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An industry leader with over 30 years experience in data discovery and transformation, Altair Monarch offers the fastest and easiest way to extract data from any source. Simple to construct no-code workflows enable users to collaborate as they transform difficult data such as PDFs spreadsheets and text files into rows and columns. Whether data is on-premises or in the cloud, Altair can automate preparation tasks for expedited results and deliver data you trust for smart business decision making.
Provider
Altair
Located In
United States
Foundation
1985
Open API
Yes
Deployment
On-Premise Windows, Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based, On-Premise Linux
Training
Webinars, Live Online, Videos, Documentation, In Person
Support
Email/Help Desk, Phone Support, Knowledge Base, FAQs/Forum, 24/7 (Live rep)
Enterprises requiring a no-code solution to enable people with different skill sets to access and transform data to support efficient data analysis and machine learning predictions.
Content Source: Altair Monarch
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Altair Monarch Reviews
Pros
It is feature rich and automatable. The support team is very responsive and the user base is very loyal and communicative in Altair Monarch community blog.
Ease of use and cross-training other users, feature rich with lots of clever options, and the in-built audit trail (from control point of view).
Monarch is powerful and is the best value for our needs.
Monarch lets you identify the type and length of expected lines/fields so you can automate with ease. Great for macro running.
Cons
No built-in change management for the Automator part of the software.
However, that issue may be more due our outdated (7 years behind current) ODBC version than Monarch. Otherwise, my only other complaint is that I didn't start using this software earlier in life.
We've had problems working with 17M record ODBC sources, but most anything would.
The software can be confusing to use, especially at the beginning.
"powerful and versatile data preparation and analysis tool"
Pros: Altair Monarch includes a wide range of features that are impactful and can help users prepare and analyze data more efficiently and effectively. Here are some of the most impactful features of Altair Monarch:data profiling, data cleansing, automation, pivot table and charts, API, Web data extraction.
Cons: there are a few features that some users may feel are missing or could be improved.1. Altair Monarch does not currently offer built-in machine learning capabilities, which means that users may need to use other tools or libraries to perform advanced machine learning tasks.2. While Altair Monarch's pricing is generally competitive with other data preparation and analysis tools, but the pricing to be too high for budget.
"Powerful Data Extraction Tool"
Pros: It is extremely powerful to extract data out of PDF files. The automator product works great to automate data extraction processes
Cons: We had a few issues with the installation and upgrade process. The installation instructions could be a little bit more detailed.
"Just the tool needed"
Overall: its a huge time saver
Pros: It saves SO much time on a lot of tasks that would normally take way more time to complete and does it pretty effectively.
Cons: There is a learning curve before you can use the product efficiently. Took some of our users a few months to get proficient.
"Monarch is integral to our day-to-day activity"
Overall: I've been using Monarch for over seven years and I continue to find ways to use it to make my job easier. We use Monarch daily to quickly produce the information we need.
Pros: I love the way that Monarch can flexibly capture huge amounts of data from various levels of a source file, allowing you to then present that information with formulas, filters and summaries. Monarch projects can also be seamlessly paired with Altair's Automator to produce the reports/data summaries automatically and distribute the files produced via e-mail to variable recipients. The customer service group is top notch (knowledgeable and pleasant)!
Cons: We've had problems working with 17M record ODBC sources, but most anything would. However, that issue may be more due our outdated (7 years behind current) ODBC version than Monarch. Otherwise, my only other complaint is that I didn't start using this software earlier in life!
"Great and powerful!"
Overall: Benefits include time savings and automating tasks. Since Monarch can read and comprehend, it makes it the ideal software for automating bills, receipts, databases or even any type of data analysis/action items you may have. Be careful setting it up, but once you get your captures just right, the program can amaze. Speedy and reliable!
Pros: Easy to use, powerful, options galore and there is a great help file! This program is excellent for automating mundane tasks and this software is able to read/understand data with precision. Program allows you to read files, excel, csv, etc and able to identify text, numbers and other characters. Want the program to look for a text specific field? No problem! Monarch lets you identify the type and length of expected lines/fields so you can automate with ease. Great for macro running!
Cons: Program only has a few minor negatives, such as size/resources. Otherwise, the program is pretty reliable. Sometimes you have to get a bit creative with the captures of data or try a few tricks such as looking for specific text/fields, but I find overall the program does the job well. There are a lot of variables with documents/spreadsheets so this program will help but you will need some patience :)
