We performed a comparison between IBM SPSS Modeler and MathWorks Matlab based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Databricks, Microsoft, Alteryx and others in Data Science Platforms."It's a very organized product. It's easy to use."
"Very good data aggregation."
"We have full control of the data handling process."
"We have a local representative who specializes in SPSS. He will help us do the PoC."
"The quality is very good."
"It handles large data better than the previous system that we were using, which was basically Excel and Access. We serve upwards of 300,000 parts over a 150 regions and we need to crunch a lot of numbers."
"The supervised models are valuable. It is also very organized and easy to use."
"We had an IBM Guardium service contract where we used one of their resources to help us develop our prototype. It was a good experience, but they were helpful and responsive."
"Personally for me, because I do a lot of development, I like that it is easy to test mathematical algorithms with several matrix calculations. It's perfect for that."
"The tool's most valuable feature is the Simulink environment. This feature provides an incredible capability to visually represent the system behavior before creating the code. It allows you to see the flow and interactions of the system, which is extremely beneficial for software development. With this visual representation, you can better understand the system's behavior, make necessary adjustments, and ensure maintenance and updates. This capability is why I love working with the product."
"Dimension reduction should be classified separately."
"I can say the solution is outdated."
"It is not integrated with Qlik, Tableau, and Power BI."
"Expensive to deploy solutions. You need to buy an extra deployment unit."
"Regarding visual modeling, it is not the biggest strength of the product, although from what I hear in the latest release it's going to be a lot stronger. That, to me, has always been the biggest flaw in using this. It's very difficult to get good visualization."
"When you are not using the product, such as during the pandemic where we had worldwide lockdowns, you still have to pay for the licensing."
"If IBM could add some of the popular models into the SPSS for further analysis, like popular regression models, I think that would be a helpful improvement."
"When I used it in the office, back in the day, we did have some stability issues. Sometimes it just randomly crashed and we couldn't get good feedback. But when I use it for my own stuff now I don't have any problems."
"To make use of the GPU, you have to have an Nvidia card. What I would want it to do is to run in Next Generation with Intel or AMD, and not just with Nvidia."
"In the area of improvement, sometimes there are issues with the speed of MathWorks Matlab, particularly in the Simulink environment. The tool's latest versions can be slow to open, taking significant time to load. Additionally, saving data and integrating models can also be time-consuming processes."
IBM SPSS Modeler is ranked 12th in Data Science Platforms with 38 reviews while MathWorks Matlab is ranked 14th in Data Science Platforms with 2 reviews. IBM SPSS Modeler is rated 8.0, while MathWorks Matlab is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of IBM SPSS Modeler writes "Easy to use, quick to learn, and offers many ways to analyze data". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MathWorks Matlab writes "Has Simulink feature which helps with visual representations ". IBM SPSS Modeler is most compared with KNIME, Microsoft Power BI, IBM SPSS Statistics, RapidMiner and Alteryx, whereas MathWorks Matlab is most compared with IBM SPSS Statistics, Databricks, Anaconda, Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio and TIBCO Data Science.
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