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Amazon SageMaker vs DataRobot comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 4, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.8
Organizations using Amazon SageMaker achieve ROI through cost reductions and increased revenue, especially in fraud detection and advertising.
Sentiment score
8.8
DataRobot enhanced prediction accuracy, reduced analysis time, simplified processes, and improved efficiency, leading to better decisions and cost savings.
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.
Senior Solutions Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Amazon SageMaker definitely provides ROI.
Machine Learning Engineer at Macquarie Group
Previously we had five employees doing the entire workflow, and now we can do it with two employees because agents are being used to do the same which was previously being done by the employees.
Advisory Solutions Architect at Dell Technologies
On average, we're saving about 10 to 15 hours per project.
Senior Data Reporting Analyst at University of Bradford
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.8
AWS documentation helps users, but support experiences vary, with premium users usually receiving better assistance and quicker responses.
Sentiment score
8.2
DataRobot's support is praised for its responsiveness and guidance, enhancing user experience despite minor scalability and documentation issues.
The technical support from AWS is excellent.
Lead Consultant at Saama
The support is very good with well-trained engineers.
Senior Solutions Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The response time is generally swift, usually within seven to eight hours.
Python AWS & AI Expert at a tech consulting company
They answer all my questions and share guidance on using DataRobot scripts if certain functionalities are not available in the UI.
Staff Specialist Data Scientist at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Being cloud-hosted enables automatic resource scaling, which supports collaboration across teams.
Senior Data Reporting Analyst at University of Bradford
The DataRobot team was very helpful in answering the questions which the customer had.
Advisory Solutions Architect at Dell Technologies
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Amazon SageMaker offers scalable solutions for businesses of all sizes, though resource allocation and costs require careful management.
Sentiment score
6.5
DataRobot scales well but can become costly, leading users to reconsider affordability after initial discount periods.
The availability of GPU instances can be a challenge, requiring proper planning.
Senior Solutions Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
It works very well with large data sets from one terabyte to fifty terabytes.
Python AWS & AI Expert at a tech consulting company
Amazon SageMaker is scalable and works well from an infrastructure perspective.
Lead Consultant at Saama
DataRobot is very scalable because the customer initially started with two licenses, and now they have around 20 licenses.
Advisory Solutions Architect at Dell Technologies
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
Amazon SageMaker offers high stability with minimal glitches; proper configuration ensures consistent performance, despite occasional manageable challenges.
Sentiment score
8.0
DataRobot is praised for stability, user satisfaction, and improvements, leading some to prefer it over Amazon SageMaker.
There are issues, but they are easily detectable and fixable, with smooth error handling.
Python AWS & AI Expert at a tech consulting company
The product has been stable and scalable.
Data Lake and MLOps Lead at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
I rate the stability of Amazon SageMaker between seven and eight.
Lead Consultant at Saama
 

Room For Improvement

Amazon SageMaker users seek better integration, clearer documentation, improved scalability, enhanced features, and reduced deployment costs for greater accessibility.
DataRobot needs better integration, dataset handling, customization, model transparency, support, documentation, Python incorporation, generative AI, and pricing.
Having all documentation easily accessible on the front page of SageMaker would be a great improvement.
AWS & Azure Engineer at a media company with 11-50 employees
This would empower citizen data scientists to utilize the tool more effectively since many data scientists do not have a core development background.
Lead Consultant at Saama
Integration of the latest machine learning models like the new Amazon LLM models could enhance its capabilities.
Senior Solutions Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
If DataRobot also adds those data transformation capabilities, then it will be an end-to-end tool and the customer will not have to procure many tools for doing the ingestion and transformation process.
Advisory Solutions Architect at Dell Technologies
DataRobot is a UI-based tool, which means it cannot provide all the features I might manually implement through notebooks or Python.
Staff Specialist Data Scientist at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
There is a lack of transparency in the models; sometimes it feels like a black box.
Senior Data Reporting Analyst at University of Bradford
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise users find Amazon SageMaker pricing reasonable but costly, competitive with Azure and Google Cloud, with expensive querying.
DataRobot's pricing is seen as justified by some but costly for smaller organizations, affecting their purchase decisions.
The cost for small to medium instances is not very high.
AWS & Azure Engineer at a media company with 11-50 employees
For a single user, prices might be high yet could be cheaper for user-managed services compared to AWS-managed services.
Lead Consultant at Saama
The pricing can be up to eight or nine out of ten, making it more expensive than some cloud alternatives yet more economical than on-premises setups.
Senior Solutions Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The setup cost was minimal because it's cloud-hosted, eliminating the need for heavy on-premises infrastructure, allowing us to start using it immediately after purchase.
Senior Data Reporting Analyst at University of Bradford
 

