Alteryx One Reviews

Primarily, I use Alteryx for Excel. I also use it to automate pipelines whenever necessary.

The most effective feature of the solution is that it is a fast product with good performance compared to traditional solutions. The tool can deal with large or huge datasets.

I think the tool does not run on some operating systems. I think it would be great if Alteryx could provide an in-built machine.

The software is not fully optimized. What I try to do is use Microsoft tools if I have a heavy workflow. I move to a tool to be able to respond to the workflows for a few seconds. I have to wait until I am able to move to another table, and then I can't duplicate. There are too many optimizations to run.

I have been using Alteryx since 2018.

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten. Overall, I have had a good experience. I encountered a few bugs, but I think it is okay because it doesn't happen every day and is normal.

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten. Currently, the tool also offers a cloud version. Usually, scalability is not needed in my environment. In my company, we only use desktops.

I think that, in my company, I work with the tool as part of a team. Additional departments also use the tool. My team uses Alteryx. A total of ten people use the tool.

The solution's technical support is okay. I posted a few queries and called up the support team for help. I felt that the support team was quick to respond and was also helpful. I rate the technical support a nine out of ten.

The product's initial setup phase is simple and straightforward.

The solution is deployed on an on-premises model with servers.

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.

I think that apart from Alteryx, I have had experience with a lot of other products, including Sagemaker. I had purchased a product for one of my customers, who then compared it with Alteryx. I also know about some products like Talend and Rapidminer. I didn't like Rapidminer's interface.

I don't use the predictive analytics part in Alteryx.

I am not sure about the data blending part of the tool.

It is easy to integrate and set up the product with other third-party solutions or hardware. The biggest challenge with the integration is probably the need to get approvals and follow up with the organization. I think the process is quite easy.

My company has not had the opportunity to integrate Alteryx with AI tools.

I recommend the tool to others.

I rate the tool a nine out of ten.

I use the platform for a variety of tasks. For example, I extract data from our Salesforce system and prepare it for analysis. It allows customized monitoring of the pipeline. I often prepare data to be imported into Power BI for further analysis. I also use it for personal data tracking and extracting data from our internal time-logging tool to monitor project progress with customers. It helps me stay updated without manually logging in and reviewing reports that may not contain the precise information I need.

The product's most valuable aspect is its ease of use. It allows me, even as a field person, to create workflows and perform data preparation tasks quickly. Its speed and ability to connect to various data sources in real-time are also significant benefits.

The product's pricing needs improvement. 

We have been using Alteryx daily for approximately four years. We consistently update to ensure we run the latest version with all the latest updates.

The product stability is fine.

The platform is scalable. 

The technical support team is good; responses are usually received within a day. 

Positive

The initial setup was very straightforward. The community support, information on their website, training, and resources are excellent. Anyone can learn the basics in minutes and set it up easily.

It took less than an hour to deploy Alteryx. I handle maintenance on my own. There is no significant need for resources. When updates are required, I download and install them, which takes about 15 minutes.

The platform saves me several hours weekly in data preparation, which would require additional personnel. Although I have not calculated the exact figures, it breaks even for me. The return on investment can be substantial for customers, depending on their usage. 

The product pricing is a concern. I use Alteryx because my company provides it, but it would be too expensive if I had to pay for it myself. Many customers also feel it is too costly, especially in regions like Brazil. 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 significantly reduces the time spent searching for specific information. It handles all my analytics tasks efficiently. Once the workflows are set up, it processes the data and outputs it for further analysis in Power BI. Without Alteryx, these tasks would take much longer.

The cloud version could be improved, as it is less capable than the desktop version. Overall, however, it is an excellent tool.

I rate it a nine. 

I use it for data preparation, mainly cleaning raw data.

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. So, Alteryx Designer have significantly reduced the time I spend on data analysis tasks.

Moreover, the drag-and-drop interface of Alteryx Designer improved our overall workflow.

Alteryx is a very powerful tool for cleansing, formatting, and transforming data – especially unstructured files. I'm happy with the features as they are.

It is easy to view data in Alteryx Designer. It's not overly complicated.

The only thing is sometimes it can be a bit slow.

I have been using it for three years. It's only installed on my local computer.

I haven't experienced any problems. It's actually very stable.

Most people who use SQL also use Alteryx for data analysis, so probably around 600 people use it in my company. 

We don't install it ourselves. Our support team handles the installation.

The pricing is bit expensive. 

Alteryx has built-in guidance within the tool. If you hover over any tool, it will explain how to use it. There's no need to consult someone else to get started.

Also, there are helpful learning resources or documentation available. 

