Alteryx Designer vs SAP Business Data Cloud comparison

Alteryx and SAP are both solutions in the Data Integration category. Alteryx is ranked #26 with an average rating of 6.7, while SAP is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.0. Alteryx holds a 1.2% mindshare in DI, compared to SAP’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Alteryx users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of SAP users who would recommend it.

Alteryx Designer

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91% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 15, 2026

Alteryx Designer and SAP Business Data Cloud compete in the analytics category. Alteryx Designer has an upper hand in user-friendliness, while SAP Business Data Cloud prevails in comprehensive analytics capabilities.

Features: Alteryx Designer's notable features include its intuitive drag-and-drop interface, effective data preparation capabilities, and automation features for simplifying analytics processes. SAP Business Data Cloud offers rich visualization, seamless third-party integration, and self-service capabilities, which contribute to its comprehensive analytics functionality.

Room for Improvement: Alteryx Designer could benefit from a reduction in cost, enhanced data visualization, and broader database integration options. SAP Business Data Cloud requires better integration with non-SAP systems, improved visualization components, and a more user-friendly interface, alongside pricing adjustments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Alteryx Designer is commonly deployed on-premises and sees strong community-driven support, though official technical support can face delays. SAP Business Data Cloud is primarily deployed in cloud environments, showcasing modern infrastructure, but users request quicker support response and better documentation.

Pricing and ROI: Alteryx Designer has high licensing fees but is recognized for delivering strong ROI through reduction in development time and workflow automation. SAP Business Data Cloud is also costly, yet it's deemed worthwhile due to its integration capabilities, especially for current SAP users, offering significant ROI.

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Alteryx Designer vs. SAP Business Data Cloud

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Review summaries and opinions

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ROI

Sentiment score

6.9

Alteryx Designer delivers high ROI and process automation, but pricing changes impact cost-effectiveness and prompt consideration of alternatives.

Sentiment score

5.4

SAP Business Data Cloud boosts ROI through improved analytics, automation, efficiency, and integration across various industries in three years.

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We have saved a lot on the number of employees, and implementation time for the projects has reduced significantly since we started using the standard features of SAP Business Data Cloud.

reviewer2827314

Principal Architect at a tech consulting company with 501-1,000 employees

Once the content is available, then it is a faster go-live with lesser cost in implementation, and that would give an ROI.

Nitesh Agrawal

Director & Co Owner at INFRABEAT TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD

There is a return on investment with SAP Business Data Cloud, as it saves money because it performs results quickly and easily, facilitating integrations and speeding up operations compared to other analytics tools, thereby saving time and money.

reviewer2834484

Consultant-SAP GRC at a tech consulting company with 201-500 employees

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.6

Customers appreciate the stable product, comprehensive documentation, and active community, despite occasional integration question delays and varying support ratings.

Sentiment score

6.0

SAP Business Data Cloud's customer support is generally well-received, but some users encounter delays and desire quicker resolutions.

There are areas where they need to improve response time and overall competence.

Sergio Scorsoglio

Product Manager at Gruppo SCAI

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The technical support is a very well-organized service, with a lot of tools for me as a consultant and for the end user on how to contact SAP support and get issues solved.

Pavlina Pankova

Competence Leader - BI at Sabris CZ s.r.o.

For example, when I provide a set of instructions, they often simply ask me to implement those steps without checking whether they are applicable.

ShantanuSrivastava

Lead Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

In SAP's policy, for the first couple of years, the product team is also part of the support team.

Nitesh Agrawal

Director & Co Owner at INFRABEAT TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

6.9

Alteryx Designer is scalable and cloud-ready but costly licensing limits broader scalability for large datasets and complex tasks.

Sentiment score

7.2

SAP Business Data Cloud offers scalable, cloud-based solutions for enterprises of all sizes, enhancing performance and accommodating growth.

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SAP Analytics Cloud can be used by a small company, and it can be used by a large corporate.

Pavlina Pankova

Competence Leader - BI at Sabris CZ s.r.o.

Since SAP has consolidated everything on one platform, there is ample room to expand as much as needed.

Muhammad Ashar

Sap Data & Analytics Consultant at Dezert Innovation Technology Company

There are no limitations in terms of scale, so it fits both SMB customers and enterprise customers.

Nitesh Agrawal

Director & Co Owner at INFRABEAT TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.0

Alteryx Designer is stable, scoring high for reliability with few issues, though external factors can occasionally affect performance.

Sentiment score

7.5

SAP Business Data Cloud is stable and secure, though improvements needed in connectivity and performance during peak times.

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You have a chance to test it on your test tenant in small increments, so it should not break your productive reports and productive environment.

Pavlina Pankova

Competence Leader - BI at Sabris CZ s.r.o.

