# Alteryx Designer Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Alteryx Designer the right Data Preparation solution for you? Explore 101 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/145696/Alteryx-Designer/reviews --- Alteryx Designer 4.8 (101) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/145696/Alteryx-Designer/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Alteryx Designer Ease of use 4.5 Customer Service 4.4 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews SU Sathishkumar U Finance AnalystAutomotive, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Alteryx excels in seamlessly managing large datasets, enabling me to process and analyze vast amounts of data within seconds, a task that was once cumbersome and time-consuming.“ July 23, 2024 SU Sathishkumar U Finance AnalystAutomotive, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Although Alteryx efficiently manages large datasets, running complex workflows or handling extensive data operations can strain your computer system's resources.“ July 23, 2024 SU Sathishkumar U Finance AnalystAutomotive, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “With its user-friendly drag-and-drop interface and extensive library of tools, I can automate repetitive tasks and handle intricate data transformations effortlessly.“ July 23, 2024 BW Brock W Financial AnalystMachinery, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “The cost of this software is prohibitive for using more broadly“ November 17, 2023 Nikola H Research and Analytics SpecialistManagement Consulting, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Fun because there are plenty of Alteryx challenges available in the Alteryx community that make the learning process really engaging and easy because it usually one needs to learn a programming language to be able to do such complex tasks.“ July 18, 2024 Aaron P IT Systems AnalystConstruction, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “That license only grants you access to the engine via the command line, which can be awkward in some scenarios (eg. if the workflow accesses network shares that require domain access, a user with sufficient rights must be the one to run the engine via command line). While Alteryx can provide significant throughput of data, there does seem to be some issues when capturing large SQL datasets sometimes.“ June 22, 2021 TK Tair K Associate DirectorAccounting, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Its great product which helps significantly with data analysis, data preparation and cleansing.“ July 20, 2024 Aaron P IT Systems AnalystConstruction, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “In order to trigger workflows on demand outside of the designer, you are required to pay even more for a Desktop Scheduling license.“ June 22, 2021 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 101 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Griffin B. Senior Strategic Planning Analyst Hospitality Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Alteryx is like SAS but WAYYY Better!" December 19, 2021 5.0 Overall, Alteryx Designer is an excellent piece of software. Very well-designed! Previously, I had used SAS Enterprise Guide for similar data cleansing/ETL processing and that software was a complete trainwreck. It was very clunky in every way and ran very unreliably. But Alteryx has taken the same concept of building out data processes, step by step, visually (which makes it very easy to tweak later on), only they have all of the best infrastructure to support reliable runtimes, etc. Using Alteryx Designer is a breeze and I could not be more satisfied with this software solution! Pros I love how simple it is to cleanse data in Alteryx. You can build linear workflows using their myriad of icons. I love how each icon has a built-in tutorial example that will show you how to use the function. I also really love how you someone with limited SQL knowledge (my colleagues) could use Alteryx to import and refine data to get the exact results they desire. It really is a very intuitive software--well-documented. Oh, and their support is FANTASTIC! I received an email offer to work with an expert from the company and was immediately paired up with a few company trainers who offered their own customized expertise for the specific problems I was working to try to solve. The online portal is excellent as well; there's a whole community ready and willing to assist and help you get better at using Alteryx. Very impressive software. Cons The parts I found most difficult to use were the neural networking/forecasting & macro/automation widgets & tools. The forecasting/neural networking wasn't very straightforward and seemed to really be more of an art than a science. I would have expected there to be more tutorials on how to effectively use these tools, but I think you would need to have a degree in these arts to really master them. We are probably still too early into this new science. The macro & automation functions really blew my mind and I never learned how to use them--for example, to loop through processes. I would have liked to, but I just didn't have the patience to figure it out on my own and it wasn't high enough of a priority. Review Source Luke S. Senior Transaction Coordinator Commercial Real Estate Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The data software that can do anything" March 15, 2022 5.0 Really powerful and robust software. I'm sure it has competitors or peers, but I'm not familiar with them. I've found a host of benefits from using Alteryx to automate repetitive, time-intensive tasks that would typically be done in Excel, as well as analysis that Excel was never built to handle Pros Alteryx is incredibly powerful. I used it on a daily basis for 3~ years, and I still only scratched the surface of its total functionality. Its GUI is beyond easy to use because it's so intuitive. Alteryx is a great solution for handling the tasks Excel was never built for. Cons Contacting customer support is hard; the software's very expensive, but you have to pay extra