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Likelihood to Recommend
Alteryx
I wish I had found and used Alteryx Analytics years ago. Having multiple data sources with a variety of naming conventions for our businesses we spent WEEKS cleaning/reorganizing/renaming fields in our data to be able to consolidate. We did this on one set of reports for one use. Each time we wanted an update this process would need to be repeated. This took tons of useless admin time. Had we had Alteryx we could have created 1 identifier, noted all the different naming conventions or issues, selected the ones we wanted and created the workflow to use it over and over and over again on any data we wanted. Build once - use multiple times. It would have been (and now is) a HUGE time saver. Plus any new anomalies are identified by the program as errors so you can "autocorrect" them in the same workflow. Alteryx is a miracle in my opinion.
Director People Analytics
J.D. Irving, LimitedPaper & Forest Products, 10,001+ employees
Microsoft SQL Server
Since [Microsoft] SQL Server is a widely-accepted and popular database format, it is well-suited for smaller and larger environments, thanks to the different SQL Server versions available. SQL Server installation and configuration is fairly straightforward, and can be installed on different hardware, depending on needs. It may be less appropriate where simple database usage is required.
System Administrator
North South Supply IncWholesale, 11-50 employees
Feature Rating Comparison
BI Standard Reporting
Alteryx
5.5
Microsoft SQL Server
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Pixel Perfect reports
Alteryx
5.0
Microsoft SQL Server
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Customizable dashboards
Alteryx
6.6
Microsoft SQL Server
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Report Formatting Templates
Alteryx
5.0
Microsoft SQL Server
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Ad-hoc Reporting
Alteryx
8.2
Microsoft SQL Server
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Drill-down analysis
Alteryx
8.1
Microsoft SQL Server
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Formatting capabilities
Alteryx
7.9
Microsoft SQL Server
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Integration with R or other statistical packages
Alteryx
8.5
Microsoft SQL Server
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Report sharing and collaboration
Alteryx
8.3
Microsoft SQL Server
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Report Output and Scheduling
Alteryx
7.6
Microsoft SQL Server
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Publish to Web
Alteryx
8.2
Microsoft SQL Server
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Publish to PDF
Alteryx
8.2
Microsoft SQL Server
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Report Versioning
Alteryx
4.0
Microsoft SQL Server
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Report Delivery Scheduling
Alteryx
8.4
Microsoft SQL Server
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Delivery to Remote Servers
Alteryx
9.0
Microsoft SQL Server
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Data Discovery and Visualization
Alteryx
7.6
Microsoft SQL Server
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Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
Alteryx
6.0
Microsoft SQL Server
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Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
Alteryx
8.3
Microsoft SQL Server
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Predictive Analytics
Alteryx
8.5
Microsoft SQL Server
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Access Control and Security
Alteryx
8.0
Microsoft SQL Server
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Multi-User Support (named login)
Alteryx
8.0
Microsoft SQL Server
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Role-Based Security Model
Alteryx
8.0
Microsoft SQL Server
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Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
Alteryx
8.0
Microsoft SQL Server
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Single Sign-On (SSO)
Alteryx
8.0
Microsoft SQL Server
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Mobile Capabilities
Alteryx
4.0
Microsoft SQL Server
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Responsive Design for Web Access
Alteryx
4.0
Microsoft SQL Server
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Pros
Alteryx
- Alteryx does a great job of allowing more beginner Analysts to automate many of their routine process but also allowing advanced Analysts to ability to leverage deep statistical modelling for predictive analytics.
- Given the visual workflow nature of Alteyrx, the learning curve is not steep.
- The Alteryx Gallery allows non-technical consumers to execute complex workflows by leveraging an intuitive web interface.
- Alteryx allows data scientists to bring their own programming language to Altyerx, such as R or Python.

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Health, Wellness and Fitness Company, 10,001+ employeesMicrosoft SQL Server
- Good range of data types helps us store lots of diverse data
- Easy administration helps us control who has access and what they can do with the data
- Backup and restore processes are easy to manage and provide good security
- Data can be easily replicated from Server to Server for use in other countries
Data Analyst / Scuba Dive Instructor
Haymarket PublishingMedia Production, 1001-5000 employees
Cons
Alteryx
- Sometimes the desktop version of authoring tool crashes! It's been unstable in the previous versions but gets better. Even if it doesn't crash, it used to be slow or not responding.
- When running several version of database drivers in local machine or server, it is tricky to set up database connections. Often you have to figure out it by googling the problem and solution. There are not many knowledge bases from Alteryx.
- Alteryx project file creates .bak file automatically. It is useful to prevent for the purpose of back up, sometimes it's not necessary. But it is not changeable for some reason. By default, it always creates backups.

Verified User
Project Manager in Research & Development
Hospital & Health Care Company, 10,001+ employeesMicrosoft SQL Server
- Enterprise is unbelievably expensive.
- Not tolerant of bad practices and poor query writing, really shows up when you do it badly!
- Deep insight into what is happening with query performance is not especially great (but as mentioned in the "Pros", software support from third parties does cover this).

