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Alteryx vs Databricks vs Dataiku comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.6
Alteryx offers quick ROI through reduced data prep time and increased efficiency, despite high licensing costs.
Sentiment score
6.6
Databricks enabled significant cost reductions and efficiency improvements, leading to high user satisfaction and impressive ROI compared to other platforms.
Sentiment score
4.9
Dataiku streamlines cross-functional projects for data scientists, enhancing compliance and suggesting a shift to consumption-based pricing.
Tasks that earlier took hours in Excel or SQL are now completed in minutes.
Senior Rpa Consultant at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
From a time-saving perspective, we saved 60 to 75 percent of the human workforce needed and eliminated other disparate ETL tools, ultimately saving us over 600,000 dollars.
Senior Staff Cyber Security Cloud Data Architect at GE Healthcare
Alteryx helps familiarize managers with artificial intelligence-driven possibilities.
Chief Information Officer at granistr
This reduction in both time and money resulted in real-time impact and significant cost savings.
Consultant at Nice Software Solutions
For a lot of different tasks, including machine learning, it is a nice solution.
Senior Data Engineer at a logistics company with 51-200 employees
When it comes to big data processing, I prefer Databricks over other solutions.
Head CEO at bizmetric
The market is competitive, and Dataiku must adopt a consumption-based model instead of the current monthly model.
Cognitive Business Operation at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
I consider the return on investment with Dataiku valuable because for us, it is one single platform where all our data scientists come together and work on any model building, so it is collaboration, plus having everything in one place, organized, having proper project management, and then built-in capabilities which help to facilitate model building.
Cdao/Global Head Of Data And Analytics at Givaudan Roure
It is a good return on investment since it helps save a lot of time, and it's easy for my teammates to work cross-functionally on the same project.
Data Scientist at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.1
Alteryx offers responsive service; technical support is knowledgeable, but users often rely on community forums for solutions.
Sentiment score
7.0
Databricks support is generally responsive and proactive, though issues like language barriers and indirect support occasionally occur.
Sentiment score
5.3
Dataiku customer service offers quick responses and varying support experiences, with local partnerships aiding in industry-specific assistance.
Customer support from Alteryx has been amazing.
Senior Staff Cyber Security Cloud Data Architect at GE Healthcare
they do have a website for resolving doubts and accessing helpful resources, including various tools and filters.
Senior Analyst at Guardian India Operation
I contacted customer support once or twice, and they were quick to respond.
Experience Technocrat driving IT initiatives at WISDOMBOWL
Whenever we reach out, they respond promptly.
Senior Data Engineer at a logistics company with 51-200 employees
As of now, we are raising issues and they are providing solutions without any problems.
Data Platform Architect at KELLANOVA
I would give Databricks customer support a rating of ten.
Dataiku partners with local industry experts who understand the business better and provide support.
Data Science Lead at a mining and metals company with 10,001+ employees
The support team does not provide adequate assistance.
Cognitive Business Operation at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
They should not take the complaints so lightly.
Cdao/Global Head Of Data And Analytics at Givaudan Roure
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Alteryx is scalable for enterprise analytics, but expanding usage can lead to concerns over costs and server requirements.
Sentiment score
7.4
Databricks is praised for easy scalability and handling large data volumes, despite some cost and technical setup concerns.
Sentiment score
5.8
Dataiku offers scalable solutions with cloud integration, supporting expansion and seamless team adaptation, despite minor performance concerns with large data.
Alteryx is scalable for most enterprise analytics and data preparation workloads.
Senior Rpa Consultant at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Suggestions for improvements in Alteryx include areas for increasing efficiency, particularly in processing telemetry data, which involves dealing with large volumes of unstructured data.
Senior Staff Cyber Security Cloud Data Architect at GE Healthcare
Alteryx is scalable, and I would give it eight out of ten.
Experience Technocrat driving IT initiatives at WISDOMBOWL
The sky's the limit with Databricks.
Governance And Engagement Lead
The patches have sometimes caused issues leading to our jobs being paused for about six hours.
Senior Data Engineer at a logistics company with 51-200 employees
Databricks is an easily scalable platform.
Data Platform Architect at KELLANOVA
Dataiku is quite scalable, as long as I can pay for more licenses, there is no technical limitation.
Cdao/Global Head Of Data And Analytics at Givaudan Roure
Dataiku's scalability is pretty good; I can scale the projects very easily, and clear guidance is given as well.
Solution Architect at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Alteryx is highly regarded for its stability, fast data processing, and reliability, despite occasional server or workflow issues.
Sentiment score
7.7
Databricks is stable and reliable, successfully handling large data volumes, with minor issues mostly self-resolving.
Sentiment score
6.9
Dataiku is stable for most users, though some experience issues with complex tasks, updates, and data quality variations.
I didn't need to reach out to Alteryx for support because available documents usually provide enough information to resolve issues.
Software Engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
I have not encountered any lagging, crashing, or instability in the system during these three months of usage.
Legal Coordinator at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Alteryx is a reliable tool, but it is also very heavy, requiring good laptop configurations, a minimum of 8GB RAM, and a recent processor such as i10.
Senior Analyst at Guardian India Operation
They release patches that sometimes break our code.
Senior Data Engineer at a logistics company with 51-200 employees
Although it is too early to definitively state the platform's stability, we have not encountered any issues so far.
Data Platform Architect at KELLANOVA
Databricks is definitely a very stable product and reliable.
Data Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
It would help if there was a backup proposition in place to avoid hampering our work due to updates.
Senior Data Scientist at Deloitte
For around ten percent of the day, it is usually down, and we are unable to do work on it.
Data Scientist at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
In terms of stabilization, if my data has no outlier creation in the raw data, then it is quite stable.
Data Scientist at Ericsson
 

