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Amazon SageMaker vs SAS Enterprise Miner comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 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 Data Science Platforms
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
AI Development Platforms (4th)
SAS Enterprise Miner
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
23rd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Data Mining (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Data Science Platforms category, the mindshare of Amazon SageMaker is 3.4%, down from 6.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAS Enterprise Miner is 2.0%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Science Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon SageMaker3.4%
SAS Enterprise Miner2.0%
Other94.6%
Data Science 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.
reviewer1352853 - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive Head of analytics at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees
A stable product that is easy to deploy and can be used for structured and unstructured data mining
We use the solution for predictive analytics to do structured and unstructured data mining I like the way the product visually shows the data pipeline. The product must provide better integration with cloud-native technologies. I have been using the solution for 20 years. The product is very…

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."
"The evolution from SageMaker Classic to SageMaker Studio, particularly the UI part of Studio, is commendable."
"It's user-friendly for business teams as they can understand many aspects through the AWS interface."
"Amazon SageMaker is highly valuable for managing ML workloads. It connects to AWS cloud resources, making it easy to deploy algorithms and collaborate using tools like GitLab. It offers a wide range of Python libraries and other necessary tools for modelling and algorithms."
"The most valuable features are the ability to store artifacts and gather reports and measures from experiments."
"In terms of deployment, it is a clear winner."
"I recommend SageMaker for ML projects if you need to build models from scratch."
"The superb thing that SageMaker brings is that it wraps everything well. It's got the deployment, the whole framework."
"The solution is able to handle quite large amounts of data beautifully."
"Good data management and analytics."
"Overall it is a good solution."
"Most of the features, especially on the data analysis tool pack, are really good; the way they do clustering and output is great, you can do fairly elaborate outputs, and the results and the ensembles are fantastic."
"The data processing of the solution is very good, easy to use, both for enterprise and personal use."
"The most valuable feature is that you can use multiple algorithms for creating models and then you can compare the results between them."
"Technical support has been good, and when I called them at the start of using the product with some issues they were very helpful."
"The solution is very good for data mining or any mining issues."
 

Cons

"The documentation must be made clearer and more user-friendly."
"The platform could be more accessible to users with basic coding skills, making it more intuitive and easier for beginners to use comfortably."
"AI is a new area and AWS needs to have an internship training program available."
"The solution requires a lot of data to train the model."
"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."
"The main challenge with Amazon SageMaker is the integrations."
"Lacking in some machine learning pipelines."
"The main challenge with Amazon SageMaker is the integrations."
"The solution is quite expensive. The pricing is too high."
"We really don't like the protocols the solution offers. The solution is much more complex than other options."
"The solution is very stable, but we do have some problems with discrepancies involving SAS not matching with the latest Java versions. It's not stable in cases where SAS tries to run on a different version because SAS doesn't connect with the latest Java update. Once a month we need to restart systems from scratch."
"The stability isn't perfect. We have issues with accuracy in some AI forecasting areas, and the accuracy is not as good as the clients need it to be."
"Technical support could be improved."
"The ease of use can be improved. When you are new it seems a bit complex."
"While I don't personally need tutorials, I can't say that it wouldn't be helpful for others to have some to help them navigate and operate the system."
"Plus it is prohibitively expensive and is not available with perpetual licensing."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"On average, customers pay about $300,000 USD per month."
"There is no license required for the solution since you can use it on demand."
"The support costs are 10% of the Amazon fees and it comes by default."
"Amazon SageMaker is a very expensive product."
"The cost offers a pay-as-you-go pricing model. It depends on the instance that you do."
"In terms of pricing, I'd also rate it ten out of ten because it's been beneficial compared to other solutions."
"The solution is relatively cheaper."
"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 solution must improve its licensing models."
"This solution is for large corporations because not everybody can afford it."
"The solution is expensive for an individual, but for an enterprise/institution (purchasing bulk licenses), it is not a high price for the use that will come from it."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
University
6%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Construction Company
12%
Educational Organization
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise18
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise4
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 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 Amazon SageMaker?
It takes some work. We need to refer to the documentation. The documentation is good regarding what other providers we are able to connect with. Out of five, I can say 3.5.
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Also Known As

AWS SageMaker, SageMaker
Enterprise Miner
 

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Sample Customers

DigitalGlobe, Thomson Reuters Center for AI and Cognitive Computing, Hotels.com, GE Healthcare, Tinder, Intuit
Generali Hellas, Gitanjali Group, Gloucestershire Constabulary, GS Home Shopping, HealthPartners, IAG New Zealand, iJET, Invacare
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