Other than during these quarterly release periods, the availability is excellent.

Muhammad Ashar

Sap Data & Analytics Consultant at Dezert Innovation Technology Company

In a typical quarter, the availability has been over 99%; in a few cases, it dropped to around 98.5%.

ShantanuSrivastava

Lead Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

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Room For Improvement

Alteryx Designer's high cost and technical limitations restrict market access, needing better integration, support, and user-friendly features.

SAP Business Data Cloud needs cost reduction, enhanced features, better integration, training resources, and improved ease of use.

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On the other hand, it is perfectly fitting to the SAP environment, with seamless integration to all SAP modules, not only ERP but also SuccessFactors and other tools from the SAP family.

Pavlina Pankova

Competence Leader - BI at Sabris CZ s.r.o.

If SAP can come up with innovative options to reduce licensing costs, many customers would incline toward SAP Business Data Cloud.

reviewer2827314

Principal Architect at a tech consulting company with 501-1,000 employees

If I compare the cost with SAP competitors, I find that when creating an enterprise data lake, if I don't use SAP Business Data Cloud and make it directly in the hyperscalers, it is pretty much cheaper than doing the same in SAP Business Data Cloud.

Nitesh Agrawal

Director & Co Owner at INFRABEAT TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD

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Setup Cost

Enterprise users find Alteryx Designer expensive, with high annual costs and additional charges compared to competitors like Tableau Prep.

SAP Business Data Cloud offers comprehensive features but may be costly for small businesses, better suited for large enterprises.

It's cheaper than Palantir, but even Alteryx is too much for small clients.

Sergio Scorsoglio

Product Manager at Gruppo SCAI

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Nitesh Agrawal

Director & Co Owner at INFRABEAT TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD

Frankly, pricing, setup cost, and licensing seem a bit high compared to other hyperscalers.

reviewer2827314

Principal Architect at a tech consulting company with 501-1,000 employees

The pricing for SAP Business Data Cloud is higher compared to alternatives.

Jagan Mohan Reddy Kalavala

SAP BDC Consultant at IBM

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Valuable Features

Alteryx Designer offers a user-friendly drag-and-drop interface, excelling in data preparation, transformation, automation, and integration with multiple sources.

SAP Business Data Cloud excels in seamless integration, unique data sharing, and AI-enhanced analytics for efficient, scalable decision-making.

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

Sergio Scorsoglio

Product Manager at Gruppo SCAI

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For SuccessFactors and S/4HANA Cloud, there are pre-built reports available which are commonly used by customers.

Bhupesh Akkineni

Project Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

SAP Business Data Cloud has positively impacted my organization by federating SAP data, which is now available for all to use.

Ninad Mehta

Associate director, SAP technical at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The main standout feature is BDC Connect, as it is very useful for sharing data without replicating to third-party tools such as Enterprise Databricks, Snowflake or even in the near future, Google BigQuery as well as Microsoft Fabric.

reviewer2827314

Principal Architect at a tech consulting company with 501-1,000 employees

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Categories and Ranking

Alteryx Designer

Ranking in Data Integration

26th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SAP Business Data Cloud

Ranking in Data Integration

10th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (3rd), Business Performance Management (3rd), Cloud Analytics (2nd), Predictive Analytics (2nd), Data Governance (9th), Cloud Data Warehouse (10th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Alteryx Designer is 1.2%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Business Data Cloud is 0.9%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
SAP Business Data Cloud	0.9%
Alteryx Designer	1.2%
Other	97.9%

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Featured Reviews

AHMAD FAIRUZ BIN ALI

Head of Data Analytics COE at bank islam

Able to hold a huge amount of data in its memory, but it is very expensive

We had challenges with a very complex workflow, and we couldn't find the root cause because it caused an error in the output. We recreated the workflow, and it solved the problem. Alteryx Designer integrated seamlessly with other tools and systems in our workflow. It's not convenient for us to develop any machine learning model using Alteryx Designer. Other data science studio tools are much more advanced than the data science studio tools in Alteryx. We do maintenance on our workflow, but we try to be careful with the upgrades because we don't want any upgrades to impact our production workflows. One or two people are needed to maintain the solution. Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

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Pavlina Pankova

Competence Leader - BI at Sabris CZ s.r.o.

Brings reporting, planning, and prediction together in one seamless workflow

I think the areas of SAP Analytics Cloud that could be improved or enhanced are mentioned by users or companies, and they would definitely mention the price in terms of planning licensing. From a consulting point of view, I don't see any major weaknesses. It is reasonably well-developed, and the perfect strength is that innovations are coming on a quarterly basis. It is slightly behind other tools in terms of the number of graphical outputs. Some tools have it faster, but every increment of innovations contains new features. On the other hand, it is perfectly fitting to the SAP environment, with seamless integration to all SAP modules, not only ERP but also SuccessFactors and other tools from the SAP family, for example, integrated business planning for the production planning. This is really a highlight compared to other tools.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

21%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

University

Manufacturing Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

Construction Company

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	12
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	17

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	28
Midsize Enterprise	19
Large Enterprise	51

Questions from the Community

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 primary use case for Alteryx Designer?