Room For Improvement

Alteryx needs improved visualization, performance, and integration, with users frustrated by pricing, learning curve, and limited collaboration features.
Databricks requires improved visualization, integration, interface, documentation, pricing, connector capabilities, community resources, support, and automated features.
Dataiku faces challenges like high cost, complex interface, and limited support, requiring improvements in integration, visualization, and documentation.
The tool could include more native connectors, such as for global ERPs, instead of requiring additional fees for these connections.
Legal Coordinator at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
The support structure changed; initially, we received great support, however, it later became less reliable due to licensing issues and a tiered support system.
Senior Capacity Planner at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
The additional features that Alteryx needs to work on to make it more competitive include better collaboration and easier integration through API.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
Adjusting features like worker nodes and node utilization during cluster creation could mitigate these failures.
Data Engineer at a engineering company with 1,001-5,000 employees
We prefer using a small to mid-sized cluster for many jobs to keep costs low, but this sometimes doesn't support our operations properly.
Senior Data Engineer at a logistics company with 51-200 employees
We use MLflow for managing MLOps, however, further improvement would be beneficial, especially for large language models and related tools.
Solution Architect at Mercedes-Benz AG
Someone who needs to do coding can do it, and someone who does not know coding can also build solutions.
Head of Delivery & Practice (Data & AI) at a recruiting/HR firm with 201-500 employees
The license is very expensive.
Manager at CTTI - Centre de Telecomunicacions i Tecnologies de la Informació
I would love for Dataiku to allow more flexibility with code-based components and provide the possibility to extend it by developing and integrating custom components easily with existing ones.
Big Data Consultant at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise buyers find Alteryx offers robust analytics but at high costs, weighed against potential efficiency and productivity benefits.
Databricks provides a flexible, cost-effective cloud solution integrating with Azure and AWS, though premium features can raise costs.
Dataiku's pricing is high and varies, with enterprise expense concerns, yet it's relatively affordable for large companies.
The price is very high, with licensing typically starting around five thousand dollars plus user per year.
Senior Rpa Consultant at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
We found excellent use cases for automation through Alteryx, which provided the means to reduce operational costs and streamline the build of ETL pipelines without extensive coding.
Senior Staff Cyber Security Cloud Data Architect at GE Healthcare
Alteryx is more cost-effective compared to Informatica licenses, offering savings.
Software Engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
It is not a cheap solution.
Data Platform Architect at KELLANOVA
I believe that in terms of credits for Databricks, we're spending between £15,000 and £20,000 a month.
Governance And Engagement Lead
My experience with pricing, implementation costs, and licensing is that it is very efficient and very fast.
There are no extra expenses beyond the existing licensing cost.
Manager at CTTI - Centre de Telecomunicacions i Tecnologies de la Informació
I find the pricing of Dataiku quite affordable for our customers, as they are usually large companies.
Big Data Consultant at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The pricing for Dataiku is very high, which is its biggest downside.
Cognitive Business Operation at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Valuable Features

Alteryx simplifies data workflows with a user-friendly interface, offering integration, automation, and advanced analytics without coding.
Databricks excels in user-friendly, scalable data management, supporting diverse languages, with strong analytics and governance features in the cloud.
Dataiku offers intuitive tools for data preparation and integration, supporting collaboration, scalability, and efficiency for diverse teams.
Alteryx not only represents data but also supports decision-making by suggesting the next steps.
Chief Information Officer at granistr
Analysts who do not have any coding experience can still work on the transformation and preparation of data, which is quite useful.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
Alteryx includes built-in tools such as drive time analysis and linear regression, which are much harder to achieve in standard BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
Senior Rpa Consultant at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Databricks' capability to process data in parallel enhances data processing speed.
Data Engineer at a engineering company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The platform allows us to leverage cloud advantages effectively, enhancing our AI and ML projects.
Data Platform Architect at KELLANOVA
The Unity Catalog is for data governance, and the Delta Lake is to build the lakehouse.
Data Engineer at CRAFT Tech
This feature is useful because it simplifies tasks and eliminates the need for a data scientist.
Data Science Lead at a mining and metals company with 10,001+ employees
Dataiku primarily enhances the speed at which our customers can develop or train their machine learning models because it is a drag-and-drop platform.
Big Data Consultant at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
It offers most of the capabilities required for data science, MLOps, and LLMOps.
Cognitive Business Operation at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Data Science Platforms category, the mindshare of Alteryx is 3.7%, down from 6.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Databricks is 7.6%, down from 16.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dataiku is 5.2%, down from 13.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Science Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Databricks7.6%
Dataiku5.2%
Alteryx3.7%
Other83.5%
Data Science Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

