In part 1 of my blog series of Affordable Analytics for Every Analyst and Every Decision Maker, I discussed how we make our pricing public; whereas legacy solutions hide their pricing, much like their agenda. In Part 2, I ask the question, “Do people really need to buy three to six different analytic components when only one or two are needed to do the same job?” And, “Does it make sense to have two or three different areas of the business involved in the implementation and execution of the analytics process?”
These questions are particularly relevant for users in the line of business who deal with data and business-related issues that require timely responses. Most legacy platforms like SAS aren’t geared toward the fast moving and agile pace of the line of business. They require too many parts and too much organizational involvement. If you take a look at the pricing comparison you will notice that to solve similar business problems, you will most likely require about 2.5 times more products from SAS to do the same job that Alteryx can do. And that is not even counting the many added-on consulting hours needed to implement their solution, which makes the typical cost of a SAS implementation from 4.5 times to 20 times more expensive than a comparable Alteryx deployment. Clearly, this is not in alignment with the cost controls than all organizations have to wrestle with today, so they are starting to look at less expensive alternatives to better support the same needs.
Now that line-of-business users are involved in the analytics process, vendors need to adapt to their needs. Vendors can’t continue to build expensive proprietary software, with long development cycles that are geared toward programmers and IT staff to help solve the ever-changing needs of the business. At Alteryx, we want to empower the line-of-business users who know the business challenges best and know the data. Getting these users out from under the complexity involved with integrating multiple software components allows them to focus on solving business problems quickly and easily. So, before you choose a solution for your next analytics project, find out more information on how Alteryx delivers Analytics Unchained from legacy solutions like SAS.
Analytics Unchained Blog Series
| Part 1 – Remove the Complexity in your Analytics Software Cost |
| Part 2 – Different Analytic Challenges Don’t Require Expensive Software |
| Part 3 – Buy What You Need, Not What They Want to Sell You |
| Part 4 – Analytics Unchained: Teradata and Revolution |
| Part 5 – Pay for the Results, Not for the Luxury |
| Part 6 – R You Ready to Improve Your Analytics |
| Part 7 – Analytics to the Masses |
| Part 8 – Analytics Comparison: Alteryx vs. SAS |
| Part 9 – What is the True Cost of your Analytics Solution |
| Part 10 – Improving your Analytic Outcomes Over SAS |
Matthew Madden
Sr. Product Marketing Manager
