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Alteryx vs DataRobot vs IBM Predictive Analytics comparison

 

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Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Predictive Analytics category, the mindshare of Alteryx is 20.3%, down from 25.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of DataRobot is 9.5%, up from 8.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Predictive Analytics is 1.1%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Theresa McLaughlin - PeerSpot reviewer
Quick development enables seamless data processing despite occasional support issues
There were times when the product would fail during development without an apparent reason. The support structure changed; initially, we received great support, however, it later became less reliable due to licensing issues and a tiered support system. Licensing negotiations were problematic, affecting our product usage. For instance, our licenses were temporarily lost during negotiations when an agreement couldn't be reached.
SagarYadav - PeerSpot reviewer
Automating model comparison speeds up development and reduces timelines
DataRobot is equipped with a GUI-based approach that simplifies the process of feature engineering and model training. It provides AutoML capabilities, which allow for comparing thousands of models and selecting the best-suited one based on business requirements. By automating highly technical aspects like model comparison, DataRobot enhances productivity and reduces project timelines from three months to less than one month.
LE
Good prediction capability for marketing purposes, although it needs to be more flexible
I found it very hard to change the algorithm that is used for prediction and I think that this solution can be more flexible. It looks like more of a black box in some cases and there are few ways to intervene and specify actions. Using IBM Predictive Analytics requires more skill, resources, and training than some other solutions. In the next release of this solution, I would like to see better integration with business solutions so that the data can be more easily accessed.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Shortens the time required to start analyzing data and looking for insights, minimizing the tasks that do not add value to the business and maximizing the analysis phase."
"The Alteryx designer has been the most useful feature in the solution."
"The tools are built-in. You just plug and play, drag and drop, once you understand how to use the tools, it is easy."
"Alteryx is user-friendly and allows easy creation of workflows compared to Informatica PowerCenter."
"Its initial setup is easy."
"The product's Macros probably are one of the most useful aspects."
"It's super easy to learn how to use it — the learning curve is very small."
"The drag and drop and layout is simple to understand, with intuitive names of features."
"DataRobot is highly automated, allowing data scientists to build models easily."
"It's easy to do MLOps operations. It's a lot easier to manage jobs and see the logs if there's any drift in a model."
"We especially like the initial part of feature engineering, because feature engineering is included in most engines, but DataRobot has an excellent way of picking up the right features."
"DataRobot can be easy to use."
"By automating highly technical aspects like model comparison, DataRobot enhances productivity and reduces project timelines from three months to less than one month."
"The most valuable feature is the predictive capability in marketing use cases."
 

Cons

"I think they should really work on integrating or have a capacity to integrate some algorithmic code. I think that's one of the most important things they need to be doing."
"Alteryx could be improved in the area of analytics and central governance."
"The software is not fully optimized."
"Lacks an open source edition which would be helpful."
"We are hoping that the NLP features will also support Chinese characters."
"More statistics tools: We can use to compare SPSS statistics with some automated advisory."
"It's a technical product and those that don't have proper training will have to deal with a steep learning curve."
"The only weakness I would say is on the visualization side of having that dynamic incapability."
"If we could include our existing Python or R code in DataRobot, we could make it even better. The DataRobot that we have is specific to an industry, but most of the time we would have our own algorithms, which are specific to our own use case. If we had a way by which we could integrate our proprietary things into DataRobot with a simple integration, it would help us a lot."
"The business departments will love to work with DataRobot because they use the tool to investigate their data, such as targeting what they want to investigate. They don't need any data scientists near them. They can investigate at eye level and bring into the BI tool, or can bring it to the data scientist. Data scientists can use this tool to bring increase the solution to the maximum. All the others can use it, but not to the maximum."
"Generative AI has taken pace, and I would like to see how DataRobot assists in doing generative AI and large language models."
"DataRobot is a UI-based tool, which means it cannot provide all the features I might manually implement through notebooks or Python. In this aspect, I see room for improvement in its functionality."
"There are some performance issues."
"Using IBM Predictive Analytics requires more skill, resources, and training than some other solutions."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The designer license costs 5000 euros. The server edition is 1000 euros."
"A designer and scheduler for $13K/year in total is pretty much earning you the money back in time and in other resources."
"There are some implementation services and internal effort costs at the beginning but there is nothing else."
"Alteryx isn't extortionately expensive, but it's not cheap either."
"The license price of the solution is expensive."
"​Very transparent.​"
"It is an expensive solution."
"The seat is too expensive."
"We dropped the plan to use DataRobot, because we found the pricing to be on the higher sise. We liked DataRobot a lot, but due to the pricing, we dropped that idea."
"The price of DataRobot is good because if you take the price of the solution which is approximately $65,000, it is less than a data scientist. There are very few data scientists available."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
25%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
Educational Organization
18%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
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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...
What needs improvement with DataRobot?
DataRobot is a UI-based tool, which means it cannot provide all the features I might manually implement through noteb...
What is your primary use case for DataRobot?
In our day-to-day use, I utilize DataRobot to speed up our development process through its GUI capability. Once I set...
What advice do you have for others considering DataRobot?
I would recommend DataRobot because if there is something not included in the UI, I have the freedom to use its Pytho...
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