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Alteryx vs SAS Predictive Analytics comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 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 Predictive Analytics
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
83
Ranking in other categories
Data Science Platforms (5th), Data Preparation Tools (1st)
SAS Predictive Analytics
Ranking in Predictive Analytics
9th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Predictive Analytics category, the mindshare of Alteryx is 14.0%, down from 25.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAS Predictive Analytics is 3.7%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Predictive Analytics Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Alteryx14.0%
SAS Predictive Analytics3.7%
Other82.3%
Predictive Analytics
 

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.
it_user1139529 - PeerSpot reviewer
Drag-and-drop functionality makes the interface easy to use, but the technical support needs to be improved
There are not many people deploying models using this solution, which is a problem. I have done some cross-development and have found that when I am building models with the open-source software, the accuracy is better. For categorical data, the models built by SAS Emailer are very complex compared to those built by the open-source version. Technical support could be improved because they take too long to answer our queries. Models that are created are a block box, and you can't see the details.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The value add of Alteryx is the agility for making changes, and speed of deployment."
"The tools are built-in. You just plug and play, drag and drop, once you understand how to use the tools, it is easy."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The product's most valuable features include its ease of use for non-technical users and machine learning capabilities."
"The modeling features are very good."
"The solution offers excellent predicting power. The accuracy and confidence have been great."
"Alteryx is so advanced. It's just drag and drop."
"The solution has excellent drag and drop functionality. There's no need for coding."
"The most valuable feature is its flexibility and the ability to integrate with SAS."
"The most valuable features are forecasting and reporting."
 

Cons

"I mostly used it for flat files, but I have many colleagues who reported that to tune a query, in case they want to directly connect to the database, there is no option to optimize the performance of the query, as we have in Informatica."
"It's a technical product and those that don't have proper training will have to deal with a steep learning curve."
"The event handling, such that the file system watcher, is in need of improvement."
"The server is too expensive for what you get and it really a designer desktop on a server."
"There have been some issues with licensing, particularly with the increased prices. This has led some companies, including ours, to consider reducing the number of licenses or potentially discontinuing their use of Alteryx."
"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."
"The workflow and pipeline need to improve."
"There are no ready models to use in analytics."
"Technical support could be improved because they take too long to answer our queries."
"I think that this solution should be more compatible with other software, including open-source solutions."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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 desktop platform costs $5,000 per year. It's very costly."
"Alteryx isn't extortionately expensive, but it's not cheap either."
"The license price of the solution is expensive."
"The cost of the solution could be reduced."
"I don't know much about the licensing, but there are some additional costs for certain features."
"The pricing is $5000 per year per production license."
"If SAS were more flexible in terms of licensing then that would be good, because it costs more than other solutions."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
23%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Retailer
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise51
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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...
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