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. 

My main use for Alteryx Designer is automating routine daily tasks by creating predefined workflows that run on databases. I use it primarily for data preparation, blending, and simplifying complex tasks into streamlined processes.

I find Alteryx Designer's versatility and variety of tools valuable for my use cases. Specifically, I have found the time series analysis tool and the formula tool quite useful because they are versatile and allow me to manipulate and analyze data effectively. For my daily analytics needs, the entire Alteryx Designer platform is beneficial. 

While Alteryx Designer is a great product overall, its cost can sometimes be a drawback.

I have been working with Alteryx Designer for six months.

I would rate the stability of the product as an eight out of ten.

I would rate the scalability of Alteryx Designer as a four out of ten. While it is good for cloud usage, the limitation of one license per Designer restricts scalability, requiring additional licenses for more users.

The tech support for Alteryx is quite good. When we encounter issues, we email them and typically receive a prompt reply within a day or two.

Before choosing Alteryx Designer, we evaluated other options including open-source software like Orange. However, we opted for Alteryx because it offered enhanced security, a wide range of features including predictive analytics tools, and the potential for future use as our analytics needs evolve.

I would rate the easiness of the initial setup as a six out of ten. Setting up Alteryx Designer initially can be challenging because it is typically handled by the IT team, leaving me with limited control as an end user.

Deploying Alteryx Designer took about a week overall, with the initial setup taking around a month, including procurement. However, the installation itself was quick, taking just a few days. As an end user, my involvement mainly consisted of convincing management of the need for the software, while the IT team handled procurement and installation.

I would rate the return on investment from working with Alteryx as close to 100% since it has significantly helped the business.

I would rate the pricing of Alteryx Designer as an eight out of ten in terms of costliness. Licensing costs vary based on negotiation and increase with the number of licenses needed. There are no additional costs for features or services; you choose from bundled packages based on your needs.

The drag-and-drop interface in Alteryx Designer makes workflow creation quick and easy, boosting my productivity.

The learning curve for new users of Alteryx Designer depends on their background knowledge. Since we haven't added many new users, there hasn't been a significant increase in usage or users. It mainly involves users with existing knowledge, but there is room for improvement in onboarding new users.

My advice for new users would be to clearly define your use cases and requirements before implementing Alteryx Designer. Map out the features you need to solve those use cases and determine if the software aligns with your needs.

Overall I would rate Alteryx Designer as a seven out of ten.

In our team, we use Excel for a lot of calculations and automation workflows. We retrieve data from the database, perform calculations, and then distribute the results to various departments or customers.

Alteryx helps me do a lot of automation. The best thing about Alteryx is that you don't have to repeat the workflow over and over again. Unlike Excel, where you need to write formulas for each new file, Alteryx follows a consistent process. You can schedule and automate the workflow, even if the files change.

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.

I have been using the product for two years. 

The tool is stable. 

My company has more than 100 users. 

I haven't contacted the technical support. 

The tool's installation and setup are not difficult; you just need to install it.

You can use this tool if you want to do a lot of automation. It is easy for users to learn and use it. The drag-and-drop interface works fine for us. I rate it a seven out of ten.  

We use the solution for file loading and occasional API integration. While I have experience working with APIs, there are specific use cases that I still need to implement. My projects have involved some data cleansing, although it hasn't been complex.

The solution is user-friendly. Even non-tech users familiar with tools like Excel can quickly get started. Compared to the more complex tools I've used, it's quite user-friendly. Setting up connections is straightforward, and you can create tables easily. So, I can assure you that it's more user-friendly, especially for power users or business professionals looking to perform analytics.

There are a few areas where the solution could be improved. When configuring the Logix, the UA could be improved. Column-to-column mapping can be challenging when integrating from source to target. While designed to be user-friendly, the UI-level configurations could use some enhancements. In my experience using the trial version, I couldn't access detailed configurations like deep table access for updates or inserts in the UI. Additionally, scrolling with the mouse sometimes triggers selecting other filters. There is also a need for more documentation and support, especially when dealing with complex API-level tasks. Overall, there's room for improvement at the UI level.

I have been using the solution for the past two months.

The solution is stable.

The choice to use Alteryx Designer was a business decision made by our engineering managers, not my personal choice. Those in leadership positions preferred Alteryx Designer because it was user-friendly, and manageable, allowing them to oversee the process easily. They also favor this tool because they can understand it well and want to assess numerous complex proof of concept (POC) use cases. Alteryx makes it possible for them to achieve this. I've noticed that managers, in particular, are more drawn to Alteryx Designer than other information tools because it enables them to perform some basic analytics.

