Alteryx Designer vs SAS Data Integration Server comparison

Alteryx and SAS are both solutions in the Data Integration category. Alteryx is ranked #11 with an average rating of 7.6, while SAS is ranked #36 with an average rating of 7.5. Alteryx holds a 2.6% mindshare in DI, compared to SAS’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Alteryx users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of SAS users who would recommend it.

Alteryx Designer

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89% willing to recommend

SAS Data Integration Server

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83% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

SAS Data Integration Server and Alteryx Designer compete in the data integration and analytics space. Alteryx Designer often has the upper hand due to its user-friendly approach and robust features.

Features: SAS Data Integration Server offers comprehensive ETL functionalities, strong data quality management, and a well-established analytical background. Alteryx Designer is noted for its intuitive drag-and-drop workflow, extensive pre-built tools for data blending, and advanced analytics capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAS Data Integration Server requires a complex deployment process with significant IT involvement but provides strong customer support. Alteryx Designer has a straightforward installation with minimal technical requirements, suitable for non-technical users, and a responsive support system.

Pricing and ROI: SAS Data Integration Server offers a favorable initial pricing scheme, focusing on large-scale enterprise solutions, potentially leading to better ROI. Alteryx Designer, though more expensive, justifies the cost through rapid deployment and enhanced user productivity.

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Categories and Ranking

Alteryx Designer

Ranking in Data Integration

11th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SAS Data Integration Server

Ranking in Data Integration

36th

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Alteryx Designer is 2.6%, down from 3.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAS Data Integration Server is 0.5%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Ajay Nayak

Senior Data Engineer at Baxter International Inc.

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.

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reviewer2937544

Works at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

Offloads processes on the server side but needs better installation syntax

One area for improvement is the installation process. Another point could be the syntax, as it sometimes involves using syntax names that are not intuitive. For example, to calculate the difference between two dates, the general syntax in SAS is called the data difference or data net function. However, another name is used, such as NF and INK. Without knowledge of SAS programming, it becomes unclear what these functions mean. It is not good to define function names this way.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product offers very good analytics."

"Alteryx Designer is easier to use for machine learning models. However, I am not very good at Python scripts which you will need to make the machine learning scripts."

"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 solution is user-friendly."

"The main valuable aspect is the simplicity of use across all features."

"Alteryx Designer's best features are that it's easy to use and performs well."

"I believe in the ability to connect to multiple data sources, as well as the ease of use to transform data and output data in a variety of formats."

"Workflow automation, in general, is valuable."

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"The solution offers very good data manipulation and loading."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is its amazing capabilities in regard to data handling."

"A key feature allows us to enhance job performance by offloading processing to the server side, rather than processing on the server itself."

"The solution is very stable."

"A key feature allows us to enhance job performance by offloading processing to the server side, rather than processing on the server itself."

Cons

"It would be simpler if they provided a component where you could simply enter some parameters and see the results."

"Sometimes, while getting data from a third-party product, the solution works slowly."

"The price of the product is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."

"The actual usage part of it needs to be explained more. It's too vague right now."

"The conditional join feature should be improved."

"For smaller clients with ten to 15 employees, Alteryx can be expensive."

"When it comes to the pivoting part, the drill-through option is not there in Alteryx."

"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."

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"So I would like to see improved integration with other software."

"One area for improvement is the installation process."

"The initial setup had issues, and even after using it for about one year, it was still not fixed."

"The initial setup of SAS Data Integration Server was complex."

"The initial setup had issues, and even after using it for about one year, it was still not fixed."

"The transform tool has limited access. They should make it more flexible."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licenses are expensive, making it difficult to consider acquiring additional licenses to the existing ones."

"Alteryx is a little bit expensive compared to competing solutions."

"Alteryx Designer is an expensive solution."

"Alteryx Designer is a very expensive solution."

"The pricing is bit expensive."

"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."

"The product is a bit expensive, it should be looked into."

"Alteryx Designer is an expensive solution."

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"It is an expensive program."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

24%

Financial Services Firm

16%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

26%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

12%

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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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.

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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.

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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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What do you like most about SAS Data Integration Server?

The most valuable feature of the solution is its amazing capabilities in regard to data handling.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAS Data Integration Server?

I don't handle the cost and budget part. From the tool's perspective, I can say that it is an amazing product.

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What needs improvement with SAS Data Integration Server?

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Also Known As

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SAS Enterprise Data Integration Server, Enterprise Data Integration Server

Overview

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Alteryx

SAS Data Integration Server is a powerful, configurable and comprehensive solution that can meet a wide variety of data integration requirements, from small tactical projects to strategic business initiatives. It can access virtually all data sources, support data warehousing, migration, synchronization, federation and provisioning initiatives. It can support both batch-oriented and real-time master data management solutions. It can create reusable data integration services in support of service-oriented architectures and data governance and extract, cleanse, transform, conform, aggregate, load and manage data.

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Credit Guarantee Corporation, Cr_dito y Cauci‹n, Delaware State Police, Deutsche Lufthansa, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, DSM, Livzon Pharmaceutical Group, Los Angeles County, Miami Herald Media Company, Netherlands Enterprise Agency, New Zealand Ministry of Health, Nippon Paper, West Midlands Police, XS Inc., Zenith Insurance

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