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Alteryx Designer vs SAS Data Integration Server comparison

Alteryx and SAS are both solutions in the Data Integration category. Alteryx is ranked #10 with an average rating of 7.6, while SAS is ranked #37 with an average rating of 7.5. Alteryx holds a 2.2% mindshare in DI, compared to SAS’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Alteryx users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of SAS users who would recommend it.
Alteryx Designer
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90% willing to recommend
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83% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

SAS Data Integration Server and Alteryx Designer compete in the data integration and analytics space. Alteryx Designer often has the upper hand due to its user-friendly approach and robust features.

Features: SAS Data Integration Server offers comprehensive ETL functionalities, strong data quality management, and a well-established analytical background. Alteryx Designer is noted for its intuitive drag-and-drop workflow, extensive pre-built tools for data blending, and advanced analytics capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAS Data Integration Server requires a complex deployment process with significant IT involvement but provides strong customer support. Alteryx Designer has a straightforward installation with minimal technical requirements, suitable for non-technical users, and a responsive support system.

Pricing and ROI: SAS Data Integration Server offers a favorable initial pricing scheme, focusing on large-scale enterprise solutions, potentially leading to better ROI. Alteryx Designer, though more expensive, justifies the cost through rapid deployment and enhanced user productivity.

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Categories and Ranking

Alteryx Designer
Ranking in Data Integration
10th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAS Data Integration Server
Ranking in Data Integration
37th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Alteryx Designer is 2.2%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAS Data Integration Server is 0.6%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Ajay Nayak - PeerSpot reviewer
An easy-to-use automation solution with satisfying customer support
Sometimes, while getting data from a third-party product, like data sources that are not present in your system, Alteryx works a bit slowly. Even if you have a good configuration and you are pulling data from an SQL server like SAP, then the solution also has a slow work process. It shouldn't be that much slow if you are pulling ten thousand records, it should not take thirty minutes.
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Offloads processes on the server side but needs better installation syntax
One area for improvement is the installation process. Another point could be the syntax, as it sometimes involves using syntax names that are not intuitive. For example, to calculate the difference between two dates, the general syntax in SAS is called the data difference or data net function. However, another name is used, such as NF and INK. Without knowledge of SAS programming, it becomes unclear what these functions mean. It is not good to define function names this way.
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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

"For my daily analytics needs, the entire Alteryx Designer platform is beneficial."
"The features I found most valuable are the preparation features – the Join and the Transform."
"Workflow automation, in general, is valuable."
"The solution is user-friendly."
"The product is intuitive and easy to use."
"Alteryx Designer's user interface is great, as it is very user-friendly."
"It has an easy setup process."
"The product offers very good analytics."
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"The most valuable feature of the solution is its amazing capabilities in regard to data handling."
"A key feature allows us to enhance job performance by offloading processing to the server side, rather than processing on the server itself."
"A key feature allows us to enhance job performance by offloading processing to the server side, rather than processing on the server itself."
"The solution is very stable."
"The solution offers very good data manipulation and loading."
"A key feature allows us to enhance job performance by offloading processing to the server side, rather than processing on the server itself."
 

Cons

"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."
"Improving the key-based sign-on process and making it more user-friendly would be a benefit."
"When configuring the Logix, the UA could be improved."
"Sometimes, while getting data from a third-party product, the solution works slowly."
"We discontinued using Alteryx's data science studio because it was not very user-friendly."
"It is challenging to view the data using Alteryx Designer."
"Alteryx needs to improve its web governance. The gallery you use to filter the data is something else that could use some work. For instance, if you have a report connected to a database and want to filter a specific user, you should be able to suggest a specific region or a particular year. I know that the Alteryx isn't designed for data governance, but that would be great to think about."
"It would be simpler if they provided a component where you could simply enter some parameters and see the results."
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"The transform tool has limited access. They should make it more flexible."
"The initial setup had issues, and even after using it for about one year, it was still not fixed."
"One area for improvement is the installation process."
"So I would like to see improved integration with other software."
"The initial setup had issues, and even after using it for about one year, it was still not fixed."
"The initial setup of SAS Data Integration Server was complex."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is bit expensive."
"The tool is priced high."
"Alteryx is a little bit expensive compared to competing solutions."
"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."
"I rate the product's pricing a two to three out of ten."
"I rate Alteryx Designer a six out of ten for pricing."
"Each license is something like $4,000."
"Alteryx Designer is an expensive solution."
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"It is an expensive program."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Energy/Utilities Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
27%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
7%
Insurance Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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 do you like most about SAS Data Integration Server?
The most valuable feature of the solution is its amazing capabilities in regard to data handling.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAS Data Integration Server?
I don't handle the cost and budget part. From the tool's perspective, I can say that it is an amazing product.
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What needs improvement with SAS Data Integration Server?
One area for improvement is the installation process. Another point could be the syntax, as it sometimes involves using syntax names that are not intuitive. For example, to calculate the difference...
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Also Known As

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SAS Enterprise Data Integration Server, Enterprise Data Integration Server
 

Overview

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Alteryx
SAS Data Integration Server is a powerful, configurable and comprehensive solution that can meet a wide variety of data integration requirements, from small tactical projects to strategic business initiatives. It can access virtually all data sources, support data warehousing, migration, synchronization, federation and provisioning initiatives. It can support both batch-oriented and real-time master data management solutions. It can create reusable data integration services in support of service-oriented architectures and data governance and extract, cleanse, transform, conform, aggregate, load and manage data.
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Sample Customers

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Credit Guarantee Corporation, Cr_dito y Cauci‹n, Delaware State Police, Deutsche Lufthansa, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, DSM, Livzon Pharmaceutical Group, Los Angeles County, Miami Herald Media Company, Netherlands Enterprise Agency, New Zealand Ministry of Health, Nippon Paper, West Midlands Police, XS Inc., Zenith Insurance
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