The initial setup is straightforward.

I have worked with Informatica PowerCenter.

The solution is easy-to-use and a great platform for analytics. I rate it an eight out of ten.

We use Alteryx Designer to enable business users to automate their workflows so they don't have to spend time in Excel doing things like pivot tables, VLOOKUPS, or HLOOKUPS. Instead, they can spend more time on analysis than being a spreadsheet slinger.

At my last company, our national account team would need to go to a system to get information on various accounts. They would then need to compile it with the information we have in our system. They would download information that we had in our system into an Excel workbook and the information from the external system into a workbook. They needed to combine each client to find all the information for a single client. That manual manipulation used to take six hours of one person's week, and then that person would need to compile it and send a summary of activities from both systems for our clients. They would then need to publish it for our management to consume. Now, what they're able to do is Alteryx was able to use the API from the external system that they needed information for. They were able to connect that to our system to create one single workbook. In Alteryx, they could do all of the data cleansing preparation and transformation they needed. They were also able to set up an automatic email that was sent out. This ended up saving across the organizations about 2,000 hours a year. With Alteryx, they could find a single source of truth for the clients and could download everything automatically. They could pivot it out and summarize it at the level it needed for our executives to consume.

Workflow automation, in general, is valuable. Likewise, the solution is easy for someone familiar with Excel. Alteryx's user-friendly interface is its number one advantage. We trained over 150 business users, who were primarily salespeople and not necessarily data people, to use this tool for their workflow.

Alteryx's data science and machine learning capabilities are where it loses out to DataIQ. Also, the fact that the server and designer are separate is very frustrating. And, as somebody who needed to assign licenses to people, it was very difficult to collaborate with others and show who has licenses for Alteryx without having to use a third-party process to visualize that.

I would love to see an improvement to the user admin privileges in being able to assign and transition licenses to people more easily. That is something that needs to be key. There's a software called Server Pal that Anypoint has, but I know some other things out there to help people with the server admin piece. One of the most frustrating pieces is that there's not something inherent to Alteryx for administration purposes.

Moreover, Alteryx has some opportunities to improve collaboration as well.

I've used Alteryx Designer for almost a year now.

I rate Alteryx Designer's stability a nine out of ten. I remember the solution being fairly stable.

I rate Alteryx Designer an eight out of ten because it is very scalable.

For the most part, Alteryx was straightforward to deploy. We just had some bandwidth constraints for how long it took with competing priorities.

I think the difficulty with scalability comes in the license cost with Alteryx. It is not a cheap product. Each license is something like $4,000.

DataIQ is an alternative, and its number one thing over Alteryx is its data science and machine learning capabilities. Being able to share workflows and have other people collaborate on the same workflow is another thing that DataIQ has over Alteryx. However, I wouldn't necessarily rate DataIQ over Alteryx. They both have their use cases and their strengths and limitations. But the lack of collaboration is one thing holding Alteryx back.

When choosing Alteryx Designer, reach out to the community because it has a robust community. Leverage all of that for what you can. The Alteryx community is one of its biggest strengths.

I rate Alterx Designer a solid eight out of ten.

I am into tax automation. My clients have their data sets in different ERPs, such as Oracle and SAP. I design workflows in Alteryx to pull data from different sources, transform it into a nice layout, and perform data validations. We have 30+ tax registrations in other countries. This is important because tax data must comply with regulations in different countries. 

I also develop pre-agreed adjustments to the client's data and push the data sets into another system through APIs and SAPPs. From there, I can produce the tax returns and valuation outputs, which I present to the clients in a dashboard.

Alteryx is a low-code platform, and that's the biggest reason why we chose it. It can also manage a lot of datasets, and everything happens in fractions of seconds. 

Tax returns usually take a day or two for a human to prepare because they involve a lot of data and a lot of checks. But with Alteryx, everything is very fast. It's also easy to develop and deploy solutions on Alteryx.

We used to hire people to just prepare tax returns, and they would work on them for hours. But now everything is happening using Alteryx, so our employees can focus more on the consulting side of tax.

I don't see a huge downside. Because if there is a strong leader with some good architecture knowledge, they should be able to cut down most of the downsides.  

However, there are a few limitations. For example, if you just leave the workflows to the developer, they may not properly document or organize the workflows. And then, if they're not organized, it's very difficult for another person to pick them up.

Another downside is that two professionals can't work on one workflow at the same time. Let's say I have a huge workflow, and someone needs to support it. All I can do is virtually connect and share my screen, or I have to be with them together to look at the workflow and make updates.

