I'm posting for some inspiration. At my last workplace we used Alteryx extensively for all data analysis, pumping out shapefiles which we'd then symbolise and output maps in ArcGIS.
In my new workplace we don't have Alteryx, and I'm finding it incredibly frustrating to have to do things in Arc which are trivial in Alteryx. For example, join fields from two tables, rename fields, summarise data, filter data, perform field calculations, do spatial operations, drivetimes, intersections etc. ArcGIS is great for making maps, particularly in Python where you can do things in batch. But for analysis and geoprocessing it's just rotten.
So, has anyone else there used Alteryx? Can anyone else feel my pain? And possibly, can anyone suggest any alternatives that I might be able to use? I don't really understand how much Alteryx costs, other than that it'll be an awful lot more expensive than ArcGIS. And boy does it show.
Any suggestions for alternative software from those who might've used both? Thanks
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As disclosure, I am SVP Marketing at Alteryx.
Just FYI, we recently lowered prices for the desktop versions and also made them public:
...so you might want to look at most recent pricing before making a decision, and possibly talk to someone here. Shoot me an email if you want to speak to someone here further about the prices.