Azure AI (Cortana) vs KNIME Analytics Platform

Likelihood to Recommend

As a provider of software applications to the legal market there is not a huge amount that the Cortana Intelligence suite can be utilised for though at the speed that new features are being added I suspect that will change very quickly. However the current functionality is clearly really well suited for e-commerce companies or vertical markets where process is very prescriptive and linear.

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Rich Mephan

Director of Research and Development

Peppermint Technology LtdComputer Software, 51-200 employees

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If you have a team of engineers or data scientists who do not like to code, KNIME can be a good platform to build quick and dirty pipelines. However if you are moving away from R&D to deployment, KNIME lacks the scalability compared to Python or R itself. When deploying, you can choose to output json or use their native front end from KNIME Server, but KNIME Server is not free.

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Ivan Cui

Data Scientist - Biotech Data Science Digtialization (BDSD)

BayerPharmaceuticals, 10,001+ employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Azure AI (Cortana)

KNIME Analytics Platform

Connect to Multiple Data Sources

Extend Existing Data Sources

Automatic Data Format Detection

MDM Integration

Azure AI (Cortana)

KNIME Analytics Platform

Visualization

Interactive Data Analysis

Azure AI (Cortana)

KNIME Analytics Platform

Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment

Data Transformations

Data Encryption

Built-in Processors

Azure AI (Cortana)

KNIME Analytics Platform

Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools

Automated Machine Learning

Single platform for multiple model development

Self-Service Model Delivery

Azure AI (Cortana)

KNIME Analytics Platform

Flexible Model Publishing Options

Security, Governance, and Cost Controls

Pros

Being hosted in Azure solves a massive hosting problem
The language understanding system has the ability to revolutionize many vertical markets
Integrating with Cortana Analytics was really simple due to easy to understand documentation

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Rich Mephan

Director of Research and Development

Peppermint Technology LtdComputer Software, 51-200 employees

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KNIME works better than most tools for ETL functions.
Easy to track the different steps
Easy to isolate and fix specific workflow steps.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Retail Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Cons

The language understanding service can be a little overwhelming at first trying to understand the differnces between intents and entities

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Rich Mephan

Director of Research and Development

Peppermint Technology LtdComputer Software, 51-200 employees

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Visualization can be improved further though it has been better with new versions, with a lot of scope available. However, connectivity to Tableau somehow overcomes this. Also, skilled resources are difficult to find for KNIME, due to other solutions having better penetration.
Knowledge of R/Python is required to fully use the statistical analysis (rather than just data mining). Also, memory usage is a problematic issue sometimes.
Not enough domain usage experience can be shared between KNIME users as well.

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Rohit Narang

Assistant Vice President

HSBC Commercial BankingFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

KNIME Analytics Platform 8.0

Based on 1 answer

I am happy with the product. It provides the required functionality.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Retail Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Usability

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

KNIME Analytics Platform 8.0

Based on 1 answer

It performs all the required functions.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Retail Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Support Rating

No score

No answers yet

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KNIME Analytics Platform 6.8

Based on 4 answers

Since it is relatively new, there has not developed a vast previously asked/frequently asked questions library that comes up when you google an issue you come across with. This will happen only in time, and as the community grows. Because of the same reason, the community is not big. Consequently, it is possible not to receive good, fast responses to asked questions in community hubs and forums.

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Verified User

Professional in Research & Development

Consumer Electronics Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Have not evaluate any other similar products, we are a Microsoft Software house so it was a logical decision to use Cortana over other alternatives.

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Rich Mephan

Director of Research and Development

Peppermint Technology LtdComputer Software, 51-200 employees

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KNIME is a lower price point and has strong cross platform capabilities. Other platforms are locked to a specific operating system and cost in some cases substantially more, making them less good choices for smaller businesses that still need basic data unification. The fact that KNIME is OS-independent is a big positive.

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Christopher Penn

Co-Host

Marketing Over CoffeeResearch, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

Difficult to ascertain the ROI as we are a software house who have developed a module in our application using Cortana. However for companies that use our software I would say the use of sentiment analysis in our application could free up at least 1 full time resource to be used elsewhere in their organisation.

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Rich Mephan

Director of Research and Development

Peppermint Technology LtdComputer Software, 51-200 employees

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Lowest TCO compared to other tools
Accelerates analysis - the analysts can dedicate more time to analysis itself, not to data preparation

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Viktor Mulac

Senior Consultant

A.T. KearneyManagement Consulting, 1001-5000 employees

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Pricing Details

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Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

Azure AI (Cortana)

KNIME Analytics Platform

Azure AI (Cortana)

KNIME Analytics Platform

Azure AI (Cortana)

KNIME Analytics Platform

Azure AI (Cortana)

KNIME Analytics Platform

Azure AI (Cortana)

KNIME Analytics Platform

Likelihood to Recommend

Azure AI (Cortana)

KNIME Analytics Platform

Feature Rating Comparison

Connect to Multiple Data Sources

Extend Existing Data Sources

Automatic Data Format Detection

MDM Integration

Visualization

Interactive Data Analysis

Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment

Data Transformations

Data Encryption

Built-in Processors

Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools

Automated Machine Learning

Single platform for multiple model development

Self-Service Model Delivery

Flexible Model Publishing Options

Security, Governance, and Cost Controls

Pros

Azure AI (Cortana)

KNIME Analytics Platform

Cons

Azure AI (Cortana)

KNIME Analytics Platform

Likelihood to Renew

Azure AI (Cortana)

KNIME Analytics Platform

Usability

Azure AI (Cortana)

KNIME Analytics Platform

Support Rating

Azure AI (Cortana)

KNIME Analytics Platform

Alternatives Considered

Azure AI (Cortana)

KNIME Analytics Platform

Return on Investment

Azure AI (Cortana)

KNIME Analytics Platform

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Rating Summary

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