So the downsides are very few. But if you're more organized and have a dedicated architecture for your own solution, that will reduce a lot of downsides.

But there are a few minor problems. For example, we can't browse multiple files. When we deploy a solution on a gallery, let's say I have ten different files, and I have to upload them all at once. This is something that's difficult in the gallery. So case by case, I see some downsides, but often we do something alternative.

And then, recently, I came across one biggest downside. There's something called the Download Tool, which is used to push datasets over an API. If you have API credentials, you can configure them in this Download Tool. But I noticed that this Download Tool has a limited capacity. That means it can only push, like, X amount of values or X amount of strings, but it cannot push a huge amount of dataset. For that, I have to deal with the Python port again. So, that's a bigger downside, which I recently came across.

In future releases, I would like to see Alteryx improve the connectors. Since Alteryx is a low-code platform and even our developers might not have extensive coding knowledge. If there's a possibility to enhance the connectors, it would be truly valuable. By connectors, I mean that I have come across some instances where these connectors incorporate a sort of programming language that could augment Alteryx's capabilities. This way, we could utilize these connectors instead of having to create a separate solution. For instance, if I intend to extract or transmit data from SFTP to Alteryx, it would be beneficial to have a pre-developed connector accessible within the community. 

Take the Power BI connector, for example. It's important for this connector to be consistently maintained. I'm aware that these types of connectors are already accessible within the community, but there are instances when they function as intended and times when they do not. Would it be possible to have a centralized repository where these connectors are regularly updated to align with the most recent versions? This would indeed be highly advantageous. I understand that it entails a significant amount of maintenance work. 

Nonetheless, given that Alteryx operates as a low-code platform and we frequently encounter a variety of challenges, we aim to minimize the need to engage additional resources such as Python or Java developers. Relying on such external dependencies can introduce complexities. Therefore, if Alteryx could introduce more connectors of this nature, it would be a substantial improvement.

APIs and connectors play a pivotal role. In particular, we have numerous scenarios where I had to leverage APIs and SSEPs.

We have been using Alteryx for more than three years. I also have experience developing end-to-end solutions using Alteryx.

We don't use the latest version because the latest version has a lot of updates and release notes, especially for updating the server and the logic in the containers. Moreover, the problem is, we have to sync the Designer version with what is on our gallery site. So once our gallery is updated, then we will update our license.

The solution is usually stable. All the tools work as expected, and we haven't faced any major problems. If you have a developer with good domain knowledge and some technical knowledge, then there shouldn't be any issues.

In terms of scalability, Alteryx is good, especially within our domain, where tax data is generally not excessive. It can handle a large number of transactions and data sets.

Although there are instances of large datasets, we have yet to encounter any issues with scalability. So, at least within our domain, scalability doesn't pose a concern.

Currently, there are 15 users who are continuously using Alteryx. We also have 3-4 developers, and I lead the tech team in our organization.

The customer service and support are good. I've found that if I post a question on the Alteryx Community, I usually get a response within a day. I've only had one issue with the "Download Tool," but other than that, I've been very happy with the support.

Positive

KNIME is one of the tools I'm familiar with. It's an open-source tool, you know. However, the distinction I observe between Alteryx and KNIME is that Alteryx is like to an iPhone, providing a more secure and protected environment. This is unlike KNIME, which can be compared to an Android. This differentiation is why I advocated for my team and organization to adopt Alteryx over KNIME, irrespective of cost savings or other considerations.

Alteryx is indeed more secure than KNIME. KNIME, on the other hand, is essentially an open solution.

So, when it comes to ETL tools, Alteryx stands out as a more secure solution compared to others.

The initial setup is easy.

Moreover, deploying the solution on a gallery typically takes around five to ten minutes, perhaps even just five minutes. Most of this time is used to ensure that your dependencies are correctly saved in the designated path. That's the only check we need to perform. Otherwise, it's more or less straightforward.

It is deployed on the cloud. We have a remote tax team as well, so our users are tax professionals. The outputs are shared by these tax professionals with their clients.

In our case, we only need a few people to deploy a solution. We have common requirements for all of our clients, so we can reuse the same architecture for tax preparation and reconciliation. This means that we don't need a large team of architects or developers to deploy a solution. Even with just three people, we can get the job done quickly and efficiently.

The number of people needed for maintenance depends on the architecture of the solution. In our case, we often opt for an architecture that stores dependencies within our database. For instance, we avoid hardcoding information within the workflows. If, for instance, there's a variable like the tax percentage that varies across different countries, we store that data in the database instead of hardcoding it into ten different workflows. This way, when the tax rate changes, we only need to update the database, avoiding the need to make changes across multiple workflows. The key is to select the appropriate architecture, which significantly reduces the maintenance workload. While some maintenance is inevitable, we typically require one or two professionals on occasion to handle such changes.

