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PyTorch 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

PyTorch
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
12th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
TensorFlow
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
7th
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 August 2026, in the AI Development Platforms category, the mindshare of PyTorch is 2.3%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TensorFlow is 4.0%, down from 5.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AI Development Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
TensorFlow4.0%
PyTorch2.3%
Other93.7%
AI Development Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Rohan Sharma - PeerSpot reviewer
AI/ML Co-Lead at Developer Student Clubs - GGV
Enabled creation of innovative projects through developer-friendly features
The aspect I like most about PyTorch is that it is really developer-friendly. Developers can constantly create new things, and everyone around the world can use it for free because it's an open-source product. What I personally like is that PyTorch has enabled users to use Apple's M1 chip natively for GPU users. Unlike other libraries using CUDA, PyTorch utilizes Metal Performance Shaders (MPS) to enable GPU usage on M1 chips.
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

"For me, the product's initial setup phase is easy...For beginners, it is fairly easy to learn."
"It's been pretty scalable in terms of using multiple GPUs."
"PyTorch is developer-friendly, allowing developers to continuously create new projects."
"The framework of the solution is valuable."
"I like that PyTorch actually follows the pythonic way, and I feel that it's quite easy. It's easy to find compared to others who require us to type a long paragraph of code."
"yTorch is gaining credibility in the research space, it's becoming easier to find examples of papers that use PyTorch. This is an advantage for someone who uses PyTorch primarily."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"We use PyTorch libraries, which are working well. It's very easy."
"TensorFlow is an efficient product for building neural networks."
"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."
"It is open-source, and it is being worked on all the time. You don't have to pay all the big bucks like Azure and Databricks. You can just use your local machine with the open-source TensorFlow and create pretty good models."
"The most valuable feature of TensorFlow is deep learning. It is the best tool for deep learning in the market."
"It provides us with 35 features like patch normalization layers, and it is easy to implement using the Kras library when the Kaspersky flow is running behind it."
"Google is behind TensorFlow, and they provide excellent documentation. It's very thorough and very helpful."
"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."
 

Cons

"PyTorch could make certain things more obvious. Even though it does make things like defining loss functions and calculating gradients in backward propagation clear, these concepts may confuse beginners. We find that it's kind of problematic. Despite having methods called on loss functions during backward passes, the oral documentation for beginners is quite complex."
"I would like a model to be available. I think Google recently released a new version of EfficientNet. It's a really good classifier, and a PyTorch implementation would be nice."
"The training of the models could be faster."
"The product has certain shortcomings in the automation of machine learning."
"I would like to see better learning documents."
"I do not have any complaints."
"There is not enough documentation about some methods and parameters. It is sometimes difficult to find information."
"The product has breakdowns when we change the versions a lot."
"Enhancements could include increasing use cases and improving the accuracy of previously built models in TensorFlow. For instance, when we run certain models, the computing power of laptops becomes high."
"Providing more control by allowing users to build custom functions would make TensorFlow a better option."
"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."
"There are a lot of problems, such as integrating our custom code. In my experience model tuning has been a bit difficult to edit and tune the graph model for best performance. We have to go into the model but we do not have a model viewer for quick access."
"I utilize a Mac, and I am unable to utilize AMD GPUs."
"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."
"It would be nice if the solution was in Hungarian. I would like more Hungarian NAT models."
"There are connection issues that interrupt the download needed for the data sets. We need to prepare them ourselves."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"PyTorch is open-sourced."
"The solution is affordable."
"It is free."
"It is free."
"PyTorch is an open-source solution."
"PyTorch is open source."
"The solution is free."
"I rate TensorFlow's pricing a five out of ten."
"We are using the free version."
"I did not require a license for this solution. It a free open-source solution."
"It is open-source software. You don't have to pay all the big bucks like Azure and Databricks."
"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."
"TensorFlow is free."
"I am using the open-source version of TensorFlow and it is free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
16%
University
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
10%
University
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PyTorch?
I haven't gone for a paid plan yet. I've just been using the free trial or open-source version.
What needs improvement with PyTorch?
There are a few areas for improvement. The biggest one for me is version and dependency management, as I have to ensure my Torch, TorchAudio, and CUDA versions are all aligned. If one is off, thing...
What is your primary use case for PyTorch?
I have been using PyTorch for the last three years, mostly through my thesis work and model deployment projects. I use PyTorch for pretty much everything in my deep learning work, specifically to b...
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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