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AWS Lake Formation
AWS Lake Formation
(36)
4.4 out of 5
AWS Lake Formation
By Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Databricks
Databricks
(657)
4.6 out of 5
Databricks
By Databricks Inc.
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At a Glance
AWS Lake Formation
AWS Lake Formation
Star Rating
(36)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (45.2% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Databricks
Databricks
Star Rating
(657)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.1% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Databricks
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • G2 reviewers report that the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform excels in user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher overall score compared to AWS Lake Formation. Users appreciate its ability to scale large language models and generative AI applications, highlighting its unified management of security and data access across multiple cloud environments.
  • According to verified reviews, Databricks offers a more intuitive user interface, with interactive notebooks that support SQL and Python for data visualization. This feature is particularly praised by users who value a seamless experience when working with complex data sets.
  • Users say that the implementation process for Databricks is notably efficient, with many highlighting the effectiveness of its autoscaling feature, which helps reduce cloud resource costs. In contrast, AWS Lake Formation, while easy to set up, has received mixed feedback regarding its integration capabilities, particularly for users not fully embedded in the AWS ecosystem.
  • Reviewers mention that AWS Lake Formation shines in its integration with AWS services, making it a solid choice for organizations already using AWS infrastructure. Users appreciate its automated data cataloging and the ability to control access to specific data tables, which enhances data security for project-specific needs.
  • G2 reviewers highlight that while both platforms offer strong data lake capabilities, Databricks stands out with its higher ratings in data preparation and cloud processing. Users have noted that the platform's features are particularly beneficial for complex data workflows, whereas AWS Lake Formation has been described as simpler but less robust in handling intricate data tasks.
  • According to recent user feedback, the quality of support for Databricks is generally viewed as reliable, with timely assistance reported by users. In comparison, AWS Lake Formation has received positive remarks for its straightforward setup but has fewer recent reviews, which may indicate less active user engagement and support experiences.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AWS Lake Formation
No pricing available
Databricks
No pricing available
Free Trial
AWS Lake Formation
Free Trial is available
Databricks
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
25
8.9
537
Ease of Use
8.7
25
8.9
548
Ease of Setup
8.3
10
8.7
421
Ease of Admin
8.0
9
8.3
175
Quality of Support
8.3
24
8.7
512
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
8
8.9
179
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
21
9.6
526
Features by Category
Analytics PlatformsHide 48 FeaturesShow 48 Features
Not enough data
8.6
155
Reports
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.8
12
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.8
7
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.8
8
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.2
6
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Self Service
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
7.9
8
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.8
10
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.6
6
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.6
7
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.9
6
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.9
136
Not enough data
8.5
136
Not enough data
7.6
121
Not enough data
8.4
139
Data GovernanceHide 29 FeaturesShow 29 Features
Not enough data
8.7
105
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
97
Not enough data
8.6
93
Not enough data
9.0
93
Not enough data
8.7
95
Management
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.6
86
Not enough data
8.6
87
Not enough data
8.5
87
Not enough data
8.7
85
Compliance
Not enough data
8.8
97
Not enough data
8.7
92
Not enough data
8.8
92
Not enough data
8.7
93
Security
Not enough data
9.0
85
Not enough data
8.9
85
Not enough data
8.8
86
Data Quality
Not enough data
9.0
93
Not enough data
8.7
93
Not enough data
8.9
92
Maintainence
Not enough data
8.7
85
Not enough data
8.8
83
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.4
82
Not enough data
8.5
81
Agentic AI - Data Governance
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
9.0
13
ETL ToolsHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.9
179
Management
Not enough data
8.6
169
Not enough data
8.5
163
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
170
Not enough data
9.2
170
Not enough data
9.1
171
Not enough data
9.0
163
Not enough data
9.1
165
MLOps PlatformsHide 22 FeaturesShow 22 Features
Not enough data
8.8
74
Deployment
Not enough data
8.9
64
Not enough data
8.9
64
Not enough data
8.9
64
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
8.9
66
Deployment
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
8.8
62
Not enough data
8.6
66
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
9.0
66
Management
Not enough data
9.0
62
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
9.1
59
Not enough data
8.9
67
Operations
Not enough data
8.7
62
Not enough data
8.8
61
Not enough data
9.0
62
Management
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
8.7
60
Not enough data
9.1
59
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
28