Alteryx is definitely worth the investment, but the price is too huge, especially in our geographical context. If there could be a consideration for adjusting prices based on varying currencies, aligning with their existing requirements, that would be more agreeable.

In my opinion, it's actually quite expensive. I frequently encounter numerous students who approach me, seeking the appropriate path to undertake. I assist them in learning tools of this nature, which can equip them for extensive data manipulation tasks since they exhibit keen interest. They are very interested in learning how to use Alteryx, but the license price is too high for most students, especially in India, where I'm from.

For business licenses, I don't really care because my organization is already paying for them. They get a subsidized rate because they have also purchased licenses for other products from Alteryx. I think if Alteryx could reduce the price of licenses for students and other younger professionals, it would help them a lot. These are the people who will promote Alteryx's solutions to others.

Take me, for example. I used Alteryx in my previous company. Now I work for a different company in the US. When I first started at my new company, my team was not convinced that we needed an ETL tool. But I was able to convince them to give Alteryx a try because I had experience with it and I knew how it could benefit our company.

If Alteryx could provide licenses to younger professionals at a cheaper price, it would help them learn about Alteryx and its capabilities. This would lead to more people using Alteryx, which would benefit Alteryx in the long run.

I have some knowledge of KNIME, but we usually prefer working on Alteryx in our organizations.

Currently, we are only using Alteryx within our organization. Moreover, we have plans to make these solutions available to our clients as well. We plan to deploy these solutions in our internal platforms, which can trigger the workloads and provide outputs to the client. We are working on that, but for now, we are primarily developing the solution for ourselves.

Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. 

We use Alteryx Designer for data manipulation.

The product is intuitive and easy to use. It helps in faster data processing for gigabytes of files. It provides accessible data summarizing in terms of applying formulas across columns.

It is challenging to view the data using Alteryx Designer, though there is an option for browsing. We can use another tool for filtering the data along with it, but the interface for its drop-down functionality is not intuitive.

I have been using Alteryx Designer for one and a half years.

The product is stable. I rate its stability an eight out of ten.

We have around 5000 to 6000 Alteryx Designer users in our organization. It can process a huge amount of data easily. Although we can't go through the functions to ensure they are implemented correctly. We have to keep the workflow running repeatedly to see the changes.

I rate the scalability a six or seven out of ten.

The product's technical support team reaches us in case of any issues. They contact us for surveys and feedback as well. They are very proactive.

Positive

I rate the initial setup process an eight out of ten. The functionality would be complex if someone used it for the first time. It is relatively easy once they get experience using it.

I rate Alteryx Designer an eight out of ten.

I use Alteryx Designer as an ETL for extracting data, transforming it in my flow, cleaning it up, joining it with other data sources, and then applying it to my business logic, which envisages a Tableau dashboard. 

The way that Alteryx Designer has helped our organization is by helping us connect to various data sources, extract the data, join it (because it comes from different sources) clean it, and then apply a logic where I have to look up a few other text files if I need to. I then push the data to either a Vertica or Alteryx database or to just a simple Excel file that I can share with my team, my co-workers, and my business users.

The features I found most valuable are the preparation features – the Join and the Transform. I haven't used Alteryx as a data science tool. I haven't used the predictive, and the prescriptive features of Crystal. All that I have used are documentation and transform features and I have used this mostly as an ETL tool, not as a data science tool.

I would like to be able to include small snippets of code inside of the solution. The tool has only drag-and-drop features to make it easy to use, but sometimes I feel like this makes it more complicated. For example, even with a small calculation, I need to do four drag-and-drops, which makes the tool and workflow look very complex. I would be happy with the ability to run a small SQL query or Python script.

I have been using Alteryx for over four years now.

I would rate the scalability of this solution a seven out of ten, with one being not scalable at all and 10 being very scalable.

I didn't have much experience with Alteryx support.

Neutral

The initial setup was very straightforward. The deployment took a couple of hours and we did it in-house with two people. We just applied for the license, downloaded the software, installed it, and started using it.

We have seen a positive ROI as we just bought it as an ETL tool.

My advice is if you're looking for just a simple ETL tool, then this is a good solution for you.

There are about 30 to 35 users of this solution in our company and we are not planning on expanding because we are moving to a code-based solution and Alteryx is more for people who are not into coding.

In general, I would rate Alteryx Designer solution an eight out of ten, with one being bad and 10 being excellent.