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Alteryx vs Zaloni Data Platform 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
Number of Reviews
77
Ranking in other categories
Predictive Analytics (1st), Data Science Platforms (4th)
Zaloni Data Platform
Ranking in Data Preparation Tools
10th
Average Rating
6.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Data Governance (35th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Data Preparation Tools category, the mindshare of Alteryx is 30.2%, down from 35.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zaloni Data Platform is 1.9%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Vivek Vaibhav - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 11, 2024
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.
SL
Dec 21, 2020
Solid multi-ingestion tool but with poor exception handling
The major pain point with Zaloni is that their exception handling is not good. If any event happens (an event is when the job stops in the middle of the process), it doesn't tell you at which point it failed and it doesn't tell the operations team how they should take corrective actions unless you call Zaloni and then identify the issues. That is one issue. Another issue is that sometimes your jobs fail and if you run it a second time, it will go through. A third area it could be improved is the deployment process. When you want to deploy anything, it has a lot of manual processes. For example, you have to create your password in an encrypted format, and then you have to use a lot of manual deployment process. They should actually be building something else, like using Jenkins or automating their process. I have suggested to them that they have to improve their deployment process because they want everyone to run a manual deployment. It takes a lot of time, about half a day, for any single deployment. Then test it, then it might not work, and then reverting back is not easy because of the manual deployment process. I think in recent versions they added a lot of upgrades and additional features including a lot of integrations. Before it was just AWS, later they extended it to Azure. I'm not sure how they have extended it to GCP. It has some built-in features and a lot of improvements now because the UI and the features were not easy to navigate. Regarding showing the metrics, it's okay. I will say it's neither easy nor hard, there is whatever is required. Lastly, on the governance side, it's not very good. We faced some issues with the Ranger version. Ranger was an authentication tool on big data and Zaloni had some compatibility issues with the Ranger at that time. Later they said those are all going to be resolved, but at that time it had some issues. I'm not sure whether it was working with the Sentry or not.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The drag-and-drop features are useful for data scientists who do not like to code because it is already in the system."
"The product's initial setup phase is simple and straightforward."
"The Alteryx designer has been the most useful feature in the solution."
"The most valuable feature of Alteryx is the intelligence suite."
"Alteryx significantly reduces the time spent searching for specific information."
"The analytics are easy​."
"The most valuable feature for me is integration."
"The drag-and-drop functionality, the ready-to-use analytics module, and the ability to track my data pipelines visually are the solution's most valuable features."
"You can create a lot of ingestions based on the file levels or based on the time."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to map data and write workflows with logic inside them."
 

Cons

"In the database, it should be more functional and connect to more big data, especially using IPI."
"A feature which allows the user to be able to click on an output (in a file browser) and see the creation of the module would be fantastic."
"When a process completes there is a notification, but the notification does not include the process's name."
"The GUI interface functions but it could stand to be updated to a more modern look and feel."
"The principal problem is the pricing. They're expensive products."
"Mastering Alteryx, a comprehensive solution, takes time. However, once you have gained proficiency with its layout and how to drag, drop, and connect components, it becomes remarkably easy, yet still thorough."
"The formula we currently use in Alteryx can be automated."
"There is currently no cloud solution and this would be valuable for many clients."
"Technical support is in need of improvement."
"The major pain point with Zaloni is that their exception handling is not good. If any event happens, it doesn't tell you at which point it failed and it doesn't tell the operations team how they should take corrective actions unless you call Zaloni and then identify the issues. That is one issue."
 

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."
"In my opinion, it's actually quite expensive."
"The price for Alteryx Designer is reasonable but the price for Alteryx Server for universal collaborations is too expensive."
"There are some implementation services and internal effort costs at the beginning but there is nothing else."
"A designer and scheduler for $13K/year in total is pretty much earning you the money back in time and in other resources."
"The desktop platform costs $5,000 per year. It's very costly."
"It can be a bit pricey, especially after the first year."
"It has a good price."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
24%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Healthcare Company
6%
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Questions from the Community

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