Machine Learning & Data Science · head to head
Alteryx vs KNIME
KNIME
Machine Learning & Data Science
Open source data analytics and integration platform
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Alteryx starter is $250 per user per month billed annually, and the Professional and Enterprise editions are quote-only; KNIME the free Analytics Platform runs locally only, so anything shared or scheduled requires a paid Hub
- They diverge on capability: Alteryx covers Data preparation, KNIME covers Visual workflows.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Alteryx and KNIME actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Machine Learning & Data Science).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Alteryx
- Data preparation
- Data blending
- Predictive analytics
- Spatial analytics
- Snowflake
- AWS
- Tableau
- Web support
Only in KNIME
- Visual workflows
- Data preprocessing
- Machine learning
- Visualization
- Spark
- H2O
- TensorFlow
- Linux support
Both cover
- Reporting
- Python
- R
- Windows support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Alteryx
- Data preparation and building AI-ready datasetsnot KNIME
- Predictive analytics without writing codenot KNIME
- Automating and orchestrating repeatable analytics workflowsnot KNIME
- Enterprise reporting with governed, reusable logicnot KNIME
- Connecting to Snowflake, Databricks and cloud warehouses alongside on-premises systemsnot KNIME
KNIME
- Building data pipelines and analytics workflows visually rather than in codenot Alteryx
- Connecting and blending data across many sources for analysisnot Alteryx
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Alteryx
- Starter is $250 per user per month billed annually, and the Professional and Enterprise editions are quote-only
- Automation runs are metered, with 50 included on Starter and 15,000 on Professional, and more must be bought
- Cost depends on three separate dimensions at once: edition, user role and automation capacity
- Advanced analytics, governance and orchestration are withheld from the entry edition
KNIME
- The free Analytics Platform runs locally only, so anything shared or scheduled requires a paid Hub
- The free AI assistant is limited to 20 interactions a month
- Paid workflow runtime is metered in credits, with 120 included on Pro and overage at $0.025 per vCore minute
- The Team plan at $99 a month includes 3 members, with additional seats at $49 a month each
- Business Hub pricing is on request, and its tiers are capped at 4, 8 and 16 vCores with 5, 5 and 20 users
Pricing, plan by plan
Alteryx
Free- TrialFree
- 14-day trial
- Full features
- Designer Desktop$5195/year
- Data prep
- Blending
- Analytics
KNIME
Free- Analytics PlatformFree
- Visual workflows
- All nodes
- Community extensions
- ServerFree
- Team collaboration
- Workflow automation
- REST API
Which should you pick?
Choose Alteryx if
- You need data preparation.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Windows, Web.
- You also want data blending.
Choose KNIME if
- You need visual workflows.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Linux, Mac, Windows.
- You also want data preprocessing.
Questions people ask
- Is Alteryx or KNIME better?
- Neither clearly leads. Alteryx starts at Free and KNIME at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Alteryx or KNIME?
- Alteryx starts at Free and KNIME at Free.
- Does Alteryx or KNIME run on more platforms?
- Alteryx runs on Windows, Web. KNIME runs on Linux, Mac, Windows.
- Can I use Alteryx for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Alteryx best used for?
- Alteryx is most often used for data preparation and building ai-ready datasets, predictive analytics without writing code, automating and orchestrating repeatable analytics workflows, enterprise reporting with governed, reusable logic. Of those, data preparation and building ai-ready datasets and predictive analytics without writing code are not what KNIME is typically brought in for.
- What can Alteryx do that KNIME cannot?
- Alteryx covers Data preparation, Data blending, Predictive analytics, Spatial analytics. KNIME covers Visual workflows, Data preprocessing, Machine learning, Visualization. Both handle Reporting, Python, R, Windows support.