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We performed a comparison between Azure AI Foundry and TensorFlow based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Azure AI Foundry

Ranking in AI Development Platforms

6th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Low-Code Development Platforms (10th), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (11th), AI-Agent Builders (3rd)

TensorFlow

Ranking in AI Development Platforms

8th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

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Featured Reviews

Sudhakar Pyndi

Data, Analytics & Ai Senior Director, Enterprise Architecture at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Document processing has accelerated contract reviews and enabled rapid development of AI-driven supply chain solutions

With regard to security, compliance, or governance features in Azure AI Foundry, this is something that we have started looking into, primarily using Microsoft Purview for our governance, data governance. There is this new module called DSPM for AI, and we are exploring it while trying to operationalize it with different policies and so forth, but we're still not where we want to be on the governance, AI governance side. It's a process and a path, and we are trying to work through that right now. Azure AI Foundry can be improved from the governance perspective, as a lot can be done. The promising part is the recent announcement on the Foundry control plane. A couple of days back, there was an announcement regarding it bringing in some of the gaps that were on the platform, so it's a really positive direction in terms of where it's going. More governance is what is lacking, but the control plane will really play a big role there.

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Ton Jacobs

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.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Azure AI Foundry makes it very straightforward, as I do not have to write thousands of lines of code; I rely on GitHub Copilot and Azure AI Foundry."

"In my evaluation process, I found that Microsoft Azure AI Foundry is much more accessible compared to AWS on model selection and the capabilities of using Document Intelligence versus Textract were much better."

"The features of Azure AI Foundry that I appreciate the most include the containment of all the agents and the ability to see all agents in a single dashboard and to have access to all of them from one portal."

"The benefit of using Azure AI Foundry for the organization is saving time, so saving time and then making money—now that we have this, many people were not doing this because it took them so long to do that research, that has been fixed."

"These features have benefited our organization by allowing us to release new products and new offerings this year, accelerate our growth, and quickly drive our AI agents into customers' hands."

"Having Azure AI Foundry as a tool has benefited our organization significantly because our team has five data scientists, and this type of tool makes everything much faster."

"What I appreciate most about Azure AI Foundry is that for a single agent flow, the platform provides the ability to build agents quickly, which demonstrates the ease of use for a single agent workflow."

"The feature of Azure AI Foundry that I prefer most is the guardrails, as it is much easier than the one that Bedrock in AWS provides."

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"TensorFlow is a framework that makes it really easy (and quick) to use deep learning."

"The biggest lesson I learned is to have an open-source platform that could impact the world and make it a better place."

"We haven't had any issues stability-wise or scalability-wise."

"The most valuable feature of TensorFlow is deep learning. It is the best tool for deep learning in the market."

"TensorFlow has improved a lot in my company because it can do useful predictions, and if you can predict, you can optimize, and you can make your business from reactive to proactive."

"The available documentation is extensive and helpful."

"You can just use your local machine with the open-source TensorFlow and create pretty good models."

"TensorFlow provides Insights into both data and machine learning strategies."

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Cons

"My experience with deploying Azure AI Foundry is that, at this point in time, given the limited capabilities available in Foundry, we built pro-code agents, hosted them, containerized them, and deployed them."

"In Azure AI Foundry, I did not see many tools inside to test it that can really help us. I wish there were more tooling."

"I would evaluate customer service and technical support as terrible. Whenever I have to reach out to customer support, I end up waiting sometimes days for a response, and our 24-hour response time often turns into three to five days."

"The deployment process for Azure AI Foundry has been very challenging. There are many issues with policies, and because we have very stringent controls, we need to know exactly how Azure AI Foundry works before we can deploy it."

"I would appreciate it if Microsoft could improve Azure AI Foundry by releasing new features immediately because sometimes we have to wait for weeks or months to use them."

"I find that the online documentation can sometimes be confusing, requiring extensive searching through multiple articles to locate specific information."

"Even though I have only been utilizing Azure AI Foundry for the past four months, I think the understanding between Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry is still somewhat unclear regarding which one to use when and why, and how they complement each other is a journey we are currently undertaking."

"Azure AI Foundry can be improved from the governance perspective, as a lot can be done."