Not enough data
8.3
28
Data Science and Machine Learning PlatformsHide 25 FeaturesShow 25 Features
Not enough data
8.5
209
System
Not enough data
8.8
178
Model Development
Not enough data
8.8
182
Not enough data
7.9
187
Not enough data
8.3
184
Not enough data
8.6
187
Model Development
Not enough data
8.5
171
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
8.2
173
Not enough data
8.5
179
Not enough data
8.2
170
Not enough data
8.2
172
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
8.4
158
Not enough data
8.4
160
Deployment
Not enough data
8.5
176
Not enough data
8.7
179
Not enough data
9.0
185
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
86
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
7.6
86
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.3
7
Data WarehouseHide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
Not enough data
8.8
192
Data Management
Not enough data
9.0
181
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
174
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
178
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
167
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
170
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.8
167
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
165
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
172
|
Verified
Deployment
Not enough data
7.9
155
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
176
|
Verified
Performance
Not enough data
9.1
176
|
Verified
Security
Not enough data
8.8
165
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
166
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
76
Not enough data
8.4
75
Database Management Systems (DBMS)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Maintenance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
DataOps PlatformsHide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features
Not enough data
8.9
72
Data Management
Not enough data
9.0
66
Not enough data
8.7
67
Not enough data
8.8
67
Not enough data
9.1
66
Agentic AI - DataOps Platforms
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.3
7
Analytics
Not enough data
8.8
66
Not enough data
8.5
64
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.6
66
Not enough data
8.6
66
Cloud Deployment
Not enough data
9.1
62
Not enough data
9.0
62
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.9
35
Not enough data
8.9
35
Generative AI InfrastructureHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scalability and Performance - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cost and Efficiency - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration and Extensibility - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security and Compliance - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Usability and Support - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Agent BuildersHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data and Analytics - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Big Data Processing and DistributionHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
8.4
19
8.9
263
Database
8.0
11
8.7
228
8.6
11
8.9
234
8.6
12
9.3
241
Integrations
8.0
9
8.3
216
8.7
10
9.1
243
Platform
8.3
7
9.0
235
7.6
7
8.8
233
8.7
10
9.1
243
Processing
8.5
8
9.0
232
8.5
8
9.0
229
Big Data AnalyticsHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
8.9
246
Data Transformation
Not enough data
8.8
223
Not enough data
9.0
229
Connectivity
Not enough data
8.7
205
Not enough data
9.2
229
Not enough data
9.0
219
Not enough data
9.2
227
Operations
Not enough data
8.4
225
Not enough data
8.8
220
Not enough data
8.6
210
Not enough data
8.6
209
Not enough data
9.3
224
Big DataHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
8.4
148
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.9
136
Not enough data
8.5
136
Not enough data
7.6
121
Not enough data
8.4
139
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AWS Lake Formation
AWS Lake Formation
Databricks
Databricks
AWS Lake Formation and Databricks are categorized as Big Data Processing and Distribution
Unique Categories
AWS Lake Formation
AWS Lake Formation is categorized as Big Data Integration Platforms
Databricks
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AWS Lake Formation
AWS Lake Formation
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
45.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
29.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
25.8%
Databricks
Databricks
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
16.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
37.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
46.1%
Reviewers' Industry
AWS Lake Formation
AWS Lake Formation
Information Technology and Services
22.6%
Banking
9.7%
Retail
6.5%
Management Consulting
6.5%
Higher Education
6.5%
Other
48.4%
Databricks
Databricks
Information Technology and Services
15.0%
Financial Services
11.1%
Computer Software
8.3%
Consulting
3.8%
Hospital & Health Care
3.6%
Other
58.3%
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Discussions
AWS Lake Formation
AWS Lake Formation Discussions
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Databricks
Databricks Discussions
What is Lakehouse in Databricks?
4 Comments
Bhupendra R.
BR
Lakehouse is a new and open data management architecture solution that combines the best features of the data lake and warehouse.Read more
What are the features of Databricks?
3 Comments
Shubham A.
SA
It supports large amount of data with capability to write code in SQL, Spark, Python and R. In the backend, it stored the data in the parquet file which...Read more
What is Databricks unified analytics platform?
3 Comments
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Databricks' Unified Data Analytics Platform helps organizations accelerate innovation by unifying data science with engineering and business. With Databricks...Read more
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