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DataRobot vs Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 4, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

DataRobot
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
12th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Predictive Analytics (5th), AIOps (17th)
Microsoft Azure Machine Lea...
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
3rd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
58
Ranking in other categories
Data Science Platforms (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the AI Development Platforms category, the mindshare of DataRobot is 1.7%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio is 12.1%, down from 17.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Raviteja Guna - PeerSpot reviewer
Highly automated solution allowing data scientists to build models easily
Based on your similar requirements, V10.0 has very cool features related to AI Generation. I would suggest the team, too. This is very good for data scientists or people who don't want to code. Even the documentation is well-maintained in terms of its capabilities. It's easy to navigate. The support documents are good. Even someone with basic IT knowledge can easily navigate. If you're an IT engineer, you can efficiently perform operations using it. We have deployed eight to nine use cases on DataRobot and have seen a tremendous response in accuracy and performance. We are pleased because we conducted a comparison. We took a model we built using a sample Python on a local machine and applied the same data and process using DataRobot Autopilot. The results were pretty amazing, with promising accuracy and recall. The accessibility is so easy. Even a college graduate with essential experience can use it. Suppose I do the same model in Databricks and want to monitor my MLOps pipeline. So, I need to use a third-party framework again, like MLflow, Kubeflow, Airflow, or whatever. I need to build my dashboards and everything, customization dashboards. However, everything is available in DataRobot. I can use it directly. They have a new option called DataRobot apps. So, on the predictions, we can even create customized apps. I can build my dashboard, and I can develop my applications. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Klaus Lozie - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides good integration and used for data labeling
Lately, we have had some issues with the solution regarding labeling jobs. We can create a label job, but we still have to use the Azure Machine Learning REST APIs, which are not yet supported in the Python SDK version 2. Microsoft has a lot of documentation, but you can do it using the CLI, UI, or Python SDK version 2. You can have 100 ways of working, while I would like to have one way of working. It's very difficult to know what is best, according to Microsoft.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"DataRobot can be easy to use."
"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."
"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."
"The product is well organized. The thing is how we will get the models to work within our code. We have some suggestions there, but we want to gain more experience and be ready to answer that because we are currently working on this and don't have all the answers yet. The tool is well organized. What I am very happy about is the ease of deploying new resources. You can easily create your pipeline within minutes."
"The most valuable feature is the knowledge bank, which allows us to ask questions and the AI will automatically pull the pre-prescribed responses."
"It's good for citizen data scientists, but also, other people can use Python or .NET code."
"Their support is helpful."
"The UI is very user-friendly and that AI is easy to use."
"It helps in building customized models, which are easy for clients to use​.​​"
"The solution is very fast and simple for a data science solution."
"The solution is very easy to use, so far as our data scientists are concerned."
 

Cons

"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."
"Generative AI has taken pace, and I would like to see how DataRobot assists in doing generative AI and large language models."
"There are some performance issues."
"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."
"The data preparation capabilities need to be improved."
"There should be data access security, a role level security. Right now, they don't offer this."
"The data processor can pose a bit of a challenge, but the real complexity is determined by the skill of the implementation team."
"Improvement in integration is crucial, and it'll be interesting to see how it develops, especially with SAP's move towards cloud-based solutions like SAP Rise and its collaboration with hyper scalers like AWS. Integrating SAP with hyperscaler machine learning solutions could simplify operations, although SAP's environment is complex. SAP has initiated deals with AWS for this purpose, but I'm not as familiar with Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio's involvement."
"I personally would prefer if data could be tunneled to my model through a SAP ERP system, and have features of Excel, such as Pivot Tables, integrated."
"The price could be improved."
"In terms of improvement, I'd like to have more ability to construct and understand the detailed impact of the variables on the model. Their algorithms are very powerful and they explain overall the net contribution of each of the variables to the solution. In terms of being able to say to people "If you did this, you'll get this much more improvement" it wasn't great."
"I rate the support from Microsoft as five out of ten. It could be improved."
 

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."
"The platform's price is low."
"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."
"I rate the product price as a nine on a scale of one to ten, where ten means it is very expensive."
"I used the free student license for a few months to operate the solution, but I'll have to pay for it if I want to do more now."
"The licensing cost is very cheap. It's less than $50 a month."
"ML Studio's pricing becomes a numbers game."
"There is a lack of certainty with the solution's pricing."
"From a developer's perspective, I find the price of this solution high."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
25%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with DataRobot?
There are some performance issues when it comes to improvements. They also offer storage-related services compared to other tools like Admin, Azure, or AWS. It is easy to plug and play. Third-party...
What is your primary use case for DataRobot?
We work on AI and ML use cases related to technology and IT.
What advice do you have for others considering DataRobot?
Based on your similar requirements, V10.0 has very cool features related to AI Generation. I would suggest the team, too. This is very good for data scientists or people who don't want to code. Eve...
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.
 

Also Known As

No data available
Azure Machine Learning, MS Azure Machine Learning Studio
 

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Sample Customers

Harmoney, Zidisha, ONE Marketing, DonorBureau, Trupanion, Avant
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Schneider Electric, BP
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