We performed a comparison between IBM SPSS Modeler and MathWorks Matlab based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Databricks, Microsoft, Alteryx and others in Data Science Platforms."The visual modeling capability is one of its attractive features."
"It is just a lot faster. So you do not have to write a bunch of code, you can throw that stuff on there pretty quickly and do prototyping quickly."
"I think it is the point and drag features that are the most valuable. You can simply click at the windows, and then pull up the functions."
"It is a great product for running statistical analysis."
"It scales. I have not run into any challenges where it will not perform."
"It works fine. I have not had any stability issues; it is always up."
"New algorithms are added into every version of Modeler, e.g., SMOTE, random forest, etc. The Derive node is used for the syntax code to derive the data."
"Very good data aggregation."
"The tool's most valuable feature is the Simulink environment. This feature provides an incredible capability to visually represent the system behavior before creating the code. It allows you to see the flow and interactions of the system, which is extremely beneficial for software development. With this visual representation, you can better understand the system's behavior, make necessary adjustments, and ensure maintenance and updates. This capability is why I love working with the product."
"Personally for me, because I do a lot of development, I like that it is easy to test mathematical algorithms with several matrix calculations. It's perfect for that."
"The integration with sources and visualisation needs some improvement. The scalability needs improvement."
"The standard package (personal) is not supported for database connection."
"When I used it in the office, back in the day, we did have some stability issues. Sometimes it just randomly crashed and we couldn't get good feedback. But when I use it for my own stuff now I don't have any problems."
"Neural networks are quite simple, and now neural networks are evolving to these architecture related to deep learning, etc. They didn't incorporate this in IBM SPSS Modeler."
"Dimension reduction should be classified separately."
"We would like to see better visualizations and easier integration with Cognos Analytics for reporting."
"It would be helpful if SPSS supported open-source features, for example, embedding R or Python scripts in SPSS Modeler."
"If IBM could add some of the popular models into the SPSS for further analysis, like popular regression models, I think that would be a helpful improvement."
"To make use of the GPU, you have to have an Nvidia card. What I would want it to do is to run in Next Generation with Intel or AMD, and not just with Nvidia."
"In the area of improvement, sometimes there are issues with the speed of MathWorks Matlab, particularly in the Simulink environment. The tool's latest versions can be slow to open, taking significant time to load. Additionally, saving data and integrating models can also be time-consuming processes."
IBM SPSS Modeler is ranked 12th in Data Science Platforms with 38 reviews while MathWorks Matlab is ranked 22nd in Data Science Platforms with 2 reviews. IBM SPSS Modeler is rated 8.0, while MathWorks Matlab is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of IBM SPSS Modeler writes "Easy to use, quick to learn, and offers many ways to analyze data". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MathWorks Matlab writes "Has Simulink feature which helps with visual representations ". IBM SPSS Modeler is most compared with KNIME, Microsoft Power BI, RapidMiner, IBM SPSS Statistics and Alteryx, whereas MathWorks Matlab is most compared with IBM SPSS Statistics, Databricks, Anaconda, Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio and TIBCO Data Science.
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