Altair Knowledge Studio vs IBM Watson Studio comparison

Altair and IBM are both solutions in the Data Science Platforms category. Altair is ranked #22 with an average rating of 8.0, while IBM is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.4. Altair holds a 0.4% mindshare in Data Science Platforms, compared to IBM’s 2.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Altair users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of IBM users who would recommend it.

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Categories and Ranking

Altair Knowledge Studio

Ranking in Data Science Platforms

22nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

8.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

IBM Watson Studio

Ranking in Data Science Platforms

10th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

AI Development Platforms (10th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Data Science Platforms category, the mindshare of Altair Knowledge Studio is 0.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Watson Studio is 2.0%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Leo Sundararaj

Account Manager at JegaSure

Advanced decision trees and seamless data pattern analysis transform data preparation

One of the most valuable features of Altair Knowledge Studio is its decision trees, which are quite advanced and popular compared to other tools. The Segment Viewer is another unique feature that provides a comprehensive view of data patterns and helps identify anomalies before creating decision trees. Additionally, the ability to export code in the language of SAS is valuable, and the tool's drag-and-drop functionality makes it accessible to business users without a coding background.

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Abilio Duarte

Senior Solutions Architect at Self-employed

A highly robust and well-documented platform that simplifies the complex world of AI

The main challenge lies in visibility and ease of use. Providing training sessions can be immensely helpful in helping users navigate and understand the tool's potential. This approach would empower users to explore and make the most of the tools and technologies at their disposal. Another area where IBM could enhance its offering is by providing more visibility to end users regarding the vast potential that Watson offers.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"One of the most valuable features of Altair Knowledge Studio is its decision trees, which are quite advanced and popular compared to other tools."

"The most important thing is that it's a multi-faceted solution. It's a kind of specialist, not a generalist. It can produce very specific information for the customer. It's totally different from Google or any search engine that produces generic information. It's specialty is that it's all on video."

"Watson Studio is the most complete tool for AI projects."

"It is a very stable and reliable solution."

"The scalability of IBM Watson Studio is great."

"It has greatly improved the performance because it is standardized across the company."

"The system's ability to take a look at data, segment it and then use that data very differently."

"In my experience, AutoML is the most valuable feature of IBM Watson Studio."

"It is a stable, reliable product."

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Cons

"It would be beneficial if Altair Knowledge Studio could offer a more unified platform that includes data preparation, predictive modeling, and model exportation."

"The main challenge lies in visibility and ease of use."

"So a better user interface could be very helpful"

"The solution's interface is very slow at times."

"IBM Watson Studio, while powerful, lacks user-friendliness. It is not easy to use, particularly for medium or small enterprises or less experienced staff."

"More features in data virtualization would be helpful. The solution could use an interactive dashboard that could make exploration easier."

"Some of the solutions are really good solutions but they can be a little too costly for many."

"I want IBM's technical support team to provide more specific answers to queries."

"It's sometimes easy to get lost given the number of images the solution opens up when you click on the mouse and the amount of different tabs."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"IBM Watson Studio is a reasonably priced product"

"IBM Watson Studio is an expensive solution."

"The pricing is generally reasonable and straightforward but can vary significantly depending on the specific workloads in use."

"Watson Studio's pricing is reasonable for what you get."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Educational Organization

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Altair Knowledge Studio?

The licensing is straightforward, and we have not encountered any pushbacks from our procurement team. The pricing is on par with market competitors.

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What needs improvement with Altair Knowledge Studio?

It would be beneficial if Altair Knowledge Studio could offer a more unified platform that includes data preparation, predictive modeling, and model exportation. Having all these functionalities wi...

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What is your primary use case for Altair Knowledge Studio?

I used Altair Knowledge Studio ( /products/altair-knowledge-studio-reviews ) mainly for data preparation and creating decision trees. We used SAS for data preparation and decision trees in Altair K...

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What do you like most about IBM Watson Studio?

Stability-wise, it is a great tool.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Watson Studio?

IBM Watson Studio is considered rather expensive, with a rating of six or seven. The pricing could be optimized relative to the features and capabilities of the product.

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What needs improvement with IBM Watson Studio?

IBM Watson Studio, while powerful, lacks user-friendliness. It is not easy to use, particularly for medium or small enterprises or less experienced staff. Another aspect that requires improvement i...

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Also Known As

Angoss KnowledgeSTUDIO

Watson Studio, IBM Data Science Experience, Data Science Experience, DSx

Overview

Business intelligence and predictive analytics software suite from Angoss Software Corporation. KnowledgeSTUDIO is a market-leading business intelligence software product with data mining and predictive analytics capabilities including data profiling, advanced data visualization, advanced modeling, unsupervised learning, decision tree and strategy design functionality.

Altair

IBM Watson Studio provides tools for data scientists, application developers and subject matter experts to collaboratively and easily work with data to build and train models at scale. It gives you the flexibility to build models where your data resides and deploy anywhere in a hybrid environment so you can operationalize data science faster.

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HSBC, MBNA, US Ban Corp, MasterCard Worldwide, Invesco, Citi Bank, ATB Financial, PayPal, Bajaj Finserv

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