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Alteryx vs Alteryx Designer Cloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 22, 2026

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
6.9
Number of Reviews
87
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 June 2026, in the Data Preparation Tools category, the mindshare of Alteryx is 8.2%, down from 26.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Alteryx Designer Cloud is 8.8%, up from 8.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Preparation Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Alteryx8.2%
Alteryx Designer Cloud8.8%
Other83.0%
Data Preparation Tools
 

Featured Reviews

ManojBehera - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Staff Cyber Security Cloud Data Architect at GE Healthcare
Automated complex ETL workflows have reduced coding effort and improved data integration
One area for improvement is in integrating mostly the data which comes from telemetry, where I can see some sort of improvisations can be made. It is a massive amount of unstructured data, and I believe Alteryx is able to handle it, but there can be some improvements. Suggestions for improvements in Alteryx include areas for increasing efficiency, particularly in processing telemetry data, which involves dealing with large volumes of unstructured data. Additionally, I believe when we use filter tools immediately after the input source, there can be slowdowns when handling massive data. The user experience of Alteryx is generally good, but there are areas for improvement from a user's perspective, particularly regarding user interface enhancements. I think there's always room for improvement, but otherwise, Alteryx has been a great tool for me. We haven't experienced significant disruptions while increasing data volumes, though I sense there could be performance issues as data grows exponentially. This is an area that could use improvement in Alteryx.
reviewer1464411 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Automation Officer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
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

"The solution has a very strong community that is involved in the product. It helps make the usage easier and helps us find answers to our questions."
"After the implementation of Alteryx, the turnaround time has been reduced to 10 minutes or maybe in some cases, a couple of minutes."
"Alteryx allowed us to access all the data, blend it, and output it as a dashboard for the user to access any time they needed it."
"The product is very stable and super fast, five-star. It's significantly more stable than it's nearest competitor."
"One-stop shop for data preparation, blending, prediction, and optimization in a single workflow."
"The initial setup is easy, straightforward, and simple, and within hours I can have the designer up and running."
"Using the product, we earn a lot of time, which is used to do other tasks."
"This is a drag-and-drop tool which is easy-to-use and yet can be customized by creating your own components."
"The solution is extremely robust, 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

"Lacks an open source edition which would be helpful."
"In some ways, I believe it is not yet as integrated as it could be."
"The solution can be made more affordable."
"It would be nice if they can provide Alteryx with more options for In-DB connectivity. That functionality is there, but it doesn't include all software we are connecting."
"I think sometimes the solution doesn't load properly or takes so much time for the workflows. Though the workflow runs and completes the file in Excel, if you use the same formula, it's a bit slow. Also, the image processing is not so good because I tried to do some image processing and they were like, sometimes they put two to eight. In the document, it was two, but the OCR predicted it as eight."
"There could be a bit of improvement related to performance. Sometimes it demands a lot of resources for running it, like memory and search."
"Configuration is very low and is not good for the customer end."
"Alteryx is not very robust when it comes to working on large sets of data."
"This product really needs to improve its ease of use."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"ROI is huge. There are some secondary benefits, like analysts getting their post 5 PM time back or the ability to shorten all closing processes to a half or less."
"The price could be better."
"The desktop platform costs $5,000 per year. It's very costly."
"It has a good price."
"In order to have designers, and, if you want to collaborate, you have to buy a server. If the designer is $5,000, and if you want a server, you have to pay $80,000."
"It's very expensive. I'd rate it a four out of ten in terms of the price. It's great for big companies but not for small companies."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
20%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Construction Company
6%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise56
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Questions from the Community

What is the Biggest Difference Between Alteryx and IBM SPSS Modeler?
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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...
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