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At a Glance
Altair Monarch
Altair Monarch
Star Rating
(92)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (53.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
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Designer Cloud
Designer Cloud
Star Rating
(165)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (36.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that Altair Monarch excels in "Diverse Extraction Points" with a score of 9.5, allowing for a wide range of data sources to be accessed seamlessly, while Designer Cloud, although competent, scores slightly lower at 8.4 in this area.
  • Reviewers mention that Altair Monarch's "Data Structuring" feature is highly rated at 9.6, making it easier for users to organize and manage their data effectively, whereas Designer Cloud's corresponding functionality is rated at 9.1, indicating it is still strong but not as robust.
  • G2 users highlight that Altair Monarch's "Data Cleaning" capabilities are rated at 9.6, which is crucial for maintaining data integrity, while Designer Cloud, with a score of 9.0, offers solid cleaning features but lacks some of the advanced options found in Monarch.
  • Users on G2 report that Designer Cloud shines in "Automation" with a score of 9.2, providing users with efficient workflows, while Altair Monarch, although effective, scores slightly lower at 8.9, indicating it may not be as streamlined in this aspect.
  • Reviewers mention that Altair Monarch's "Breadth of Data Sources" is rated at 8.8, showcasing its ability to connect to various data types, while Designer Cloud's score of 8.0 suggests it may have limitations in this area, impacting users who require diverse data integration.
  • Users say that both products have strong "Quality of Support," with Altair Monarch scoring 8.4 and Designer Cloud at 8.6, but some users have noted that Designer Cloud's support is slightly more responsive, enhancing the overall user experience.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Altair Monarch
No pricing available
Designer Cloud
Enterprise
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Free Trial
Altair Monarch
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Designer Cloud
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Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
80
8.6
125
Ease of Use
8.0
82
8.6
133
Ease of Setup
7.5
31
8.4
49
Ease of Admin
8.1
31
8.5
38
Quality of Support
8.4
74
8.6
110
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
31
8.8
36
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
82
8.6
119
Features by Category
9.0
299
8.3
1,331
Data Source Access
8.8
26
8.0
103
9.0
27
8.3
105
Feature Not Available
7.8
78
Data Interaction
9.0
23
8.4
89
8.8
18
8.0
79
8.8
24
8.4
96
9.1
25
8.8
105
9.0
22
8.9
103
9.1
27
9.0
108
9.3
18
8.0
89
8.9
17
8.3
76
Data Exporting
9.2
24
7.9
95
9.1
23
8.3
97
9.2
25
8.6
108
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
9.4
114
Not enough data
Functionality
9.5
18
Not enough data
9.6
21
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
9.6
21
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
16
Not enough data
Diverse Extraction Points
9.5
18
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
155
Management
Not enough data
8.6
21
Not enough data
8.0
20
Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
23
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.9
23
Not enough data
8.7
23
Not enough data
8.9
28
Development
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration Options
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deployment
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
172
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
18
Not enough data
8.5
18
Not enough data
8.7
18
Not enough data
8.5
16
Not enough data
8.3
18
Management
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
9.2
17
Not enough data
8.4
16
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
8.9
16
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Altair Monarch
Altair Monarch
Designer Cloud
Designer Cloud
Altair Monarch and Designer Cloud are categorized as Data Preparation
Unique Categories
Altair Monarch
Altair Monarch is categorized as Data Extraction
Designer Cloud
Designer Cloud is categorized as ETL Tools, Data Quality, and iPaaS
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Altair Monarch
Altair Monarch
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
19.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
26.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
53.8%
Designer Cloud
Designer Cloud
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
33.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
29.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
36.4%
Reviewers' Industry
Altair Monarch
Altair Monarch
Financial Services
15.4%
Hospital & Health Care
12.1%
Banking
11.0%
Information Technology and Services
7.7%
Retail
6.6%
Other
47.3%
Designer Cloud
Designer Cloud
Information Technology and Services
15.2%
Hospital & Health Care
9.3%
Computer Software
6.6%
Financial Services
6.0%
Banking
5.3%
Other
57.6%
Most Helpful Reviews
Altair Monarch
Altair Monarch
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Joe L.
JL
Joe L.
Verified User in Financial Services

They have a range of applications, from ETL, Data Mining, Content Management, and Data Visualization. Their solutions work best for industries that still struggle with managing, extracting and analyzing semi-structured, text based content.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Legal Services
GL
Verified User in Legal Services

It was not a good platform for sharing data between companies but good within a company

Designer Cloud
Designer Cloud
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Prakash C.
PC
Prakash C.
Verified User in Retail

Very intuitive tool and minimizes explicitly coding

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Very buggy ,Low support from the CSM or support team. Everyday issues occur. Slow UI.Things keep breaking every now and then. No complex operations can be performed.

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Discussions
Altair Monarch
Altair Monarch Discussions
What is data preparation?
1 comment
Official Response from Altair Monarch
Data preparation is the process of getting data ready for analytics and/or consumption. This includes collecting data from various locations and systems...Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Altair Monarch has no more discussions with answers
Designer Cloud
Designer Cloud Discussions
How to speed up the loading time? Can we have an option to use Google Sheet as the input dataset?
1 comment
Adam W.
AW
We hear you and we agree. The Google Sheet's integration is now available. Let us know if you're still seeing loading time issues. This should all be sorted....Read more
Why working with views sometimes jobs start failing?
1 comment
Official Response from Designer Cloud
Hi Paolo, Did you confirm that the view contains tables that Dataprep can access within the same project? Additionally, if you visit our community at...Read more
Is Trifacta an ETL tool?
1 comment
VanEnkevort R.
VR
Yes. Excellent and very easy to use.Read more