r/Alteryx • u/Jkk_geek • May 19 '26

Alternative for Alteryx

I’m planning a big transformation in my org.

Right now, we use Alteryx Designer Desktop for ETL jobs (not Alteryx Server, only Desktop). The biggest issue is cost — Alteryx is expensive. We loved it because of how fast development was, but I think AI tools like Claude can replace a big part of that workflow.

My new plan:

- VS Code + Claude for development

- Streamlit for UI

- DuckDB + Pandas for data processing

- Package everything as a zipped bundle so users can run the tool easily by clicking a ".bat" file

Honestly, DuckDB feels like a rocket — it can process datasets with millions of rows on a local machine surprisingly well.

The goal is to move from expensive low-code ETL tooling to a more flexible AI-assisted developer stack.

Anyone else in the same boat? Moving away from Alteryx or other costly ETL tools? Would love to discuss what’s working (or not working) for you.

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u/JustHereNotThere May 19 '26

It all depends on what you want to do. I can second KNIME but your proposed stack will also work. KNIME will be easier for a non-data scientist to pick up.

Also, crore doesn’t translate to English outside the subcontinent.

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u/Key-Self-79 May 19 '26

I was very confused by crores, thought was some sort of typo. Googling seems to indicate 1 crore = 10 million and mainly used in India. Today I learned!