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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (63.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (43.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$3,000.00 1 User Per Year
No pricing available
Alteryx
Star Rating
(665)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (63.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$3,000.00 1 User Per Year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansSOLIDWORKS
Star Rating
(621)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about SOLIDWORKSAlteryx vs SOLIDWORKS
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Alteryx easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Alteryx overall.
- Alteryx and SOLIDWORKS both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Alteryx is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Alteryx over SOLIDWORKS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Alteryx
Starter Edition
$3,000.00
1 User Per Year
For Small Teams That Need to Perform Basic Business Analytics
Prepare and analyze data with code-free software on flat files.
- Essential drag-and-drop data preparation (Blend, Transform, Join, Aggregate, etc.)
- Create code-free data analytics workflows
- Share data analytics workflows
SOLIDWORKS
No pricing availableFree Trial
Alteryx
Free Trial is available
SOLIDWORKS
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
326
8.8
517
Ease of Use
8.7
470
8.6
521
Ease of Setup
8.6
265
8.2
93
Ease of Admin
8.3
83
7.9
46
Quality of Support
8.5
306
8.1
457
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
87
8.3
46
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
315
8.6
512
Features by Category
Reports
7.6
193
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
139
Not enough data
6.9
190
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
121
Not enough data
7.1
164
|
Verified
Not enough data
Self Service
8.9
201
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
205
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
196
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
190
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
192
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
155
|
Verified
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
8.1
171
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
185
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
171
|
Verified
Not enough data
Building Reports
9.1
153
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
143
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
109
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
115
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
7.6
193
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
139
Not enough data
6.9
190
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
121
Not enough data
7.1
164
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Preparation
8.8
115
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
104
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Modeling and Blending
9.0
117
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
119
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
113
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
36
Not enough data
8.1
37
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
8.1
14
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
Self Service
8.9
201
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
205
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
196
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
190
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
192
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
155
|
Verified
Not enough data
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
8.2
14
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
8.1
171
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
185
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
171
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
8.5
14
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.1
14
Not enough data
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
8.6
13
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
Building Reports
9.1
153
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
143
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
109
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
115
|
Verified
Not enough data
CAD to CAM
Not enough data
9.1
41
Not enough data
8.8
41
Not enough data
8.9
41
CNC Programming
Not enough data
8.6
37
Not enough data
8.6
37
Not enough data
8.4
36
Machining
Not enough data
8.6
38
Not enough data
8.7
38
Not enough data
8.7
38
Design
Not enough data
9.5
100
Not enough data
9.4
100
Not enough data
9.3
96
Not enough data
8.1
96
Edit
Not enough data
8.5
94
Not enough data
8.3
87
Not enough data
9.3
95
Not enough data
8.3
82
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.6
91
Not enough data
9.0
93
Not enough data
8.4
87
Cartography
8.0
27
Not enough data
7.9
23
Not enough data
7.7
27
Not enough data
7.9
25
Not enough data
Analysis
8.7
25
Not enough data
9.3
26
Not enough data
9.3
27
Not enough data
9.1
26
Not enough data
Reporting
9.3
27
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
9.1
24
Not enough data
Data Source Access
8.9
158
Not enough data
8.8
171
Not enough data
8.2
138
Not enough data
Data Interaction
8.5
141
Not enough data
8.4
138
Not enough data
8.7
153
Not enough data
9.1
174
Not enough data
9.2
168
Not enough data
9.2
173
Not enough data
8.7
157
Not enough data
8.5
142
Not enough data
Data Exporting
8.9
157
Not enough data
8.8
160
Not enough data
9.2
172
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.8
30
Not enough data
Library
Not enough data
8.8
27
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
8.6
22
CAD
Not enough data
8.9
23
Not enough data
9.4
29
Not enough data
9.0
28
Integration
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
9.6
27
Not enough data
8.5
23
Data
Not enough data
9.1
25
Not enough data
8.6
24
Not enough data
8.2
24
Not enough data
8.9
24
Not enough data
8.1
22
