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Alteryx vs SAP Predictive Analytics comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

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

Alteryx
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
85
Ranking in other categories
Predictive Analytics (1st), Data Preparation Tools (1st)
SAP Predictive Analytics
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
28th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Data Science Platforms category, the mindshare of Alteryx is 3.7%, down from 6.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Predictive Analytics is 1.3%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Science Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Alteryx3.7%
SAP Predictive Analytics1.3%
Other95.0%
Data Science Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Rajneesh Prajapati - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Rpa Consultant at Accely Consulting
Time-saving workflows have transformed data preparation and predictive analysis for my team
Some of the best features Alteryx offers are its no and low-code capabilities. It delivers massive time-saving and includes spatial and predictive analysis. Alteryx includes built-in tools such as drive time analysis and linear regression, which are much harder to achieve in standard BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau. In addition to these features, Alteryx provides built-in spatial tools that can calculate drive time and location-based insights with minimal effort through drag-and-drop spatial tools, low complex coding, faster, and more accurate results. Linear regression predicts sales based on marketing spend, estimates costs based on usage, and identifies trends in historical data. Alteryx has positively impacted my organization by saving time, improving accuracy, and enabling better decision-making. Using Alteryx, complex tasks such as data cleansing, joining datasets, drive time analysis, and linear regression can be done much faster compared to manual Excel or SQL work. This reduces dependency on manual effort and lowers the risk of human error. Drive time analysis helps my organization make better location-based decisions, such as identifying optimal service areas or improving customer reach.
Gary Cook - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive at Empowered Analytics
Enables us to forecast and pull trends and has an easy installation
My rating for SAP Predictive Analytics would be an eight out of ten. If I have to be bold, I'll probably say that we're building away hours, and we are actually putting a lot of the actual predicting stuff back into the warehouse. So running it very bi-directionally. So I'm not sure what its integration features are at the moment, but that's an area we're going to look into in the next month or so.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Alteryx is easier to set up and implement and allowed us to also focus on different aspects of the business."
"The connection feature is quite useful to our organization; we connect with Microsoft SQL databases, Oracle databases, SharePoint lists, and Outlook email servers, and the stability and scalability have been very good with no issues."
"The initial setup is easy."
"One-stop shop for data preparation, blending, prediction, and optimization in a single workflow."
"The basic package of manipulation tools are the tools that my team use the most."
"The product is very stable and super fast, also five-star."
"The design portion of this tool is easy to use without code, which is something that we can appreciate."
"The initial setup was easy, overall; it's easy to use and easy to learn and you don't have to be a data scientist or an engineer to use it, which makes the setup very straightforward as the overall design is very approachable."
"I think the features of the actual ability to forecast and pull trends and correlations has been really good."
"SAP Predictive Analytics is better suited for business users because it hides the complexity of the model, whereas Microsoft Azure Machine Learning provides a lot more flexibility for technical professionals to tweak the model."
"The most valuable features are the analytics and reporting."
"We always purchase SAP support because it is very good."
"I have found that the solution is very stable."
 

Cons

"All of the reports are migrated or exported in an Excel file, and most of the time, a business intelligence tool is required."
"The solution just lacks in terms of data visualization; that is why we use Tableau and Qlik in our organization."
"It would be great to create the final users' visualization within Alteryx."
"Alteryx's development environment could be improved as it requires installation locally and can't be developed in the cloud."
"Alteryx can improve the model management and deployment processing of large workloads."
"In some ways, I believe it is not yet as integrated as it could be."
"The learning curve is long, and there is lack of e-learning; the tool is not user-friendly to a non-technical user."
"The solution could work on the BI side of the tool to make it a bit better."
"This solution works for acquired data but not live, real-time data."
"This solution works for acquired data but not live, real-time data."
"The license fee appears to be prohibitively expensive and overly secretive, leading our clients to opt for cloud-based solutions that only charge for data storage and processing time."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The license is really expensive, we cannot afford to have two or three. It takes away all the budget of my area."
"The price for Alteryx Designer is reasonable but the price for Alteryx Server for universal collaborations is too expensive."
"A designer and scheduler for $13K/year in total is pretty much earning you the money back in time and in other resources."
"In my opinion, it's actually quite expensive."
"The desktop platform costs $5,000 per year. It's very costly."
"There is a license required for this solution."
"It's very expensive. I'd rate it a four out of ten in terms of the price. It's great for big companies but not for small companies."
"My organization pays for it, and I do not look into the financial aspect of the licensing, but I know it is pretty expensive."
"The pricing is reasonable"
"A free trial version is available for testing out this solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
Retailer
6%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business32
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise54
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Questions from the Community

What is the Biggest Difference Between Alteryx and IBM SPSS Modeler?
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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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Also Known As

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SAP BusinessObjects Predictive Analytics, BusinessObjects Predictive Analytics, BOPA
 

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Sample Customers

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