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We performed a comparison between Alteryx Designer and IBM InfoSphere Information Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Data Integration solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Alteryx Designer vs. IBM InfoSphere Information Server Report (Updated: May 2024).
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Pros
"The product is intuitive and easy to use.""The functionality of drag and drop is the most valuable. It is a very user-friendly tool that can be understood easily. My teams also work with other solutions, such as Integration Services, and these solutions are very difficult for people who don't have technical knowledge.""I have been using Alteryx Designer only for data modeling and data structuring.""One of the things I like about Alteryx Designer is how easy it is to connect numerous data inputs, including API connectors. This helps tremendously in reducing the time required to extract data from systems like SAP that don't have straightforward connectivity options.""The solution is easy to integrate and user-friendly.""Alteryx is quite easy to use, learn, and understand as a product.""The most valuable feature of Alteryx Designer is its ability to select all the inputs and formulas.""It has an easy setup process."

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"IBM InfoSphere Information Server is stable.""This solution is extremely flexible and scalable.""The integration with different technologies is the most valuable feature.""Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

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Cons
"Optimizing processing times is one area I would like to see improved in Alteryx Designer. Sometimes, the workflows take an extremely long time to run. There are days when I have had to wait two to three hours for a single process to complete. There needs to be a functionality to split the processes.""We need more documentation.""If the price were reduced then it would be more competitive.""Alteryx could move faster to create a cloud equivalent of the desktop version of Designer.""It would be simpler if they provided a component where you could simply enter some parameters and see the results.""The major concern in Alteryx Designer stems from the high costs attached to the product.""An improvement for Alteryx Designer would be faster bug fixes and updates.""Alteryx Designer overall should be easier to use."

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"IBM InfoSphere Information Server should be more scalable. It should have the option to change the configuration to run on a single, non-multiple node, or multi-threading processing.""Their technical support needs improvement.""This solution would benefit from the engine being made more lightweight.""There are certain shortcomings in the cloud side of the solution, where improvements are required."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It is too expensive for our country. We are a small country, so it is too difficult to sell this solution. With Alteryx Designer, if you want to automate the data and run the flows, you have to pay more money. We were trying to automate the flows, and we found out that people have to pay 600 more for this feature, which makes it even more expensive. We are a partner for Tableau, and we are working with Tableau Prep, which is like a mini Alteryx. In Tableau Prep, you can drag and drop and make new connections with the different data sources. You can make all the connections. You can also publish a source. You don't have to pay more money with Tableau. You pay like $5 per user per month to access it."
  • "Alteryx is a little bit expensive compared to competing solutions."
  • "Alteryx Designer is an expensive solution."
  • "I rate Alteryx Designer a six out of ten for pricing."
  • "The licenses are expensive, making it difficult to consider acquiring additional licenses to the existing ones."
  • "Each license is something like $4,000."
  • "I rate the price of Alteryx Designer as a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is extremely expensive, and ten is a highly cheap product."
  • "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."
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  • "The licensing cost of IBM InfoSphere Information Server depends on how many users there are."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: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.
    Top Answer:The only thing is sometimes it can be a bit slow.
    Top Answer:Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
    Top Answer:There are certain shortcomings in the cloud side of the solution, where improvements are required. In our company, we are presently in the process of doing a PoC phase since we have the solution… more »
    Top Answer:I use IBM InfoSphere Information Server in retail banking for transformation purposes.
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    Average Words per Review
    423
    Rating
    7.8
    36th
    out of 101 in Data Integration
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    1,644
    Comparisons
    1,367
    Reviews
    2
    Average Words per Review
    373
    Rating
    7.5
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    Also Known As
    InfoSphere Information Server, IBM Information Server
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    Overview

    IBM InfoSphere Information Server is a market-leading data integration platform which includes a family of products that enable you to understand, cleanse, monitor, transform, and deliver data, as well as to collaborate to bridge the gap between business and IT. InfoSphere Information Server provides massively parallel processing (MPP) capabilities to deliver a highly scalable and flexible integration platform that handles a variety of data volumes (big, small, and everything in between).
    Sample Customers
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    Canadian National Railway Company, Chickasaw Nation Division of Commerce, Swedish Armed Forces, BG RCI, Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd., University of Arizona, Biogrid Australia
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company31%
    Financial Services Firm25%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Non Profit6%
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    Educational Organization19%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Computer Software Company6%
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    Financial Services Firm21%
    Government11%
    Insurance Company9%
    Computer Software Company8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business43%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise46%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business12%
    Midsize Enterprise24%
    Large Enterprise64%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business43%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise43%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise74%
    Buyer's Guide
    Alteryx Designer vs. IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Alteryx Designer vs. IBM InfoSphere Information Server and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
    771,157 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Alteryx Designer is ranked 9th in Data Integration with 27 reviews while IBM InfoSphere Information Server is ranked 36th in Data Integration with 7 reviews. Alteryx Designer is rated 8.0, while IBM InfoSphere Information Server is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Alteryx Designer writes "An easy-to-use automation solution with satisfying customer support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM InfoSphere Information Server writes "Prompt support, reliable, but lacking scalability". Alteryx Designer is most compared with Azure Data Factory, FME, Informatica PowerCenter, SSIS and Palantir Foundry, whereas IBM InfoSphere Information Server is most compared with IBM InfoSphere DataStage, Qlik Replicate, IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog, IBM Cloud Pak for Data and Oracle GoldenGate. See our Alteryx Designer vs. IBM InfoSphere Information Server report.

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