The 11 Best AI Tools for Data Science to Consider in 2024
Solutions Review’s listing of the best AI tools for data science is an annual sneak peek of the top tools included in our Buyer’s Guide for Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms. Information was gathered via online materials and reports, conversations with vendor representatives, and examinations of product demonstrations and free trials.
The editors at Solutions Review have developed this resource to assist buyers in search of the best AI tools for data science to fit the needs of their organization. Choosing the right vendor and solution can be a complicated process — one that requires in-depth research and often comes down to more than just the solution and its technical capabilities. To make your search a little easier, we’ve profiled the best AI tools for data science all in one place. We’ve also included platform and product line names and introductory software tutorials straight from the source so you can see each solution in action.
Note: The best AI tools for data science are listed in alphabetical order.
The Best AI Tools for Data Science
DataRobot
Platform: DataRobot Enterprise AI Platform
Related products: Paxata Data Preparation, Automated Machine Learning, Automated Time Series, MLOps
Description: DataRobot offers an enterprise AI platform that automates the end-to-end process for building, deploying, and maintaining AI. The product is powered by open-source algorithms and can be leveraged on-prem, in the cloud or as a fully-managed AI service. DataRobot includes several independent but fully integrated tools (Paxata Data Preparation, Automated Machine Learning, Automated Time Series, MLOps, and AI applications), and each can be deployed in multiple ways to match business needs and IT requirements.
H2O.ai
Platform: H2O Driverless AI
Related products: H2O 3, H2O AutoML for ML, H2O Sparkling Water for Spark Integration, H2O Wave
Description: H2O.ai offers a number of AI and data science products, headlined by its commercial platform H2O Driverless AI. Driverless AI is a fully open-source, distributed in-memory machine learning platform with linear scalability. H2O supports widely used statistical and machine learning algorithms including gradient boosted machines, generalized linear models, deep learning and more. H2O has also developed AutoML functionality that automatically runs through all the algorithms to produce a leaderboard of the best models.
IBM
Platform: IBM Watson Studio
Related products: IBM Cloud Pak for Data, IBM SPSS Modeler, IBM Decision Optimization, IBM Watson Machine Learning
Description: IBM Watson Studio enables users to build, run, and manage AI models at scale across any cloud. The product is a part of IBM Cloud Pak for Data, the company’s main data and AI platform. The solution lets you automate AI lifecycle management, govern and secure open-source notebooks, prepare and build models visually, deploy and run models through one-click integration, and manage and monitor models with explainable AI. IBM Watson Studio offers a flexible architecture that allows users to utilize open-source frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, and scikit-learn.
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KNIME
Platform: KNIME Analytics Platform
Related products: KNIME Server
Description: KNIME Analytics is an open-source platform for creating data science. It enables the creation of visual workflows via a drag-and-drop-style graphical interface that requires no coding. Users can choose from more than 2000 nodes to build workflows, model each step of analysis, control the flow of data, and ensure work is current. KNIME can blend data from any source and shape data to derive statistics, clean data, and extract and select features. The product leverages AI and machine learning and can visualize data with classic and advanced charts.
Looker
Platform: Looker
Related products: Powered by Looker
Description: Looker offers a BI and data analytics platform that is built on LookML, the company’s proprietary modeling language. The product’s application for web analytics touts filtering and drilling capabilities, enabling users to dig into row-level details at will. Embedded analytics in Powered by Looker utilizes modern databases and an agile modeling layer that allows users to define data and control access. Organizations can use Looker’s full RESTful API or the schedule feature to deliver reports by email or webhook.
Microsoft
Platform: Azure Machine Learning
Related products: Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Catalog, Azure HDInsight, Azure Databricks, Azure DevOps, Power BI
Description: The Azure Machine Learning service lets developers and data scientists build, train, and deploy machine learning models. The product features productivity for all skill levels via a code-first and drag-and-drop designer, and automated machine learning. It also features expansive MLops capabilities that integrate with existing DevOps processes. The service touts responsible machine learning so users can understand models with interpretability and fairness, as well as protect data with differential privacy and confidential computing. Azure Machine Learning supports open-source frameworks and languages like MLflow, Kubeflow, ONNX, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Python, and R.
Qlik
Platform: Qlik Analytics Platform
Related products: QlikView, Qlik Sense
Description: Qlik offers a broad spectrum of BI and analytics tools, which is headlined by the company’s flagship offering, Qlik Sense. The solution enables organizations to combine all their data sources into a single view. The Qlik Analytics Platform allows users to develop, extend and embed visual analytics in existing applications and portals. Embedded functionality is done within a common governance and security framework. Users can build and embed Qlik as simple mashups or integrate within applications, information services or IoT platforms.
RapidMiner
Platform: RapidMiner Studio
Related products: RapidMiner AI Hub, RapidMiner Go, RapidMiner Notebooks, RapidMiner AI Cloud
Description: RapidMiner offers a data science platform that enables people of all skill levels across the enterprise to build and operate AI solutions. The product covers the full lifecycle of the AI production process, from data exploration and data preparation to model building, model deployment, and model operations. RapidMiner provides the depth that data scientists needbut simplifies AI for everyone else via a visual user interface that streamlines the process of building and understanding complex models.
SAP
Platform: SAP Analytics Cloud
Related products: SAP BusinessObjects BI, SAP Crystal Solutions
Description: SAP offers a broad range of BI and analytics tools in both enterprise and business-user driven editions. The company’s flagship BI portfolio is delivered via on-prem (BusinessObjects Enterprise), and cloud (BusinessObjects Cloud) deployments atop the SAP HANA Cloud. SAP also offers a suite of traditional BI capabilities for dashboards and reporting. The vendor’s data discovery tools are housed in the BusinessObjects solution, while additional functionality, including self-service visualization, are available through the SAP Lumira tool set.
Sisense
Platform: Sisense
Description: Sisense makes it easy for organizations to reveal business insight from complex data in any size or format. The product allows users to combine data and uncover insights in a single interface without scripting, coding or assistance from IT. Sisense is sold as a single-stack solution with a back end for preparing and modeling data. It also features expansive analytical capabilities, and a front-end for dashboarding and visualization. Sisense is most appropriate for organizations that want to analyze large amounts of data from multiple sources.
Tableau Software
Platform: Tableau Desktop
Related products: Tableau Prep, Tableau Server, Tableau Online, Tableau Data Management
Description: Tableau offers an expansive visual BI and analytics platform, and is widely regarded as the major player in the marketplace. The company’s analytic software portfolio is available through three main channels: Tableau Desktop, Tableau Server, and Tableau Online. Tableau connects to hundreds of data sources and is available on-prem or in the cloud. The vendor also offers embedded analytics capabilities, and users can visualize and share data with Tableau Public.