Altair SLC vs. IBM Analytics Engine

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Altair SLC
Score 9.2 out of 10
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Altair SLC (formerly the WPS industrial analytics platform, acquired by Altair in late 2021) is designed for data science and heavyweight data processing with the languages of SAS and R. Best known for its SAS language compiler, the software includes advanced graphical user interfaces, robust, high-performance data processing and production-ready application frameworks.N/A
IBM Analytics Engine
Score 7.1 out of 10
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IBM BigInsights is an analytics and data visualization tool leveraging hadoop.N/A
Pricing
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Altair SLCIBM Analytics Engine
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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Features
Altair SLCIBM Analytics Engine
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Altair SLC
8.6
Ratings
2% above category average
IBM Analytics Engine
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Customizable dashboards8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Altair SLC
8.6
Ratings
8% above category average
IBM Analytics Engine
-
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Drill-down analysis8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
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Altair SLC
8.8
Ratings
4% above category average
IBM Analytics Engine
-
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Publish to Web8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling9.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
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Altair SLC
9.0
Ratings
10% above category average
IBM Analytics Engine
-
Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive Analytics9.30 Ratings00 Ratings
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Cloudera Manager
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Score 9.9 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 7.6 out of 10
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Score 9.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
Altair SLCIBM Analytics Engine
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
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User Testimonials
Altair SLCIBM Analytics Engine
Likelihood to Recommend
For now coders, I would emphasize them to use drag and drop functionality. Otherwise, WPS Analytics is a robust tool for app development and data visualization that offers multiple languages such as SAS, SQL, R, and Python.
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We are at present utilizing IBM Analytics Engine and it works incredible. Following are the things that I like the most about this product is:- - Simple to Utilize - Reasonable Cost - With only a couple seconds you can ready to fabricate and convey groups - you can without much of a stretch break down information through different applications
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Pros
  • Data preparation and advanced analytics help us to gain insights on company data.
  • Data sharing and distributing securely.
  • Visualization of data with WPS Analytics saves time when making business decisions.
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  • We are able to build and deploy clusters within minutes to simplify user experience and increase scalability and reliability.
  • We are able to scale and compute on-demand to handle newer workloads like machine learning.
  • We really like that we are able to access and administer the application via multiple interfaces.
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Cons
  • SAS functionality has to lack.
  • There's no online guideline, making it hard to solve problems.
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  • I would like to see a more robust version of their online help
  • The speed of their business support is adequate, but I kind of expect more from such a powerhouse.
  • Problems with duration of cluster life
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Alternatives Considered
To better understand the data I work with, I extensively use the data discovery and visualization tools available on my workstations, and I always go for the best. Unfortunately, some other tools does not offer any tutorials for the features, making it difficult and time-consuming to analyze data, mainly after it has been implemented. In addition to videos and articles, WPS Analytics provides comprehensive tutorials for each feature.
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  • I have been using Azure for my previous analysis, I had a difficult time in understanding the Analytics engine rather IBM provided step by step tutorial for setup.
  • Also turning off a machine was not an option in Azure for some of the services so I had to pay for the service whether I use it or not
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Return on Investment
  • Reduction in operational costs since no data scientists are involved.
  • Time and effort have been reduced when analyzing data by using machine learning capabilities and natural language.
  • We have reduced time to value by bridging data processing to taking actions gap.
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  • It has saved us quite a bit of time managing our catalog of clusters and keeping things organized.
  • Since we had a division we acquired running IBM Cloud, it was easy to get it running and try it out, but we found we prefer our Azure configuration better simply to keep our technology in alignment across corporate functions.
  • I definitely see some cost savings by separating out the storage and compute. It helps you start to put an appropriate price tag on certain instances of big data.
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