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IBM Watson Machine Learning vs PyTorch comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 4, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

IBM Watson Machine Learning
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
11th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
PyTorch
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
8th
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 February 2025, in the AI Development Platforms category, the mindshare of IBM Watson Machine Learning is 1.9%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PyTorch is 1.2%, down from 1.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Anurag Mayank - PeerSpot reviewer
A highly efficient solution that delivers the desired results to its users
I had not considered how the solution could be improved because I was focused on how it was helping me to solve my issues. If I consider how we want to use it in our organization, certain areas of improvement can be addressed. For instance, we want to use it with Generative AI, not like ChatGPT, but in a way intended for industrial use. It would be beneficial to incorporate more AI into the solution.
Jithin James - PeerSpot reviewer
User-friendly, easy to learn, performs well, and is more advanced than other tools
The most valuable feature would be the solution’s performance. The product is more advanced than the other libraries that I have used. Since every functionality is production-ready, I can easily write code. I don't have to rewrite the code for production. It has production-ready code from the start. The tool is very user-friendly. It took us a week to learn how to use it. It's straightforward to learn.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution ten out of ten."
"We can enable and change developer productivity with artificial intelligence-recommended code based on natural language input or exciting source code."
"It is has a lot of good features and we find the image classification very useful."
"I was particularly interested in trying the AutoML feature to see how it handles data and proposes new models. The variety of models it provides is impressive."
"It has improved self-service and customer satisfaction."
"The most valuable aspect of the solution's the cost and human labor savings."
"The solution is very valuable to our organization due to the fact that we can work on it as a workflow."
"PyTorch is developer-friendly, allowing developers to continuously create new projects."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"PyTorch allows me to build my projects from scratch."
"I like that PyTorch actually follows the pythonic way, and I feel that it's quite easy. It's easy to find compared to others who require us to type a long paragraph of code."
"The framework of the solution is valuable."
"We use PyTorch libraries, which are working well. It's very easy."
"The tool is very user-friendly."
"I like PyTorch's scalability."
 

Cons

"Honestly, I haven't seen any comparative report that has run the same data through two different artificial intelligence or machine learning capabilities to get something out of it. I would love to see that."
"The supporting language is limited."
"If I consider how we want to use it in our organization, certain areas of improvement can be addressed. For instance, we want to use it with Generative AI, not like ChatGPT, but in a way intended for industrial use."
"In future releases, I would like to see a more flexible environment."
"Scaling is limited in some use cases. They need to make it easier to expand in all aspects."
"They should add more GPU processing power to improve performance, especially when dealing with large amounts of data."
"Sometimes training the model is difficult."
"PyTorch needs improvement in working on ARM-based chips. They have unified memory for GPU and RAM, however, current GPUs used for processing are slow."
"PyTorch needs improvement in working on ARM-based chips. They have unified memory for GPU and RAM, however, current GPUs used for processing are slow."
"The product has breakdowns when we change the versions a lot."
"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."
"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."
"The training of the models could be faster."
"The product has certain shortcomings in the automation of machine learning."
"On the production side of things, having more frameworks would be helpful."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing model is good."
"I've only been using the free tier, but it's quite competitive on a service basis."
"PyTorch is open source."
"The solution is affordable."
"It is free."
"PyTorch is an open-source solution."
"It is free."
"PyTorch is open-sourced."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Educational Organization
11%
University
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
30%
Computer Software Company
10%
Healthcare Company
8%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Watson Machine Learning?
I was particularly interested in trying the AutoML feature to see how it handles data and proposes new models. The variety of models it provides is impressive.
What needs improvement with IBM Watson Machine Learning?
Sometimes training the model is difficult. We need to have at least a few different components to evaluate and understand the behavior of different users to have a very, very high accuracy in the m...
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?
The analyzing and latency of compiling could be improved to provide enhanced results.
 

Overview

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