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Alteryx vs Sisense comparison

 

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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
6.9
Alteryx quickly delivers ROI by drastically reducing data processing time, saving costs, and improving efficiency with potential market pricing adjustments.
Sentiment score
7.0
Results with Sisense vary; some see immediate benefits, while others struggle to measure improvements or efficiency gains.
Alteryx helps familiarize managers with artificial intelligence-driven possibilities.
Chief Information Officer at granistr
Due to the data presented to stakeholders, they are able to make informed decisions that impact the day-to-day operations of the client, giving them more insights into what's happening within their organization.
System Integration Specialist at a non-profit with self employed
I have seen a return on investment in that we can manage the Sisense environment with a very small number of users.
Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.3
Users praise Alteryx's customer service and community resources, though some seek improved support during complex issues.
Sentiment score
7.6
Sisense is praised for exceptional, responsive customer service and skilled technical support, focusing on client success and prompt assistance.
I contacted customer support once or twice, and they were quick to respond.
Experience Technocrat driving IT initiatives at WISDOMBOWL
The customer service was not good because we weren't premium support users.
Senior Capacity Planner at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Customer support is good since I've had no issues and can easily contact representatives who respond promptly.
Chief Information Officer at granistr
The support was very good.
Business Intelligence & Reporting Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
We typically get responses within 24 hours.
Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Alteryx is scalable and efficient for various users and datasets, though some users cite cost and complexity concerns.
Sentiment score
7.4
Sisense scales well for medium to large businesses, handling over 100 million data loads despite increased querying times.
Alteryx is scalable, and I would give it eight out of ten.
Experience Technocrat driving IT initiatives at WISDOMBOWL
It is scalable to a very large extent and we can integrate any third-party tools.
Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Sisense works really well for simple to medium use cases and scales well.
System Integration Specialist at a non-profit with self employed
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Alteryx is praised for its stability and efficiency, handling large datasets swiftly with minimal crashes or issues.
Sentiment score
7.8
Sisense is generally stable and reliable, with occasional data import and dashboard load issues mitigated by caching.
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
 

Room For Improvement

Alteryx users criticize its outdated interface, high pricing, and demand better documentation, collaboration, and data science tools.
Sisense users face dataset handling issues and seek improvements in speed, interface, integration, customization, 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
I would like to see an improvement in the live data connection, specifically making the process faster.
Business Intelligence & Reporting Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
It could provide more connectors to integrate with emerging different data sources to exponentially increase the amount of data it can handle.
System Integration Specialist at a non-profit with self employed
I give Sisense a nine because the integration with some third-party tools is good.
Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
 

Setup Cost

Alteryx offers various licensing, with a notable ROI for teams, though costly for individuals compared to competitors.
Sisense offers competitive pricing with extensive features, ideal for mid-size and large organizations, but less affordable for smaller businesses.
Alteryx is more cost-effective compared to Informatica licenses, offering savings.
Software Engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
It has a fair price when considering a larger-scale implementation.
Legal Coordinator at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Alteryx is expensive.
Experience Technocrat driving IT initiatives at WISDOMBOWL
There was no significant difference in pricing between Sisense and ThoughtSpot.
Business Intelligence & Reporting Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing shows that pricing is a little bit higher when compared to other applications, but that justifies the use case.
Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
 

Valuable Features

Alteryx streamlines data preparation and integration, offering intuitive workflows, predictive analytics, and robust support for efficient analysis.
Sisense excels with multi-source integration, ease of use, fast deployment, data visualization, and robust real-time analytics support.
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 is user-friendly and allows easy creation of workflows compared to Informatica PowerCenter.
Software Engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
It offers two ways to access data: by cubing the data or hitting it live.
Business Intelligence & Reporting Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
It allows the user to cater to different use cases and is a very fast aggregator across different data sources, giving you the historical context and helping in operationalizing your data.
System Integration Specialist at a non-profit with self employed
Sisense has positively impacted my organization by drastically reducing the time taken to build the data cube, and we can see real-time analytics.
Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Alteryx
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
83
Ranking in other categories
Predictive Analytics (1st), Data Science Platforms (6th), Data Preparation Tools (1st)
Sisense
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (17th), Cloud Analytics (5th), Reporting (14th), Data Visualization (13th), Embedded BI (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Business Intelligence solutions, they serve different purposes. Alteryx is designed for Predictive Analytics and holds a mindshare of 8.1%, down 23.3% compared to last year.
Sisense, on the other hand, focuses on BI (Business Intelligence) Tools, holds 1.2% mindshare, down 1.5% since last year.
Predictive Analytics Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Alteryx8.1%
Anaplan8.1%
SAP Analytics Cloud7.7%
Other76.1%
Predictive Analytics
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Sisense1.2%
Microsoft Power BI9.4%
Tableau Enterprise6.7%
Other82.7%
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Theresa McLaughlin - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Capacity Planner at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
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.
Vishal Halbe - PeerSpot reviewer
System Integration Specialist at a non-profit with self employed
Has improved project turnaround time with customizable dashboards and faster data delivery to stakeholders
Sisense has some limitations, especially in rendering tables or graphs. For example, if you want to perform custom sorting or searching based on multiple columns, that becomes quite tricky. Providing more control over how the data is sorted or filtered would be quite useful. Additionally, it could provide more connectors to integrate with emerging different data sources to exponentially increase the amount of data it can handle. Sisense should provide more support for CI/CD, as we found the CI/CD approach quite limited, which is something that can be worked on. Some data scientists suggested more features can be offered by providing different models for data analytics. Sisense can improve by adding more features for handling complex schemas and making the pricing straightforward. The dashboarding features are good enough, but additional features could make it even more attractive. Also, CI/CD support or source control support would be really helpful.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
23%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Retailer
6%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise53
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise11
 

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 directly if you want to know more.
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, R integrations if your team requires this. It can handle over 2 billion rows of...
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 the following: - An excellent desktop tool for Data Prep and analytics. - Featu...
What needs improvement with Sisense?
Sisense has some limitations, especially in rendering tables or graphs. For example, if you want to perform custom sorting or searching based on multiple columns, that becomes quite tricky. Providi...
What is your primary use case for Sisense?
Sisense was used for one of our clients to enable analytics and dashboards for their applications, which were supposed to get the data from different partners for that specific client. Sisense is w...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sisense?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing shows that pricing is a little bit higher when compared to other applications, but that justifies the use case.
 

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