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Amazon SageMaker vs Hugging Face comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 4, 2024

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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)
Hugging Face
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the AI Development Platforms category, the mindshare of Amazon SageMaker is 3.1%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Hugging Face is 4.9%, down from 13.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AI Development Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Hugging Face4.9%
Amazon SageMaker3.1%
Other92.0%
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.
SwaminathanSubramanian - PeerSpot reviewer
Director/Enterprise Solutions Architect, Technology Advisor at Kyndryl
Versatility empowers AI concept development despite the multi-GPU challenge
Regarding scalability, I'm finding the multi-GPU aspect of it challenging. Training the model is another hurdle, although I'm only getting into that aspect currently. Organizations are apprehensive about investing in multi-GPU setups. Additionally, data cleanup is a challenge that needs to be resolved, as data must be mature and pristine.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The return on investment varies by use case and offers significant value in revenue increases and cost saving capabilities, especially in real time fraud detection and targeted advertisements."
"I have seen a return on investment, probably a factor of four or five."
"I have contacted the solution's technical support, and they were really good. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."
"It's user-friendly for business teams as they can understand many aspects through the AWS interface."
"SageMaker has provided everything."
"The feature I found most valuable is the data catalog, as it assists with the lineage of data through the preparation pipeline."
"The evolution from SageMaker Classic to SageMaker Studio, particularly the UI part of Studio, is commendable."
"SageMaker is a comprehensive platform where I can perform all machine learning activities."
"The most valuable features are the inference APIs as it takes me a long time to run inferences on my local machine."
"The tool's most valuable feature is that it's open-source and has hundreds of packages already available. This makes it quite helpful for creating our LLMs."
"My preferred aspects are natural language processing and question-answering."
"I appreciate the versatility and the fact that it has generalized many models."
"The product is reliable."
"Overall, the platform is excellent."
"What I find the most valuable about Hugging Face is that I can check all the models on it and see which ones have the best performance without using another platform."
"It is stable."
 

Cons

"Having all documentation easily accessible on the front page of SageMaker would be a great improvement."
"I would say the IDE is quite immature, but it is still in its infancy, so I expect it to get better over time."
"The solution requires a lot of data to train the model."
"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."
"One area for improvement is the pricing, which can be quite high."
"Amazon SageMaker could improve in the area of hyperparameter tuning by offering more automated suggestions and tips during the tuning process."
"AI is a new area and AWS needs to have an internship training program available."
"While integration is available, there are concerns about how secure this integration is, particularly when exposing data to SageMaker."
"Access to the models and datasets could be improved. Many interesting ones are restricted."
"The solution must provide an efficient LLM."
"Access to the models and datasets could be improved."
"It can incorporate AI into its services."
"Most people upload their pre-trained models on Hugging Face, but more details should be added about the models."
"I believe Hugging Face has some room for improvement. There are some security issues. They provide code, but API tokens aren't indicated. Also, the documentation for particular models could use more explanation. But I think these things are improving daily. The main change I'd like to see is making the deployment of inference endpoints more customizable for users."
"Regarding scalability, I'm finding the multi-GPU aspect of it challenging. Training the model is another hurdle, although I'm only getting into that aspect currently."
"The initial setup can be rated as a seven out of ten due to occasional issues during model deployment, which might require adjustments."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's pricing is reasonable."
"There is no license required for the solution since you can use it on demand."
"The solution is relatively cheaper."
"SageMaker is worth the money for our use case."
"The pricing is complicated as it is based on what kind of machines you are using, the type of storage, and the kind of computation."
"On average, customers pay about $300,000 USD per month."
"I would rate the solution's price a ten out of ten since it is very high."
"The pricing is comparable."
"The tool is open-source. The cost depends on what task you're doing. If you're using a large language model with around 12 million parameters, it will cost more. On average, Hugging Face is open source so you can download models to your local machine for free. For deployment, you can use any cloud service."
"Hugging Face is an open-source solution."
"We do not have to pay for the product."
"The solution is open source."
"I recall seeing a fee of nine dollars, and there's also an enterprise option priced at twenty dollars per month."
"So, it's requires expensive machines to open services or open LLM models."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
University
6%
Comms Service Provider
11%
University
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
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 Business8
Midsize Enterprise2
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 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.
What needs improvement with Hugging Face?
Everything is pretty much sorted in Hugging Face, but it could be improved if there was an AI chatbot or an AI assistant in Hugging Face platform itself, which can guide you through the whole platf...
What is your primary use case for Hugging Face?
My main use case for Hugging Face is to download open-source models and train on a local machine. We use Hugging Face Transformers for simple and fast integration in our applications and AI-based a...
What advice do you have for others considering Hugging Face?
We have seen improved productivity and time saved from using Hugging Face; for a task that would have taken six hours, it saved us five hours, and we completed it in one hour with the plug-and-play...
 

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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