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Alteryx vs Alteryx Designer Cloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 14, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Alteryx
Ranking in Data Preparation Tools
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
83
Ranking in other categories
Predictive Analytics (1st), Data Science Platforms (5th)
Alteryx Designer Cloud
Ranking in Data Preparation Tools
6th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Data Preparation Tools category, the mindshare of Alteryx is 20.8%, down from 31.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Alteryx Designer Cloud is 15.0%, up from 6.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Preparation Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Alteryx20.8%
Alteryx Designer Cloud15.0%
Other64.2%
Data Preparation Tools
 

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.
reviewer1464411 - PeerSpot reviewer
Robust, great for financial decision making, and very scalable
This product really needs to improve its ease of use. The solution needs to do a better job of promoting and marketing itself. Alteryx is much better at this and as a consequence is more recognizable. Trifacta needs to showcase its technology better. It truly should encompass the A to Z execution of how you execute business process modeling in an intelligent automation form. A future release needs to be something that's easier to handle. I wouldn't say a layman should be able to use the solution as data wrangling is something that somebody has got to really be certified in. I have a friend who's worked at IBM for 30 years, and now he's just getting certified as a data scientist. However, if the solution was designed as something that really could assist a new data scientist or kids coming out of college, something that's easier for them to wrap their heads around, that would be helpful. The interface on Trifacta is way too busy. I used to do UX and it's just awful. It looks a little bit like Excel. I can't stand it. The UI of Alteryx is much, much better.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a stable and scalable solution."
"It offered quick development, with the ability to process large datasets."
"The product's Macros probably are one of the most useful aspects."
"Alteryx's connectivity is essential. We like the ability to connect the solution to multiple sources. It's easier than other data modeling and extraction solutions. It's built on a self-service concept, so it's easy for anyone to open the tool and directly import or export data from it."
"The cloud deployment ensures it scales easily."
"It is efficient in optimizing our ability to get information."
"The solution has been stable."
"Alteryx makes it easy for the end customer to see clean data in a structured form."
"It works well for data scientists and can really help them drill down on the information in order to give management tangible data points for larger business decisions."
 

Cons

"There is currently no cloud solution and this would be valuable for many clients."
"The next feature release should include easier reporting."
"The principal problem is the pricing. They're expensive products."
"The workflow and pipeline need to improve."
"I think better visualization would be helpful to this solution."
"The gallery could improve in Alteryx. Additionally, if there was a Conditional Join feature it would be beneficial. Since I do not have this feature I have to use Python scripts."
"I'd like to see more artificial intelligence business tools or features in Alteryx."
"What they're struggling with is it's not as mature as Tableau in the user management area. It was tougher to manage the server part of it right away, especially since the user base has grown."
"This product really needs to improve its ease of use."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's probably on the pricey side, but they provide some really useful ways to grow and test."
"I rate the solution's pricing as a ten, as it is highly priced."
"Opt for the three year subscription. It is 20% less than the yearly one."
"The solution has a more costly license than other tools in the market."
"If one is a high price, and ten is a low price, I rate the tool's price as a one. The tool is expensive."
"The license is really expensive, we cannot afford to have two or three. It takes away all the budget of my area."
"My organization pays for it, and I do not look into the financial aspect of the licensing, but I know it is pretty expensive."
"I rate the tool's pricing a two out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Retailer
6%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise51
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Questions from the Community

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