Azure AI Language vs. IBM watsonx Assistant

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure AI Language
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Azure AI Language (formerly Azure Cognitive Service for Language) is a managed service to add natural language capabilities, from sentiment analysis and entity extraction to automated question answering. Users can identify key terms and phrases, understand sentiments, and build conversational interfaces into applications. Annotate, train, evaluate, and deploy customizable models without machine-learning expertise.N/A
IBM watsonx Assistant
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
IBM offers watsonx Assistant, an AI and natural language driven chatbot designed to allow anyone to deploy a chatbot in an app or website.
$0
per month
Pricing
Azure AI LanguageIBM watsonx Assistant
Editions & Modules
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Lite
$0
per month
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$140
per month
Enterprise
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Offerings
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Azure AI LanguageIBM watsonx Assistant
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsBilling for the use of Watson Assistant is managed through an IBM Cloud® account. The metrics that are used for billing purposes differ based on the plan type. The plan can be billed based on the number of API calls made to a service instance or on the number of active users who interact with the instance.
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User Ratings
Azure AI LanguageIBM watsonx Assistant
Likelihood to Recommend
6.5
(2 ratings)
8.4
(102 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
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9.1
(5 ratings)
Usability
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8.3
(80 ratings)
Availability
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9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
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9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
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9.1
(9 ratings)
In-Person Training
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9.1
(1 ratings)
Online Training
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9.1
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
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9.1
(2 ratings)
Configurability
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9.1
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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9.1
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
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9.1
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
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9.1
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
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9.1
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Vendor post-sale
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9.1
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Vendor pre-sale
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9.1
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User Testimonials
Azure AI LanguageIBM watsonx Assistant
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
Best suited for large organizations, availability of usage of more than one language in a specific API call. Moderately suited for small and mid sized organizations as the pricing is on a higher end
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IBM
IBM watsonx Assistant excels when there is a set customer behavior regarding their process, for example, when a customer is making a request online. What is more, it sometimes fails to provide the necessary information for organizing that may have some additional requisites. In some disruption scenarios, angry or sad words may stress the system but due to continuous learning, the system has proven to be improving in such scenarios.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • The data is pre configured that means the AI models that are used by features are not customizable. One needs to send data and have to use the output of the feature in our application
  • Availability of customizations in order to adjust some specific requirements
  • Availability of Language studio so that one can avoid coding
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IBM
  • Provides fast and accurate responses to our customers.
  • Learns and adapts, continually improving its responses and recommendations as it interacts with customers.
  • Integrates seamlessly with our internal systems and databases.
  • We can customize and adjust the virtual assistant's responses and recommendations to suit our customers' specific needs.
  • It provides valuable information about our customers' needs and preferences.
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Cons
Microsoft
  • The application is hard to use for new users
  • Data Integration is complex in nature
  • For Mid - sized organizations, the pricing is on higher end
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IBM
  • User experience in custom skills could be simplified.
  • APIs are great... but form/website-based form interaction could be improved (as other similar products have.
  • Training and documentation are delivered for 101 getting started, and when you need deeper technical understanding, documentation could be improved.
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
IBM
Currently we are using to develop chatbots based on client provided flow what kind chatbot required for client either button or free text chatbots. we will decided accordingly flow and develop chatbot using IBM Watson. We will integrated custom components if required which is not present in library.
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Usability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
IBM
With the growing use of AI and chatbots, it's very easy to use, and the conversational language makes it easier than keyword searches in a document. The contextual language processing is impressive. It's easy to integrate into our internal portal. The use of this tool would depend on each company's security and data sensitivity.
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Performance
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
IBM
To develop chatbots based on client provided flow what kind chatbot required for client either button or free text chatbots. we will decided accordingly flow and develop chatbot using IBM Watson. We will integrated custom components if required which is not present in library. IBM Watson library anyone can easily learn and develop chatbots.
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Support Rating
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
IBM
We've rarely had to engage support, but they've always been prompt in responding and very attentive. Support experiences have been extremely positive (but we're mostly happy that we just don't have any cause to routinely need support in the first place!).
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Online Training
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
IBM
Excellent course material.
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Implementation Rating
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
IBM
Overall the implementation was simple.
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
We haven't used other products. Our experience with Azure, whilst not meeting our needs this time around, was positive, educational and insightful. This was the first time that we had considered using an AI tool to manage and manipulate our data and we were unsure of the capabilities.
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IBM
They are related - coming from the stable of IBM only. IBM Watson assistant specifically suited my pilot project because it was pretty straightforward and intuitive. IBM Watson Studio seemed to me like more of a super set, which could easily have all the features of IBM Watson Assistant - but then, the price also would be higher
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
IBM
To develop chatbots based on client provided flow what kind chatbot required for client either button or free text chatbots. we will decided accordingly flow and develop chatbot using IBM Watson. We will integrated custom components if required which is not present in library. IBM Watson library anyone can easily learn and develop chatbots.
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Scalability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
IBM
Over All good
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • Usage of more than one language in one specific API call
  • Question Answering Feature
  • Key Phrase Extraction, hence one need to read the entire phrase to understand the context
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IBM
  • By automating tasks that would otherwise require human intervention, organizations may achieve cost savings in terms of labor, especially for handling large volumes of routine inquiries.
  • Virtual assistants can handle a large number of simultaneous interactions, making them scalable to accommodate growing customer bases and increasing workloads without a linear increase in staffing.
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