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Alteryx vs Alteryx Designer Cloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Alteryx
Ranking in Data Preparation Tools
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
81
Ranking in other categories
Predictive Analytics (1st), Data Science Platforms (4th)
Alteryx Designer Cloud
Ranking in Data Preparation Tools
6th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Data Preparation Tools category, the mindshare of Alteryx is 26.9%, down from 36.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Alteryx Designer Cloud is 7.0%, down from 8.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

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.
reviewer1464411 - PeerSpot reviewer
Robust, great for financial decision making, and very scalable
This product really needs to improve its ease of use. The solution needs to do a better job of promoting and marketing itself. Alteryx is much better at this and as a consequence is more recognizable. Trifacta needs to showcase its technology better. It truly should encompass the A to Z execution of how you execute business process modeling in an intelligent automation form. A future release needs to be something that's easier to handle. I wouldn't say a layman should be able to use the solution as data wrangling is something that somebody has got to really be certified in. I have a friend who's worked at IBM for 30 years, and now he's just getting certified as a data scientist. However, if the solution was designed as something that really could assist a new data scientist or kids coming out of college, something that's easier for them to wrap their heads around, that would be helpful. The interface on Trifacta is way too busy. I used to do UX and it's just awful. It looks a little bit like Excel. I can't stand it. The UI of Alteryx is much, much better.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"My primary focus is creating numerous data pulls, and Alteryx Server handles the automation well."
"The product's Macros probably are one of the most useful aspects."
"The modeling features are very good."
"Geo features have made spatial mapping large retail universes possible."
"It has everything that one needs. Whatever you want to do with the data can be done with Alteryx."
"The most valuable feature of Alteryx is its unlimited handling capabilities."
"The ease-of-use allows non-technical business users to directly create their own solutions without the use of additional development resources."
"Alteryx is so advanced. It's just drag and drop."
"It works well for data scientists and can really help them drill down on the information in order to give management tangible data points for larger business decisions."
 

Cons

"The only area where the product lags is documentation and videos on the analytical app and the batch macro."
"The GUI interface functions but it could stand to be updated to a more modern look and feel."
"The solution can be quite complex in some aspects."
"I think sometimes the solution doesn't load properly or takes so much time for the workflows. Though the workflow runs and completes the file in Excel, if you use the same formula, it's a bit slow. Also, the image processing is not so good because I tried to do some image processing and they were like, sometimes they put two to eight. In the document, it was two, but the OCR predicted it as eight."
"The gallery could improve in Alteryx. Additionally, if there was a Conditional Join feature it would be beneficial. Since I do not have this feature I have to use Python scripts."
"The pricing seems high for my current needs. However, considering the benefits, it is easier to justify to management for broader company usage."
"The next feature release should include easier reporting."
"From a commercial standpoint, more options should be available for pricing. The licensing model needs to be specific."
"This product really needs to improve its ease of use."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the tool's pricing a two out of ten."
"In my opinion, it's actually quite expensive."
"The designer has a list price of $5,995 USD."
"It can be a bit pricey, especially after the first year."
"While it offers extensive features, including predictive analytics, for those who mainly use it for data preparation and blending, the cost can be prohibitive."
"Alteryx is an expensive solution."
"Its price should be lower. The key thing that we see is that talking about ROI is an important element at the time of purchase. Cost becomes a factor in every discussion. Justifying the ROI for these kinds of workflows is always a challenge, and the only way to counter the challenge is by addressing the pricing."
"If one is a high price, and ten is a low price, I rate the tool's price as a one. The tool is expensive."
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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
24%
Manufacturing Company
20%
Healthcare Company
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
 

Company Size

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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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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?
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