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PyTorch vs TensorFlow 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

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
TensorFlow
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
8th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the AI Development Platforms category, the mindshare of PyTorch is 2.9%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TensorFlow is 4.9%, up from 3.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AI Development Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
TensorFlow4.9%
PyTorch2.9%
Other92.2%
AI Development Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

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.
TJ
Owner at Go knowledge
Has good stability, but the process of creating models could be more user-friendly
The platform integrates well with other tools, especially Python, which we use to create models. These models can be deployed on mobile devices, which perfectly suits our requirements. It supports our AI-driven initiatives very well by producing AI models, which is its primary function. I recommend it for those seeking specialized scripting. However, it's important to consider other options as well. It is better suited for specialists in the field and is less user-friendly than general tools like Excel. I rate it overall at six out of ten. While it is a powerful tool, other software options are slightly simpler for training models.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Its interface is the most valuable, and 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."
"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."
"For me, the product's initial setup phase is easy...For beginners, it is fairly easy to learn."
"PyTorch is developer-friendly, allowing developers to continuously create new projects."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"yTorch is gaining credibility in the research space, it's becoming easier to find examples of papers that use PyTorch. This is an advantage for someone who uses PyTorch primarily."
"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."
"It is also totally Open-Source and free. Open-source applications are not good usually. but TensorFlow actually changed my view about it and I thought, "Look, Oh my God. This is an open-source application and it's as good as it could be." I learned that TensorFlow, by sharing their own knowledge and their own platform with other developers, it improved the lives of many people around the globe."
"The available documentation is extensive and helpful."
"TensorFlow is a framework that makes it really easy to use for deep learning."
"TensorFlow is easy to implement and offers inbuilt functions for various tasks."
"What made TensorFlow so appealing to us is that you could run it on a cluster computer and on a mobile device."
"TensorFlow has improved a lot in my company because it can do useful predictions, and if you can predict, you can optimize, and you can make your business from reactive to proactive."
"It's got quite a big community, which is useful."
"Edge computing has some limited resources but TensorFlow has been improving in its features."
 

Cons

"The training of the models could be faster."
"On the production side of things, having more frameworks would be helpful."
"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 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 certain shortcomings in the automation of machine learning."
"The analyzing and latency of compiling could be improved to provide enhanced results."
"The training of the models could be faster."
"We faced an issue with PyTorch due to version incompatibility. PyTorch has no latest version after v12.3."
"TensorFlow deep learning takes a lot of computation power."
"There are a lot of problems, such as integrating our custom code."
"Providing more control by allowing users to build custom functions would make TensorFlow a better option."
"TensorFlow Lite only outputs to C."
"It doesn't allow for fast the proto-typing. So usually when we do proto-typing we will start with PyTorch and then once we have a good model that we trust, we convert it into TensorFlow. So definitely, TensorFlow is not very flexible."
"Enhancements could include increasing use cases and improving the accuracy of previously built models in TensorFlow. For instance, when we run certain models, the computing power of laptops becomes high."
"There are connection issues that interrupt the download needed for the data sets. We need to prepare them ourselves."
"In terms of improvement, we always look for ways they can optimize the model, accelerate the speed and the accuracy, and how can we optimize with our different techniques. There are various techniques available in TensorFlow. Maintaining accuracy is an area they should work on."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"PyTorch is an open-source solution."
"The solution is affordable."
"It is free."
"PyTorch is open-sourced."
"It is free."
"PyTorch is open source."
"TensorFlow is free."
"The solution is free."
"I did not require a license for this solution. It a free open-source solution."
"We are using the free version."
"I am using the open-source version of TensorFlow and it is free."
"I rate TensorFlow's pricing a five out of ten."
"It is open-source software. You don't have to pay all the big bucks like Azure and Databricks."
"I think for learners to deploy a project, you can actually use TensorFlow for free. It's just amazing to have an open-source platform like TensorFlow to deploy your own project. Here in Russia no one really cares about licenses, as it is totally open source and free. My clients in the United States were also pleased to learn when they enquired, that licensing is free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
16%
University
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
University
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

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....
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TensorFlow?
I am not familiar with the pricing setup cost and licensing.
What needs improvement with TensorFlow?
Providing more control by allowing users to build custom functions would make TensorFlow a better option. It currently offers inbuilt functions, however, having the ability to implement custom libr...
What is your primary use case for TensorFlow?
I've used TensorFlow for image classification tasks, object detection tasks, and OCR.
 

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