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Altair Knowledge Studio vs Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Altair Knowledge Studio
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
18th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Azure Machine Lea...
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
8th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
62
Ranking in other categories
AI Development Platforms (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Data Science Platforms category, the mindshare of Altair Knowledge Studio is 1.7%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio is 2.6%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Science Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio2.6%
Altair Knowledge Studio1.7%
Other95.7%
Data Science Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

LS
Account Manager at JegaSure
Advanced decision trees and seamless data pattern analysis transform data preparation
One of the most valuable features of Altair Knowledge Studio is its decision trees, which are quite advanced and popular compared to other tools. The Segment Viewer is another unique feature that provides a comprehensive view of data patterns and helps identify anomalies before creating decision trees. Additionally, the ability to export code in the language of SAS is valuable, and the tool's drag-and-drop functionality makes it accessible to business users without a coding background.
reviewer2722962 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Scientist
Platform accelerates model development, enhances collaboration, and offers efficient deployment
The best features Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio offers include deep integration with Python notebooks and Azure Data Lake, which allows me to import external data, and through the pipeline, I can build my models, performing what is called data injection for my model building, making that deep integration quite interesting to use. Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio is a powerful platform for those already in the Azure ecosystem because it allows for scalability and provides a good environment for reproducibility, as well as collaboration tools, all designed and packaged in one place, which makes it outstanding. Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio has positively impacted my organization by reducing our project delivery times and increasing the pace at which we work, allowing us to focus on other more important tasks. Using Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio has reduced our model development time from approximately four hours to about two hours.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One of the most valuable features of Altair Knowledge Studio is its decision trees, which are quite advanced and popular compared to other tools."
"Machine Learning Studio is easy to use."
"The interface is very intuitive."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio is the ease of use for starting projects."
"I find Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio advantageous because it allows integration with Titan Scratch and offers an easy-to-use drag-and-drop menu for developing machine learning models."
"Overall, I rate Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio a seven out of ten."
"You will be able to create your machine-learning project and extract insights from it just by dragging and dropping components and adjusting some parameters."
"Azure's AutoML feature is probably better than the competition."
"Azure Machine Learning Studio's most valuable features are the package from Azure AutoML, which is quite powerful compared to the building of ML in Databricks or other AutoMLs from other companies, such as Google and Amazon, and it has the most sophisticated set of categories of parameters with good data encodings, options, and the most detailed settings for specific models."
 

Cons

"It would be beneficial if Altair Knowledge Studio could offer a more unified platform that includes data preparation, predictive modeling, and model exportation."
"Stability-wise, you may face certain problems when you fail to refresh the data in the solution."
"This solution could be improved if they could integrate the data pipeline scheduling part for their interface."
"Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio could improve in providing more efficient and cost-effective access to its tools for companies like mine."
"A problem that I encountered was that I had to pay for the model that I wanted to deploy and use on Azure Machine Learning, but there wasn't any option that that model can be used in the designer."
"Some of the terminologies, or the way that the questions are asked, could be stronger."
"The data preparation capabilities need to be improved."
"While ML Studio does give you the ability to run a lot of transformations, it struggles when the transformations are a bit more complex, when your entire process is transformation-heavy."
"Performance is very poor."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"From a developer's perspective, I find the price of this solution high."
"It is less expensive than one of its competitors."
"On a scale from one to ten, with ten being overpriced, I would rate the price of this solution at six."
"The pricing for Microsoft products can be complex due to changes and being cloud-based, so it's not straightforward. I've been familiar with it for years, but sometimes details about product licenses and distribution can be unclear. For Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio specifically, I would rate the price a six out of ten."
"When we got our first models and were ready for the user acceptance testing, our licensing fees were between €2,500 ($2,750 USD) and €3,000 ($3,300 USD) monthly."
"I rate the product price as a nine on a scale of one to ten, where ten means it is very expensive."
"I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten, with ten being very expensive. Not very expensive, not very cheap."
"We pay only the Azure costs for what we use, which involves some subscription costs. But essentially, you pay for what you use. There are no extra costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Construction Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Performing Arts
7%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise32
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Altair Knowledge Studio?
The licensing is straightforward, and we have not encountered any pushbacks from our procurement team. The pricing is on par with market competitors.
What needs improvement with Altair Knowledge Studio?
It would be beneficial if Altair Knowledge Studio could offer a more unified platform that includes data preparation, predictive modeling, and model exportation. Having all these functionalities wi...
What is your primary use case for Altair Knowledge Studio?
I used Altair Knowledge Studio ( /products/altair-knowledge-studio-reviews ) mainly for data preparation and creating decision trees. We used SAS for data preparation and decision trees in Altair K...
Which do you prefer - Databricks or Azure Machine Learning Studio?
Databricks gives you the option of working with several different languages, such as SQL, R, Scala, Apache Spark, or Python. It offers many different cluster choices and excellent integration with ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio?
The pricing for Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio is reasonable since it's pay as you go, meaning it won't cost excessively unless specific resources are used.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio?
The initial setup can be a bit challenging for someone new, as the learning curve can be steep, but once I master the platform, I find it quite manageable. I would love to see the integration of a ...
 

Also Known As

Angoss KnowledgeSTUDIO
Azure Machine Learning, MS Azure Machine Learning Studio
 

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