I primarily use Alteryx to build process prototypes, exploring potential business benefits before scaling up and automating. It helps me handle various data sources, apply transformations based on business rules, and push outputs to the cloud. In the past, relying solely on documentation didn't capture the essence, so I used the solution through various approaches. Now, I use it as a live provider and send it to the IT team.
Alteryx Designer Desktop
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Best way to automate processes for business users
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to use tools and that there is one for each and every task
What do you dislike about the product?
Its old user interface. Alteryx cloud looks more tempting. Should also update designer
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Stream lining business processes for our finance, and operations team. Easy use. Time saving
Alteryx Cloud is a great cloud-based alternative for new customers
What do you like best about the product?
Its simplicty of use, modern UI and capabilities of owrking with cloud-based sotrages.
What do you dislike about the product?
It is missing a lot of functionalities that are in Designer Desktop at the moment.
If you have Designer Desktop and existing workflows, you need to rewrite them in Cloud.
If you have Designer Desktop and existing workflows, you need to rewrite them in Cloud.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It allows to work with cloud based storages but also files to prep, blend and analyze data.
As ac cloud-based solution, its deployment and maintenance is easier.
As ac cloud-based solution, its deployment and maintenance is easier.
Opportunity to get into coding without coding
What do you like best about the product?
Using Alteryx gives users exposure to lots of Data Analytics concepts that otherwise would have a very high barrier to entry. This includes coding (which is difficult to get started in), as well as data engineering, statistical analyses and data science.
One of my first forrays into R and Python are through the use of those tools in Alteryx.
One of my first forrays into R and Python are through the use of those tools in Alteryx.
What do you dislike about the product?
There can be bugs and inconsistencies that make coding that bid harder. For instance, clicking off a Python Tool, requires the user to rerun the workflow to populate the tool again. Something that just adds that extra complexity to what is already a difficult subject - coding.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is a quicker turnaround time to something productive. Pure code can take many times longer than Alteryx' more intuitive drag-and-drop interface. This enables me to get any data-related project off the ground more quickly. Not to mention, it's much easier to debug and understand what is happening to the data.
Low code and easy to learn
What do you like best about the product?
The drag and drop capabilities allow me to quickly create automated data processes
What do you dislike about the product?
As the years go by, some functionally and tools have transitioned to different code bases. They don't seem to be QA'd heavily before going to production, leaving users to figure out the bugs
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Enterprise data tech teams can take years to build a solution for operational reporting. With Alteryx, our team can create and prototype solutions within a week
Alteryx Review
What do you like best about the product?
The ease of use and the clarity of tools is very nice. Even person with very less coding knowledge can clean and perform some data manupulation in alteryx. This is the best thing about this software.
What do you dislike about the product?
The macro part of alteryx is a bit complex. I think some more simpler tools can be made which can help in running in loops through different excel sheets.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Alteryx is helping in quick data preparation. The yxdb format of alteryx helps in storing very large amount of data in very less space and even working with this extension is very fast.
Best tool for Data Integration
What do you like best about the product?
User friendly software with easy drag and drop interface
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes the excel output functionality causes issue when writing to network drives
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Data Preperation and cleansing
Reporting
Reporting
Low-code is best code
What do you like best about the product?
Alteryx is a data tool used for ETL work, analytics and automation. The ease of learning is quick due to its graphical user interface and ability to create workflow processes thru drag and drop tools. Our stakeholders love the Server/Gallery, allowing them to run these workflows as "apps" on-demand. We can easily implement a process faster than some of our tech partners. Support is friendly and quick. We use Alteryx as our daily data driver for ad-hoc and evergreen processes.
What do you dislike about the product?
Once you start using it, you are hooked!
Some of the newer Python-based tools require more rigorous testing on their end before releasing to the public. We have found bugs in them which should have been captured during QA testing.
Some of the newer Python-based tools require more rigorous testing on their end before releasing to the public. We have found bugs in them which should have been captured during QA testing.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We needed ways to automate data preparation for operational reporting without loading our tech partners with requests. Taking ownership of this allows us better flexibility and rapid development of automated ETL.
Job Accelerator
What do you like best about the product?
