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Amazon SageMaker vs TensorFlow comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 4, 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 AI Development Platforms
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
Data Science Platforms (2nd)
TensorFlow
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
8th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the AI Development Platforms category, the mindshare of Amazon SageMaker is 3.6%, down from 5.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TensorFlow is 5.3%, up from 3.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AI Development Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon SageMaker3.6%
TensorFlow5.3%
Other91.1%
AI Development 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.
TJ
Owner at Go knowledge
Has good stability, but the process of creating models could be more user-friendly
The platform integrates well with other tools, especially Python, which we use to create models. These models can be deployed on mobile devices, which perfectly suits our requirements. It supports our AI-driven initiatives very well by producing AI models, which is its primary function. I recommend it for those seeking specialized scripting. However, it's important to consider other options as well. It is better suited for specialists in the field and is less user-friendly than general tools like Excel. I rate it overall at six out of ten. While it is a powerful tool, other software options are slightly simpler for training models.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product aggregates everything we need to build and deploy machine learning models in one place."
"The most valuable features include the ML operations that allow for designing, deploying, testing, and evaluating models."
"The solution is easy to scale...The documentation and online community support have been sufficient for us so far."
"They offer insights into everyone making calls in my organization."
"Feature Store, CodeCommit, versioning, model control, and CI/CD pipelines are the most valuable features in Amazon SageMaker."
"The various integration options available in Amazon SageMaker, such as Firehose for connecting to data pipelines, are simple to use."
"The few projects we have done have been promising."
"I have contacted the solution's technical support, and they were really good. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."
"I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. I am not a developer but more of an account manager. I can find what I want with TensorFlow. I haven’t contacted technical support for any issues. Since TensorFlow is vastly documented on the internet, I usually find some good websites where people exchange their views about the solution and apply that."
"Our clients were not aware they were using TensorFlow, so that aspect was transparent. I think we personally chose TensorFlow because it provided us with more of the end-to-end package that you can use for all the steps regarding billing and our models. So basically data processing, training the model, evaluating the model, updating the model, deploying the model and all of these steps without having to change to a new environment."
"You can just use your local machine with the open-source TensorFlow and create pretty good models."
"Edge computing has some limited resources but TensorFlow has been improving in its features. It is a great tool for developers."
"TensorFlow provides Insights into both data and machine learning strategies."
"Google is behind TensorFlow, and they provide excellent documentation. It's very thorough and very helpful."
"TensorFlow improves my organization because our clients get a lot of investment from their investors and we are progressively improving the products."
"The biggest lesson I learned is to have an open-source platform that could impact the world and make it a better place."
 

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."
"The payment and monitoring metrics are a bit confusing not only for Amazon SageMaker but also for the range of other products that fall under AWS, especially for a new user of the product."
"Having all documentation easily accessible on the front page of SageMaker would be a great improvement."
"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 platform could be more accessible to users with basic coding skills, making it more intuitive and easier for beginners to use comfortably."
"One area for improvement is the pricing, which can be quite high."
"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."
"There are other better solutions for large data, such as Databricks."
"In terms of improvement, we always look for ways they can optimize the model, accelerate the speed and the accuracy, and how can we optimize with our different techniques. There are various techniques available in TensorFlow. Maintaining accuracy is an area they should work on."
"I know this is out of the scope of TensorFlow, however, every time I've sent a request, I had to renew the model into RAM and they didn't make that prediction or inference."
"Providing more control by allowing users to build custom functions would make TensorFlow a better option."
"Personally, I find it to be a bit too much AI-oriented."
"It currently offers inbuilt functions, however, having the ability to implement custom libraries would enhance its usefulness for enterprise-level applications."
"Personally, I find it to be a bit too much AI-oriented."
"What can be improved with TensorFlow is how it can mix in; how the JavaScript developers can use TensorFlow, as there's a huge gap currently."
"There are connection issues that interrupt the download needed for the data sets. We need to prepare them ourselves."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Amazon SageMaker is a very expensive product."
"There is no license required for the solution since you can use it on demand."
"The pricing is comparable."
"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."
"I would rate the solution's price a ten out of ten since it is very high."
"The cost offers a pay-as-you-go pricing model. It depends on the instance that you do."
"Databricks solution is less costly than Amazon SageMaker."
"On average, customers pay about $300,000 USD per month."
"I think for learners to deploy a project, you can actually use TensorFlow for free. It's just amazing to have an open-source platform like TensorFlow to deploy your own project. Here in Russia no one really cares about licenses, as it is totally open source and free. My clients in the United States were also pleased to learn when they enquired, that licensing is free."
"I rate TensorFlow's pricing a five out of ten."
"I am using the open-source version of TensorFlow and it is free."
"The solution is free."
"TensorFlow is free."
"It is open-source software. You don't have to pay all the big bucks like Azure and Databricks."
"I did not require a license for this solution. It a free open-source solution."
"We are using the free version."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
University
6%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
9%
University
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise17
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise3
 

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 TensorFlow?
I am not familiar with the pricing setup cost and licensing.
What needs improvement with TensorFlow?
Providing more control by allowing users to build custom functions would make TensorFlow a better option. It currently offers inbuilt functions, however, having the ability to implement custom libr...
What is your primary use case for TensorFlow?
I've used TensorFlow for image classification tasks, object detection tasks, and OCR.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

AWS SageMaker, SageMaker
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Sample Customers

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