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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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Verified User in Banking
AB
Verified User in Banking
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"30 days or less"
5/5
What do you like best about IBM Watson Discovery?

We implemented the product to pull in a large library of documents that are used by our front line tellers. The document contained 100+ pages of procedural information. We were able to streamline this process to allow our tellers to quickly find the information needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Watson Discovery?

I have not found anything that I dislike so far. I am sure we will with future implementations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
EI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"Data Privacy Advisor"
4.5/5
What do you like best about IBM Watson Discovery?

Through bringing Thomson Reuters content together with Watson, we are jointly helping customers understand global data privacy regulation and compliance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Watson Discovery?

It took us a while collectively to build something of real value for our customers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Banking
UB
Verified User in Banking
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Discovering Watson"
5/5
What do you like best about IBM Watson Discovery?

As with all Watson products, the ability to gain a deeper understanding with our data was also realized with Discovery. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Watson Discovery?

Nothing was a dislike, merely the desire to have a comprehensive look into Watson and its evolution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Accounting
CA
Verified User in Accounting
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"IBM Watston Discovery Solves Real World Problems!"
4.5/5
What do you like best about IBM Watson Discovery?

I like how accessible the user interface is for even not so tech savvy individuals. I enjoy the smart guidance features which allows me to go in the correct direction. I am really impressed how fast it sorts through data and presents it in an easy to read analytical setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Watson Discovery?

There is nothing I dislike about IBM Watson Discovery from a technical standpoint. However, I believe the price may be a little steep. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Katelyn A. Rothney of IBM Watson Discovery

We appreciate your feedback.

Over the summer we made updates to our pricing plan. These updates made Discovery more cost-effective. Read more here https://www.ibm.com/blogs/bluemix/2018/06/pricing-changes-watson-discovery/

We currently offer 3 plans:

Lite - Free

Advanced- Starting at $500/month

Premium - Starting at $20,000/month

Full pricing information is available here https://www.ibm.com/watson/services/discovery/pricing/

We hope this is helpful.

- Katelyn & the Watson Discovery Team

Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
IT
Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"Watson Discovery early adoptor"
3.5/5
What do you like best about IBM Watson Discovery?

The annotation methods were easy to understand and use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Watson Discovery?

Applying the results from Watson Discovery to an unstructured data crawl was difficult in the early days. Things might have changed since then Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Pharmaceuticals
AP
Verified User in Pharmaceuticals
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"WDS can enrich unstructured documents easily"
5/5
What do you like best about IBM Watson Discovery?

Ability to ingest and get out of the box enrichments and the ability to annotate sections using smart document understanding feature Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Watson Discovery?

Chinese language support is only basic and is not full Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
EI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"Not an easy implementation"
3.5/5
What do you like best about IBM Watson Discovery?

The way it curates the document to pull based on keywords Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Watson Discovery?

There is not an easy way to upload/update documents. The UI changed recently with the beta release without any adjustment which caused a lot of heartache for us Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Consumer Goods
AC
Verified User in Consumer Goods
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Discovery for MSDB"
4/5
What do you like best about IBM Watson Discovery?

I like that it only has to be trained once Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Watson Discovery?

That it is hard to improve the answers and the searching engine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Oil & Energy
EO
Verified User in Oil & Energy
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Great product for beginners"
5/5
What do you like best about IBM Watson Discovery?

It's very intuitive for beginners. It was my first interaction with an AI platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Watson Discovery?

Nothing to say about disliking. So there is nothing to add to this field. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Telecommunications
CT
Verified User in Telecommunications
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Discovery w/ Taxes"
4/5
What do you like best about IBM Watson Discovery?

The analysis is quick and easy to understand Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Watson Discovery?

Training and annotations are an issue since they take a long time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Pricing Options

Pricing provided by IBM Watson Discovery.

1. LITE

Free

2. ADVANCED

Starting at $500 USD

3. PREMIUM

Starting at $20,000 USD
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