Alteryx is the perfect tool to accelerate your jobs and improve your overall team’s output. It is leaps and bounds above excel and gives someone that is data minded the extra fuel to really create special things. Those that are less data driven can learn to be data driven with minimal help.
What do you dislike about the product?
There are limitations in the visual tools that Alteryx has, meaning you need a reporting tool to combine with it. The data science tools require more know how then other tools on the market.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Alteryx helps us analyze and combine data from systems that are currently not linked togheter. This allows us to run analysis that would take more time in excel or other tools.
Feature-rich ETL that condenses a number of functions into one tool
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
My primary focus is creating numerous data pulls, and Alteryx Server handles the automation well. It's a significant time-saver because I don't have to juggle maintenance for dozens of SQL queries or remember the logic for each one. Everything is neatly organized on our server. Monthly runs are automated, updating Tableau, data services, Excel files, or other necessary components. This level of automation for tasks saves valuable time for me and my team, especially when dealing with emails and other routine processes.
What is most valuable?
Its most valuable feature lies in its functionality, offering an ETL process similar to a large enterprise with a dedicated IT team. The power of the solution is that it condenses these complex processes into a desktop tool, allowing a single user to handle extensive data extraction, transformation, and loading, even incorporating machine learning. It empowers individuals to execute tasks that typically require an entire IT division, putting this capability at your fingertips.
What needs improvement?
In terms of improvement, the transition from the desktop to the cloud can be challenging. While the desktop piece works seamlessly within the company's security architecture, when you load workflows onto the cloud, the same connections don't translate due to firewall issues. It would be beneficial if this transition could be made more seamless and straightforward for users.
The solution is already feature-rich and doesn't require any improvements. Their current versions are ahead of the curve. Their machine learning and predictive modeling features place them at the forefront. Some advanced features are more than what's needed for our regular business purposes.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for over five years. I’m currently using the 2022.1 version of the solution.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the stability a five out of ten. While the desktop features are excellent, the transition from desktop to cloud and the usability of their cloud-based automation could be improved.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The tool is scalable. I rate it an eight out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
We've encountered challenges with their support. Alteryx Support could offer more hands-on assistance, allowing us to walk through the installation process and demonstrate how to connect to data securely. While acknowledging the importance of security considerations, simplifying the process with fewer navigation and layers would greatly improve the overall experience.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
Installing the Alteryx server and navigating their environment can be complex.
What was our ROI?
I have been using the solution in my current role for less than a year, and while I have yet to see a return on investment, I did observe ROI in my previous role. However, I see a clear path towards achieving a strong ROI in the current setting.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
It was Tableau Prep. It is a competitor to Alteryx, and initially, I considered going with Tableau Prep. However, the decision to choose Alteryx was made by higher-ups in my company. Upon further understanding, I found that Tableau Prep currently does not catch up to Alteryx in terms of features.
What other advice do I have?
To someone evaluating whether to go for Alteryx, I would say it's more simplistic, and you don't need a computer science engineering degree to use it. However, analysts should have a basic understanding of databases and SQL. If your analysts possess these skills, they can quickly grasp the solution. Additionally, staying closely connected with your IT teams during implementation is important to ensure that all components are installed for optimal results. Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Citizen Led Innovation & Transformation
What do you like best about the product?
Alteryx is an excellent, low-code/no-code platform which has enabled non-technical users to harness the ability of computer programming languages (SQL, python, R) without having to learn them. Something that goes unnoticed is how Alteryx transforms your perspective on data and its utility. It will take you out of the row & column mindset that Excel user's typically fall victim to. It's extremely easy to implement as it runs locally and does not require a server to be spun-up. I have not found a data platform or product that does not integrate within Alteryx. I use this tool every single day.
What do you dislike about the product?
The structure of their customer support and ticket limitation is rather strange and limits the amount of tickets that can be opened. It would also be great if the community would be given more transparency about the product roadmap.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Getting out of the row & column mindset of excel has been instrumental in transforming several key processes. Alteryx also has one of the best user communities, and I rely on it very heavily for support and ideation. Typical use for the product is pulling data from several data sources and merging that data for reporting or downstream processing.
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