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Amazon SageMaker vs OpenVINO 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
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
Data Science Platforms (3rd)
OpenVINO
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
12th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the AI Development Platforms category, the mindshare of Amazon SageMaker is 5.0%, down from 7.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenVINO is 1.7%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Saurabh Jaiswal - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Mahender Reddy Pokala - PeerSpot reviewer
Improved model deployment on edge devices, but compatibility and scalability present challenges
I found OpenVINO's ability to convert custom models into its format particularly beneficial, as businesses sometimes require unique models specific to their use cases. Utilizing OpenVINO allowed me to run these custom models on devices directly, which I found quite impressive. Additionally, the Model Zoo offered by OpenVINO added value to the product.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The various integration options available in Amazon SageMaker, such as Firehose for connecting to data pipelines, are simple to use."
"The tool has made client management easier where patients need to upload their health records and we can use the tool to understand details on treatment date, amount, etc."
"The superb thing that SageMaker brings is that it wraps everything well. It's got the deployment, the whole framework."
"It's user-friendly for business teams as they can understand many aspects through the AWS interface."
"The technical support from AWS is excellent."
"We were able to use the product to automate processes."
"The intuitive interface and streamlined user experience make it easy to navigate and set up various tools like Visual Studio Code or Jupyter Notebook."
"I have contacted the solution's technical support, and they were really good. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."
"The benefit from using OpenVINO is that NVIDIA is dominating the market of GPUs and they set the price, so if I am able to run an LLM doing inference in commodity hardware, I am saving costs."
"The runtime of OpenVINO is highly valuable for running different computer vision models."
"The inferencing and processing capabilities are quite beneficial for our requirements."
"Intel's support team is very good."
"The initial setup is quite simple."
"The features for model comparison, the feature for model testing, evaluation, and deployment are very nice. It can work almost with all the models."
 

Cons

"Scalability to handle big data can be improved by making integration with networks such as Hadoop and Apache Spark easier."
"Lacking in some machine learning pipelines."
"While integration is available, there are concerns about how secure this integration is, particularly when exposing data to SageMaker."
"The entry point can be a bit difficult. Having all documentation easily accessible on the front page of SageMaker would be a great improvement."
"The dashboard could be improved by including more features and providing more information about deployed models, their drift, performance, scaling, and customization options."
"They could add features such as managing environments, experiment management across those environments, and the integration with training datasets as you go through those experiments."
"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."
"Having all documentation easily accessible on the front page of SageMaker would be a great improvement."
"Scalability is a challenge with OpenVINO, particularly when I try to connect multiple streams of input or run multiple edge devices consecutively."
"It would be great if OpenVINO could convert new models into its format more quickly."
"I couldn't get it to run on my Raspberry Pi 4 because the software packages to download were no longer available."
"It has some disadvantages because when you're working with very complex models, neural networks if OpenVINO cannot convert them automatically and you have to do a custom layer and later add it to the model. It is difficult."
"The model optimization is a little bit slow — it could be improved."
"At this point, the product could probably just use a greater integration with more machine learning model tools."
"I think that it's not properly designed for scalability. It's designed for other purposes, specifically to be able to use Intel hardware and run inference using generative models or deep learning models in Intel hardware."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Amazon SageMaker is a very expensive product."
"SageMaker is worth the money for our use case."
"Databricks solution is less costly than Amazon SageMaker."
"On average, customers pay about $300,000 USD per month."
"The solution is relatively cheaper."
"I would rate the solution's price a ten out of ten since it is very high."
"The product is expensive."
"The tool's pricing is reasonable."
"We didn't have to pay for any licensing with Intel OpenVINO. Everything is available on their site and easily downloadable for free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
University
6%
Manufacturing Company
39%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
University
6%
 

Company Size

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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?
The pricing is high, around an eight. However, SageMaker offers free trials for the first two months, allowing users to determine which features they need. It is considered value for money given it...
What needs improvement with OpenVINO?
I have heard good things about OpenVINO. It doesn't consume much current for external GPU usage. However, it has some downsides because I couldn't get it to run on my Raspberry Pi 4. While not spec...
What is your primary use case for OpenVINO?
I wanted to use OpenVINO for my Raspberry Pi to analyze my sleep with a night vision camera and to improve GPU performance on my Raspberry Pi. I would have used OpenVINO's Model Optimizer feature t...
 

Comparisons

 

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
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