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Amazon SageMaker vs SAS Enterprise Miner comparison

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Categories and Ranking

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 (5th)
SAS Enterprise Miner
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
20th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Data Mining (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Data Science Platforms category, the mindshare of Amazon SageMaker is 3.2%, down from 5.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAS Enterprise Miner is 2.5%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Science Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon SageMaker3.2%
SAS Enterprise Miner2.5%
Other94.3%
Data Science 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.
reviewer1352853 - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive Head of analytics at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees
A stable product that is easy to deploy and can be used for structured and unstructured data mining
We use the solution for predictive analytics to do structured and unstructured data mining I like the way the product visually shows the data pipeline. The product must provide better integration with cloud-native technologies. I have been using the solution for 20 years. The product is very…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"They offer insights into everyone making calls in my organization."
"We were able to use the product to automate processes."
"SageMaker supports building, training, and deploying AI models from scratch, which is crucial for my ML project."
"The most valuable feature of Amazon SageMaker is that you don't have to do any programming in order to perform some of your use cases."
"The feature I found most valuable is the data catalog, as it assists with the lineage of data through the preparation pipeline."
"SageMaker is a comprehensive platform where I can perform all machine learning activities."
"It's user-friendly for business teams as they can understand many aspects through the AWS interface."
"The superb thing that SageMaker brings is that it wraps everything well. It's got the deployment, the whole framework."
"Most of the features, especially on the data analysis tool pack, are really good. The way they do clustering and output is great. You can do fairly elaborate outputs. The results, the ensembles, all of these, are fantastic."
"Performance is excellent."
"I found the ease of use of the solution the most valuable."
"he solution is scalable."
"Good data management and analytics."
"It enables statistical modeling of data using Base SAS (another product from the same vendor) as the backbone."
"The technical support is very good."
"The setup is straightforward. Deployment doesn't take more than 30 minutes."
 

Cons

"I had to create custom templates for labeling multi-data sets, such as text and images, which was time-consuming."
"The solution is complex to use."
"Amazon SageMaker can make it simpler to manage the data flow from start to finish, such as by integrating data, usingthe machine, and deploying models. This process could be more user-friendly compared to other tools. I would also like to improve integration with Bedrock and the LLM connection for AWS."
"The dashboard could be improved by including more features and providing more information about deployed models, their drift, performance, scaling, and customization options."
"The pricing for the Notebook endpoints is a bit high, but generally reasonable."
"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."
"Lacking in some machine learning pipelines."
"AI is a new area and AWS needs to have an internship training program available."
"The visualization of the models is not very attractive, so the graphics should be improved."
"We really don't like the protocols the solution offers. The solution is much more complex than other options."
"The solution needs an easier interface for the user. The user experience isn't so easy for our clients."
"Price of the product"
"The solution is very stable, but we do have some problems with discrepancies involving SAS not matching with the latest Java versions. It's not stable in cases where SAS tries to run on a different version because SAS doesn't connect with the latest Java update. Once a month we need to restart systems from scratch."
"While I don't personally need tutorials, I can't say that it wouldn't be helpful for others to have some to help them navigate and operate the system."
"The solution is quite expensive. The pricing is too high."
"Technical support could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"You don't pay for Sagemaker. You only pay for the compute instances in your storage."
"The tool's pricing is reasonable."
"The cost offers a pay-as-you-go pricing model. It depends on the instance that you do."
"Databricks solution is less costly than Amazon SageMaker."
"Amazon SageMaker is a very expensive product."
"SageMaker is worth the money for our use case."
"The product is expensive."
"In terms of pricing, I'd also rate it ten out of ten because it's been beneficial compared to other solutions."
"The solution must improve its licensing models."
"The solution is expensive for an individual, but for an enterprise/institution (purchasing bulk licenses), it is not a high price for the use that will come from it."
"This solution is for large corporations because not everybody can afford it."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Construction Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Educational Organization
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise18
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise7
 

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 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.
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Also Known As

AWS SageMaker, SageMaker
Enterprise Miner
 

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Sample Customers

DigitalGlobe, Thomson Reuters Center for AI and Cognitive Computing, Hotels.com, GE Healthcare, Tinder, Intuit
Generali Hellas, Gitanjali Group, Gloucestershire Constabulary, GS Home Shopping, HealthPartners, IAG New Zealand, iJET, Invacare
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