Machine Learning & Data Science · head to head
Alteryx vs Weaviate
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; Weaviate the free tier caps at 100,000 objects, 1 GB of memory and a single collection
- They diverge on capability: Alteryx covers Data preparation, Weaviate covers Vector and keyword search.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Alteryx and Weaviate 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
- Reporting
- Python
- R
- Snowflake
Only in Weaviate
- Vector and keyword search
- Built-in vectorizers
- GraphQL API
- Multi-tenancy
- Hybrid search
- OpenAI
- Hugging Face
- Cohere
Both cover
- 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 Weaviate
- Predictive analytics without writing codenot Weaviate
- Automating and orchestrating repeatable analytics workflowsnot Weaviate
- Enterprise reporting with governed, reusable logicnot Weaviate
- Connecting to Snowflake, Databricks and cloud warehouses alongside on-premises systemsnot Weaviate
Weaviate
- Running a vector database for semantic and hybrid searchnot Alteryx
- Generating and storing embeddings alongside the objects they describenot 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
Weaviate
- The free tier caps at 100,000 objects, 1 GB of memory and a single collection
- Billing is per million vector dimensions rather than per record, so wider embeddings cost proportionally more for the same object count
- Premium is a prepaid contract starting at $400 a month rather than pay as you go
- Storage rates do not fall consistently with tier, and Premium Dedicated is $0.1505 per GiB against $0.12 on the cheaper Flex plan
- The Query Agent is metered separately, free to 1,000 requests a month and $30 a month plus overage beyond
Pricing, plan by plan
Alteryx
Free- TrialFree
- 14-day trial
- Full features
- Designer Desktop$5195/year
- Data prep
- Blending
- Analytics
Weaviate
Free- Open SourceFree
- Full features
- Self-hosted
- ServerlessFree
- Managed service
- Auto-scaling
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 Weaviate if
- You need vector and keyword search.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Linux, Mac, Windows, Web.
- You also want built-in vectorizers.
Questions people ask
- Is Alteryx or Weaviate better?
- Neither clearly leads. Alteryx starts at Free and Weaviate at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Alteryx or Weaviate?
- Alteryx starts at Free and Weaviate at Free.
- Does Alteryx or Weaviate run on more platforms?
- Alteryx runs on Windows, Web. Weaviate 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 Weaviate is typically brought in for.
- What can Alteryx do that Weaviate cannot?
- Alteryx covers Data preparation, Data blending, Predictive analytics, Spatial analytics. Weaviate covers Vector and keyword search, Built-in vectorizers, GraphQL API, Multi-tenancy. Both handle Windows support, Web support.