Alteryx Designer vs SSIS comparison

Alteryx and Microsoft are both solutions in the Data Integration category. Alteryx is ranked #11 with an average rating of 7.6, while Microsoft is ranked #4 with an average rating of 7.7. Alteryx holds a 3.2% mindshare in DI, compared to Microsoft’s 8.8% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Alteryx users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 79% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

Alteryx Designer

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89% willing to recommend

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79% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

SSIS and Alteryx Designer are competitive data integration and analytics tools. Alteryx Designer tends to have the upper hand due to its intuitive drag-and-drop features and versatility, offering enhanced data processing capabilities.

Features: SSIS provides reliable ETL capabilities, integration with SQL Server, and options for data warehousing. It is known for seamless performance within Microsoft environments. Alteryx Designer offers advanced data blending, analytics, and user-friendly interfaces ideal for business analysts, making it versatile for diverse data operations.

Room for Improvement: SSIS could enhance its user-friendly interfaces and broaden its non-Microsoft compatibility. It might also benefit from more advanced data analytics features. Alteryx Designer could improve by reducing its initial licensing costs, enhancing its scalability features, and enriching its training resources for deeper learning capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SSIS requires technical expertise for deployment, benefiting from Microsoft's ecosystem integration. Alteryx Designer offers easy installation and minimal technical barriers, supported by responsive customer service, which facilitates a smooth user experience for non-technical users.

Pricing and ROI: SSIS is cost-effective, especially when used with Microsoft tools, providing solid ROI. Alteryx Designer, despite its higher initial costs, delivers substantial ROI through improved process efficiency and its comprehensive data handling capabilities.

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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

SSIS

Ranking in Data Integration

4th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Alteryx Designer is 3.2%, down from 4.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SSIS is 8.8%, down from 9.5% 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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Sakiru Dosumu

Head, Development Chapter (DevOps) at First Bank of Nigeria Ltd.

Its ability to transform and transport data is extremely valuable

he ability of SSIS to transform and transport data is extremely valuable to me. It allows for intelligent extraction and manipulation of data during the process. Improved error handling would enhance ETL processes further. I haven't directly utilized the data flow components but they seem capable of supporting complex data integration needs.

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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 most valuable feature of Alteryx Designer is its ability to select all the inputs and formulas."

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

"The tool's most valuable feature is its API connections. Its predictive analytics feature has helped us pass some ETL processes to analysts rather than developers."

"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."

"The solution's ability to hold a huge amount of data in its memory is significant."

"Workflow automation, in general, is valuable."

"Alteryx is quite easy to use, learn, and understand as a product."

"I have been using Alteryx Designer only for data modeling and data structuring."

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"SSIS' best feature is SFTP connectivity."

"It has good data integration and good processes."

"The workflow features have been very valuable. You can have automated workflows and all the steps are controlled. The workflow functionality of integration services is excellent."

"It's already very user-friendly and has a good dashboard."

"The most valuable feature of SSIS is its ease of use. It is easier to use than other applications."

"The reporting on the solution is perfect. I didn't expect to see reporting features, but they are great."

"I have found its most valuable features to be its package management capabilities and the flexibility it offers in designing workflows."

"In SSIS, the scope is not only to handle ETL challenges, but it will allow us to do so many other tasks, such as DBA activities, scripting, calling any .exe or scripts, etc."

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Cons

"If the price were reduced then it would be more competitive."

"Alteryx needs to improve its web governance. The gallery you use to filter the data is something else that could use some work. For instance, if you have a report connected to a database and want to filter a specific user, you should be able to suggest a specific region or a particular year. I know that the Alteryx isn't designed for data governance, but that would be great to think about."

"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 Designer is not as fast as SSIS and is not good for large datasets. It also needs to improve database procedures. Though it is easy to use, it is limited in terms of technical aspects."

"The major concern in Alteryx Designer stems from the high costs attached to the product."

"When configuring the Logix, the UA could be improved."

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

"Improving the key-based sign-on process and making it more user-friendly would be a benefit."

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"We'd like them to develop data exploration more."

"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."

"The high prices attached to the product can be an area of concern where improvements are required."

"We'd like more integration capabilities."

"I would like to see better technical documentation because many times information is missing."

"The debugging could be improved because when it came to solving the errors that I've experienced in the past, I've had to look at the documentation for more information."

"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."

"We In upgrading SSIS, we encountered challenges fixing SQL Server and performance issues, including problems during a failover in our data warehouse."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Alteryx Designer is an expensive solution."

"Each license is something like $4,000."

"I rate the product's pricing a two to three out of ten."

"The pricing is bit expensive."

"I rate Alteryx Designer a six out of ten for pricing."

"I rate the price of Alteryx Designer as a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is extremely expensive, and ten is a highly cheap product."

"Alteryx Designer is a very expensive solution."

"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."

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"This solution is a free of charge addition to our SQL licence. However, the only way this tool can be utilized is as a feature of the SQL licence, which may make it unattractive to organizations who don't wish to purchase the wider-ranging licence."

"It would be beneficial if the solution had a less costly cloud offering."

"SSIS is fairly well-priced - I would rate it at four out of five."

"This solution is included with the MSSQL server package."

"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."

"SSIS' licensing is a little high, but it gives good value for money."

"t's incredibly cost effective, easy to learn the basics quickly (although like all ETL tools requires the traditional learning curve to get good at) and has an immense user base."

"This solution has provided an inexpensive tool, and it is easy to find experienced developers."

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BI Expert at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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…

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Top Industries

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Educational Organization

24%

Financial Services Firm

16%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

12%

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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?

The solution is expensive. It has license fees, which are renewable every year.

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What needs improvement with Alteryx Designer?

Alteryx Designer is not as fast as SSIS and is not good for large datasets. It also needs to improve database procedures. Though it is easy to use, it is limited in terms of technical aspects.

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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...

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What do you like most about SSIS?

The product's deployment phase is easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SSIS?

The solution comes free of cost.

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SSIS is a versatile tool for data integration tasks like ETL processes, data migration, and real-time data processing. Users appreciate its ease of use, data transformation tools, scheduling capabilities, and extensive connectivity options. It enhances productivity and efficiency within organizations by streamlining data-related processes and improving data quality and consistency.

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