We performed a comparison between Amazon SageMaker and Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Data Science Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We were able to use the product to automate processes."
"The most valuable feature of Amazon SageMaker is that you don't have to do any programming in order to perform some of your use cases."
"We've had experience with unique ML projects using SageMaker. For example, we're developing a platform similar to ChatGPT that requires models. We utilize Amazon SageMaker to create endpoints for these models, making accessing them convenient as needed."
"They are doing a good job of evolving."
"The most valuable feature of Amazon SageMaker for me is the model deployment service."
"We've had no problems with SageMaker's stability."
"I have contacted the solution's technical support, and they were really good. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."
"The product aggregates everything we need to build and deploy machine learning models in one place."
"The solution is integrated with our Microsoft Azure tenant, and we don't have to go anywhere else outside the tenant."
"What I like best about Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio is that it's a straightforward tool and it's easy to use. Another valuable feature of the tool is AutoML which lets you get better metrics to train the model right and with good accuracy. The AutoML feature allows you to simply put in your data, and it'll pre-process and create a more accurate model for you. You don't have to do anything because AutoML in Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio will take care of it."
"It is very easy to test different kinds of machine-learning algorithms with different parameters. You choose the algorithm, drag and drop to the workspace, and plug the dataset into this component."
"MLS allows me to set up data experiments by running through various regression and other machine learning algorithms, with different data cleaning and treatment tools. All of this can be achieved via drag and drop, and a few clicks of the mouse."
"The drag-and-drop interface of Azure Machine Learning Studio has greatly improved my workflow."
"The product is well organized. The thing is how we will get the models to work within our code. We have some suggestions there, but we want to gain more experience and be ready to answer that because we are currently working on this and don't have all the answers yet. The tool is well organized. What I am very happy about is the ease of deploying new resources. You can easily create your pipeline within minutes."
"In terms of what I found most valuable in Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio, I especially love the designer because you can just drag and drop items there and apply the logic that's already available with the designer. I love that I can use the libraries in Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio, so I don't have to search for the algorithms and all the relevant libraries because I can see them directly on the designer just by dragging and dropping. Though there's a bit of work during data cleansing, that's normal and can't be avoided. At least it's easy to find the relevant algorithm, apply that algorithm to the data, then get the desired output through Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio. I also like the API feature of the solution which is readily available for me to expose the output to any consuming application, so that takes out a lot of headache. Otherwise, I have to have a developer who knows the API, and I have to have an API app, so all that is completely taken care of by the Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio designer. With the solution, I can concentrate on how to improve the data quality to get quality recommendations, so this lets me concentrate on my job rather than focusing on the regular development of APIs or the pipelines, in particular, the data pipelines pulling the data from other sources. All the data is taken care of and you can also concentrate on other required auxiliary activities rather than just concentrating on machine learning."
"Visualisation, and the possibility of sharing functions are key features."
"SageMaker would be improved with the addition of reporting services."
"AI is a new area and AWS needs to have an internship training program available."
"Lacking in some machine learning pipelines."
"The training modules could be enhanced. We had to take in-person training to fully understand SageMaker, and while the trainers were great, I think more comprehensive online modules would be helpful."
"There are other better solutions for large data, such as Databricks."
"The documentation must be made clearer and more user-friendly."
"The solution is complex to use."
"Scalability to handle big data can be improved by making integration with networks such as Hadoop and Apache Spark easier."
"If you want to be able to deploy your tools outside of Microsoft Azure, this is not the best choice."
"They should have a desktop version to work on the platform."
"The solution's initial setup process is complicated."
"The data processor can pose a bit of a challenge, but the real complexity is determined by the skill of the implementation team."
"A problem that I encountered was that I had to pay for the model that I wanted to deploy and use on Azure Machine Learning, but there wasn't any option that that model can be used in the designer."
"The initial setup time of the containers to run the experiment is a bit long."
"The solution cannot connect to private block storage."
"I would like to see modules to handle Deep Learning frameworks."
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Amazon SageMaker is ranked 5th in Data Science Platforms with 19 reviews while Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio is ranked 2nd in Data Science Platforms with 52 reviews. Amazon SageMaker is rated 7.4, while Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Amazon SageMaker writes "Easy to use and manage, but the documentation does not have a lot of information". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio writes "Good support for Azure services in pipelines, but deploying outside of Azure is difficult". Amazon SageMaker is most compared with Databricks, Azure OpenAI, Google Vertex AI, Domino Data Science Platform and Dataiku, whereas Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio is most compared with Google Vertex AI, Databricks, Azure OpenAI, TensorFlow and IBM SPSS Statistics. See our Amazon SageMaker vs. Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio report.
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