to talk to someone on the phone. Review Source CS Charles S. Predictive Analyst II Real Estate Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Quite Good" March 25, 2015 3.5 Pros Alteryx seems to have ever-expanding capabilities. Cons Some of the error messages can be quite vague and help very little in troubleshooting. Review Source Daniel D. Managing Executive Analytics Facilities Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "We started using Alteryx in a pilot project in November 2017, which resulted in immediate success" July 13, 2018 5.0 Massive time saving on Analytical function as well as improvement in accuracy with data from disparate data sources Pros Ease of implementation, fantastic product support. Great assistance from Altyrex - committed resources at no cost to help implement, train etc. A lot of willingness to help us 'prove' the business case - i.e. make a success of the pilot project. Workshops ran in business helped getting a number of other business functions exposed and on board in support of the product. Willingness to negotiate on price as well as providing trial licences to other functions for a period of time to enable usage uptake. Willingness to understand business problem assisted greatly in successful deployment. Ease of deployment in 'non-analytics' environment was a big enabler. What is great is that it is process flow based and no extensive coding experience is required. Now busy with further business case projects in other parts of the business. Cons The cost initially seems exorbitant - especially as there are alternatives such as KNIME & Rapid Miner. Value delivered however overcame this barrier. Review Source Michael W. Business Intelligence Product Manager/Analyst Human Resources Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Alteryx is all you need to advance BI" April 17, 2019 5.0 I can't really discuss use cases due to proprietary information, but let me tell you- Alteryx elevates your entire organization and is a extremely versatile product to add to an analysts toolkit. Pros Alteryx is an incredibly easy to use tool that creates and automates data workflows with a click and drag toolbox. Passed R, Python and JSON code through the workflow so you can get technical tasks done without a developer. Cons Alteryx support could be a bit better in terms of follow up with very specific and technical questions. However, the community is a great resource to get answers to high level questions! Review Source Lincoln S. Operations Analyst Retail Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Alteryx simplifies and Enhances Data Preparation" August 29, 2018 5.0 I've loved working with Alteryx. After just 4 months of using the software, I have managed to automate over 20 daily or weekly processes that used to take all my time. I now have more time to create meaningful reports that can help management make the decisions that will keep our company moving forward. Pros Alteryx allows you to walk through your data preparation step by step to ensure that everything is following the exact process of orders that you want. Cons Occasionally, Alteryx will stop processing a workflow because of a minor error. Frequently, that minor error has a handful of different solutions, forcing you to try each solution one by one. After some experience you learn what things to look for, but when just starting out, it's a nuisance. Review Source Monel K. Chief Project Manager Oil & Energy Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Automating Workflows" February 20, 2019 5.0 Helps to increase efficiency and saves money for the company. Pros Very useful to automate manual workflows with repetitive tasks. Python Integration helps to ease out the process. Saves a lot of cost. Integration with other servers and applications is top notch. Cons Costly license limits the use. Requires training for getting used to it. Review Source Jesse M. Technology Systems & Data Analytics Consultant Management Consulting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The future of ETL is here. No coding needed" December 5, 2018 5.0 The possibilities are endless and the future is bright Pros The ease of use to prep, blend, transform, wrangle, etc is awesome. The learning curve is not that challenging. This is the future of development. There are a lot of connectors inherently built in. Cons Some of the connectors can be finicky. Support can be a little slow to respond Review Source Emeka O. Ambassador for The Technology Innovation Scholars Program Higher Education Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "This is a great data analysis and prediction software." February 17, 2018 5.0 Pros I love the easy interface and the various options for different data analysis and prediction techniques. The flexibility is top-notch. Cons You might have to pay extra for extra features. It's not a big deal but it's not entirely convenient. Review Source Andrew G. Senior Associate Consultant Management Consulting Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Used in Data Analytics" August 21, 2018 5.0 Alteryx has allowed for faster processing of large data sets, and has helped to mitigate issues that arise during the data preparation process. Pros This software greatly simplifies the process of dealing with large data sets, taking tasks that previously might require knowledge of SQL, Hadoop, and other database items, and allowing you to do it all in an intuitive manner within the Alteryx package. Cons Software sometimes runs slowly - mostly due to the size of the data sets, but also potentially due to insufficient optimizations for lower level calculations. Also expensive compared to competitors. Review Source AE Alaa E. Technical Outsourcing Specialist Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A tool that provides us with enough flexibility to prepare and analyze data" August 14, 2022 5.0 Alteryx has enabled us to achieve a greater understanding of the various analytics processes and even what we considered too complex in the past, which enabled us to achieve positive results that were directly reflected in