Alteryx Platform vs. Salesforce CRM Analytics

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Alteryx Platform
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
The Alteryx AI Platform gives organization automated data preparation, AI-powered analytics, and machine learning with embedded governance and security. Its self-service functionality, with self-service data prep, machine learning, and AI-generated insights, gives enterprise teams with a simplified user experience allowing everyone to create analytic solutions that improve productivity, efficiency, and the bottom line. Alteryx Designer can be used to automate every analytics step…
$14,850
per year 3 users (minimum), cloud edition
Salesforce CRM Analytics
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Salesforce CRM Analytics (formerly Tableau CRM) is a cloud-based business intelligence solutions and analytics software. It provides users with automated data discovery, CRM-connected analytics, top-down views of data, augmented analytics, predictive insights, and customizable data visualization tools.
$125
per month
Pricing
Alteryx PlatformSalesforce CRM Analytics
Editions & Modules
Designer Desktop
starting at $5,195
per year per user
Designer Cloud Professional Edition
Starting at $4,950
per year per user (minimum of 3 users)
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Alteryx PlatformSalesforce CRM Analytics
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Alteryx PlatformSalesforce CRM Analytics
Considered Both Products
Alteryx Platform
Chose Alteryx Platform
Alteryx's UI is fantastic insomuch that training can really be self-driven, albeit with several Google searches a day and visits to the Alteryx community. The other solutions we looked at were much less intuitive and not nearly as flexible, automated, and didn't give you the …
Salesforce CRM Analytics

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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Alteryx PlatformSalesforce CRM Analytics
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Alteryx Platform
-
Ratings
Salesforce CRM Analytics
8.5
46 Ratings
4% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.639 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings7.646 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings9.244 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Alteryx Platform
-
Ratings
Salesforce CRM Analytics
8.0
47 Ratings
0% below category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings7.646 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings8.446 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings6.835 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings9.044 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Alteryx Platform
-
Ratings
Salesforce CRM Analytics
8.5
45 Ratings
3% above category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings9.335 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings9.042 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings8.541 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.038 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings7.732 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Alteryx Platform
-
Ratings
Salesforce CRM Analytics
8.3
43 Ratings
5% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.640 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.938 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings7.540 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Alteryx Platform
-
Ratings
Salesforce CRM Analytics
8.4
46 Ratings
1% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.644 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.144 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.140 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.639 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Alteryx Platform
-
Ratings
Salesforce CRM Analytics
6.6
43 Ratings
17% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.341 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings6.032 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.237 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Alteryx Platform
-
Ratings
Salesforce CRM Analytics
7.3
31 Ratings
6% below category average
REST API00 Ratings7.429 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings7.927 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings6.923 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings7.926 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.526 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings5.125 Ratings
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User Ratings
Alteryx PlatformSalesforce CRM Analytics
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(137 ratings)
7.0
(47 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.6
(19 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.3
(53 ratings)
7.7
(6 ratings)
Availability
7.3
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.8
(44 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(52 ratings)
7.7
(6 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.1
(5 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
7.3
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.2
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.3
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.2
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Alteryx PlatformSalesforce CRM Analytics
Likelihood to Recommend
Alteryx
I would 100% recommend Alteryx to a friend, for me its friendly interface is the best, it has all the tools I need without the headache that programming is. It can be used for simple or complex analysis, so honestly, I don’t see a scenario where it wouldn’t suit. I’ve used Alteryx to make simple things I could do in Excel, for example, but it was less complex and faster to do in Alteryx, so why not? Its a very versatile tool.
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Salesforce
If the person/ department does not have any knowledge in open source tools such as R, and Python. [Salesforce Einstein Analytics (formerly Wave Analytics)] could be a good option with no coding background required. However, if they have such human resource or can acquire these people, I would recommend open source tech and suggest not to use this tool.
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Pros
Alteryx
  • Pulling data from multiple disparate data sources.
  • Allows users to see the data at every step of the workflow to be able to cleanse, analyze, and optimize the data.
  • Provides an analytics platform that is easy for users of all levels to thrive in whether they are just starting out in their analytics journey or they have a master's degree in Data Science.
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Salesforce
  • Interactive Dashboards, it [consists] of wide variety of charts
  • Data from different sources can be easily integrated with it
  • Security, it provides easy way to secure and share the information with the users
  • Support actions like opening hyperlink etc
  • Almost everything can be done from configuration
  • Data can easily be managed from dataflow.
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Cons
Alteryx
  • Steeper Learning Curve: Alteryx can have a steep learning curve for users who are new to the platform or have limited experience with data analytics. Enhancements to the user interface and user onboarding resources could help make the learning process more intuitive and accessible to a wider range of users.
  • Enhanced Data Visualization Capabilities: Alteryx offers basic data visualization capabilities, but there is room for improvement in terms of advanced visualizations and interactive dashboarding features. Adding more sophisticated chart types, interactive widgets, and customization options would enhance the data visualization capabilities within the platform.
  • Improved Error Handling and Debugging: Alteryx provides error handling mechanisms, but enhancing the error reporting and debugging capabilities would be beneficial. Improved error messages, better visibility into data flow, and debugging tools could help users troubleshoot and resolve issues more efficiently.
