to the bank audit team. If you made decisions within this machine learning model, you need to explain why you did so. It would better if you could explain your decision in terms of delivery. However, this is an issue with all ML platforms. Many companies are working heavily in this area to help figure out how to make it more explainable to the business team or the regulator."
"They should make the solution user-friendly for nontechnical people by giving specific names to the options."
"The product's pricing needs improvement."
"There are no ready models to use in analytics."
"It seems to me that it is not always user friendly."
"When configuring target tables, it is difficult to see the full text when deciding on load operations."
"We are hoping that the NLP features will also support Chinese characters."
"Sometimes workflows tend to queue up, and they tend to get canceled for some reason that we don't know sometimes."
"The only weakness I would say is on the visualization side of having that dynamic incapability."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Although we don't pay licensing fees because it is being used within the university, my understanding is that the cost is between $5,000 and $10,000 USD per year."
"For the university, the cost of the solution is free for the students and teachers."
"I'm not fully aware of RapidMiner's price because we had licenses provided, but from my analysis, it's moderately priced, not too high or too low. It's worth the investment."
"The client only has to pay the licensing costs. There are not any maintenance or hidden costs in addition to the license."
"I used an educational license for this solution, which is available free of charge."
"My organization pays for it, and I do not look into the financial aspect of the licensing, but I know it is pretty expensive."
"We have a yearly cost that we pay for the licensing. We do not pay any costs in addition to the licensing fees."
"There are some implementation services and internal effort costs at the beginning but there is nothing else."
"The seat is too expensive."
"I rate the tool's pricing a two out of ten."
"The cost of Alteryx is approximately $2,900 annually."
"It is an expensive solution."
"There is a license required for this solution."
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Answers from the Community

AP
Nov 2, 2023
Nov 2, 2023
I'd suggest checking out the new Actable AI as well. It has a better AutoML and a lot more advanced features like Causal ML.
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TH
Apr 15, 2023
I'd suggest checking out the new Actable AI as well. It has a better AutoML and a lot more advanced features like Causal ML.
AltanAtabarut - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 2, 2023
Of those three you should consider alteryx, it saves time in ETL a lot,  Alteryx is better at handling large data sets than Knime and RapidMiner. But please also consider Dataiku... Up to 3 users it's free ;o)
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
University
11%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Educational Organization
9%
Financial Services Firm
24%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about RapidMiner?
RapidMiner is a no-code machine learning tool. I can install it on my local machine and work with smaller datasets. It can also connect to databases, allowing me to build models directly on the dat...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for RapidMiner?
I'm not fully aware of RapidMiner's price because we had licenses provided, but from my analysis, it's moderately priced, not too high or too low. It's worth the investment.
What needs improvement with RapidMiner?
The product must provide data-cleaning features. I could not use RapidMiner for data cleaning in one of my projects and had to use Python instead.
What is the Biggest Difference Between Alteryx and IBM SPSS Modeler?
One of the differences is that with Alteryx you can use it as an ETL and analytics tool. Please connect with me directly if you want to know more.
What is the Biggest Difference Between Alteryx and IBM SPSS Modeler?
Alteryx is an extremely easy and flexible data tool, flexible in terms of drag and drop toolset and also has python, R integrations if your team requires this. It can handle over 2 billion rows of...
What is the Biggest Difference Between Alteryx and IBM SPSS Modeler?
I am not familiar with IBM SPSS Modeler, therefore, I cannot compare these two products. Regarding Alteryx I can say the following: - An excellent desktop tool for Data Prep and analytics. - Featu...
 

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