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Retail Company, 201-500 employeesLikelihood to Renew
Alteryx
Alteryx 6.5
Based on 14 answers
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.
Director, Technology Services
ExperianInformation Technology and Services, 5001-10,000 employees
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server 9.0
Based on 6 answers
We understand that the Microsoft SQL Server will continue to advance, offering the same robust and reliable platform while adding new features that enable us, as a software center, to create a superior product. That provides excellent performance while reducing the hardware requirements and the total cost of ownership of our solution.
Sr Database Administrator / Developer
Kapsch TrafficcomInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Usability
Alteryx
Alteryx 9.5
Based on 4 answers
I found it very easy to use very quickly. Part of it had to do with the training I received from Alteryx and the other part was how intuitive the tool is out of the box. Highly recommended for analysts especially ones with little code experience. Helpful to build basic code skills.

Verified User
Analyst in Customer Service
Logistics and Supply Chain Company, 1001-5000 employeesMicrosoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server 9.1
Based on 10 answers
SQL Server mostly 'just works' or generates error messages to help you sort out the trouble. You can usually count on the product to get the job done and keep an eye on your potential mistakes. Interaction with other Microsoft products makes operating as a Windows user pretty straight forward. Digging through the multitude of dialogs and wizards can be a pain, but the answer is usually there somewhere.
Senior Consultant
NavigantUtilities, 1001-5000 employees
Reliability and Availability
Alteryx
Alteryx 10.0
Based on 2 answers
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.
Manager, Market & Competitive Insights
Office DepotBusiness Supplies and Equipment, 10,001+ employees
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Its does not have outages.
Sr MS SQL BI Developer
Georgia-Pacific LLCConsumer Goods, 1001-5000 employees
Performance
Alteryx
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server 9.0
Based on 1 answer
SSAS data cubes may some time slow down your Excel reports.
Sr MS SQL BI Developer
Georgia-Pacific LLCConsumer Goods, 1001-5000 employees
Support Rating
Alteryx
Alteryx 9.0
Based on 6 answers
Good support, but could have used more when installing the server. Had a minor issue for a long time that took a lot of work to resolve. Other than that, there has been a lot of free training especially when brining on new designer license holders. Support is good overall.

Verified User
Analyst in Customer Service
Logistics and Supply Chain Company, 1001-5000 employeesMicrosoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server 8.0
Based on 32 answers
We managed to handle most of our problems by looking into Microsoft's official documentation that has everything explained and almost every function has an example that illustrates in detail how a particular functionality works. Just like PowerShell has the ability to show you an example of how some cmdlet works, that is the case also here, and in my opinion, it is a very good practice and I like it.
Software Engineer
King-ICTComputer Software, 501-1000 employees
In-Person Training
Alteryx
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server 9.0
Based on 1 answer
It was good
Sr MS SQL BI Developer
Georgia-Pacific LLCConsumer Goods, 1001-5000 employees
Online Training
Alteryx
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server 9.0
Based on 1 answer
very hands on and detailed training
Sr MS SQL BI Developer
Georgia-Pacific LLCConsumer Goods, 1001-5000 employees
Implementation Rating
Alteryx
Alteryx 10.0
Based on 2 answers
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.
Manager, Market & Competitive Insights
Office DepotBusiness Supplies and Equipment, 10,001+ employees
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server 9.0
Based on 6 answers
Other than SQL taking quite a bit of time to actually install there are no problems with installation. Even on hardware that has good performance SQL can still take close to an hour to install a typical server with management and reporting services.
Database Administrator
AderantComputer Software, 201-500 employees
Alternatives Considered
Alteryx
Talend is primarily for data integration and has quite advanced capabilities. But the user has to be more technical. Alteryx makes the process simple and any user can make use of its features.Tableau was a good choice for data visualization. We needed beautiful charts and ways to represent data. Alteryx falls short in this aspect.
Process Analyst
HoneywellWarehousing, 10,001+ employees
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server is one of the fastest RDBMS systems available in the market. Pricing is a bit on the higher side but all the features it provides pretty much justifies it. It can be integrated with a large number of frameworks thus enabling to work on multiple frameworks for your application without much worrying about the backend support or compatibility.

Verified User
Engineer in Product Management
Financial Services Company, 5001-10,000 employeesScalability
Alteryx
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server 9.0
Based on 1 answer
SQL server does handle growing demands of a mid sized company.
Sr MS SQL BI Developer
Georgia-Pacific LLCConsumer Goods, 1001-5000 employees
Return on Investment
Alteryx
- Alteryx does an excellent job of integrating consumer and spatial data to calculate and visualize things like locations within a certain drive-time radius.
- For visualization purposes I had to move the data to excel for some decent graphs.
- It can become very expensive.

Verified User
Engineer in Research & Development
Education Management Company, 11-50 employeesMicrosoft SQL Server
- With just one server we can easily host databases for many applications, which makes it easier to maintain.
- The ROI on Microsoft SQL Server is very good as we have been able to set it and forget with out too much time invested in keeping it up and running.
- The Microsoft SQL Server down time has been minimal and 90% of the downtime is due to our user error.

Verified User
Project Manager in Information Technology
Individual & Family Services Company, 51-200 employeesScreenshots
Microsoft SQL Server
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Alteryx
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Alteryx Editions & Modules
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Additional Pricing Details
—Microsoft SQL Server
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Microsoft SQL Server Editions & Modules
Edition
Enterprise | $13,748.001 |
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Subscription | $1,418.001 |
- Per License