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What Alteryx exactly is?

alt_tush
9 - Comet

Hi All,

 

Could you please tell me what alteryx exactly is? Because I am very much confuse on Analytics Tool\ETL tool\Data Science tool

 

Whether it is Data Analytics Tool?

ETL Tool? or Data Science Tool?

 

And what are the correspondence tools are in market now?

 

Thank you in advance.

 

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BrandonB
Alteryx
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Emil_Kos
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Hi @alt_tush.

 

It is each of those at the same time.


Can you give us more background regarding your question? Are you searching for an analytics solution for the organization? 

 

Hi @BrandonB,


Thank you for sharing. I will save it as this might be useful in the future!

alt_tush
9 - Comet

Hi Emil_Kos,

 

Thank you for reply.

 

I am already using Alteryx Designer and Server 2019. But i am very much confuse about in which criteria Alteryx we can consider.

Whether it is Analytics or ETL or Reporting tool.

 

Because i never found the name of Alteryx when i searching ETL tools in google. It gives me SSIS, informatica etc.

 

Thank you 🙂

Emil_Kos
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Hi @alt_tush,

 

I think Alteryx is ETL tool. Users on stack overflow have the same opinion:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30452321/is-alteryx-an-etl-tool-how-it-differs-from-ssis

 

😀

afv2688
16 - Nebula
16 - Nebula

Hello @alt_tush ,

 

Alteryx is an ETL tool yes, but it's like saying that a smartphone is just a phone (it lets you call people right?).

 

The customization and wide implementation and compatibility makes this tool great, but the ability to perform analitycs in an easy, agile and understanable way makes it my favourite. There are others of course which offer similar results but none of them have achieved the desired potential.

 

If you want to fit alteryx within a grouping term I would rather considering it an analytics or data science tool.

 

This is just a short description. Remember that if you need some day any help with something you can always count on us! 🙂

 

Regards

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