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Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio vs PyTorch comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 4, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Azure Machine Lea...
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
62
Ranking in other categories
Data Science Platforms (5th)
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 March 2026, in the AI Development Platforms category, the mindshare of Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio is 3.5%, down from 7.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PyTorch is 3.1%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AI Development Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio3.5%
PyTorch3.1%
Other93.4%
AI Development Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

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.
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

"The solution's most beneficial feature is its integration with Azure."
"​It has helped in reducing the time involved for coding using R and/or Python."
"Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio offers a hands-on experience with lots of flexibility."
"I find Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio advantageous because it allows integration with Titan Scratch and offers an easy-to-use drag-and-drop menu for developing machine learning models."
"MLS allows me to set up data experiments by running through various regression and other machine learning algorithms, with different data cleaning and treatment tools. All of this can be achieved via drag and drop, and a few clicks of the mouse."
"I like that it's totally easy to use. They have an AutoML solution, and their machine learning model is highly accurate. They also have a feature that can explain the machine learning model. This makes it easy for me to understand that model."
"Scalability, in terms of running experiments concurrently is good. At max, I was able to run three different experiments concurrently."
"It is very easy to test different kinds of machine-learning algorithms with different parameters. You choose the algorithm, drag and drop to the workspace, and plug the dataset into this component."
"PyTorch allows me to build my projects from scratch."
"For me, the product's initial setup phase is easy...For beginners, it is fairly easy to learn."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"It's been pretty scalable in terms of using multiple GPUs."
"Its interface is the most valuable. The ability to have an interface to train machine learning models and construct them with the high-level interface, without excess busting and reconstructing the same technical elements, is very useful."
"PyTorch is developer-friendly, allowing developers to continuously create new projects."
"PyTorch is developer-friendly, allowing developers to continuously create new projects."
"It’s reliable, secure and user-friendly. It allows you to develop any AIML project efficiently. PySearch is the best option for developing any project in the AIML domain. The product is easy to install."
 

Cons

"Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio could improve by adding pixel or image analysis. This is a priority for me."
"I think they should improve two things. They should make their user interface more user-friendly. Integration could also be better. Because Microsoft Machine Learning is a Microsoft product, it's fully integrated with Microsoft Azure but not fully supported for other platforms like IBM or AWS or something else."
"​It could use to add some more features in data transformation, time series and the text analytics section."
"They should have a desktop version to work on the platform."
"The data processor can pose a bit of a challenge, but the real complexity is determined by the skill of the implementation team."
"The initial setup of Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio was rigorous for someone new like me, but mastering it made things simpler."
"The data preparation capabilities need to be improved."
"I would like to see modules to handle Deep Learning frameworks."
"On the production side of things, having more frameworks would be helpful."
"There is not enough documentation about some methods and parameters. It is sometimes difficult to find information."
"The training of the models could be faster."
"I would like to see better learning documents."
"PyTorch could make certain things more obvious. Even though it does make things like defining loss functions and calculating gradients in backward propagation clear, these concepts may confuse beginners. We find that it's kind of problematic. Despite having methods called on loss functions during backward passes, the oral documentation for beginners is quite complex."
"I would like a model to be available. I think Google recently released a new version of EfficientNet. It's a really good classifier, and a PyTorch implementation would be nice."
"I've had issues with stability when I use a lot of data and try out different combinations of modeling techniques."
"The product has breakdowns when we change the versions a lot."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product's pricing is reasonable."
"On a scale from one to ten, with ten being overpriced, I would rate the price of this solution at six."
"The licensing cost is very cheap. It's less than $50 a month."
"There is a license required for this solution."
"The pricing for Microsoft products can be complex due to changes and being cloud-based, so it's not straightforward. I've been familiar with it for years, but sometimes details about product licenses and distribution can be unclear. For Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio specifically, I would rate the price a six out of ten."
"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."
"I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten, with ten being very expensive. Not very expensive, not very cheap."
"Last year, we paid 60,000 for Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio in our department."
"PyTorch is open-sourced."
"PyTorch is an open-source solution."
"PyTorch is open source."
"The solution is affordable."
"It is free."
"It is free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Performing Arts
7%
Manufacturing Company
17%
University
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Educational Organization
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise30
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

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 do you like most about Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio?
The learning curve is very low. Operationalizing the model is also very easy within the Azure ecosystem.
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 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....
 

Also Known As

Azure Machine Learning, MS Azure Machine Learning Studio
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Sample Customers

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Schneider Electric, BP
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