Alteryx Review

PROS: I've been using this tool everyday for the past few years. It helped me work on a number of audits in areas with data integrity problems.

CONS: While it's deemed to be user-friendly by many. It's a tool that I'm not too familiar with. It took a bit of time to get the hang on how it works.

PROS: Transferring and sharing data between servers is such an easy task to accomplish with Alteryx helping you out. Actually, manipulating, pulling up large databases, and migrating them to other platforms is now no longer a daunting task. Everything is accounted for and you can be sure that your data will remain intact during the transfers.

CONS: We’ve had to cut down on the number of users for this tool because licensing can be very pricey.

PROS: I really love the multi-functional benefits that this solution offers. Each and every tool in the kit has a purpose--to either segregate, merge, weigh up, or analyze data, among other things. By far, this has so much more benefits than the regular excel platform. I really like how it can clean up my data files too.

CONS: I admit that it is quite difficult to get the hang of using this tool. However, resources online and training from the makers themselves are not lacking, so you know that you can always get your answers from somewhere.

PROS: I like how this tool is so intuitive. Drag-and-drop tools allow for a simplified workflow building. I love watching the progress while workflow is in operation.

CONS: I appreciate the fact that this tool offers a lot of things that make everything intuitive and simple. But the one thing I don't favour is the lack of mapping capabilities.

PROS: First of all, to compare this to excel is such a disservice to this tool. Alteryx can do so much more with your data--from providing solutions to complicated issues all the way to providing you with an in-depth analysis of your data.

CONS: There are still quite some functions lacking in Alteryx. If the developers would just make a few tweaks to this program, maybe it will work better and faster.

PROS: I like how straightforward and easy to use this solution is. You can use it to manipulate large volumes of data without having to learn past the basics of coding. Somehow, it already has fixed algorithms that computerizes most of the processes that we need it to perform. The list of functions that this tool can do is quite impressive as well.

CONS: I find myself stuck whenever I attempt to make SQL queries using Alteryx. I’m not sure if there is something I am missing in the equation. Other than this, all seems to work fine.

PROS: It's very easy to use. The UI is simply outstanding. The layout of tools and structure was surprisingly simple. Tasks can easily be done without going through any complexities. It's a powerful tool with a user-friendly influence.

CONS: Certain functionality and reporting tools setup is something I wouldn't recommend. I felt there should be more applications/options in output formatting. This pales to what Alteryx can actually do as a whole.

PROS: I find the tool to be very user-friendly among everything else. A majority of the time, it ha tool configurations that are simple enough to interpret.

CONS: When making use of the Allocate input, other modular changes made take several seconds to successfully register. I'm not sure if it has anything to do with reloading data, but I find it a bit inconvenient.

PROS: I’ve never had a problem loading my data into the Alteryx’s server, and I think this is worth pointing out. It works fast too! This solution offers a big convenience to us, above all else. With it, we can easily upload our data and have the tool analyze, merge, or whatever function it is that we need this tool to perform.

CONS: There are quite some things that I would like to change about this solution. One, they could knock the prices down a notch as it is too pricey. Another thing, the graphics are just terrible and outdated. The information we are presenting can be overwhelming without the added design elements to facilitate understanding, so we find it really important to have a good set of templates with decent design elements.

PROS: This tool makes it simple to link varying data sources as one. Data from CRM are easily connected to spreadsheets and be uploaded directly to the postgres database which automatically backs up Tableau.

CONS: There's really nothing else to not like, although it seems it doesn't have the server setup. As an individual taking an analyst role, I still rely on IT to get a box or get AWS started.

PROS: It's so simple to learn the drag-and-drop interface. It functions superbly when blending and making multi-data sources manipulation.

CONS: Varying tools for documentation is lacking. Seeking for external sources is hard even with Google's help. Reporting tools are lacklustre at best. It's better off to report data and build report within Tableau.

PROS: Its workflow environment is intuitive and has drop-and-drop tools for extracting, blending, preparing, and transforming data as well as advanced analytics while sharing results from a wide range of tools.

CONS: The downside with this tool is that it only works on Windows. I wish it has compatibility for other operating systems. But I do look forward for the Mac edition though.

PROS: The ability to build workflows (which would normally take days in excel) now takes mere minutes to process and immediately receive output in alteryx. It revolutionized how we work.

CONS: We gave this product a high rating with just about everything it offered us. But one small gripe we have was needing to purchase for the product's added capabilities (ex. geomapping etc...)

PROS: I like how it came with a wide range of tools and the depth that those tools are offering. What's more, it doesn't ential any experience in coding.

CONS: There's a slight lerning curve to go through especially when trying to understand the tools. Certain Statistical R packages are were usually never straightforward.