Alteryx or Excel Power Query?
Excel Power Query and Alteryx are both powerful data manipulation and analysis tools that can automate data transformation of large datasets. While both products can streamline complex manual tasks, there are some key differences that should be considered before implementing one or the other. Below is a very high-level comparison of the two products. Excel Power Query is a free Microsoft add-in that allows the user to connect to various data sources, transform and cleanse data, and create impressive visualizations and analytical reports. Because it is an extension of MS Excel, it looks and feels like the rest of Excel which makes it more user-friendly and relatively easier to learn compared to Alteryx. On the other hand, Alteryx is a more advanced data preparation and analytics platform that offers a wide range of features and capabilities in exchange for thousands of dollars of annual subscription fees. Like Excel Power Query, Alteryx allows the user to connect to various data s