Software · head to head
Alteryx vs RapidMiner
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; RapidMiner rapidMiner is now a Siemens product: rapidminer.com redirects to a Siemens product page and the former Altair page redirects there too
- They diverge on capability: Alteryx covers Data blending, RapidMiner covers Visual workflows.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Alteryx and RapidMiner actually diverge.
| Attribute | Alteryx | RapidMiner |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Platforms | Windows, Web | Linux, Mac, Windows, Web |
| Founded | 1997 | 2007 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 blending
- Predictive analytics
- Spatial analytics
- Reporting
- Snowflake
- AWS
- Tableau
Only in RapidMiner
- Visual workflows
- AutoML
- Model deployment
- Text mining
- Spark
- Hadoop
- Cloud platforms
- Linux support
Both cover
- Data preparation
- Python
- R
- Windows support
- Web 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 RapidMiner
- Predictive analytics without writing codenot RapidMiner
- Automating and orchestrating repeatable analytics workflowsnot RapidMiner
- Enterprise reporting with governed, reusable logicnot RapidMiner
- Connecting to Snowflake, Databricks and cloud warehouses alongside on-premises systemsnot RapidMiner
RapidMiner
- Visual drag and drop machine learning model buildingnot Alteryx
- Data preparation and cleansing before modellingnot Alteryx
- Deploying and scoring predictive models in an enterprise settingnot 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
RapidMiner
- RapidMiner is now a Siemens product: rapidminer.com redirects to a Siemens product page and the former Altair page redirects there too
- Pricing is by quote only: the product page publishes no rate, no licensing unit and no minimum, offering only a Contact us button
- The product is now one component of a six product portfolio alongside Graph Studio, SLC, Monarch, Panopticon and Knowledge Studio
Pricing, plan by plan
Alteryx
Free- TrialFree
- 14-day trial
- Full features
- Designer Desktop$5195/year
- Data prep
- Blending
- Analytics
RapidMiner
Free- FreeFree
- 10,000 data rows
- 1 logical processor
- ProfessionalFree
- Unlimited data
- Full features
- Support
Which should you pick?
Choose Alteryx if
- You need data blending.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Windows, Web.
- You also want predictive analytics.
Choose RapidMiner if
- You need visual workflows.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Linux, Mac, Windows, Web.
- You also want automl.
Questions people ask
- Is Alteryx or RapidMiner better?
- Neither clearly leads. Alteryx starts at Free and RapidMiner at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Alteryx or RapidMiner?
- Alteryx starts at Free and RapidMiner at Free.
- Does Alteryx or RapidMiner run on more platforms?
- Alteryx runs on Windows, Web. RapidMiner runs on Linux, Mac, Windows, Web.
- 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 RapidMiner is typically brought in for.
- What can Alteryx do that RapidMiner cannot?
- Alteryx covers Data blending, Predictive analytics, Spatial analytics, Reporting. RapidMiner covers Visual workflows, AutoML, Model deployment, Text mining. Both handle Data preparation, Python, R, Windows support.