our operations. Pros I appreciate how Alteryx helps me to get a lot of solutions especially with regards to complex data transformation, which previously required us a lot of effort to check and document it. I love the fact that there are so many tools built into Alteryx that enable us to customize fields in a faster way. The dashboard provides an overview of the data being tracked so that all team members at all levels can get a fuller understanding of all the processes and analytics, and the unique presentation of the data helps So, it makes everyone on the same path while monitoring the transmission of data at all stages. Cons Not many negatives, as Alteryx is generally easy to use, and team members only need to get clarifications about performing some functions. It should also be given more flexibility that enables us to convert data into PDF files easily, as well as work on improving reports and graphs so that they become More modern. Review Source MG Mithun G. Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Most Advanced Business Data Processing Tool" June 25, 2021 5.0 Overall very much satisfied with the software and its customer support. Pros Alteryx has a lot of Data Connections and Toolkits already built in which helps speed up the Data Processing and ETL for IT as well as Business people. With little to no knowledge of programming language and SQL one can easily build a pipeline for data transformation. The speed and ease of development is the main pros of the software. Cons There has to be more AI ML features on this software. The visualization and data exploration capabilities need to be enhanced. Review Source MK Meylis K. Data Analyst Utilities Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Easy to use Data Software" November 22, 2023 5.0 Overall i’m happy with Alteryx, except for my manager, who has to pay enormous license fee. For that reason we will be switching to other product in Microsoft suite. Pros It’s easy to use, even for people who don’t understand much in coding. All the elements in data preparation and cleaning are seen visually in icon format, which makes overall process picture easy to understand. Cons When process is too complicated, visual map might be a bit overwhelming, with so many steps/icons. Especially if you are looking at the workflow that was built by someone else. Review Source Jaehoon L. Assistant adjunct professor Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A good tool for automating complicated analytics pipelines" February 24, 2019 4.0 Alteryx is a good tool and well fits in our need of clinical data management and analytics pipeline optimization. There are rooms for improvement in terms of stability in desktop application. Pros Alteryx is a great tool when need of integrating multiple or complicated analytics pipelines in one place and manage them in a systematics manner. It provides a variety of data connections to common relational database product and web resources. It also provides plugins to add other product such as Tableau, etc. Cons The desktop application used to crash (not responding) in case of loading large sized data. It also gets very slow when moving or drag-dropping objects in the authoring environment. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer AVP, Senior Financial Analyst Financial Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Go With The Flow - Automation using Alteryx Designer" April 7, 2019 5.0 As an analyst in the Finance dept of a large financial institution, my work is largely cyclical in nature. I need to produce the same output on a monthly basis and a lot of my processes require several manual steps which can take hours. With Alteryx Designer, I have been able to convert many of these processes to automated workflows which can achieve the same results in literally seconds. With the power of automation, I have more time for analyzing results instead of spending a great deal of time generating reports. Pros Alteryx Designer is a very intuitive way to map out a process in a step by step visual workflow which can be then executed with the click of a button. Tedious manual tasks can be automated with ease. Traditionally, programming required drawing out ones algorithm in a flowchart and then having to translate that into computer code. With Alteryx, the flowchart itself is the code. It features a vast array of icons called tools, each of which has a specific function such as importing data, filtering based on criteria, summarizing, merging information and so forth. You simply drag and drop each tool into the work area for each step in your process and then click the play button. It's like having a robot to whom you can describe your work and then have it do it for you in a fraction of the time. Cons Alteryx Designer is excellent for data mining/wrangling for eventual output to be used for reporting but it's internal report generation and presentation tools are not as robust as others when it comes to publishing a polished presentation. I prefer to use Designer to produce my final data result set and export to Excel where I can then take advantage of Microsoft Office formatting and presentation options. Review Source RW Robert W. PM Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Tool for Mashing Data" December 3, 2019 4.0 I use Alteryx to combine multiple sources of data (from databases, excel workbooks, and others), clean, calculate, sort and provide an output that is easily digested. It allows me to provide analysis in a simple way, be creative in how I manipulate the data and even create automated running of the workflow. It saves me at least 8 hours a week. Pros Alteryx has a fantastic interface, using function blocks that you can drag and drop to create a workflow. This makes it simple to use and provides the ability to create complex workflows. Cons The license cost for the tool is very high, which means not everyone can use it. I find very little other cons with the program. