IBM SPSS Modeler vs SAP Predictive Analytics comparison

IBM and SAP are both solutions in the Data Science Platforms category. IBM is ranked #13 with an average rating of 6.8, while SAP is ranked #26. IBM holds a 2.4% mindshare in Data Science Platforms, compared to SAP’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 86% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of SAP users who would recommend it.

IBM SPSS Modeler

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

IBM SPSS Modeler and SAP Predictive Analytics are competitive analytics solutions known for their distinct advantages in the analytics software category. While IBM SPSS Modeler scores higher on pricing and support, SAP Predictive Analytics is favored due to its advanced features, considered worth its higher cost.

Features: IBM SPSS Modeler includes intuitive drag-and-drop functionality, comprehensive data preparation tools, and seamless model building. SAP Predictive Analytics offers sophisticated automation, scalability, and complex predictive modeling capabilities suitable for large enterprise environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM SPSS Modeler allows simplified deployment with extensive integration options for quick installation and setup, complemented by responsive and expert customer service. SAP Predictive Analytics provides flexible deployment models and robust support, albeit with a potentially longer setup time due to the resources required.

Pricing and ROI: IBM SPSS Modeler presents a competitive setup cost, providing an attractive initial investment with solid ROI for cost-efficient businesses. SAP Predictive Analytics requires a higher initial expenditure but delivers significant ROI through its predictive capabilities and scalability, favored by enterprises seeking long-term value.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM SPSS Modeler

Ranking in Data Science Platforms

13th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Mining (4th)

SAP Predictive Analytics

Ranking in Data Science Platforms

26th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Data Science Platforms category, the mindshare of IBM SPSS Modeler is 2.4%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Predictive Analytics is 0.4%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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PeterHuo

Application Architect at Canada Border Services Agency

Good tool for extracting data from data warehouses, creating streams, and manipulating logic to extract final data

There are performance issues. Extracting data from many combined tables can take hours and occasionally crash the server due to memory leaks. This performance problem bothers people. The performance issue seems to be related to the server. We design streams on the client and submit them to the server, which generates a large SQL statement. There are two potential bottlenecks: one in the server and another in data extraction. I'm unsure about the exact mechanics of data splitting when fetching from the database. When streams become larger, performance bottlenecks may occur in the IBM SPSS Modeler server or the database. Sometimes the server crashes and needs to be restarted to release memory on both sides. I'm not sure exactly where the problem is caused, as I focus on stream design rather than server issues. The problem could be on the IBM SPSS Modeler server and database.

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Gary Cook

Executive at Empowered Analytics

Enables us to forecast and pull trends and has an easy installation

My rating for SAP Predictive Analytics would be an eight out of ten. If I have to be bold, I'll probably say that we're building away hours, and we are actually putting a lot of the actual predicting stuff back into the warehouse. So running it very bi-directionally. So I'm not sure what its integration features are at the moment, but that's an area we're going to look into in the next month or so.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Extremely easy to use, it offers a generous selection of proprietary machine learning algorithms."

"The supervised models are valuable. It is also very organized and easy to use."

"It's a very organized product. It's easy to use."

"It is pretty scalable."

"I think the code modeling features are the most valuable and without the need to write a code back with many different possibilities to choose from. And the second one is linked to the activity of the data preparation."

"I think it is the point and drag features that are the most valuable. You can simply click at the windows, and then pull up the functions."

"We had an IBM Guardium service contract where we used one of their resources to help us develop our prototype. It was a good experience, but they were helpful and responsive."

"Stability is good."

More IBM SPSS Modeler pros

"I think the features of the actual ability to forecast and pull trends and correlations has been really good."

"The most valuable features are the analytics and reporting."

Cons

"Initial setup of the software was complex, because of our own problems within the government."

"We have run into a few problems doing some entity matching/analytics."

"I understand that it takes some time to incorporate some of the new algorithms that have come out in the last few months, in the literature. For example, there is an algorithm based on how ants search for food. And there are some algorithms that have now been developed to complement rules. So that's one of the things that we need to have incorporated into it."

"When you are not using the product, such as during the pandemic where we had worldwide lockdowns, you still have to pay for the licensing."

"Neural networks are quite simple, and now neural networks are evolving to these architecture related to deep learning, etc. They didn't incorporate this in IBM SPSS Modeler."

"When I used it in the office, back in the day, we did have some stability issues. Sometimes it just randomly crashed and we couldn't get good feedback. But when I use it for my own stuff now I don't have any problems."

"The biggest issue with the visual modeling capability is that we can't extract the SQL code under the hood."

"Expensive to deploy solutions. You need to buy an extra deployment unit."

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"This solution works for acquired data but not live, real-time data."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It got us a good amount of money with quick and efficient modeling."

"It is an expensive product."

"Its price is okay for a company, but for personal use, it is considered somewhat expensive."

"This tool, being an IBM product, is pretty expensive."

"The government has funds and a budget, it's hard to say if it's expensive or cheap. In Canada, they have a yearly budget. They used to encourage people to use the modeler for development. If ten users use the server with ten licenses, it runs faster. But if forty users use the same appliance, everything slows down. People then think it's not easy to do things and prefer using remote tools like Python to extract data from the database. It's not about being expensive or cheap, but about people's knowledge and experience in how to do the work."

"$5,000 annually."

"I am using the free version of IBM SPSS Modeler, it is the educational edition version."

"Having in mind all four tools from Garner’s top quadrant, the pricing of this tool is competitive and it reflects the quality that it offers."

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"A free trial version is available for testing out this solution."

"The pricing is reasonable"

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Also Known As

SPSS Modeler

SAP BusinessObjects Predictive Analytics, BusinessObjects Predictive Analytics, BOPA

Overview

IBM SPSS Modeler is an extensive predictive analytics platform that is designed to bring predictive intelligence to decisions made by individuals, groups, systems and the enterprise. By providing a range of advanced algorithms and techniques that include text analytics, entity analytics, decision management and optimization, SPSS Modeler can help you consistently make the right decisions from the desktop or within operational systems.

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SAP® Predictive Analytics software brings predictive insight to business users, analysts, data scientists, and developers in your company. Unlock the potential of Big Data from virtually any source with the power of predictive automation. By automating the building and management of sophisticated predictive models to deliver insight in real time, this software makes it easier to make better, more profitable decisions across the enterprise.

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