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Amazon SageMaker AI

byAmazon Web Services (AWS)
in
4.5
Market Presence: Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms (Transitioning to AI Platforms For Data Science and Machine Learning), AI Application Development Platforms

Overview

Product Information on Amazon SageMaker AI

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Amazon SageMaker AI?

Amazon SageMaker is a software that enables developers and data scientists to build, train, and deploy machine learning models at scale. The software offers a managed environment that supports various machine learning frameworks and algorithms, including built-in tools for data labeling, model tuning, and data preparation. It provides infrastructure automation for distributed training, as well as model hosting for real-time and batch inference. Users can take advantage of integrated Jupyter notebooks to perform data exploration and preprocessing. Amazon SageMaker supports deployment across cloud and edge environments, helping organizations accelerate and standardize machine learning workflows. The software addresses the challenges of operationalizing machine learning by streamlining development and deployment processes.

Amazon SageMaker AI Pricing

Amazon SageMaker AI software uses a pay-as-you-go pricing model which charges based on the type and number of instances used for training and deploying machine learning models. The pricing includes separate charges for notebook instances, training jobs, deployment endpoints and additional features such as data labeling and debugging. There are no upfront costs, and customers pay only for resources consumed during usage.

Overall experience with Amazon SageMaker AI

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
250M - 500M USD, Healthcare and Biotech
FAVORABLE

“SageMaker AI Excels in Speed and Scalability but Interface Lags on Heavy Loads”

5.0
Oct 27, 2025
My overall experience with using SageMaker AI has been very fulfilling and positive. I primarily use it within the AWS environment for development and testing because of internal company policies that restrict AWS services from outside environments. It's been extremely helpful for experimenting with AI agent architectures and RAG pipelines. The compute speed and scalability are excellent. Training and inference tasks run much faster compared to local setups. The only real challenge I've faced is with the SageMaker notebook UI, which still feels a bit unpolished and sometimes lags when handling heavier workloads or switching kernels.
Engineer
<50M USD, Services (non-Government)
CRITICAL

“Easy Setup Appreciated, Yet Local Task Isolation Remains a Desired Improvement”

3.0
Jul 16, 2025
it works really well for our use case but it would be nice if there was a way to do things in isolation locally

About Company

Company Description

Updated 6th March 2025

Amazon Web Services (AWS), established in 2006, is focused on providing essential infrastructure services to businesses globally in the form of cloud computing. The key advantage offered through cloud computing, particularly via AWS, is its capacity to shift fixed infrastructure expenses into flexible costs. Businesses have been able to forgo extensive planning and procurement of servers and other Information Technology (IT) resources, owing to AWS. AWS seeks to provide businesses with prompt and cost-effective access to resources using Amazon's expertise and economies of scale, as and when their business requires. Currently, AWS offers a robust, scalable, economic infrastructure platform on the cloud powering an extensive array of businesses worldwide. It operates across numerous industries with data center locations in various parts of the globe including U.S., Europe, Singapore, and Japan.

Company Details

Updated 23rd December 2024
Company type
Public
Year Founded
2006
Head office location
Seattle, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Website
http://aws.amazon.com

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Amazon SageMaker AI Likes & Dislikes

Like

- The performance is top notch - Easy to scale the resources - Integration with other AWS services - The environment setup is clean and reproducible - great for testing and collaboration

Like

easy to use and get up and running

Like

Easy to deploy models Easy to use already existing Foundation Models For practitioners and experts

Dislike

The main area that could use improvement is the SageMaker notebook interface. It sometimes feels a bit clunky. Switching kernels or running heavier cells can freeze up the environment. There's also a slight learning curve when configuring permissions or networking between AWS services inside the SageMaker environment.

Dislike

less product offering and more core product that are high roi

Dislike

Requires more documentation about how to start using it Documentation is more focused for ML Engineers

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Peer Discussions

Amazon SageMaker AI Reviews and Ratings

Showing data for 35 ratings and reviews for Cloud AI Developer Services market. View all 803 ratings and reviews across markets for a complete picture.

4.5

(35 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
57%
4 Star
34%
3 Star
9%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.4

Integration & Deployment

4.4

Service & Support

4.4

Product Capabilities

4.4

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  • SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
    50M-1B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    SageMaker AI Excels in Speed and Scalability but Interface Lags on Heavy Loads

    5.0
    Oct 27, 2025
    My overall experience with using SageMaker AI has been very fulfilling and positive. I primarily use it within the AWS environment for development and testing because of internal company policies that restrict AWS services from outside environments. It's been extremely helpful for experimenting with AI agent architectures and RAG pipelines. The compute speed and scalability are excellent. Training and inference tasks run much faster compared to local setups. The only real challenge I've faced is with the SageMaker notebook UI, which still feels a bit unpolished and sometimes lags when handling heavier workloads or switching kernels.
  • Software Developer
    50M-1B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    AWS MLOps Workflow Offers Easy Model Deployment But Lacks Beginner Documentation

    5.0
    Dec 1, 2025
    Build a complete MLOps workflow in an easy-way with all the power of AWS
  • Engineer
    <50M USD
    Services (non-Government)
    Review Source

    Easy Setup Appreciated, Yet Local Task Isolation Remains a Desired Improvement

    3.0
    Jul 16, 2025
    it works really well for our use case but it would be nice if there was a way to do things in isolation locally
  • Engineer
    50M-1B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Effective CloudWatch Integration and Scaled Model Handling With Cost Monitoring Needs

    5.0
    Jul 16, 2025
    good integration with cloudwatch, able to handle large scaled models, and run at scale
  • Founder
    <50M USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Automated Model Training Receives Positive Feedback Despite Concerns Over Price

    5.0
    Jul 16, 2025
    good for automation and pipelines for training not so good with AIM and roles
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