It All Starts With Prep, Then Cleanse, Then Blend, Then...AUTOMATE!
January 07, 2023

It All Starts With Prep, Then Cleanse, Then Blend, Then...AUTOMATE!

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • Alteryx Connect
  • Alteryx Analytics Gallery

Overall Satisfaction with Alteryx

At my company, we ingest various disparate data sources and need to be able to see our clinical trials at a portfolio level for multiple metrics at a single glance. Alteryx came in to play two years ago to begin helping us find ways to prep and blend the disparate sources and even automate those refreshes so we could build BI dashboards on top of the blended single source. We eventually expanded our use of Alteryx once we realized it was may more powerful than just a data prep and blend tool. We eventually expanded to use it for user interface apps and automated reporting outputs. Within two years, Alteryx has become an integral part of our reporting and analytics. All of our analysts from various backgrounds and experience levels are able to pick it up quickly and expand their knowledge with Alteryx's community forums.

Pros

  • Data Prep/Blend
  • User Interface Applications
  • Community Participation
  • Credentialing

Cons

  • Alteryx Server Functionality
  • Alteryx Server error message descriptions
  • Upskilling both technical and non-technical individuals
  • Time savings for both analysts and end-users
  • Consistency through automation on schedules vs manual
Most of my workflows run efficiently and without errors but there are times when establishing a new workflow on server that the vaguest errors can through leading me down a rabbit hold to resolve what may inevitably turn out to just be a character string is too long for the database to accept but the error thrown says nothing about that and simply "Error Push Record". As stated though, a majority of times the workflows run quickly and as expected.
We have not utilized any other tools like Alteryx or found any other tools like Alteryx to evaluate them against.

Do you think Alteryx delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Alteryx's feature set?

Yes

Did Alteryx live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Alteryx go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Alteryx again?

Yes

Alteryx is a great tool for transforming any data source at any skill level of the user. Little to no programming experience is required in order to build and automate some amazing processes that have no business remaining manual. If you happen to work for a company that has precise ETL and never need to transform your data beyond how it already is in database tables or data marts then you may get by without needing Alteryx for data cleansing and prep but there is still so much other functionality Alteryx has to offer even if you have the cleanest databases to work with. Alteryx can't quite replace BI tools such as Tableau or Power BI in terms of having a dashboard that folks can navigate to and interact with but it is a great tool for preparing your data for BI tools or even replacing SSRS.

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