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Pricing

Pricing provided by IBM Watson Discovery.

1. LITE

Free

2. ADVANCED

Starting at $500 USD

User Insights

Average based on 97 real user reviews.

Perceived Cost

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Adam N.
AN
Adam N.
Associate Director, Software Engineering
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"It's like magic (even though I know better)"
5/5
What do you like best about IBM Watson Discovery?

I love that Discovery does the heavy lifting related to understanding my data. The automatic enrichments are excellent, and natural language querying makes high quality search a breeze. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Watson Discovery?

I wish there was more control over document naming via the API. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

KF
Kreig F.
CEO
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Active development using Discovery SDU, WKS, Assistant"
5/5
What do you like best about IBM Watson Discovery?

The annotation in WKS and SDU really streamlined model development. The API’s make it easy to incorporate the many different tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Watson Discovery?

Getting usage questions answered can be next to impossible and are often wrong. For instance, I was told repeatedly that Comply and compare provided the ability to quickly create new classification labels in the free version when the advanced level is required. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management
UE
Verified User in Education Management
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"Lots of tools and very easy to use"
4.5/5
What do you like best about IBM Watson Discovery?

Difficult to tell what the best tool was. It was entirely dependent on the specific need and application Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Watson Discovery?

Still thinking about that. The service was generally great.... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tamás M.
TM
Tamás M.
IT specialist
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"the Watson is useful"
5/5
What do you like best about IBM Watson Discovery?

the Watson works. It is well documented. A very useful service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Watson Discovery?

I would like more language support. I miss the Hungarian language Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Accounting
AA
Verified User in Accounting
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"Perfect service for contextual search on documents"
4.5/5
What do you like best about IBM Watson Discovery?

Wondered service for an insights search on repository of documents. No alternative available to this service with such rich features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Watson Discovery?

Nothing. Perfectly suits all the needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tracy D.
TD
Tracy D.
Senior Director IT and Enterprise Architecture
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"IBM Watson Discovery - providing students with 21st Century Skills"
5/5
What do you like best about IBM Watson Discovery?

At Mohawk College we use IBM Watson Discovery for College Students in a number of programs. Students get hands on experience using relevant tools for all industry. We see students then applying those skills in co-ops and placements leading to new careers. STudents from technical to non-technical can use IBM Watson Disccovery in a meaningful way in a short time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Watson Discovery?

Easier ways to access for academic institutions would be great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Writing and Editing
UW
Verified User in Writing and Editing
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Watson Discovery Review"
5/5
What do you like best about IBM Watson Discovery?

You can use the service for many different data sources. Can import data into WD. You can create custom collections. Can add pdf, word, html and json formats. Building queries is easy. You can use templates/generated queries or build your own queries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Watson Discovery?

I liked the demo and what Watson Discovery is capable of doing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Harald M.
HM
Harald M.
Managing Director Iberia
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"Speed is king"
5/5
What do you like best about IBM Watson Discovery?

Easiness of usage. You go to Watson Studio, enable Watson Discovery Workspace, load your data and can realize fulltext searches. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Watson Discovery?

Developer console a little bit feature overloaded. Usually to get fast results only a smart part of functionality is required. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Naveen S.
NS
Naveen S.
Student
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"The most easy to use and best in class experience !"
4.5/5
What do you like best about IBM Watson Discovery?

Data Insights and the curl commands are my favorite as it makes it very easy to use! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Watson Discovery?

There isn't much to dislike about watson discovery, the only thing that concerns is a good internet connection! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ER
Edgar R.
Solutions Architect
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"Watson Discovery Review"
5/5
What do you like best about IBM Watson Discovery?

We heavily use Watson Discovery on different solutions to find insights on unstructured information, mainly news. It is powerful and easy to use and integrate with third-party applications. Its integration with Watson Knowledge Studio is so powerful to implement personalized criteria for exploiting information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Watson Discovery?

The service is not stable and often is down. It would be useful to have more documentation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Pricing provided by IBM Watson Discovery.

1. LITE

Free

2. ADVANCED

Starting at $500 USD

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Starting at $20,000 USD
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