Knime is used for data analytics.
Trainer at a government with 10,001+ employees
Free to use, stable, and easy to install
Pros and Cons
- "It can handle an unlimited amount of data, which is the advantage of using Knime."
- "It could input more data acquisitions from other sources and it is difficult to combine with Python."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
It can handle an unlimited amount of data, which is the advantage of using Knime.
It already has algorithms included.
What needs improvement?
I haven't had a lot of time to explore Knime in detail, but when you compare it with Orange, I would like it to be able to find data and collect it from another source. Also, to collect data for Knime from Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook for example, and to add widgets to Knime.
It could input more data acquisitions from other sources and it is difficult to combine with Python. It can be done with special requirements.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Knime for three months.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
In the three months that I have been using Knime, it has been very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
From my understanding, it is scalable. It can handle a large amount of data. It indicates that it can handle unlimited amounts of data.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward. It was very easy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
This is an open-source solution that is free to use.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend Knime to others who are interested in using it.
Students can use Kmine for their research.
I would rate Knime an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
BI Solutions Developer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Open source with good analytic capabilities and very stable
Pros and Cons
- "The product is open-source and therefore free to use."
- "They should look at other vendors like Alteryx that are more user friendly and modern."
What is most valuable?
The data analytics capabilities in KNIME are excellent. It's not just a statistical ETL tool. We can go deeper and do various types of tasks beyond straight analytics.
The product is open-source and therefore free to use.
The solution offers lots of different options.
What needs improvement?
The user interface could be a bit better. It's currently very dated.
They should look at other vendors like Alteryx that are more user friendly and modern.
From a systems point of view, the tool is not completely user friendly.
Users tell us they would like to do their own analytics and find it difficult to accomplish without the help of a technical service.
You need to be a bit more knowledgeable in order to handle the solution. It's not difficult, it's just more technical than other options.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been dealing with the solution for four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is very stable. There aren't issues surrounding bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's quite reliable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It depends on the requirements you have, however it is scalable, at least for the next two years.
We typically work with enterprise-level organizations. The companies aren't that small.
How are customer service and technical support?
The technical support is okay. I'd give them three out of five stars.
I don't find any of their online tutorials help anyone at all. I am comparing KNIME with Alteryx mainly due to the fact that those two are the main ETL tools which most of my clients use. The technical support and documentation that are available for Alteryx are quite good. We don't get that level of documentation or videos from KNIME's support. It's very limited.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We also use Alteryx. We use both solutions, depending on the client. I tend to recommend Alteryx. For someone who has good technical knowledge, they can go with KNIME. However, if they're not a techy person, I would recommend Alteryx for them.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is not complex. It is pretty easy. However, you have to know what to do. If you have software demo documents or if you have tutorials to support you, then it is easy. I wouldn't say that it's a complex tool at all. It's pretty easy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is open-source and therefore cheap to use. Anyone can access it. They can just download it off the internet and start. Alteryx is way too expensive. In terms of pricing, it's always better to go with KNIME.
What other advice do I have?
I am both consultant and a vendor right now. We do a bit of consultant work for some of our clients and we give the tutorials to them. We typically get in touch with them, and they send what they need and we do the distribution for them.
I'd recommend new users have their requirements sorted out first so that they know what they need out of the tool. If that is clear, they can install the custom content required in KNIME to get their analytics done correctly. If that is there, then it's a piece of cake.
Overall, I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. If the user interface was better and it offered better technical support, I would rate it higher.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Research Analyst at a university with 51-200 employees
Straightforward to set up and has good data wrangling functionality
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature is the data wrangling, which is what I mainly use it for."
- "From the point of view of the interface, they can do a little bit better."
What is our primary use case?
I primarily use this product for data engineering and data wrangling.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the data wrangling, which is what I mainly use it for.
What needs improvement?
From the point of view of the interface, they can do a little bit better.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using KNIME for three years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability is not a relevant consideration for KNIME because I am using it myself.
How are customer service and technical support?