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Data Science Extern Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great cleaning tool." December 27, 2019 4.0 Alteryx has overall been a very useful tool for data analysis and manipulation. It helps clean data, and make things easier to read for once you get to the visualization stage of the data analysis process. Pros I like being able to quickly manipulate data and create new rows and columns with ease, making the data easier to read as well as adding new factors into data sets. Cons I dislike how it can be at time cumbersome when one creates complex workflows that take over an hour to load just once. Review Source TS TARANDEEP S. Sr Data Analyst Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Alteryx Means Work Done" July 18, 2019 5.0 Alteryx is a tool which can increase your productivity, at the same time providing you facility to re run again, schedule and automate easily. Best Feature is plug and play feature in statistical models too...It gives alot of feature like data profiling,quality ,scheduling and automation. Pros Easiness to use,PLug and play,For non technical poeple this is amazing tool.Time Saver. Cons I heard from Admin that license is expensive Reason for choosing Alteryx Designer easiness to understand and use.good tool for non technical people too. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer FP&A Manager Retail Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Alteryx" February 12, 2019 5.0 I like Alteryx as a data mulipulation tool but it's also very diffult to learn. Pros With Alteryx, you're creating a workflow to alter the data, rather than altering the data directly. Because you're creating the workflow, each of the steps are easily auditable and you can swap out the source files when it changes. This is a huge bonus and time saver as data will tend to change. Cons Alteryx has a huge learning curve. It's hard to get started without some sort of live tutorial from someone that has been using it for a long time. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Sales Analyst Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Alteryx is a great software! So many uses, and really easy to learn." March 5, 2018 5.0 Pros I like how many different ways I can get data into Alteryx, and all the easy manipulation that you can do both with and without SQL coding experience. It is very easy to use, and easy to learn on your own. They also have great customer support, and training videos. Cons I would like to see the Period Table of Alteryx with more detail, or a decision tree on inputs and outputs and uses to help figure out the best tools to use. Review Source CJ Chris J. Analyst Insurance Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Fast-working data cleanser and much more!" March 3, 2022 5.0 Install was a breeze, design interface was simple to use. Lots of drag and drop and smooth shortcuts for building fast. All the logical, normalization, and mathematical functionality you could want. Easy to change a certain piece of the workflow and quickly see your result. As a designer, you'll want at least some SQL or Access background. There is so much more to the software that I haven't even tried out, can't wait! Pros I use this software for manipulating csv files with <10k rows and am very pleased with the flexibility and performance. Designer opens fast, is easy to build with, processes workflows fast and lets you know where your problems are. Very logical and easy to follow for your average data junkie. Cons Price-per-license is high, but it's really awesome software! Designer is for more for data-minded workers, but the interface is so easy to use that a non-techie could run a workflow with minimal instruction. Reason for choosing Alteryx Designer Very powerful, flexible data translation software was needed. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Data Engineer Insurance Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Pretty Intuitive to use" September 19, 2018 5.0 Pros I think once you get the hang of it and learning all the tools that are available, its not that bad to use. I think for people who have less SQL/software engineering skills who want to do ETL, this is a great product. Someone who has a strong software engineering and database background it is hard for us to let go of some of our habits. Cons chaining/scheduling workflows is not built in there needs to be more support for non MS SQL Server people including oracle, postgres, and redshift. Review Source RK Robin K. Head of BI Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Makes data prep and predictive analysis a breeze" December 5, 2016 5.0 We used to spend a lot of time in Excel and SQL queries trying to get the data right for reporting, plus if there was anything more complex involved such as forecasting or predictive model building to do, we'd have to find an R expert which really slows the process down. Alteryx changed all that and building workflows that preps the data and spits out a clean dataset or report complete with forecasts etc. can all be done without coding and in a visual way that anyone can understand and see what's been done and where leading to the greater confidence the data is right. Pros Easy to use interface, extremely flexible for data analysis tasks, self-documenting, very fast on large data sets Cons Automating workflow is an additional cost Review Source NC Nathan C. Tax associate Accounting Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Alteryx benefits" July 19, 2022 5.0 I have really enjoyed the benefit from ease of data output, it is much easier to read Pros The ease of use in turning data into information, especially from multiple different sources Cons There is a bit of a learning curve, but with practice and YouTube it because easy to use Review Source LZ Lu Z. Data analyst Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "I use it daily at my job" April 19, 2018 4.0 Pros It is easy to use by drag and drop. All different functions can be used to prepare data. Also can analyse data in simple mathmatics. Cons I have to run the whole workflow when I add one more tool. Sometimes the workflow takes a lot of time. 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