I have used Alteryx Designer to perform predictive analytics that helps in predicting the selling of products, particularly in banking and financial areas.

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Which would you choose - Tableau or SAP Analytics Cloud?

Tableau is easy to set up and maintain. In about a day it is possible for the entire platform to be deployed for use. This relatively short amount of time can make all the difference for companies ...

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What do you like most about SAP Analytics Cloud?

In the data warehouse, you're free to make changes. You can make everything text, meaning it's always a string. Even numbers appear as text, giving you the flexibility to work with all columns.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP Analytics Cloud?

I normally do not deal with the commercials, so I am not aware of the pricing part of it.

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Also Known As

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SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Digital Boardroom, SAP Analytics Hub

Overview

Alteryx Designer is a powerful tool for data transformation and automation, providing an intuitive drag-and-drop interface and robust analytic capabilities, including data preparation, workflow automation, and API connectivity.

Alteryx Designer streamlines data management by offering an intuitive interface that requires minimal technical knowledge. It enhances data transformation and automation tasks through strong predictive analytics, efficiently managing large data sets. Users can create sophisticated workflows, conduct geospatial analysis, and produce financial reports with ease. Despite its robust capabilities, some improvements are necessary in pricing, database connectivity, processing speed, reporting tools, and cloud integration. Users often seek better coding flexibility, enhanced data visualization, and improved collaboration features.

What are the key features of Alteryx Designer?

Drag-and-Drop Interface: Simplifies workflow creation without the need for coding expertise.
Data Preparation Tools: Includes Join and Transform for efficient data manipulation.
API Connectivity: Facilitates integration with other systems and platforms.
Predictive Analytics: Offers powerful tools for forecasting and data insight generation.
High Scalability: Manages large volumes of data effortlessly.
Geospatial Capabilities: Enables spatial analysis and geographic data processing.

Why consider Alteryx Designer in your reviews?

Increased Productivity: Automates workflows to save time on manual tasks.
Ease of Use: User-friendly interface lowers the learning curve.
Integration Capability: Works seamlessly with platforms like Tableau, SQL, and SharePoint.
Improved Data Accuracy: Robust ETL processes ensure reliable data management.
Cost-Effectiveness: Balances high capability with operational efficiency.

In finance, marketing, and consultancy sectors, Alteryx Designer proves invaluable for implementing ETL processes, automating data integration, and preparation tasks. It supports decision-making by streamlining data pipelines and predictive modeling. Often linked with Tableau, SQL, or SharePoint, it simplifies complex tasks, fostering improved productivity within these industries.

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SAP Business Data Cloud provides cloud-based predictive analysis, robust visualization, and integrated planning capabilities with seamless SAP integration. It enhances analytics and reporting efficiency with machine learning and AI features.

SAP Business Data Cloud stands out with its user-friendly application design, leveraging TypeScript scripting for flexibility. It enables easy data integration, customizable dashboards, and collaborative planning. Renowned for its seamless connectivity and comprehensive business intelligence offerings, it is designed to support real-time analytics and planning across both on-prem and cloud environments. Improvements are anticipated in visualization features, connectivity, and third-party system integration, with calls for more customizable chart options and real-time reporting capabilities.

What are the most important features of SAP Business Data Cloud?

Cloud-Based Predictive Analysis: Offers advanced forecasting and trend prediction capabilities.
Robust Visualization: Enables dynamic and interactive data visualization tools.
Integrated Planning: Provides tools for strategic planning and collaboration.
Flexibility with TypeScript: Allows customization and tailored application design.
Seamless Integration: Easily integrates with other SAP products and additional data sources.
AI and Machine Learning: Enhances analytics and reporting efficiency.

What benefits or ROI should users look for in SAP Business Data Cloud?

User-Friendly Interface: Simplifies data integration and application design.
Comprehensive Business Intelligence: Supports strategic decision-making processes.
Real-Time Analytics: Provides timely insights and enhances planning processes.
Collaborative Planning: Facilitates teamwork and strategic alignment.
Cost-Effective Solution: Offers value through efficient and diverse capabilities.

SAP Business Data Cloud serves industries by powering cloud-based reporting, analytics, financial planning, and executive dashboards. Companies utilize it to integrate SAP and non-SAP data sources for insights and forecasts. It is applied in constructing dashboards, boardroom presentations, budgeting, and predictive analytics, supporting versatile use cases across multiple sectors.

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