I feel that the community is a bit too Java-oriented. It would be better if it grew and became more diversified, from a data engineering perspective.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There are different licenses available.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
The only other option I have is Alteryx and the functions in KNIME are better.
What other advice do I have?
This is a very handy tool and I use it quite interactively. I am not an expert-level user and it pretty much has everything that I need.
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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CEO at Alpha Analytics
Easy to use, with good data wrangling and preparation capabilities
Pros and Cons
- "It is very fast to develop solutions."
- "There are a lot of tools in the product and it would help if they were grouped into classes where you can select a function, rather than a specific tool."
What is our primary use case?
Our analysts use Knime in the company for data modeling, data wrangling, and data preparation. We have a good amount of data that we work with.
I do not personally use the product, but I am familiar with its usage through my analysts.
What is most valuable?
Data preparation and data modeling are easy to do.
It is very fast to develop solutions.
What needs improvement?
There are a lot of tools in the product and it would help if they were grouped into classes where you can select a function, rather than a specific tool. This would make workflow development faster because several tools could be used together, based on the function that is chosen. Each would complete one of the constituents of the task.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been working with Knime for approximately one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This product is quite stable and we haven't had any problems.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Knime is a scalable solution and we haven't experienced any issues. There are six of us who are using it.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Prior to Knime, we were using Alteryx. However, Alteryx is too costly and our customers don't want to pay for it.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is easy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price for Knime is okay.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. partner
CEO at SMH - Schwaiger Management Holding GmbH
Stable and easy to set up with very good ETL features
Pros and Cons
- "All of the features related to the ETL are fantastic. That includes the connectors to other programs, databases, and the meta node function."
- "The predefined workflows could use a bit of improvement."
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution as an ETL - to Extract, Transform, Load topics.
What is most valuable?
All of the features related to the ETL are fantastic. That includes the connectors to other programs, databases, and the meta node function.
Technical support has been extremely responsive so far.
The solution has a very strong and supportive community that shares information and helps each other troubleshoot.
The solution is very stable.
The initial setup is pretty simple and straightforward.
What needs improvement?
The user interface could be a little bit more comfortable. The usability, in general, could be much better.
The predefined workflows could use a bit of improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is pretty stable. I don't recall facing any bugs or glitches. The solution doesn't crash or freeze. It's fairly reliable overall.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have about 10 users in the company that are on the solution regularly. They are all either engineers or business consultants.
How are customer service and technical support?
The technical support on offer is very good. We rarely have issues, however, if we do, the support that is provided is very fast and the team is very knowledgeable. There's also a very strong and active KNIME community that includes KNIME developers.
At the end of the day, when we run into issues, it's dealt with immediately and we're very satisfied with the level of service provided.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup isn't complex. I'd describe it as straightforward. What makes it very easy is that there's so much material available online. Users have access to many forms of documentation, including webinars and training documents. When it comes to finer details, of course, it gets more complex, however, that's pretty normal in every product.
What other advice do I have?
We are KNIME partners and also provide KNIME training to clients as well.
We're a startup, and we're in the startup phase, however, we are working to build more business relationships with KNIME.
In my previous company, we were also partnered with KNIME. Currently, I'm working as a consultant and we have a customer who is using SAP Analytics, however, I am interested in learning more about the differences between KNIME and SAP Analytics. That's something I'm looking at right now.
We would definitely recommend this solution to other organizations.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. I don't know if there's a tool better than this particular product, however, there's always room for improvement on any technology.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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VP, Software and IT Service at ITZone LLC
Easy to use and reasonably priced, but more training material needs to be made available
Pros and Cons
- "This solution is easy to use and it can be used to create any kind of model."
- "KNIME needs to provide more documentation and training materials, including webinars or online seminars."
What is our primary use case?
We are a solution provider and KNIME is a product that we are working on reselling to our customers. We sell BI tools such as Tableau and many of our customers that are using these tools need to have an AI solution. They have lots of use cases for AI including, for example, those from the financial sector would like to use AI for credit scoring. We also have government clients who will have their own specific use cases.
