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Basic User Role

Important

This content applies to new Alteryx Editions accounts launched in spring 2025. It doesn’t apply to accounts purchased earlier unless those accounts have migrated to one of the new editions.

Overview

The Basic User role in the Professional and Enterprise Editions provides access to a limited set of tools and data connections.

  • Professional and Enterprise accounts can include a combination of Basic and Full user roles.

  • Basic User roles don't have access to add-ons.

For information about the Starter Edition roles, go to Starter Edition. There is no Basic User in the Starter Edition.

Locked Tools and Features

As described above, the Basic User role has limited access to Alteryx products and capabilities. Basic users will encounter messaging in Alteryx products to alert them that certain features and capabilities are not available.

Alteryx Products

Depending on the account’s edition, A Basic User can access the products below. Note that in some cases, access is view-only.

Product/App*

Professional Edition

Enterprise Edition

Alteryx Analytics Cloud Platform (AAC)

Designer Cloud

✓ (Cloud deployment)

Designer Desktop

✓ (Hybrid deployment)

Plans

App Builder

X

Auto Insights

Cloud Execution for Desktop

X

Server

X

X