Alteryx can be used through some free versions, but the full version of Alteryx Designer is going to cost you. Here's how you can get Alteryx for free or low:
1. Alteryx Designer – Free Trial
There is a free trial for the Designer for Alteryx that lasts for 30 days. This version contains most of the features in Alteryx Designer, so you can get familiar with the whole software.
Accessing the Free Trial:
1. Visit the page of Alteryx Free Trial.
2. You then fill out details on the form given. From there you acquire a download link. You install it on your machine from that link. You use it freely for 30 days without any limitation after installing.
2. Alteryx Designer – Alteryx for Students and Educators
Alteryx has free access to their software to students and educators. You'll get a full version of Alteryx Designer if you qualify, for learning as well as for academic activities.
Access for Students:
1. Visit the page of Alteryx for Students.
2. Register with your school email address.
3. Once applied for and approved, one might be allowed to enjoy free licenses even up until the duration of academic studies.
3. Alteryx Community – Alteryx Analytics Hub
You don't want to download the Alteryx software, but you're curious about what it's all about? Then perhaps you want to consider the Alteryx Analytics Hub, a cloud-based environment, in which you do the same stuff, and you can do it free of charge, but a bit more limited as opposed to the full version on the desktop.
You could join Alteryx Community, which has a few tools and resources related to learning and exploration on analytics. Here, some free workflows are also provided along with discussion about free versions.
Go to Alteryx Community, sign up, and start exploring.
4. Alteryx Designer-Alteryx for Good (Not-for-Profit)
Alteryx also has free license of Alteryx Designer for nonprofit organisations so that they can use it for their data analytics work. If you belong to any not-for-profit organisation, you may apply for this grant.
Find out more here on Alteryx for Good.
5. Alteryx Public Workflows / Gallery
Not a whole version of the software, Alteryx also has a public gallery, which provides public workflows you can edit to access and download pre-built workflows. This is a great way to learn by examining and using other people's workflows. You can use the workflows in a limited, free capacity without having to buy Alteryx Designer.
Check out the Alteryx Gallery to see free workflows.
6. Alteryx Designer – Alteryx Academy (Free Learning Resources)
Alteryx Academy has a lot of free training available. There are interactive lessons, community-based learning, and much more. This can be a great way to get to know Alteryx in and out if you want to learn about the tool and plan on using more than the free version.
Access Alteryx Academy for free training.
7. Alteryx Analytics Cloud (Free Trial with limitations)
Alteryx has a cloud version of Analytics Cloud available through free trial whereby one can carry out analytics work in the cloud environment.
Visit Alteryx Cloud for more information.
Conclusion :
If all you need is a free starting point to get started with Alteryx, then the free trial and Alteryx for Students might be your best bet. In case you're looking for more alternatives, the free workflows are downloadable from the Alteryx Gallery, or if you have an organizational nonprofit, there is the Alteryx for Good program which you can apply for.