Alteryx Designer vs Dataloader.io comparison

Alteryx and Salesforce are both solutions in the Data Integration category. Alteryx is ranked #16 with an average rating of 7.2, while Salesforce is ranked #48 with an average rating of 7.0. Alteryx holds a 1.5% mindshare in DI, compared to Salesforce’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Alteryx users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Salesforce users who would recommend it.

Alteryx Designer

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90% willing to recommend

Dataloader.io

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100% willing to recommend

Alteryx Designer

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Alteryx Designer and Dataloader.io based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Alteryx Designer

Ranking in Data Integration

16th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Dataloader.io

Ranking in Data Integration

48th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Alteryx Designer is 1.5%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dataloader.io is 0.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Integration Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Alteryx Designer	1.5%
Dataloader.io	0.5%
Other	98.0%

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Prince Raju

Lead Data Analyst at Ernst & Young

Powerful tool for cleansing, formatting, and transforming data – especially unstructured files

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.

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reviewer2542599

Lead Database Administrator at a insurance company with 201-500 employees

Integrating external keys seamlessly while has transaction constraints

I find DataLoader's ability to easily integrate with external keys valuable, which is a bit more challenging with DBM. It provides automation for scheduling data loads, and we use the server's functionality for this. Additionally, DataLoader is cost-effective since it is free. As long as I have stable network access, uploading and downloading data is straightforward.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Alteryx Designer is easier to use for machine learning models. However, I am not very good at Python scripts which you will need to make the machine learning scripts."

"Alteryx Designer's best features are that it's easy to use and performs well."

"The main valuable aspect is the simplicity of use across all features."

"Workflow automation, in general, is valuable."

"It has great UI."

"The solution's ability to hold a huge amount of data in its memory is significant."

"The most valuable features are the integrated properties and integrated connectivity."

"We use Alteryx Designer for analytics. It's quite helpful because once we set it up, we don't have to manually update or process data repeatedly. It saves time, especially for financial reporting, which is typically done monthly or quarterly. Once we set it up initially, we only need to make occasional updates if necessary."

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"DataLoader is cost-effective since it is free."

"I find DataLoader's ability to easily integrate with external keys valuable, which is a bit more challenging with DBM."

"he product’s most valuable feature is ease of access."

Cons

"Alteryx Designer is not as fast as SSIS and is not good for large datasets. It also needs to improve database procedures. Though it is easy to use, it is limited in terms of technical aspects."

"Alteryx Designer's pricing and support could be improved."

"When it comes to the pivoting part, the drill-through option is not there in Alteryx."

"Alteryx Designer's cost should be improved."

"It would be simpler if they provided a component where you could simply enter some parameters and see the results."

"The actual usage part of it needs to be explained more. It's too vague right now."

"We discontinued using Alteryx's data science studio because it was not very user-friendly."

"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."

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"DataLoader has limitations, including constraints with file sizes and transactions."

"Dataloader has limitations, including constraints with file sizes and transactions. Additionally, at times it can be slow, and when integrating DBM, we find it more complex than Dataloader."

"We need help with large data migrations. It only works well for a few thousand records or less than a million records."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licenses are expensive, making it difficult to consider acquiring additional licenses to the existing ones."

"I rate the product's pricing a two to three out of ten."

"The tool is priced high."

"The pricing is bit expensive."

"I rate Alteryx Designer a six out of ten for pricing."

"I rate the price of Alteryx Designer a ten on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."

"The product is a bit expensive, it should be looked into."

"Alteryx is a little bit expensive compared to competing solutions."

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"The product is inexpensive and economical."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

21%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

Energy/Utilities Company

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	12
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	17

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Alteryx Designer?

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.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Alteryx Designer?

It's cheaper than Palantir, but even Alteryx is too much for small clients. It is expensive, considering the server capabilities.

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What needs improvement with Alteryx Designer?

For smaller clients with ten to 15 employees, Alteryx can be expensive. The server capabilities are costly too. The technical support could also improve by being quicker in response times.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dataloader.io?

Dataloader.io is cost-effective, particularly since it is free.

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What needs improvement with Dataloader.io?

DataLoader has limitations, including constraints with file sizes and transactions. Additionally, at times it can be slow, and when integrating DBM, we find it more complex than DataLoader.

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What advice do you have for others considering Dataloader.io?

For small to mid-range businesses, DataLoader is perfectly fine, offering everything needed for uploading. On a scale of one to ten, I would rate DataLoader a seven or eight depending on specific n...

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Dataloader.io is the data loader for Salesforce. Use the most popular data loader for Salesforce to quickly and securely import, export and delete unlimited amounts of data for your enterprise. Get started quickly with our simple, 100% cloud solution.

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