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Cloudera Data Science Workbench vs Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Cloudera Data Science Workb...
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
24th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Azure Machine Lea...
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
9th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
62
Ranking in other categories
AI Development Platforms (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Data Science Platforms category, the mindshare of Cloudera Data Science Workbench is 1.6%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio is 2.6%, down from 4.9% 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%
Cloudera Data Science Workbench1.6%
Other95.8%
Data Science Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Ismail Peer - PeerSpot reviewer
Program Management Lead Advisor at Unionbank Philippines
Useful for data science modeling but improvement is needed in MLOps and pricing
If you don't configure CDSW well, then it might be not useful for you. Deploying the tool can vary in complexity, but most of the time, it's relatively simple and straightforward. Triggering a job from data to production is easy, as the platform automates the deployment process. However, ensuring optimal resource allocation is essential for smooth operations.
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

"I appreciate CDSW's ability to logically segregate environments, such as data, DR, and production, ensuring they don't interfere with each other. The deployment of machine learning is fast and easy to manage. Its API calls are also fast."
"The Cloudera Data Science Workbench is customizable and easy to use."
"It's easy to use."
"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."
"Anyone who isn't a programmer his whole life can adopt it. All he needs is statistics and data analysis skills."
"It's a great option if you are fairly new and don't want to write too much code."
"Thanks to the model I designed, the productivity of processing invoices has increased by over 11%, because the team members only verify invoices that are discrepancy-free now."
"The product supports open-source tools."
"The drag-and-drop interface is good."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the ability to use all of the cognitive services, prebuilt from Azure."
 

Cons

"We found this solution a little bit difficult to scale."
"The tool's MLOps is not good. It's pricing also needs to improve."
"Running this solution requires a minimum of 12GB to 16GB of RAM."
"The pricing policy should be improved. I find the pricing to be not a good story in this case, as it is not affordable for everyone."
"Microsoft should also include more examples and tutorials for using this product.​"
"Machine Learning Studio is more dependent on legacy Machine Learning algorithms. It would be beneficial for them to incorporate more services required for LLMs or LLM evaluation."
"Using the solution requires some specific learning which can take some time."
"The speed of deployment should be faster, as should testing."
"There's room for improvement in terms of binding the integration with Azure DevOps."
"One area where Azure Machine Learning Studio could improve is its user interface structure."
"For data science professionals or programmers I would rate this solution a four out of 10."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is expensive."
"I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten, with ten being very expensive. Not very expensive, not very cheap."
"It is less expensive than one of its competitors."
"ML Studio's pricing becomes a numbers game."
"I rate the solution's pricing a four on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"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."
"The product is not that expensive."
"Last year, we paid 60,000 for Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio in our department."
"The platform's price is low."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
27%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Construction Company
6%
Healthcare Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Performing Arts
7%
Construction Company
7%
 

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Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise32
 

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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

CDSW
Azure Machine Learning, MS Azure Machine Learning Studio
 

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Sample Customers

IQVIA, Rush University Medical Center, Western Union
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Schneider Electric, BP
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