Amazon SageMaker vs. Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Amazon SageMaker
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Amazon SageMaker enables developers and data scientists to quickly and easily build, train, and deploy machine learning models at any scale. Amazon SageMaker removes all the barriers that typically slow down developers who want to use machine learning.N/A
Dragon Speech Recognition
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Nuance's Dragon Speech Recognition suite are applications for lawyers, medical practitioners, and other professionals, allowing them to dictate and record notes (according to the vendor) faster than typing, accurately.
$14.99
per month
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Dragon Anywhere
$14.99
per month
Dragon Professional Individual, v15
$500
per license
Dragon Legal Individual, v15
$500
per license
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Amazon SageMakerDragon Speech Recognition
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
Amazon SageMakerNuance Dragon Speech Recognition
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(5 ratings)
9.0
(8 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Amazon SageMakerNuance Dragon Speech Recognition
Likelihood to Recommend
Amazon AWS
It allows for one-click processes and for things to be auto checked before they are moved through the process but through the system. It also makes training easy. I am able to train users on the basic fundamentals of the tool and how it is used very easily as it is fully managed on its own which is incredible.
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Nuance
My job requires that I produce lengthy and detailed minutes of meetings and Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition is absolutely ideally suited for this purpose. Notably, meetings are recorded and it is extremely easy to playback the recording of meetings while dictating notes. This is a remarkable saving in time and effort in producing minutes that might otherwise take a few days. I cannot think of any scenario where it would be less appropriate to use Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition other than in a situation where it is not possible to dictate for whatever reason.
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Pros
Amazon AWS
  • Machine Learning at scale by deploying huge amount of training data
  • Accelerated data processing for faster outputs and learnings
  • Kubernetes integration for containerized deployments
  • Creating API endpoints for use by technical users
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Nuance
  • The main advantage is that it calibrates itself around your tone and accent.
  • Integration with many apps and operative system is good.
  • Integrating custom words and acronyms is very easy, so, over time, recognition becomes very precise and customized.
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Cons
Amazon AWS
  • It's very good for the hardcore programmer, but a little bit complex for a data scientist or new hire who does not have a strong programming background.
  • Most of the popular library and ML frameworks are there, but we still have to depend on them for new releases.
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Nuance
  • Word recognition can always improve.
  • Sometimes puts stray words or characters on the page if you forget to tell the microphone to go to sleep.
  • Adds non-spoken words for no reason if there is a delay in speaking.
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Likelihood to Renew
Amazon AWS
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Nuance
  • Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition is not up to par with any of the other AI voice recognition technologies currently available
  • The software is also very buggy and crashes frequently
  • Punctuation also seems like an afterthought for Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition software--requiring the user to speak out each comma, period, etc.
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Usability
Amazon AWS
No answers on this topic
Nuance
Overall, its gives the functionality that I need in my role and can support with automating tasks. I mainly use it for autotext, to add blocks of text and it works universally across all applications. It saves time and works well in Windows 11. It works very well navigating the web.
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Support Rating
Amazon AWS
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Nuance
One of the worst companies in terms of customer service getting the download file because of a laptop upgrade took me months of work. No jokes.
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Alternatives Considered
Amazon AWS
Amazon SageMaker took the heavy lifting out of building and creating models. It allowed for our organization to use our current system for integration and essentially added on a feature to help all levels of Data scientists and IT professionals in our department and company as a whole. The training was simple as well.
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Nuance
Other than the more recent speech recognition tools from Microsoft, Google, etc., I have always used Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition. I was introduced to AI technology on an appraisal assignment. During the engagement, I had an opportunity to learn about the technology, and when I researched speech recognition software, the best reviews were of Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition. I purchased Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition and have stayed with the product.
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Return on Investment
Amazon AWS
  • We have been able to deliver data products more rapidly because we spend less time building data pipelines and model servers.
  • We can prototype more rapidly because it is easy to configure notebooks to access AWS resources.
  • For our use-cases, serving models is less expensive with SageMaker than bespoke servers.
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Nuance
  • Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition has made it easier to dictate progress notes
  • Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition has made seeing patients more efficient
  • Nuance Dragon Speech Recognition was a little expensive for our smaller practice
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