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"TensorFlow deep learning takes a lot of computation power. The more systems you can use, the easier it is. That's a good ability, if you can make a system run immediately at the same time on the same task, it's much faster rather than you having one system running which is slower. Running systems in parallel is a complex situation, but it can improve. There is a lot of work involved."

"Scalability is a major challenge because under the exercise project right now, we have integrated 14 exercises, one port and client is targeting more than 50 exercises."

"The solution is hard to integrate with the GPUs."

"I would love to have a user interface like a programming interface. You need to have a set of menus where you can put things together in a graphical interface. The complete automation of the integration of the modules would also be interesting. It’s more like plumbing as opposed to a fully automated environment."

"It would be nice to have more pre-trained models that we can utilize within layers. I utilize a Mac, and I am unable to utilize AMD GPUs. That's something that I would definitely be like to be able to access within TensorFlow since most of it is with CUDA ML. This only matters for local machines because, in Azure, you can just access any GPU you want from the cloud. It doesn't really matter, but the clients that I work with don't have cloud accounts, or they don't want to utilize that or spend the money. They all see it as too expensive and want to know what they can do on their local machines."

"I utilize a Mac, and I am unable to utilize AMD GPUs."

"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."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We are using the free version."

"TensorFlow is free."

"I am using the open-source version of TensorFlow and it is free."

"The solution is free."

"I rate TensorFlow's pricing a five out of ten."

"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."

"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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

16%

Outsourcing Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Retailer

10%

Manufacturing Company

15%

Comms Service Provider

University

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	13

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	12
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	3

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure AI Foundry?

I would need to ask my technical team about my experience with the pricing, setup costs, and licensing.

What needs improvement with Azure AI Foundry?

The platform's effect on my management of privacy, performance, and compliance across different regions is quite complex because Azure AI Foundry does not make it very clear how to deploy. We set u...

What is your primary use case for Azure AI Foundry?

My main use cases for Azure AI Foundry include deploying AI applications to perform document comparison, translation services, and a chat feature, helping the digital AI team at our company. Curren...

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.

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Overview

Azure AI Foundry harnesses advanced AI technologies to streamline complex tasks across industries, offering cutting-edge solutions that enhance business processes and boost efficiency.

Azure AI Foundry integrates seamlessly into business environments, leveraging AI to transform traditional operations. It supports diverse applications by providing robust machine learning capabilities that drive innovation and enable intelligent automation. Designed to handle large-scale data analytics, it empowers users to make data-driven decisions swiftly and accurately, thereby optimizing resources and workflows.

What are the key features of Azure AI Foundry?

Scalable Machine Learning: Provides tools to build, deploy, and manage machine learning models at scale.
Data Integration: Offers seamless integration with data storage solutions for comprehensive data processing.
Security and Compliance: Ensures high-level security measures and compliance standards for data handling.
Interactive AI Development: Facilitates interactive and collaborative development environments for AI projects.

What benefits and ROI should users look for when evaluating Azure AI Foundry?

Cost Efficiency: Reduces operational costs through automation and optimized resource usage.
Improved Decision-Making: Enhances decision-making with real-time insights and analytics.
Innovation Acceleration: Supports rapid deployment of AI solutions, driving technological advancement.
Enhanced Productivity: Boosts productivity by automating routine tasks, allowing focus on strategic activities.

Azure AI Foundry is utilized across multiple industries, including finance, healthcare, and manufacturing, where it aids in predictive analytics, patient data management, and supply chain optimization. Its ability to integrate AI-driven insights into everyday operations helps these sectors enhance their efficiency and innovate steadily in dynamic markets.

Microsoft

TensorFlow is an open source software library for high performance numerical computation. Its flexible architecture allows easy deployment of computation across a variety of platforms (CPUs, GPUs, TPUs), and from desktops to clusters of servers to mobile and edge devices. Originally developed by researchers and engineers from the Google Brain team within Google’s AI organization, it comes with strong support for machine learning and deep learning and the flexible numerical computation core is used across many other scientific domains.

Sample Customers

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Airbnb, NVIDIA, Twitter, Google, Dropbox, Intel, SAP, eBay, Uber, Coca-Cola, Qualcomm

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