Valuable Features

Amazon SageMaker offers key features like AutoML, seamless AWS integration, hyperparameter tuning, and easy model deployment for accessible machine learning.
DataRobot automates model building and deployment, integrating diverse data sources, enhancing productivity, reducing timelines, and improving decision-making.
SageMaker supports building, training, and deploying AI models from scratch, which is crucial for my ML project.
AWS & Azure Engineer at a media company with 11-50 employees
They offer insights into everyone making calls in my organization.
President & CEO at Y12
The most valuable features include the ML operations that allow for designing, deploying, testing, and evaluating models.
Senior Solutions Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
By automating highly technical aspects like model comparison, DataRobot enhances productivity and reduces project timelines from three months to less than one month.
Staff Specialist Data Scientist at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
DataRobot has positively impacted our organization in many ways. First, it has improved efficiency; tasks such as model testing, feature engineering, and predictions that used to take us days or weeks can now be accomplished in hours.
Senior Data Reporting Analyst at University of Bradford
DataRobot's one of the major features is model evaluation and model performance.
Advisory Solutions Architect at Dell Technologies
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon SageMaker
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
Data Science Platforms (4th)
DataRobot
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
14th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Predictive Analytics (6th), AIOps (15th), AI Observability (27th), AI Finance & Accounting (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the AI Development Platforms category, the mindshare of Amazon SageMaker is 3.3%, down from 5.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of DataRobot is 2.2%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AI Development Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon SageMaker3.3%
DataRobot2.2%
Other94.5%
AI Development Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Naqash Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Data Reporting Analyst at University of Bradford
Automation has improved efficiency and decision-making while big data handling and transparency still need work
Aside from the many advantages of DataRobot, I believe there are areas that could be improved based on my experience. There is a lack of transparency in the models; sometimes it feels like a black box. For example, when I uploaded a large data set of about two gigabytes for processing, the time taken was slower than expected. Additionally, the handling of bigger data sets could be better, as it performs extremely well with smaller datasets but can lag with larger ones. The integration with some other tools used in our organization can also be challenging, and more flexibility for custom pre-processing and advanced model tuning would be beneficial. In terms of support and documentation, I believe improvements are needed. For instance, the response time from DataRobot could be quicker, which would be appreciated when we need assistance. The documentation is generally sufficient, but it can be lengthy and could use more real-world examples and step-by-step tutorials for better clarity. Lastly, creating a client community where users can share experiences and solutions might enhance the overall value and learning curve.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
University
6%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Educational Organization
8%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise18
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

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 do you like most about Amazon SageMaker?
We've had experience with unique ML projects using SageMaker. For example, we're developing a platform similar to ChatGPT that requires models. We utilize Amazon SageMaker to create endpoints for t...
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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DataRobot?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing reveals that the price points can be improved and DataRobot is not so cost-effective, especially for smaller organizations.
What needs improvement with DataRobot?
To improve DataRobot, I suggest enhancing model accuracy metrics and improving automation. The price points can also be improved. Another improvement that DataRobot needs is integrating the capabil...
What is your primary use case for DataRobot?
DataRobot serves as our data science platform for building machine learning models and the development environment for running models. We also use the best practice processes and governance that Da...
 

Also Known As

AWS SageMaker, SageMaker
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

DigitalGlobe, Thomson Reuters Center for AI and Cognitive Computing, Hotels.com, GE Healthcare, Tinder, Intuit
Harmoney, Zidisha, ONE Marketing, DonorBureau, Trupanion, Avant
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