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20 reviewers had the following to say about Alteryx's features:
Alteryx changed all that and building workflows that preps the data and spits out a clean dataset or report complete with forecasts etc. can all be done without coding and in a visual way that anyone can understand and see what's been done and where leading to the greater confidence the data is right.
Pros
Easy to use interface, extremely flexible for data analysis tasks, self-documenting, very fast on large data sets
Cons
Automating workflow is an additional cost
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Weekly
Likelihood to recommend
So much time saved Easy to share documentation without worrying about syntax, coding and verfication Trainable to a layman analyst
Pros
Drag and drop interface, the ability to manipulate my data at any point and expand my analytics through spatial and predictive.
Cons
The Server solution could be better developed to be ready to integrate with other enterprise wide features (for example, managing users, databases, schedules)
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Weekly
Likelihood to recommend
This software, especially the predictive analytics piece, gave me new insight into my data.
Pros
An abundance of available nodes make it simple to pull in data from many different sources, merge, union, filter, sort, and even perform statistical or predictive analysis on your data, and then disseminate it to the proper stakeholders.
Cons
Alteryx may be better suited to fields other than education; however, I can still find good use cases for it in my job.
Rating breakdown
Frequency of use: Other
Likelihood to recommend
Pros
It is easy to use by drag and drop. All different functions can be used to prepare data.
Cons
Sometimes the workflow takes a lot of time.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 6-12 months
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
Pros
I can do a simple data pull to a demographic report to doing regression analysis for a complex model.
Cons
The only small complaint I have is that some of the error messages themselves are cryptic and convoluted.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Likelihood to recommend
Recommendations to others considering Alteryx
If you have a need for automation, data compilation and data reporting, this is a very diverse tool that can revolutionize your efficiency and give your analysts more time to think critically rather than be bogged down by menial tasks.
Alteryx works extremely well with a multitude of BI and database solutions and would be a great fit for any team trying to speed up the typical daily grind of data prep and ETL so their analytics and data team can be more agile, accurate, and automated.
Pros
Data ingestion: Alteryx is capable of connecting with a multitude of data sources from SQL databases to cloud-hosted solutions like Salesforce, Tableau, or Google Analytics. Also supports OleDB & ODBC connections.
Cons
Previously I had to restart the Alteryx service on my machine at least once a week, which meant my workflows weren't running while the service had been stuck and data wasn't moving.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 1-2 years
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
Significantly easier big data manipulations
Pros
Great functionality for handling large data sets - makes processes that would take substantial time with Excel / SQL more manageable
Cons
High learning curve - treats data differently than most users are likely used to (if only previous experience with Excel / SQL)
Rating breakdown
Frequency of use: Weekly
Likelihood to recommend
Pros
I love the easy interface and the various options for different data analysis and prediction techniques.
Cons
You might have to pay extra for extra features. It's not a big deal but it's not entirely convenient.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 6-12 months
Frequency of use: Daily
It has an easy layout - drag and drop. There are okay trainings through their website.
Pros
Works with large size data - I have used 10GB files as well!
Cons
1. Whenever I run alteryx flow, numbers become string when I open them in excel. So everytime I have to remember to add one more step to change them back to numeric which is a little cumbersome 2. A few features are difficult to understand - help topics could have been more elaborate
Rating breakdown
Time used: 6-12 months
Frequency of use: Weekly
Likelihood to recommend
Pros
We can teach people how to data analyst very quickly.
Cons
We have issues at times with it hanging or shutting down but customer support is quick to respond and resolve issues.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
Pros
I like how many different ways I can get data into Alteryx, and all the easy manipulation that you can do both with and without SQL coding experience.
Cons
I would like to see the Period Table of Alteryx with more detail, or a decision tree on inputs and outputs and uses to help figure out the best tools to use.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 1-2 years
Frequency of use: Weekly
Likelihood to recommend
Pros
Alteryx has built in capabilities to export to Tableau and Qlik.
Cons
Workflows can become rather large and at times slow to run.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 1-2 years
Likelihood to recommend
Recommendations to others considering Alteryx
This tool works great for prepping data to be used in Tableau.
Pros
Between the great customer service, easy UI, online tutorials and sample files, it is a very easy product to use.
Cons
There are so many uses it is sometimes hard to know you have the best environment for the software, because different features require different needs.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Likelihood to recommend
Recommendations to others considering Alteryx
There are a variety of tools available. Be sure to examine them all.
great customer service
Pros
no coding experience necessary, seamless integration with Tableau and SQL, great workflow icons and capabilities, great automation
Cons
pricing, but they are flexible, could make a cloud product that is easier to scale out to more people
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
Pros
The inputs are easy to use, the tools are easily understood and well described in the help files and they easily connect with one another.
Cons
The transition to newer versions of Alteryx is much too complicated when you have to skip a few of the in-between versions, which my company often does.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 1-2 years
Likelihood to recommend
Recommendations to others considering Alteryx
If you are looking for a clear way to visualize the steps required to carry out the steps in your analysis, if you want to be able to incorporate spatial files into the same process as you want to use R, or if you just want an easy to use program that allows a lot of flexibility with the data, this is the best out there.
Pros
It's so easy to pick up, and so versatile that anyone can benefit from it.
Cons
Some of the formatting and rendering can be tedious/painful, but there is rarely anything that can't be accomplished in some way/shape/form.
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Likelihood to recommend
Recommendations to others considering Alteryx
Don't let it overwhelm you. It can seem overwhelming at times, with so many tools and different things to do, but typically the best answer is the simplest one.