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Salesforce
  • Implementation takes time and resources. It is a heavy lift to implement and at first, it can take a little bit of time to understand what you are looking at. But once it's implemented it's easy to get started.
  • Without any BI expertise or resources available to your organization, the implementation of this is difficult. If you aren't used to BI tools and don't have an expert in house, the terminology can be difficult to understand at first.
  • Their support is not on hand to help you if you encounter any issues, at least not on all the plans or the basic plans. Real-time support service is an add-on, so you'll need to be patient if you require help or pay extra money.
  • More functionality for the tool is needed to compete with other heavyweights in the arena like Tableau, Qlik, and Microstrategy. Still lacks the robustness, functionality, and flexibility other competing products possess.
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Likelihood to Renew
Alteryx
We've developed a working partnership with Alteryx. As an enablement suite, we're continuing to innovate and deliver great products with use of Alteryx in our solutions. Alteryx use expands to our global product development teams and is in use in multiple parts of our organization. Alteryx also delivers Experian demographic content to other clients in their product offering. We're highly likely to renew, but that decision is way above my pay grade.
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Salesforce
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Usability
Alteryx
I've found that while some things might take a little longer to create, the flexibility of Alteryx allows you to perform any function needed. I haven't found a use that was not available in Alteryx yet. APIs and XMLs can be created to perform certain functions. In addition, CMD line commands can be sent using Alteryx to perform certain functions as well.
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Salesforce
Overall usability is absolutely worth the price. It help me to save tons of time working on raw data in Excel file. It also minimize the discrepancy in data format when there are multiple user inputting the data. Every data inputted in Salesforce is standardized, therefore it is very easy to keep track / generating performance report even though you are having more than 20 projects recorded in Salesforce Einstein Analytics.
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Reliability and Availability
Alteryx
I use many programs and compared to others, Alteryx virtually never goes down, freezes up or gives an application error. Over a 4 year time period that I have used this program, any of these may have happened 3 times. It is an incredibly stable program that I feel completely confident in.
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Salesforce
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Performance
Alteryx
I already gave the example of journal entries created in less than a second. What else can I tell you about.... I can tell you those 2 journal entries have historically had to be split into separate accounting systems so the outputs had to be very different (D365 vs Intacct) such that they are exactly ready for uploading. I can tell you I used to have some tire and battery queries hitting a line item detail table and they took hours to run UNTIL I asked IT for a view in SQL and now they're ready in about 5 minutes total. I guess I'd say if anything does take a long time - do some research with others and figure out what would speed them up
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Salesforce
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Support Rating
Alteryx
Stellar, bar-none. Some of the best support folks of any vendor. The Alteryx Community is the most responsive and supportive. On the rare occasion of a release issue or bug, we've been able to get quick help to solve the core problem. Alteryx does not play the blame game. They genuinely help the users solve their issues or respond to questions
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Salesforce
I have not come across any bad experiences with the support provided. Also, I observed regular updates have been implemented without breaking the tool. But in my opinion, Now Tableau CRM has huge market challenges with tools like Power BI and its spread
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In-Person Training
Alteryx
1st level of trainings which I've attended in Paris was easy and I was already knowing %90, that learning could have been an e-learning instead of in-person
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Salesforce
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Online Training
Alteryx
Very good, detailed online trainings which you can take at your own pace, and strong certifications exists, certifications are extremely detailed and hard...
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Salesforce
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Implementation Rating
Alteryx
There is really not much to it (the installation, that is). Once you get it installed, along with any of the add-ons (demographics, R, etc.), you are up and running almost immediately. There is really no additional setup. You can immediately begin blending data, running demographics, performing spatial queries, running predictive analysis, etc. And for many of these functions, the learning curve is quite easy.
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Salesforce
An implementation partner would certainly result in greater output in a more efficient amount of time. However, I have found implementation partners to be extremely expensive for the output received (at least working for a non-profit company they are frequently unaffordable). Internal implementation does help with usable output though since internal knowledge would better know the data architecture and business processes
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Alternatives Considered
Alteryx
Alteryx is MUCH more user friendly. both provide the ability to code within them, but Alteryx has much nicer interface. The formula tools have a more simple language that is easier to learn than formulae in SSIS. Alteryx is easy to read with multi colored tools identifying what each one does. It also allows for macros. You can build your own tool to process records of data or batch records together.
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Salesforce
Tableau is the absolute top of the class when it comes to business intelligence, but it doesn't make sense for every business case. In our case, we needed a simple data visualization platform for our CRM platform and sales pipeline. Salesforce Analytics, while nowhere near as robust, did the job we needed it to do perfectly in a significantly more cost-effective manner.
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Scalability
Alteryx
Individual analysts can quickly generate results using their own copy of Alteryx Designer. But using the Server and developing macros for more complex needs can be time consuming.
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Salesforce
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Return on Investment
Alteryx
  • Error handling - allows controls to be built into workflows easily and allows them to be isolated and spat into control reports that can be easily reviewed and audited, thanks to the ability to create multiple outputs in one go.
  • Time-saving - saved huge amounts of time, especially when moving Excel processes into Alteryx.
  • Product development - allowed my firm to create products that we have been able to market and sell to clients.
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Salesforce
  • Absolutely a must-have tool if you are working on saving project
  • Create a centralized database to track project target across region
  • Easily create chart to showcase data / performance
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