We have not yet sold it to any of our customers because they are still using the free tools and we are promoting it based on that.
What is most valuable?
The nicest part of KNIME is that the designer tool is free.
This solution is easy to use and it can be used to create any kind of model.
What needs improvement?
We are worried about the performance when it comes to using a lot of data that has many rows and columns. On the server-side, we are not sure whether KNIME can manage or handle large amounts of data without issue. It looks like it will easily work for small datasets but we are concerned about performance as the volume increases.
KNIME needs to provide more documentation and training materials, including webinars or online seminars. At this time, it is not sufficient when compared to some other vendors.
The user interface needs to be improved because it looks quite messy and I am not very comfortable using it.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been familiar with KNIME for two or three years but we have been actively interested in it for less than a year.
How was the initial setup?
We have not deployed the entire solution for a customer yet. However, we have been working with the design tool, which does not require deployment. You just have to download it and then it can be used for testing demonstration data.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of KNIME is quite reasonable and the designer tool can be used free of charge.
What other advice do I have?
Many of our customers have streaming data and want to use an AI model. We do not yet know whether KNIME will handle live-streaming and it is something that we intend to test.
I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. reseller
Teacher at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
Coding-less opportunity to use AI and it is easy to set up
Pros and Cons
- "It's a coding-less opportunity to use AI. This is the major value for me."
- "There should be better documentation and the steps should be easier."
What is our primary use case?
I use KNIME for clustering data analysis.
What is most valuable?
It's a coding-less opportunity to use AI. This is the major value for me.
What needs improvement?
I had some difficulty connecting to servers. It asked me to set something up on my server and it asked me for a code that I needed to generate on the server. There were several steps that I messed up. I followed all of the instructions but I couldn't manage it at all. I followed the directions in several forums to find out the problem.
There should be better documentation and the steps should be easier.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using KNIME for three to four months.
How are customer service and technical support?
I haven't needed to contact their support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I tried Python and Microsoft.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was super easy. It was really quick. I did it myself for personal use. It didn't take longer than half an hour.
What other advice do I have?
Some of the samples are outdated but my advice to someone considering KNIME is to use their samples.
I would rate KNIME an eight out of ten.
In the next release, the should have more comprehensive samples.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Head Of Business Solutions | Unmanned Shop | Automated Retail | AI | IoT | Robotic | Data Science at Smart Retail
Good data preparation and wrapping, but needs online training and more examples
Pros and Cons
- "This solution is easy to use and especially good at data preparation and wrapping."
- "It needs more examples, use cases, and MOOC to learn, especially with respect to the algorithms and how to practically create a flow from end-to-end."
What is our primary use case?
Our primary use case for this solution is shopping-basket analysis.
How has it helped my organization?
It gives much insight about business in different aspects, from understanding product portfolio to clients, much of them arouse interests from important stakeholders
What is most valuable?
It is a complete data science platform and especially good at scaling up data preparation and wrapping. It provides a large numbers of algorithms to look at data from different angles
What needs improvement?
It needs more examples, use cases, and MOOC to learn, especially with respect to the algorithms and how to practically create a flow from end-to-end. The learning curve is steep.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for six months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Very good
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Perfect
How are customer service and technical support?
Very good and very prompt, usually in a few hours, can't complain more
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I wrote Python in different IDE, however KNIME is easier to tackle with changes in data sources, processes, and expectations, etc. It is simple to work around with different situations for testing and comparison.
How was the initial setup?
Setup is very easy, no more than a normal app
What about the implementation team?
I do it myself, and I am super-user level
What was our ROI?
More than worthy to invest
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
One of the benefit for KNIME is free for desktop version, which is enough for small team work. It is worthy to try but prepare for times to search and learn. It is not really as easy as drag and drop.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I check with Alteryx and RapidMiner
What other advice do I have?
Official and structural online training is a must, which is now not enough. Or you can start something simple very easily but stuck to go deeper. However KNIME response is very prompt.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

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