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Alteryx vs Toad Data Point comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 10, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Alteryx
Ranking in Data Preparation Tools
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
79
Ranking in other categories
Predictive Analytics (1st), Data Science Platforms (5th)
Toad Data Point
Ranking in Data Preparation Tools
7th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (51st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Data Preparation Tools category, the mindshare of Alteryx is 29.7%, down from 35.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Toad Data Point is 8.4%, up from 6.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Preparation Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Vivek Vaibhav - PeerSpot reviewer
Has a good UI and drag-and-drop features which makes it easy to understand
There have been some issues with licensing, particularly with the increased prices. This has led some companies, including ours, to consider reducing the number of licenses or potentially discontinuing their use of Alteryx. Since most of our team members work with Alteryx, deploying workflows to clients who may not have licenses became a hurdle. Every user needed a license to run the workflows, which could pose difficulties, especially for clients who only needed occasional access for small data analyses. Unlike other software like Microsoft Power BI, which offers free trials or user licenses for basic functionality, Alteryx doesn't provide such options, potentially limiting its accessibility for occasional users. It should improve scalability.
Aaron Payne - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers power developers the tools they need
I am not the end user of this solution. I am not close enough to it because I manage the platform that it runs against. The end users who use the Toad tool come against the database that my team manages, so it is hard for me to provide any area for improvement when it comes to the Toad tool. However, in the administration case, cost is a significant issue. The Mac license is incredibly expensive. It is 1,600 dollars each, which is more than the Windows version. Scalability is difficult when it is that costly.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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 ease-of-use allows non-technical business users to directly create their own solutions without the use of additional development resources."
"The data transformation feature is the most valuable. The ability to ingest data, visualize data, and transform that data is useful."
"The filtering is fast, and it provides a search tool that is great."
"All of the data science features in terms of unioning and joining data together are valuable."
"The product's Macros probably are one of the most useful aspects."
"The solution has a very strong community that is involved in the product. It helps make the usage easier and helps us find answers to our questions."
"I like the fact that you can easily blend data from different platforms."
"We love it."
"The Connectivity and Connection Manager supports a broad number of connection types, and it is trivial for end-users to set up their own connections to sources."
"The most valuable features of Toad Data are you could write a parameterized query and it wouldn't error out, it would give you the parameters that you could input. The auto-formatting feature is useful because it was great for keeping your queries neat and understandable. The auto comment, and uncomment toggles that you could do were convenient."
"It provides better SQL development tooling than SQL Developer, which is not a sufficient tool for all development use cases. It offers power developers the tools they need."
 

Cons

"There could be a bit of improvement related to performance. Sometimes it demands a lot of resources for running it, like memory and search."
"When configuring target tables, it is difficult to see the full text when deciding on load operations."
"There's a big jump in terms of pricing between license tiers. I'm not sure I understand why the price jumps are so high."
"I think better visualization would be helpful to this solution."
"Even when it already includes some AI models, this area could be improved."
"It is a little bit pricey."
"The learning curve is long, and there is lack of e-learning; the tool is not user-friendly to a non-technical user."
"The screen when you are looking into your workflows and your ETL processes needs to be improved. You cannot manage it very well."
"Toad Data could improve by having additional features, such as query prediction. This could help someone who's not the strongest programmer. If the software could help them write queries correctly it would be very helpful, especially for small development teams or teams that lack the input skills necessary to write and program efficiently."
"The Mac license is incredibly expensive. It is 1,600 dollars each, which is more than the Windows version. Scalability is difficult when it is that costly."
"On the scheduling server, some scheduled reports just sit there and never execute for the first time. After manually executing the first time, they run with no issues."
"The Mac license is incredibly expensive. It is 1,600 dollars each, which is more than the Windows version."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The designer license costs 5000 euros. The server edition is 1000 euros."
"​Very transparent.​"
"The price could be better."
"The desktop platform costs $5,000 per year. It's very costly."
"There are some implementation services and internal effort costs at the beginning but there is nothing else."
"The cost of Alteryx is approximately $2,900 annually."
"The designer has a list price of $5,995 USD."
"In order to have designers, and, if you want to collaborate, you have to buy a server. If the designer is $5,000, and if you want a server, you have to pay $80,000."
"The Mac licenses are expensive, costing 1,600 dollars each. This is much higher than for the Windows version. I maintain a very limited number of licenses due to this cost."
"The price of Toad Data Point was approximately $500 annually."
"The cost of this product is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
24%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
37%
Healthcare Company
12%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
4%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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?
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What is the Biggest Difference Between Alteryx and IBM SPSS Modeler?
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