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PyTorch vs TensorFlow 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

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

"The framework of the solution is valuable."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"We use PyTorch libraries, which are working well. It's very easy."
"I like PyTorch's scalability."
"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."
"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."
"PyTorch allows me to build my projects from scratch."
"We are a data science team that trains mathematical models with this solution, which can spin up VMs that you can use remotely or on your local machines."
"TensorFlow is a framework that makes it really easy to use for deep learning."
"TensorFlow is an efficient product for building neural networks."
"We haven't had any issues stability-wise or scalability-wise."
"TensorFlow has benefitted us by enabling faster training and deployment."
"The biggest lesson I learned is to have an open-source platform that could impact the world and make it a better place."
"What made TensorFlow so appealing to us is that you could run it on a cluster computer and on a mobile device."
"It's got quite a big community, which is useful."
"I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. I am not a developer but more of an account manager. I can find what I want with TensorFlow. I haven’t contacted technical support for any issues. Since TensorFlow is vastly documented on the internet, I usually find some good websites where people exchange their views about the solution and apply that."
 

Cons

"The product has certain shortcomings in the automation of machine learning."
"The analyzing and latency of compiling could be improved to provide enhanced results."
"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 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."
"There is not enough documentation about some methods and parameters. It is sometimes difficult to find information."
"However, if I want to change just one thing in the implementation of TensorFlow functions I have to copy everything that they wrote and change it manually if indeed it can be amended. This is really hard as it's written in C++ and has a lot of complications."
"It would be nice to have more pre-trained models that we can utilize within layers. I utilize a Mac, and I am unable to utilize AMD GPUs. That's something that I would definitely be like to be able to access within TensorFlow since most of it is with CUDA ML. This only matters for local machines because, in Azure, you can just access any GPU you want from the cloud. It doesn't really matter, but the clients that I work with don't have cloud accounts, or they don't want to utilize that or spend the money. They all see it as too expensive and want to know what they can do on their local machines."
"TensorFlow deep learning takes a lot of computation power. The more systems you can use, the easier it is. That's a good ability, if you can make a system run immediately at the same time on the same task, it's much faster rather than you having one system running which is slower. Running systems in parallel is a complex situation, but it can improve. There is a lot of work involved."
"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."
"However, if I want to change just one thing in the implementation of TensorFlow functions I have to copy everything that they wrote and I change it manually if indeed it can be amended. This is really hard as it's written in C++ and has a lot of complications."
"There are a lot of problems, such as integrating our custom code."
"Personally, I find it to be a bit too much AI-oriented."
"There are a lot of problems, such as integrating our custom code. In my experience model tuning has been a bit difficult to edit and tune the graph model for best performance. We have to go into the model but we do not have a model viewer for quick access."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is free."
"PyTorch is an open-source solution."
"The solution is affordable."
"It is free."
"PyTorch is open source."
"PyTorch is open-sourced."
"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."
"TensorFlow is free."
"It is open-source software. You don't have to pay all the big bucks like Azure and Databricks."
"I am using the open-source version of TensorFlow and it is free."
"I did not require a license for this solution. It a free open-source solution."
"I rate TensorFlow's pricing a five out of ten."
"We are using the free version."
"The solution is free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
17%
University
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
9%
University
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise4
 

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 primary use case for PyTorch?
I used PyTorch for creating my machine learning projects. For example, my last project was called 'Code Parrot'. It was from an NLP Transformers book. I tried creating a chatbot which can autocompl...
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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