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Amazon Comprehend vs Amazon SageMaker comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Amazon Comprehend
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
22nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Amazon SageMaker
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
AI Development Platforms (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Data Science Platforms category, the mindshare of Amazon Comprehend is 1.0%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Amazon SageMaker is 3.4%, down from 6.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Science Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon SageMaker3.4%
Amazon Comprehend1.0%
Other95.6%
Data Science Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Ashish Lata - PeerSpot reviewer
Professional Freelancer at Open for all
Integration with automation tools enhances customer sentiment analysis
Comprehend is a useful service for sentiment analysis as it analyzes customer transcripts to evaluate interactions between customers and agents. It provides scores indicating whether sentiments are positive, negative, or neutral. The integration with AWS services like DynamoDB and Lambda facilitates automated analysis, contributing to more informed assessments of customer interactions.
NeerajPokala - PeerSpot reviewer
Machine Learning Engineer at Macquarie Group
Automation has transformed document review and reduces manual effort in financial workflows
There will be many features in Amazon SageMaker itself, but we don't know whether the feature is there or not, particularly the documentation part. Whatever the new releases will be, they will not post very fast. It is very easy to deploy Amazon SageMaker. The documentation is also very good. It is good because we are able to collaborate with our notebooks. At a time we can develop simultaneously and work on different use cases in the same notebook itself.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I am totally happy with AWS support, as they provide excellent solutions."
"Amazon Comprehend works with a large pool of doctors. They're building the product based on working with domain experts."
"The most valuable features include the ML operations that allow for designing, deploying, testing, and evaluating models."
"I recommend SageMaker for ML projects if you need to build models from scratch."
"SageMaker is a comprehensive platform where I can perform all machine learning activities."
"The return on investment varies by use case and offers significant value in revenue increases and cost saving capabilities, especially in real time fraud detection and targeted advertisements."
"The most valuable feature of Amazon SageMaker is SageMaker Studio."
"SageMaker offers functionalities like Jupyter Notebooks for development, built-in algorithms, model tuning, and options to deploy models on managed infrastructure."
"SageMaker has provided everything."
"The intuitive interface and streamlined user experience make it easy to navigate and set up various tools like Visual Studio Code or Jupyter Notebook."
 

Cons

"There is room for improvement in terms of accuracy. For example, when a sentence expresses a negative sentiment, such as 'I want to cancel my credit card,' it is crucial for the system to accurately identify it as negative."
"It is a bit complex to scale. It is still evolving as a product."
"They could add features such as managing environments, experiment management across those environments, and the integration with training datasets as you go through those experiments."
"SageMaker would be improved with the addition of reporting services."
"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 model repository is a concern as models are stored on a bucket and there's an issue with versioning."
"Scalability to handle big data can be improved by making integration with networks such as Hadoop and Apache Spark easier."
"I would recommend having more walkthrough videos and articles beyond AWS Skill Builder."
"I would suggest that Amazon SageMaker provide free slots to allow customers to practice, such as a free slot to try out working with a Sandbox."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product is expensive."
"You don't pay for Sagemaker. You only pay for the compute instances in your storage."
"In terms of pricing, I'd also rate it ten out of ten because it's been beneficial compared to other solutions."
"There is no license required for the solution since you can use it on demand."
"The pricing is comparable."
"On average, customers pay about $300,000 USD per month."
"The pricing could be better, especially for querying. The per-query model feels expensive."
"I would rate the solution's price a ten out of ten since it is very high."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
University
6%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise18
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Amazon Comprehend?
Regarding improvements, I would focus on accuracy. For example, if a customer says, 'I want to cancel my credit card,' it should clearly be identified as a negative sentiment. Improving accuracy in...
What is your primary use case for Amazon Comprehend?
I have used Amazon Comprehend primarily for sentiment analysis in my project. I analyze customer transcripts to determine if they are satisfied with the agents they interact with. I store the trans...
What advice do you have for others considering Amazon Comprehend?
I would rate Amazon Comprehend an eight out of ten because there is always room for improvement, especially in terms of accuracy. For those new to Comprehend, understanding its usage and reviewing ...
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 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 needs improvement with Amazon SageMaker?
It takes some work. We need to refer to the documentation. The documentation is good regarding what other providers we are able to connect with. Out of five, I can say 3.5.
 

Also Known As

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AWS SageMaker, SageMaker
 

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Sample Customers

LexisNexis, Vibes, FINRA, VidMob
DigitalGlobe, Thomson Reuters Center for AI and Cognitive Computing, Hotels.com, GE Healthcare, Tinder, Intuit
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