# Alteryx Designer Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Alteryx Designer the right Data Preparation solution for you? Explore 102 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 (102) [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 102 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 TK Tair K. Associate Director Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Alteryx Designer Review" July 20, 2024 5.0 Overall very happy to use Alteryx for 8+ years for most of my projects Pros Its great product which helps significantly with data analysis, data preparation and cleansing. Its very handy for ETL and has a lot of additional analysis tools embedded, especially from geospatial perspective Cons Probably cost is the biggest challenge for Alteryx being widely used Review Source JR Joe R. Manager Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A fantastic ETL, data munging, data prep, and data processing tool" December 12, 2017 5.0 Alteryx can do so much more than I use it for, so I believe the only case where Alteryx wouldn't be needed is when a department/team had a full development team to prep data pre-analysis or already has a central data store fully stood up and standardized. Alteryx works extremely well with a multitude of BI and database solutions and would be a great fit for any team trying to speed up the typical daily grind of data prep and ETL so their analytics and data team can be more agile, accurate, and automated. Pros Data ingestion: Alteryx is capable of connecting with a multitude of data sources from SQL databases to cloud-hosted solutions like Salesforce, Tableau, or Google Analytics. Also supports OleDB & ODBC connections. Dynamic data munging: Alteryx has a great variety of processing tools to clean and prep data including: dedupe, formulas, joins, union, sort... Performing these functions really quickly on even moderately equipped laptops or desktops. It's dynamic in that it can easily handle changes in data by allowing extra columns to flow through. Macros: have a process that you are consistently running in separate workflows? Build a MACRO, be it a batch or iterative, Alteryx can do it. I've built 40-50 macros and use at least 4+ in every workflow I design so data is handled the same way in every workflow for consistency and cutting down on copy/pastes. Cons I've had issues with the scheduler tool getting frozen or stuck in previous versions. For about the last 2-3 months the latest software version has been much more reliable. Previously I had to restart the Alteryx service on my machine at least once a week, which meant my workflows weren't running while the service had been stuck and data wasn't moving. Some of the connectors, like the Tableau Online connector, should become supported by Alteryx. The online community is fantastic and has created a ton of useful macros and it would be great if Alteryx would adopt, support, and enhance some of the most widely used and useful. Review Source CP Ck P. Software Architect Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Perfect for data management" May 20, 2022 5.0 Pros It has a lot of out-of-the-box integrations with pretty much any data source you can imagine. It connects flawlessly with on-prem and SaaS sources as well. The designer UI is very easy to work with. Drag and drop functionality makes it convenient for non-programmer/business users, while scripting support allows for powerful transformations and data processing. Additionally, data prepping/cleaning, ETL operations, visualization, etc. are super easy to learn and implement. Also, there is a big user community that makes finding help and support easy. Cons This is an expensive product. Even at the enterprise level, it's a significant cost, so you need to think about the trade-offs before committing to it. It can be slow sometimes if other users are running resource-intensive tasks. You may have to wait for others to complete their tasks or add more resources, which again can be costly. Storage options are also lacking especially cloud-based ones. Although, the vendor is considering support for this in the future releases. 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 VR Verified Reviewer Senior Project Manager/Analyst Veterinary Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My favorite data science tool" March 13, 2019 5.0 Pros I would argue that this is the number one product for data science. I have change my entire analytics department for the better with using alteryx. Cons No major complaints on this software, my team loves it! Review Source CF Chrysanthos F. Senior Assurance Auditor Accounting Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Efficient and effective tool for everyday work" December 24, 2022 5.0 Alteryx Designer is an efficient and an effective tool that i utilize for numerous reasons like everyday reporting, information sourcing and data set building. Pros Alteryx is a tool that you can easily learn and use.Its saves you time. Cons At the point when different users access the same workflow on a server it may become unstable. Review Source OS Omkar S. Technical Architect Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Good tool for making pipeline with multiple source" September 22, 2022 5.0 Able to build a robust pipeline for multiple features involving Data Analytics, AI-based solutions to data visualization dashboard Pros Easiness to make a pipeline with a variety of data sources. The data source was from a text file to a cloud database. Also it has good integration with python, which enable to writing the script to filter data very quickly and easily Cons The cost is on very high side. It would be good if its cost can be reduced Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Manager of Solution Delivery, Marketing & Sales Ventures Management Consulting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simple and easy to use data prep, data processing and ETL tool with intuitive drag and drop visuals" January 24, 2019 4.0 Pros \- Great for data prep and processing. Very light weight ETL tool. - Ability to enhance the data by applying statistical models, available public data, etc. - UI interface is very intuitive with drag and drop components Cons \- Hard to scale (Best use case is for individual projects) - Expensive to use, high license cost Review Source Jacqueline N. Project Manager II Telecommunications Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Detail Oriented Results and Reporting" July 16, 2019 5.0 Pros We utilize these reports in order to track down to really granular levels within our organization. It is so helpful to narrow down what you need or to see wide ranges. Cons It would be helpful to generate more graphics. Not impossible but a little more difficult. Review Source BW Brock W. Financial Analyst Machinery Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great tool!" November 17, 2023 5.0 Great tool but hard to get broader adoption with high cost Pros Easy to use and understand the drag and drop flow layout is really nice Cons The cost of this software is prohibitive for using more broadly Review Source Joe B. Research Geologist Oil & Energy Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Automating and Business Intelligence Platform" February 27, 2019 5.0 Very useful for automating processes and helps to save money. Also, increases the efficiency and make human error free. Pros Very well integrated with other applications to import data. Workflows can be easily automated without much knowledge of coding. Python integration helps to reach newer capabilities. Cons License is very costly which hinders the use of it by everyone Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Intern Financial Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Tool for automating excel workflows" February 20, 2019 5.0 It was nice, I have been automating excel user tools with it Pros It provides a no. of tools for data blending, data sorting, data extraction , generating reports and emailing them. Macros in it are easier to use. User Interface is easy to understand. Cons Nothing much I dislike, the only thing I disliked is that we have to use visual tool to view data every time, that slows the running time of the workflow. Review Source AC Adam C. Manager, Data & Analytics Insurance Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Alteryx is a great self selfservice ETL tool for non-coders" December 7, 2017 5.0 great customer service Pros no coding experience necessary, seamless integration with Tableau and SQL, great workflow icons and capabilities, great automation Cons pricing, but they are flexible, could make a cloud product that is easier to scale out to more people Review Source Shiawtian C. Junior Accountant Consumer Goods Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Piece Together Information From You Data Yourself" January 10, 2019 4.0 Pros I like how it lets me peel off the database and dig through the data more efficiently myself compared to having data analyst help with the task. Cons There was quite a bit of learning curve before getting used to what Alteryx can do. 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