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Amazon SageMaker vs PyTorch comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

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:
 

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)
PyTorch
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
9th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

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 PyTorch is 2.9%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AI Development Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon SageMaker3.3%
PyTorch2.9%
Other93.8%
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.
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"SageMaker offers functionalities like Jupyter Notebooks for development, built-in algorithms, model tuning, and options to deploy models on managed infrastructure."
"We've had no problems with SageMaker's stability."
"The technical support from AWS is excellent."
"The few projects we have done have been promising."
"The most valuable features in Amazon SageMaker are its AutoML, feature store, and automated hyperparameter tuning capabilities."
"The product aggregates everything we need to build and deploy machine learning models in one place."
"SageMaker has provided everything."
"The tool makes our ML model development a bit more efficient because everything is in one environment."
"We are a data science team that trains mathematical models with this solution, which can spin up VMs that you can use remotely or on your local machines."
"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."
"PyTorch is developer-friendly, allowing developers to continuously create new projects."
"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."
"We use PyTorch libraries, which are working well. It's very easy."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"The tool is very user-friendly."
"I like that PyTorch actually follows the pythonic way, and I feel that it's quite easy."
 

Cons

"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."
"One area for improvement is the pricing, which can be quite high."
"The solution requires a lot of data to train the model."
"The training modules could be enhanced. We had to take in-person training to fully understand SageMaker, and while the trainers were great, I think more comprehensive online modules would be helpful."
"One area where Amazon SageMaker could improve is its pricing. The high costs can drive companies to explore other cloud options. Additionally, while generally good, the updates sometimes come with bugs, and the documentation could be much better. More examples and clearer guidance would be helpful."
"Creating notebook instances for multiple users is pretty expensive in Amazon SageMaker."
"The documentation must be made clearer and more user-friendly."
"Comparatively, GCP offers very low cost when compared to Amazon SageMaker. People are moving from Amazon SageMaker to GCP because of the cost constraints."
"On the production side of things, having more frameworks would be helpful."
"The product has certain shortcomings in the automation of machine learning."
"I've had issues with stability when I use a lot of data and try out different combinations of modeling techniques."
"The analyzing and latency of compiling could be improved to provide enhanced results."
"The product has breakdowns when we change the versions a lot."
"PyTorch needs improvement in working on ARM-based chips. They have unified memory for GPU and RAM, however, current GPUs used for processing are slow."
"I would like to see better learning documents."
"There is not enough documentation about some methods and parameters. It is sometimes difficult to find information."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"On average, customers pay about $300,000 USD per month."
"There is no license required for the solution since you can use it on demand."
"In terms of pricing, I'd also rate it ten out of ten because it's been beneficial compared to other solutions."
"You don't pay for Sagemaker. You only pay for the compute instances in your storage."
"The pricing is comparable."
"Databricks solution is less costly than Amazon SageMaker."
"I would rate the solution's price a ten out of ten since it is very high."
"I rate the pricing a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is the lowest price, and ten is the highest price. The solution is priced reasonably. There is no additional cost to be paid in excess of the standard licensing fees."
"The solution is affordable."
"It is free."
"PyTorch is an open-source solution."
"It is free."
"PyTorch is open source."
"PyTorch is open-sourced."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
University
6%
Manufacturing Company
17%
University
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
 

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 Business5
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise4
 

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 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?
PyTorch needs improvement in working on ARM-based chips. Although they have unified memory for GPU and RAM, they are unable to utilize these GPUs for processing efficiently. They take so much time....
What is your primary use case for PyTorch?
I used PyTorch for creating my machine learning projects. For example, my last project was called 'Code Parrot'. It was from an NLP Transformers book. I tried creating a chatbot which can autocompl...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

AWS SageMaker, SageMaker
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Sample Customers

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