Altair Engineering, Inc.

Altair Monarch

Composite Score

8.0 /10

CX Score

8.3 /10

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What is Altair Monarch?

Monarch is a market leading desktop-based self-service data preparation solution. Monarch connects to multiple data sources including structured and unstructured data, cloud-based data, and big data. Connecting to data, cleansing and manipulating data requires no coding.

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Awards & Recognition

Altair Monarch won the following awards in the Data Preparation for Analytics category

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9 Top Rated Capabilities

15 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

10 Top Rated Capabilities

8 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2023

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023

6 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2023

Altair Monarch Ratings

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88 Likeliness to Recommend

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94 Plan to Renew

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88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+92 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Altair Monarch?

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100% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Inspires Innovation

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Data Modelling Tools

Data Connectors and Data Mashup

Data Integration

Data Enrichment

Cataloging

Data Discovery and Search

Data Mining

Data Cleansing

Data Profiling

Self Service and Ad Hoc Capabilities

Data Pre-Processing

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Altair Monarch Reviews

Amir H.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted May 2025

good for people who have to write reports every

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Altair Monarch from other similar products?

f your job is to read, clean, or analyze records, monarch is truly your best friend.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It takes ugly static files and turns them into clean, cleaned data that can be exported. Now that we've used it for months, we still find new ways to save time.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It takes some time to learn at first, but it's well worth it.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you have to write reports first thing in the morning, you should have Altair Monarch on hand.

Pros

Appreciates Incumbent Status
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable

Cons

Less Productive

Peter N.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted Apr 2025

It simplifies things

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Altair Monarch from other similar products?

once you get the process itseasy

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Quick and repeatable

What do you dislike most about this product?

nothing it works

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

justgo for it

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy
Unique Features
Efficient Service

Andiko M.

Role: Operations
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2023

My Experience Using Altair Monarch

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Altair Monarch from other similar products?

When it comes to data analytics, Altair Monarch wins as it makes both data analytics and preparation easy.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

First the software come in handy for preparing data for analytics Comes with amazing data analytics features Comes with tutorials on how to use it

What do you dislike most about this product?

It requires training to understand and use effectively

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend Altair Monarch as it's powerful and resourceful when it comes to data analytics and preparation

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Altair Monarch

What is Altair Monarch?

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

Altair Monarch Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

94 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Altair Monarch?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Data Modelling Tools Includes ability to model complex relationships between internal application sources and other parties.

Data Connectors and Data Mashup Connect to, merge and clean data from multiple diverse data sources.

Data Integration Includes integration of data from multiple sources, merging systems, transforming data and capture data to form a unified view of a company's data assets

Data Enrichment Includes the enhancement of the value of internally held data by appending related attributes from external sources .

Cataloging Interactive graphical exploratory data analysis through immersive interfaces.

Data Discovery and Search Data exploration and search capabilities enabling business users to perform their own analyses and build insights.

Data Mining Explorative automated analysis of data to discover patterns and trends

Data Cleansing Includes data auditing, workflow specification, post-processing, and controlling. such as address standardization and the correction of known invalid values.

Data Profiling Includes statistical analysis of data values to evaluate the frequency, distribution and completeness of data.

Self Service and Ad Hoc Capabilities Selected user groups are able to interact with BI data, slice and dice, and find answers on their own.

Data Pre-Processing Ability to wrangle or pre-process data to ready it for model training.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Altair Monarch Reviews

Amir H.

good for people who have to write reports every

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Peter N.

It simplifies things

Likeliness to Recommend

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Andiko M.

My Experience Using Altair Monarch

Likeliness to Recommend

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Feature Ratings

Data Modelling Tools

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Data Integration

Data Enrichment

Cataloging

Data Discovery and Search

Data Mining

Data Cleansing

Data Profiling

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Data Pre-Processing

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