# Alteryx Designer Cloud vs IBM DataStage Comparison

| | Alteryx Designer Cloud | IBM DataStage | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.0 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 165 | 73 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (36.4% of reviews) | Enterprise (72.6% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Get a Quote Contact Us | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Alteryx Designer Cloud

**Not enough data**

### IBM DataStage

Pros:
- Customization (1 reviews)
- Data Pipelining (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Complex Processes (1 reviews)
- Dependency Issues (1 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Alteryx Designer Cloud | IBM DataStage | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.6 (125 reviews) | 8.5 (49 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.6 (133 reviews) | 7.9 (51 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.4 (49 reviews) | 7.3 (31 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.5 (38 reviews) | 7.1 (30 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.6 (110 reviews) | 7.7 (50 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.8 (36 reviews) | 7.7 (30 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.6 (119 reviews) | 7.1 (44 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Alteryx Designer Cloud

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Enterprise

Price: Get a Quote Contact Us

Description: Best for Larger Deployments: Promote self-service analytics while maintaining security and governance to scale across your entire organization.

Key Features:
- Everything in Professional, plus...
-  Advanced Security and Governance
- Fine grained access controls

[Learn more about Alteryx Designer Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/alteryx-alteryx-designer-cloud/reviews)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### IBM DataStage

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Data Preparation

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Alteryx Designer Cloud** | 8.3/10 | 119 |
| **IBM DataStage** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data Source Access

| Feature | Alteryx Designer Cloud | IBM DataStage | 
|---|---|---|
| **Breadth of Data Sources** | 8.0 (103 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Ease of Data Connectivity** | 8.3 (105 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **API Connectivity** | 7.8 (78 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Data Interaction

| Feature | Alteryx Designer Cloud | IBM DataStage | 
|---|---|---|
| **Profiling and Classification** | 8.4 (89 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Metadata Management** | 8.0 (79 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Modeling** | 8.4 (96 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Joining** | 8.8 (105 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Blending** | 8.9 (103 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Quality and Cleansing** | 9.0 (108 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Sharing** | 8.0 (89 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Governance** | 8.3 (76 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Data Exporting

| Feature | Alteryx Designer Cloud | IBM DataStage | 
|---|---|---|
| **Breadth of Integrations** | 7.9 (95 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Ease of Integrations** | 8.3 (97 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Workflows** | 8.6 (108 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Alteryx Designer Cloud | IBM DataStage | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### ETL Tools

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Alteryx Designer Cloud** | 8.6/10 | 23 |
| **IBM DataStage** | 7.9/10 | 15 |

#### Management

| Feature | Alteryx Designer Cloud | IBM DataStage | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reporting** | 8.6 (21 reviews) | 7.5 (12 reviews) | 
| **Auditing** | 8.0 (20 reviews) | 7.7 (10 reviews) | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Alteryx Designer Cloud | IBM DataStage | 
|---|---|---|
| **Extraction** | 8.4 (23 reviews) | 7.7 (14 reviews) | 
| **Transformation** | 9.1 (23 reviews) | 8.7 (14 reviews) | 
| **Loading** | 8.3 (22 reviews) | 8.5 (14 reviews) | 
| **Automation** | 8.9 (23 reviews) | 7.6 (14 reviews) | 
| **Scalability** | 8.7 (23 reviews) | 7.9 (12 reviews) | 

### Data Mapping

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Alteryx Designer Cloud** | N/A | N/A |
| **IBM DataStage** | 8.5/10 | 17 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Alteryx Designer Cloud | IBM DataStage | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data visualisation** | Not enough data | 8.5 (14 reviews) | 
| **Data transformation** | Not enough data | 9.2 (15 reviews) | 
| **Data migration** | Not enough data | 9.2 (14 reviews) | 
| **Process various formats** | Not enough data | 8.7 (15 reviews) | 
| **No-code functionality** | Not enough data | 8.1 (14 reviews) | 
| **Data manipulation** | Not enough data | 9.0 (15 reviews) | 
| **Analytics** | Not enough data | 7.9 (13 reviews) | 
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | 8.1 (12 reviews) | 

### iPaaS

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Alteryx Designer Cloud** | N/A | N/A |
| **IBM DataStage** | N/A | N/A |

