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# Azure Data Factory vs Azure Synapse Analytics Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**Azure Data Factory**
No pricing available

**Azure Synapse Analytics**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Azure Data Factory**
3 months

Based on 7 responses

**Azure Synapse Analytics**
Not enough reviews yet

Return on Investment

**Azure Data Factory**
Not enough reviews yet

**Azure Synapse Analytics**
Not enough reviews yet

Perceived Cost

**Azure Data Factory**
$$$$$

**Azure Synapse Analytics**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Azure Data Factory**
Not enough reviews yet

**Azure Synapse Analytics**
Not enough reviews yet

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Azure Data Factory**
[
Data Integration (7)
](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-data-factory/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1776955&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Ease of Use (7)
](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-data-factory/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1777089&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Debugging Difficulty (5)
](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-data-factory/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1777503&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Difficult Debugging (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-data-factory/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1776886&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Azure Synapse Analytics**
[
Analytics (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-synapse-analytics/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2489137&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Automation (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-synapse-analytics/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2488936&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Cost Estimation (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-synapse-analytics/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2488860&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Cost Management (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-synapse-analytics/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2489035&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Azure Data Factory**
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Azure Data Lake Store

](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-data-lake-store/reviews)[

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Azure Databricks

](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-databricks/reviews)[
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**Azure Synapse Analytics**
Not enough data

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Azure Data Factory**

9.1

9.179

**Azure Synapse Analytics**

8.9

8.928

Ease of Use

**Azure Data Factory**

8.9

8.981

**Azure Synapse Analytics**

8.8

8.829

Ease of Setup

**Azure Data Factory**

9.0

9.046

**Azure Synapse Analytics**

8.6

8.611

Ease of Admin

**Azure Data Factory**

8.6

8.632

**Azure Synapse Analytics**

8.9

8.99

Quality of Support

**Azure Data Factory**

8.8

8.874

**Azure Synapse Analytics**

8.7

8.724

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Azure Data Factory**

9.0

9.031

**Azure Synapse Analytics**

8.3

8.39

Product Direction (% positive)

**Azure Data Factory**

9.8

9.875

**Azure Synapse Analytics**

8.4

8.429

**Features**
ratings from reviews

ETL Tools[Hide 57 FeaturesShow 57 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.0

63

Not enough data

Management

Reporting

8.6(won by default)

50

Not enough data

Auditing

8.4(won by default)

46

Not enough data

Functionality

Extraction

9.2(won by default)

57

Not enough data

Transformation

9.1(won by default)

55

Not enough data

Loading

9.4(won by default)

52

Not enough data

Automation

9.2(won by default)

54

Not enough data

Scalability

9.1(won by default)

51

Not enough data

Non-Relational Transformations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Extraction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Data Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Charting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Integration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Ad hoc Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Match & Merge

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Metadata Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Pipeline Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Job Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard Creation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Data Sources

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Quality Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Connectors

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounting Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

eCommerce Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

CRM

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Capture and Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Replication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Predictive Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Migration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Analysis Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Big Data Processing and Distribution[Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.5

6

Database

Real-Time Data Collection

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

6

Data Distribution

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

6

Data Lake

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

6

Integrations

Spark Integration

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

6

Hadoop Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Platform

Machine Scaling

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

6

Data Preparation

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

6

Spark Integration

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

6

Processing

Cloud Processing

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

6

Workload Processing

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

6

Big Data Analytics[Hide 49 FeaturesShow 49 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.9

12

Data Transformation

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

9

Data Querying

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

12

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Predictive Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Connectivity

Hadoop Integration

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

8

Spark Integration

Not enough data

9.5(won by default)

10

Multi-Source Analysis

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

11

Data Lake

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

9

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Capture and Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Trend Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

What-if Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Statistical Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Blending

Not enough data

Not enough data

Ad hoc Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Operations

Data Visualization

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

9

Data Workflow

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

11

Governed Discovery

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

8

Embedded Analytics

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

8

Notebooks

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

11

Data Discovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Data Warehousing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Connectors

Not enough data

Not enough data

Ad hoc Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Forecasting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Migration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Transformation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Cleansing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard Creation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Extraction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

No-Code

Not enough data

Not enough data

High Volume Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Show 1 feature category with incomplete data

Big Data[Hide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Building Reports

Integration APIs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Transformation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Modeling

Not enough data

Not enough data

WYSIWYG Report Design

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Platform

Mobile User Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customization 

Not enough data

Not enough data

User, Role, and Access Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Internationalization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sandbox / Test Environments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance and Reliability

Not enough data

Not enough data

Breadth of Partner Applications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Metadata Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Azure Data Factory](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_f176b4154a751d10150daa67a57b7dc5/azure-data-factory.jpg "Azure Data Factory")](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-data-factory/reviews)

Azure Data Factory

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

12.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

29.2%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

58.3%

[![Azure Synapse Analytics](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/a8a99a96fda235658139f710592f8a53/azure-synapse-analytics.svg "Azure Synapse Analytics")](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-synapse-analytics/reviews)

Azure Synapse Analytics

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

25.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

44.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

30.6%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

12.5%

25.0%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

29.2%

44.4%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

58.3%

30.6%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Azure Data Factory](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_f176b4154a751d10150daa67a57b7dc5/azure-data-factory.jpg "Azure Data Factory")](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-data-factory/reviews)
Azure Data Factory

Information Technology and Services

30.9%

Computer Software

12.4%

Consulting

6.2%

Financial Services

5.2%

Airlines/Aviation

4.1%

Other

41.2%

[![Azure Synapse Analytics](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/a8a99a96fda235658139f710592f8a53/azure-synapse-analytics.svg "Azure Synapse Analytics")](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-synapse-analytics/reviews)
Azure Synapse Analytics

Information Technology and Services

48.6%

Hospital & Health Care

11.4%

Computer Software

11.4%

Computer & Network Security

8.6%

Retail

5.7%

Other

14.3%

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Fivetran
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AWS Glue
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Snowflake
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[
Databricks
](/products/databricks/reviews)

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Cloudera
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## Azure Data Factory vs Azure Synapse Analytics

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Azure Data Factory easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with Azure Synapse Analytics.

- Reviewers felt that Azure Data Factory meets the needs of their business better than Azure Synapse Analytics.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Azure Data Factory is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Azure Data Factory over Azure Synapse Analytics.