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Amazon SageMaker vs Google Cloud AI Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 4, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Amazon SageMaker
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
Data Science Platforms (4th)
Google Cloud AI Platform
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
11th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the AI Development Platforms category, the mindshare of Amazon SageMaker is 3.3%, down from 5.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Cloud AI Platform is 3.3%, down from 4.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AI Development Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon SageMaker3.3%
Google Cloud AI Platform3.3%
Other93.4%
AI Development Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

NeerajPokala - PeerSpot reviewer
Machine Learning Engineer at Macquarie Group
Automation has transformed document review and reduces manual effort in financial workflows
There will be many features in Amazon SageMaker itself, but we don't know whether the feature is there or not, particularly the documentation part. Whatever the new releases will be, they will not post very fast. It is very easy to deploy Amazon SageMaker. The documentation is also very good. It is good because we are able to collaborate with our notebooks. At a time we can develop simultaneously and work on different use cases in the same notebook itself.
TJ
Owner at Go knowledge
Streamlines app development with dynamic databases and an easy setup
I used Oracle APEX before Google Cloud AI Platform. Oracle APEX is a free tool, except for the Oracle database, which I can only use with it. To have more freedom, I chose Firebase and Google's solutions as it allows me to run it on a hosted server if I want to.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The tool makes our ML model development a bit more efficient because everything is in one environment."
"There is no cessation from what I can see; whatever they have in the industry, they can solve 98% of the use cases."
"Allows you to create API endpoints."
"The most valuable features include the ML operations that allow for designing, deploying, testing, and evaluating models."
"Feature Store, CodeCommit, versioning, model control, and CI/CD pipelines are the most valuable features in Amazon SageMaker."
"The product aggregates everything we need to build and deploy machine learning models in one place."
"The few projects we have done have been promising."
"The evolution from SageMaker Classic to SageMaker Studio, particularly the UI part of Studio, is commendable."
"The feedback left about these tools was really helpful and informative for us"
"I have seen measurable benefits from Google Cloud AI Platform."
"A range of a a wide range of algorithms, EIM voice mails, which can be plugged in right away into your solution into into into our solution, and then have platform that provides know, to to come up with an operational solution really quick."
"I think the user interface is quite handy, and it is easy to use as compared to the other cloud platforms."
"Since the model could be trained in just a couple of hours and deploying it took only a few minutes, the entire process took less than an hour."
"Some of the valuable features are the vast amount of services that are available, such as load balancer, and the AI architecture."
"On GCP, we are exposing our API services to our clients so that they send us their information. It can be single individual records or it can be a batch of their clients."
"The platform's Google Vision API is particularly valuable."
 

Cons

"In general, improvements are needed on the performance side of the product's graphical user interface-related area since it consumes a lot of time for a user."
"Lacking in some machine learning pipelines."
"Amazon SageMaker can make it simpler to manage the data flow from start to finish, such as by integrating data, usingthe machine, and deploying models. This process could be more user-friendly compared to other tools. I would also like to improve integration with Bedrock and the LLM connection for AWS."
"The main challenge with Amazon SageMaker is the integrations."
"I would say the IDE is quite immature, but it is still in its infancy, so I expect it to get better over time."
"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."
"The pricing is complicated as it is based on what kind of machines you are using, the type of storage, and the kind of computation."
"There are other better solutions for large data, such as Databricks."
"Customizations are very difficult, and they take time."
"The model management on Google Cloud AI Platform could be better."
"At first, there were only the user-managed rules to identify the best attributes of the individual."
"The initial setup was straightforward for me but could be difficult for others."
"Improvements in text extraction accuracy and pricing adjustments would be helpful."
"The initial setup was straightforward for me but could be difficult for others."
"The solution can be improved by simplifying the process to make your own models."
"One thing that I found is that Azure ML does not directly provide you with features on Google Cloud AI Platform, whereas Vertex provides some features of the platform."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the pricing a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is the lowest price, and ten is the highest price. The solution is priced reasonably. There is no additional cost to be paid in excess of the standard licensing fees."
"The product is expensive."
"You don't pay for Sagemaker. You only pay for the compute instances in your storage."
"The solution is relatively cheaper."
"Databricks solution is less costly than Amazon SageMaker."
"I would rate the solution's price a ten out of ten since it is very high."
"The pricing could be better, especially for querying. The per-query model feels expensive."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten."
"The price of the solution is competitive."
"The solution has an attractive starting program, which costs only 300 USD for a duration of three months. During this period, one can accomplish a lot of work on the solution."
"The licenses are cheap."
"The pricing is on the expensive side."
"For every thousand uses, it is about four and a half euros."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
University
6%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise18
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise2
 

Questions from the Community

How would you compare Databricks vs Amazon SageMaker?
We researched AWS SageMaker, but in the end, we chose Databricks. Databricks is a Unified Analytics Platform designed to accelerate innovation projects. It is based on Spark so it is very fast. It...
What do you like most about Amazon SageMaker?
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 t...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon SageMaker?
If you manage it effectively, their pricing is reasonable. It's similar to anything in the cloud; if you don't manage it properly, it can be expensive, but if you do, it's fine.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Cloud AI Platform?
For the most part, the pricing is perfect sinceit grows with the use of my app. In some cases, they could be more specific about the pricing, especially for some AI features.
What is your primary use case for Google Cloud AI Platform?
I use Google Cloud AI Platform due to Firebase and the many APIs that are available with it.
What advice do you have for others considering Google Cloud AI Platform?
I have knowledge of it, and I do recommend Google Cloud AI Platform to other people. I would definitely rate the overall solution as an eight out of ten.
 

Also Known As

AWS SageMaker, SageMaker
Google Cloud for AI
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

DigitalGlobe, Thomson Reuters Center for AI and Cognitive Computing, Hotels.com, GE Healthcare, Tinder, Intuit
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