Not enough data
8.6
23
Logistics
Not enough data
9.1
25
File Support - Additive Manufacturing
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
8.6
46
Not enough data
8.4
51
File Editing - Additive Manufacturing
Not enough data
7.6
54
Not enough data
8.6
58
Software Integrations - Additive Manufacturing
Not enough data
7.6
48
Not enough data
8.8
57
Software Type - Additive Manufacturing
Not enough data
7.7
47
Not enough data
8.6
52
Generative AI - Additive Manufacturing
Not enough data
6.1
19
Not enough data
6.1
19
Building Preparation - Additive Manufacturing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
File Options
Not enough data
8.8
43
Not enough data
9.1
42
Not enough data
9.0
41
Not enough data
9.3
43
Not enough data
8.3
34
Not enough data
8.2
40
Tools
Not enough data
9.4
42
Not enough data
9.0
40
Not enough data
9.2
42
Design
Not enough data
9.4
42
Design
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
7.7
11
Tools
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
8.8
12
Library
Not enough data
8.1
12
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
7.9
11
Customization
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Design
Not enough data
9.2
59
Not enough data
9.0
60
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
7.6
58
Tools
Not enough data
8.0
53
Not enough data
7.9
55
Not enough data
7.4
48
Work
Not enough data
7.5
40
Not enough data
7.8
41
Not enough data
8.3
49
Not enough data
8.1
43
Not enough data
8.4
46
Environment
Not enough data
8.3
52
Not enough data
8.4
50
Not enough data
8.2
48
Not enough data
8.6
52
System
9.1
52
Not enough data
Model Development
7.9
42
Not enough data
8.8
50
Not enough data
8.0
48
Not enough data
8.2
46
Not enough data
Model Development
8.4
50
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
7.9
37
Not enough data
7.9
35
Not enough data
7.9
33
Not enough data
7.9
33
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
7.9
35
Not enough data
7.9
32
Not enough data
Deployment
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
44
Not enough data
8.5
46
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.8
10
Not enough data
6.3
9
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Ingestion
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Presentation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
9.3
25
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
9.3
25
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
7.6
24
File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.4
24
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
8.2
23
Not enough data
7.6
26
Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
7.5
22
Not enough data
8.2
22
Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
7.8
22
Not enough data
8.8
23
Integration - Machine Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning - Machine Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Ingestion & Preparation - Low-Code Machine Learning Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Model Construction & Automation - Low-Code Machine Learning Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Statistical Tool
8.4
62
Not enough data
8.6
62
Not enough data
8.3
62
Not enough data
Data Analysis
9.1
69
Not enough data
9.0
67
Not enough data
Decision Making
8.6
65
Not enough data
7.4
68
Not enough data
8.4
70
Not enough data
9.0
65
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
16
Not enough data
7.4
17
Not enough data
Data Transformation
8.4
71
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
Connectivity
8.4
53
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
49
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
71
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Operations
7.8
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
64
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
60
|
Verified
Not enough data
Building Reports
9.1
153
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
143
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
109
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
115
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Alteryx and SOLIDWORKS share no categories
Unique Categories
Alteryx is categorized as Low-Code Machine Learning Platforms, Data Preparation, Location Intelligence, Big Data Analytics, Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, Analytics Platforms, Predictive Analytics, Natural Language Generation (NLG), Machine Learning, Big Data Integration Platforms, ETL Tools, and Emerging AI Software
SOLIDWORKS is categorized as Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD), General-Purpose CAD, Simulation & CAE, CAD Viewers, Sketching, PCB Design, Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM), CAD Libraries, CAD Data Exchange, and Additive Manufacturing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Alteryx
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SOLIDWORKS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Financial Services
12.1%
Accounting
9.6%
Information Technology and Services
8.3%
Banking
5.4%
Insurance
4.6%
Other
60.0%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
22.8%
Design
12.1%
Automotive
6.6%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
6.0%
Medical Devices
5.8%
Other
46.8%
Discussions
What's the one thing that Alteryx brings to the play which other platforms lack?
3 Comments
SM
A very vibrant and helpful community.Read more
Is there any free trail for Alteryx analytics gallery?
1 Comment
SJ
Yes, every user gets 1 month's free trial. It is system specific though.Read more
How can teams share dashboards and insights from Alteryx with stakeholders who don’t have a platform license?
1 Comment
BP
Comment deleted by user.Read more
What is SOLIDWORKS used for?
3 Comments
YP
SOLIDWORKS IS USED FOR MULTIPLE WORK LIKE 2D & 3D CAD MODELING, ASSEMBLY MODELING, SHWWET METAL MODELING, SURFACE MODELING, RENDERING, SIMULATION, 3D...Read more
best use o this software
2 Comments
OS
Making 2D sketches and extruding them to make 3d sketches.Read more
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