Alteryx Platform vs. SAP Agile Data Preparation

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Alteryx Platform
Score 8.9 out of 10
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The Alteryx AI Platform gives organization automated data preparation, AI-powered analytics, and machine learning with embedded governance and security. Its self-service functionality, with self-service data prep, machine learning, and AI-generated insights, gives enterprise teams with a simplified user experience allowing everyone to create analytic solutions that improve productivity, efficiency, and the bottom line. Alteryx Designer can be used to automate every analytics step…
$4,950
per year per user (minimum of 3 users)
SAP Agile Data Preparation
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Organizations need to make data-driven decisions. But how do they obtain sound data and scale and operationalize those data-driven decisions? Self-service data preparation solutions from SAP can help. The SAP® Agile Data Preparation application provides self-service access to trusted data, offers in-memory performance, and is built for everyone including business analysts, IT experts, and data stewards.N/A
Pricing
Alteryx PlatformSAP Agile Data Preparation
Editions & Modules
Designer Desktop
starting at $5,195
per year per user
Designer Cloud Professional Edition
Starting at $4,950
per year per user (minimum of 3 users)
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Alteryx PlatformSAP Agile Data Preparation
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsPre-requisite to have SAP HANA in your landscape.
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User Ratings
Alteryx PlatformSAP Agile Data Preparation
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
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8.2
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Likelihood to Renew
8.9
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Usability
9.1
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Availability
7.3
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Performance
8.6
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Support Rating
9.2
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8.0
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In-Person Training
7.0
(0 ratings)
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Online Training
8.5
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Implementation Rating
8.0
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Configurability
7.3
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Ease of integration
8.2
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Product Scalability
7.3
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Vendor post-sale
8.2
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Vendor pre-sale
7.3
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User Testimonials
Alteryx PlatformSAP Agile Data Preparation
Likelihood to Recommend
We're trying right now to get more people using it at our company so we can send management documented cases for how we can expand and purchase Alteryx Server which will extend the capabilities even more and across more departments. It's been well suited for pretty much everything we do on a repeating schedule. It's worth the time to set up the workflows. When Treasury sends me the bank download now - I save it to a folder and run our workflows and send back 2 journal entries in .9 seconds. (yes - in less than a second it's finished running)
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SAP is very well suited for handling large amounts of data and making data and trends visible to all.
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Pros
  • Pulling data from multiple disparate data sources.
  • Allows users to see the data at every step of the workflow to be able to cleanse, analyze, and optimize the data.
  • Provides an analytics platform that is easy for users of all levels to thrive in whether they are just starting out in their analytics journey or they have a master's degree in Data Science.
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  • This software is a highly scalable solution to work on loads of data which can be worked upon easily.
  • The software offers a beautiful self-service user interface and experience. Additionally it also provides extensive and powerful data quality and exploration tools.
  • The Action suggestion feature in the tool is an easy way to understand potential data quality issues like duplication of entries or location validation.
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Cons
  • Steeper Learning Curve: Alteryx can have a steep learning curve for users who are new to the platform or have limited experience with data analytics. Enhancements to the user interface and user onboarding resources could help make the learning process more intuitive and accessible to a wider range of users.
  • Enhanced Data Visualization Capabilities: Alteryx offers basic data visualization capabilities, but there is room for improvement in terms of advanced visualizations and interactive dashboarding features. Adding more sophisticated chart types, interactive widgets, and customization options would enhance the data visualization capabilities within the platform.
  • Improved Error Handling and Debugging: Alteryx provides error handling mechanisms, but enhancing the error reporting and debugging capabilities would be beneficial. Improved error messages, better visibility into data flow, and debugging tools could help users troubleshoot and resolve issues more efficiently.
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  • It would be helpful if SAP had cleaner Excel and Access export capabilities
  • It would be helpful to have more training modules available online
  • The customer service ticket system is time-consuming
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Likelihood to Renew
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.
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Usability
I've found that while some things might take a little longer to create, the flexibility of Alteryx allows you to perform any function needed. I haven't found a use that was not available in Alteryx yet. APIs and XMLs can be created to perform certain functions. In addition, CMD line commands can be sent using Alteryx to perform certain functions as well.
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Reliability and Availability
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.
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Performance
Alteryx is an extremely reliable platform. If there is an error in my workflow, I feel pretty strongly it was probably my fault. The platform also handles large amounts of data very quickly and can join/match, sort, filter, calculate on that data quickly as well. One of my favorite things to build into a workflow are the messages based on data/metadata and error messages based on errors I have come across before.
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Support Rating
Stellar, bar-none. Some of the best support folks of any vendor. The Alteryx Community is the most responsive and supportive. On the rare occasion of a release issue or bug, we've been able to get quick help to solve the core problem. Alteryx does not play the blame game. They genuinely help the users solve their issues or respond to questions
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I have no had any major issues, just a couple minor ones.
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In-Person Training
1st level of trainings which I've attended in Paris was easy and I was already knowing %90, that learning could have been an e-learning instead of in-person
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Online Training
Very good, detailed online trainings which you can take at your own pace, and strong certifications exists, certifications are extremely detailed and hard...
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Implementation Rating
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.
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Alternatives Considered
I used ACL before so all my scripts were written in SQL and it was not low code at all. After me and my team started using Alteryx, we moved all the scripts to workflows in Alteryx, it took some time, but works way better than ACL, it is faster and easier to maintain it any changes have to be done.
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Our organization chose SAP Agile Data Preparation because of its brand name and the pricing. The software was feasible for the organization as it provides loads of feature as compared to other software's at a reasonable price. Additionally, SAP Agile Data Preparation is powered by SAP HANA so that is a prerequisite to data preparation freedom. Also, at the implementation stage the software was working really efficiently in terms of features, durability and performance.
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Scalability
Individual analysts can quickly generate results using their own copy of Alteryx Designer. But using the Server and developing macros for more complex needs can be time consuming.
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Return on Investment
  • Error handling - allows controls to be built into workflows easily and allows them to be isolated and spat into control reports that can be easily reviewed and audited, thanks to the ability to create multiple outputs in one go.
  • Time-saving - saved huge amounts of time, especially when moving Excel processes into Alteryx.
  • Product development - allowed my firm to create products that we have been able to market and sell to clients.
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  • Data management for large community has been increased
  • Easy to collaborate with relevant stakeholders
  • Smart and user-friendly interface
  • Data sharing feature with excel, spreadsheet etc
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ScreenShots

Alteryx Platform Screenshots

Screenshot of Alteryx APA - Automating asset inputsScreenshot of Alteryx APA - Automating outcomesScreenshot of Alteryx APA - Data enrichment and insightsScreenshot of Alteryx APA - Data quality and preparationScreenshot of Alteryx APA - Data science and decisions

SAP Agile Data Preparation Screenshots

Screenshot of Self-service reporting on data quality score for your data.Screenshot of Self-service reporting on data quality score for your data.Screenshot of Familiar grid view to easily see and transformed data in real-time.  Action panel on the right to view History, Collaborate amongst peers, single click suggestions to actions and more.Screenshot of View functional dependencies and understand the operationalized data sets.Screenshot of Choose between one-click data options available in SAP Agile Data Preparation on the right column.