#### Development 

| Feature | Alteryx Designer Cloud | IBM DataStage | 
|---|---|---|
| **Real-Time Integration** | 8.8 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **API Designer** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Flow Designer** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Pre-Built Connectors** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Custom Connectors** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Reusable connectors** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multi - tenant architecture** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Management 

| Feature | Alteryx Designer Cloud | IBM DataStage | 
|---|---|---|
| **Monitoring & Notification** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Routing And Orchestration** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Mapping** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Transformation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **API Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Alteryx Designer Cloud | IBM DataStage | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security Standards** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Communication Protocol** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Integration Options

| Feature | Alteryx Designer Cloud | IBM DataStage | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Virtualization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Managed File Transfers** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Big Data Processing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **EDI** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Deployment 

| Feature | Alteryx Designer Cloud | IBM DataStage | 
|---|---|---|
| **Hybrid** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud to Cloud** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Data Quality

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Alteryx Designer Cloud** | 8.6/10 | 18 |
| **IBM DataStage** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Alteryx Designer Cloud | IBM DataStage | 
|---|---|---|
| **Identification** | 8.8 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Correction** | 8.5 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Normalization** | 8.7 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Preventative Cleaning** | 8.5 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Matching** | 8.3 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Management

| Feature | Alteryx Designer Cloud | IBM DataStage | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reporting** | 8.4 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Automation** | 9.2 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Quality Audits** | 8.4 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboard** | 8.6 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Governance** | 8.9 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Alteryx Designer Cloud | IBM DataStage | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [ETL Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/etl-tools)

**Unique to Alteryx Designer Cloud (3):** [Data Preparation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-preparation), [Data Quality Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-quality), [iPaaS Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/ipaas)

**Unique to IBM DataStage (2):** [Data Mapping Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-mapping), [Big Data Integration Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/big-data-integration-platforms)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Alteryx Designer Cloud | IBM DataStage | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 33.8% | 9.7% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 29.8% | 17.7% | 
| **Enterprise** | 36.4% | 72.6% | 

### By Industry

#### Alteryx Designer Cloud

- **Information Technology and Services:** 15.2%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 9.3%
- **Computer Software:** 6.6%
- **Financial Services:** 6.0%
- **Banking:** 5.3%
- **Retail:** 4.0%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 4.0%
- **Higher Education:** 3.3%
- **Accounting:** 2.6%
- **Education Management:** 2.6%
- **Other:** 41.1%

#### IBM DataStage

- **Banking:** 21.0%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 17.7%
- **Financial Services:** 11.3%
- **Computer Software:** 9.7%
- **Retail:** 6.5%
- **Insurance:** 6.5%
- **Education Management:** 4.8%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 4.8%
- **Chemicals:** 1.6%
- **Food & Beverages:** 1.6%
- **Other:** 14.5%

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## Alternatives

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## Top Discussions

### Alteryx Designer Cloud

- Title: [Is Trifacta an ETL tool?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-trifacta-an-etl-tool) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Yes.  Excellent and very easy to use."
- Title: [How to speed up the loading time? Can we have an option to use Google Sheet as the input dataset?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/30215-how-to-speed-up-the-loading-time-can-we-have-an-option-to-use-google-sheet-as-the-input-dataset) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "We hear you and we agree. The Google Sheet's integration is now available. Let us know if you're still seeing loading time issues. This should all be sorted...."
- Title: [Why working with views sometimes jobs start failing?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/29692-why-working-with-views-sometimes-jobs-start-failing) — 1 comment *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Hi Paolo, Did you confirm that the view contains tables that Dataprep can access within the same project? Additionally, if you visit our community at..."

### IBM DataStage

- Title: [Can I possible to have free version of ibm Datastage in cloud based?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-possible-to-have-free-version-of-ibm-datastage-in-cloud-based) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hello. You can try the lite version of IBM DataStage as a service for free here - https://cloud.ibm.com/catalog/services/datastage"
- Title: [How do I use the BDFS stage in Datastage?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/30721-how-do-i-use-the-bdfs-stage-in-datastage) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hi Chanakyan 

Please try to post your qu estion in this community to get quick answer from experts -..."

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