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Amazon SageMaker vs H2O.ai comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

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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 Data Science Platforms
2nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
AI Development Platforms (4th)
H2O.ai
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
15th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Model Monitoring (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Data Science Platforms category, the mindshare of Amazon SageMaker is 4.6%, down from 7.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of H2O.ai is 1.9%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Science Platforms Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Amazon SageMaker4.6%
H2O.ai1.9%
Other93.5%
Data Science Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Saurabh Jaiswal - PeerSpot reviewer
Python AWS & AI Expert at a tech consulting company
Create innovative assistants with seamless data integration for large-scale projects
The various integration options available in Amazon SageMaker, such as Firehose for connecting to data pipelines, are simple to use. Tools like AWS Glue integrate well for data transformations. The Databricks integration aids data scientists and engineers. SageMaker is fully managed, offers high availability, flexibility with TensorFlow, PyTorch, and MXNet, and comes with pre-trained algorithms for forecasting, anomaly detection, and more.
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Senior Manager - AI at Shamal Holding
Have improved machine learning model automation and reduced decision-making time
One improvement I would like to see in H2O.ai is regarding the integration capabilities with different data sources, as I've seen platforms like DataIQ and DataBricks offer great integration with various data sources. H2O.ai could benefit from enhanced integration with real-time versus offline data sources, as well as improvements in productionalization solutions, including better deployment options on platforms like Azure and CI/CD integration. One of the features I'd like to see included in upcoming releases of H2O.ai pertains to the growing trend of Generative AI, with applications for LLM-based models and vector databases. I would like to see a solution similar to Azure AI Foundry, which provides the flexibility to integrate different LLMs into applications, including H2O-GPT and other models for varied applications.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The technical support from AWS is excellent."
"Allows you to create API endpoints."
"The technical support of the tool was good."
"The tangible benefits we have observed from using Amazon SageMaker include improved time to insight and generally the common stack that is easier to support over time."
"The deployment is very good, where you only need to press a few buttons."
"SageMaker supports building, training, and deploying AI models from scratch, which is crucial for my ML project."
"It's user-friendly for business teams as they can understand many aspects through the AWS interface."
"SageMaker offers functionalities like Jupyter Notebooks for development, built-in algorithms, model tuning, and options to deploy models on managed infrastructure."
"The ease of use in connecting to our cluster machines."
"H2O.ai provides better flexibility where I could examine more models and obtain results, and based on these results, I could make the next set of decisions."
"One of the most interesting features of the product is their driverless component. The driverless component allows you to test several different algorithms along with navigating you through choosing the best algorithm."
"Fast training, memory-efficient DataFrame manipulation, well-documented, easy-to-use algorithms, ability to integrate with enterprise Java apps (through POJO/MOJO) are the main reasons why we switched from Spark to H2O."
"AutoML helps in hands-free initial evaluations of efficiency/accuracy of ML algorithms."
"It is helpful, intuitive, and easy to use. The learning curve is not too steep."
"I have utilized the AutoML feature in H2O.ai, which is one of the very powerful features where you don't need to worry about which algorithm is best for your model."
"The most valuable features are the machine learning tools, the support for Jupyter Notebooks, and the collaboration that allows you to share it across people."
 

Cons

"For any cloud provider, the cost has to be substantially reduced, especially in the case of Amazon SageMaker, which is extremely expensive for huge workloads."
"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."
"Improvements are needed in terms of complexity, data security, and access policy integration in Amazon SageMaker."
"The solution requires a lot of data to train the model."
"One area for improvement is the pricing, which can be quite high."
"Amazon might need to emphasize its capabilities in generative models more effectively."
"One area where Amazon SageMaker could improve is its pricing. The high costs can drive companies to explore other cloud options. Additionally, while generally good, the updates sometimes come with bugs, and the documentation could be much better. More examples and clearer guidance would be helpful."
"Referring to bullet-3 as well, H2O DataFrame manipulation capabilities are too primitive."
"It lacks the data manipulation capabilities of R and Pandas DataFrames. We would kill for dplyr offloading H2O."
"On the topic of model training and model governance, this solution cannot handle ten or twelve models running at the same time."
"It needs a drag and drop GUI like KNIME, for easy access to and visibility of workflows."
"One improvement I would like to see in H2O.ai is regarding the integration capabilities with different data sources, as I've seen platforms like DataIQ and DataBricks offer great integration with various data sources."
"H2O.ai can improve in areas like multimodal support and prompt engineering."
"The model management features could be improved."
"I would like to see more features related to deployment."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"In terms of pricing, I'd also rate it ten out of ten because it's been beneficial compared to other solutions."
"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."
"Amazon SageMaker is a very expensive product."
"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 pricing could be better, especially for querying. The per-query model feels expensive."
"The tool's pricing is reasonable."
"The pricing is comparable."
"We have seen significant ROI where we were able to use the product in certain key projects and could automate a lot of processes. We were even able to reduce staff."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
University
6%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise16
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise7
 

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 needs improvement with H2O.ai?
Even though H2O.ai provides the best model, there could be improvements in certain areas. For instance, when you want to work with fusion models, H2O.ai doesn't provide that kind of information. Cu...
What is your primary use case for H2O.ai?
I used H2O.ai on several POCs for my previous company, and it helped me find the best model. I needed to determine which model was performing better for job portal data. At that time, H2O.ai was ev...
What advice do you have for others considering H2O.ai?
For larger datasets, model computation or model training and testing typically takes considerable time because with individual models, you need to train and test each one. With H2O.ai, these concer...
 

Also Known As

AWS SageMaker, SageMaker
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Sample Customers

DigitalGlobe, Thomson Reuters Center for AI and Cognitive Computing, Hotels.com, GE Healthcare, Tinder, Intuit
poder.io, Stanley Black & Decker, G5, PWC, Comcast, Cisco
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