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DataRobot vs IBM Predictive Analytics comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

DataRobot
Ranking in Predictive Analytics
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
AI Development Platforms (13th), AIOps (16th)
IBM Predictive Analytics
Ranking in Predictive Analytics
16th
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Predictive Analytics category, the mindshare of DataRobot is 8.4%, down from 9.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Predictive Analytics is 0.9%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Predictive Analytics
 

Featured Reviews

SagarYadav - PeerSpot reviewer
Automating model comparison speeds up development and reduces timelines
DataRobot is equipped with a GUI-based approach that simplifies the process of feature engineering and model training. It provides AutoML capabilities, which allow for comparing thousands of models and selecting the best-suited one based on business requirements. By automating highly technical aspects like model comparison, DataRobot enhances productivity and reduces project timelines from three months to less than one month.
LE
Good prediction capability for marketing purposes, although it needs to be more flexible
I found it very hard to change the algorithm that is used for prediction and I think that this solution can be more flexible. It looks like more of a black box in some cases and there are few ways to intervene and specify actions. Using IBM Predictive Analytics requires more skill, resources, and training than some other solutions. In the next release of this solution, I would like to see better integration with business solutions so that the data can be more easily accessed.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's easy to do MLOps operations. It's a lot easier to manage jobs and see the logs if there's any drift in a model."
"DataRobot is highly automated, allowing data scientists to build models easily."
"We especially like the initial part of feature engineering, because feature engineering is included in most engines, but DataRobot has an excellent way of picking up the right features."
"DataRobot can be easy to use."
"By automating highly technical aspects like model comparison, DataRobot enhances productivity and reduces project timelines from three months to less than one month."
"The most valuable feature is the predictive capability in marketing use cases."
 

Cons

"The business departments will love to work with DataRobot because they use the tool to investigate their data, such as targeting what they want to investigate. They don't need any data scientists near them. They can investigate at eye level and bring into the BI tool, or can bring it to the data scientist. Data scientists can use this tool to bring increase the solution to the maximum. All the others can use it, but not to the maximum."
"There are some performance issues."
"If we could include our existing Python or R code in DataRobot, we could make it even better. The DataRobot that we have is specific to an industry, but most of the time we would have our own algorithms, which are specific to our own use case. If we had a way by which we could integrate our proprietary things into DataRobot with a simple integration, it would help us a lot."
"DataRobot is a UI-based tool, which means it cannot provide all the features I might manually implement through notebooks or Python. In this aspect, I see room for improvement in its functionality."
"Generative AI has taken pace, and I would like to see how DataRobot assists in doing generative AI and large language models."
"Using IBM Predictive Analytics requires more skill, resources, and training than some other solutions."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of DataRobot is good because if you take the price of the solution which is approximately $65,000, it is less than a data scientist. There are very few data scientists available."
"We dropped the plan to use DataRobot, because we found the pricing to be on the higher sise. We liked DataRobot a lot, but due to the pricing, we dropped that idea."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
21%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with DataRobot?
DataRobot is a UI-based tool, which means it cannot provide all the features I might manually implement through notebooks or Python. In this aspect, I see room for improvement in its functionality.
What is your primary use case for DataRobot?
In our day-to-day use, I utilize DataRobot to speed up our development process through its GUI capability. Once I set up our connection with a back-end data set, whatever the project I work on next...
What advice do you have for others considering DataRobot?
I would recommend DataRobot because if there is something not included in the UI, I have the freedom to use its Python API, which extends the capability for different use cases. Additionally, I wou...
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Sample Customers

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