ManojBehera - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Staff Cyber Security Cloud Data Architect at GE Healthcare
Automated complex ETL workflows have reduced coding effort and improved data integration
One area for improvement is in integrating mostly the data which comes from telemetry, where I can see some sort of improvisations can be made. It is a massive amount of unstructured data, and I believe Alteryx is able to handle it, but there can be some improvements. Suggestions for improvements in Alteryx include areas for increasing efficiency, particularly in processing telemetry data, which involves dealing with large volumes of unstructured data. Additionally, I believe when we use filter tools immediately after the input source, there can be slowdowns when handling massive data. The user experience of Alteryx is generally good, but there are areas for improvement from a user's perspective, particularly regarding user interface enhancements. I think there's always room for improvement, but otherwise, Alteryx has been a great tool for me. We haven't experienced significant disruptions while increasing data volumes, though I sense there could be performance issues as data grows exponentially. This is an area that could use improvement in Alteryx.
SimonRobinson - PeerSpot reviewer
Governance And Engagement Lead
Improved data governance has enabled sensitive data tracking but cost management still needs work
I believe we could improve Databricks integration with cloud service providers. The impact of our current integration has not been particularly good, and it's becoming very expensive for us. The inefficiencies in our implementation, such as not shutting down warehouses when they're not in use or reserving the right number of credits, have led to increased costs. We made several beginner mistakes, such as not taking advantage of incremental loading and running overly complicated queries all the time. We should be using ETL tools to help us instead of doing it directly in Databricks. We need more experienced professionals to manage Databricks effectively, as it's not as forgiving as other platforms such as Snowflake. I think introducing customer repositories would facilitate easier implementation with Databricks.
SK
Senior Data Scientist at Deloitte
Visual workflows have streamlined healthcare analytics and have reduced reporting time significantly
In terms of improvement, I cannot comment on the LLMs or the agentic view as I have not used them yet. However, I feel that better documentation is necessary. Dataiku should establish a stronger community since this is proprietary software, where users can share knowledge. Although they have some community interaction, it is often challenging to find assistance when stuck. For example, when I was new to Dataiku and trying to use an external optimization tool such as CPLEX, I struggled with resource directory linking to a project's notebook. Detailed documentation and community discussions could have significantly alleviated these issues for users such as myself.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Construction Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
Healthcare Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Energy/Utilities Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise56
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business27
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise57
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise13
 

Questions from the Community

What is the Biggest Difference Between Alteryx and IBM SPSS Modeler?
One of the differences is that with Alteryx you can use it as an ETL and analytics tool. Please connect with me direc...
What is the Biggest Difference Between Alteryx and IBM SPSS Modeler?
Alteryx is an extremely easy and flexible data tool, flexible in terms of drag and drop toolset and also has python, ...
What is the Biggest Difference Between Alteryx and IBM SPSS Modeler?
I am not familiar with IBM SPSS Modeler, therefore, I cannot compare these two products. Regarding Alteryx I can say...
Which do you prefer - Databricks or Azure Machine Learning Studio?
Databricks gives you the option of working with several different languages, such as SQL, R, Scala, Apache Spark, or ...
How would you compare Databricks vs Amazon SageMaker?
We researched AWS SageMaker, but in the end, we chose Databricks. Databricks is a Unified Analytics Platform designe...
Which would you choose - Databricks or Azure Stream Analytics?
Databricks is an easy-to-set-up and versatile tool for data management, analysis, and business analytics. For analyti...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dataiku Data Science Studio?
The licenses are a bit high for companies that are still hesitating to get started with using Dataiku. For my persona...
What needs improvement with Dataiku Data Science Studio?
I have no suggestions for improvements because it's all good; it just sometimes lags a lot, and I don't know if the s...
What is your primary use case for Dataiku Data Science Studio?
My main use case for Dataiku involves ETL pipelines, mainly for data analysis, and I majorly use SQL queries for that...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

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Databricks Unified Analytics, Databricks Unified Analytics Platform, Redash
Dataiku DSS
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

AnalyticsIq Inc., belk, BloominBrands Inc., Cardinalhealth, Cineplex, Dairy Queen
Elsevier, MyFitnessPal, Sharethrough, Automatic Labs, Celtra, Radius Intelligence, Yesware
BGL BNP Paribas, Dentsu Aegis, Link Mobility Group, AramisAuto
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