Compare Azure Data Factory and Databricks 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (61.8% of reviews)
Enterprise (45.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Azure Data Factory
Star Rating
(95)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (61.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure Data FactoryDatabricks
Star Rating
(711)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about DatabricksSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform excels in handling large-scale data operations, particularly for generative AI applications. Users appreciate its ability to manage security and access data files across multiple cloud environments, making it a robust choice for enterprises focused on advanced analytics.
- Users say that Azure Data Factory stands out for its low-code interface, which simplifies the process of connecting various data sources, whether on-premises or in the cloud. The visual drag-and-drop feature allows users to build complex data pipelines without extensive coding, which is a significant advantage for teams looking to streamline their workflows.
- Reviewers mention that while both platforms have similar star ratings, the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform has a significantly higher G2 Score, indicating greater overall user satisfaction. This suggests that users find it to be a more reliable and effective tool for their data needs.
- According to verified reviews, Azure Data Factory's scheduling capabilities are highly praised, with users noting the variety of scheduling options available. This flexibility allows teams to automate repetitive tasks efficiently, enhancing productivity and reducing manual effort.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Databricks offers a user-friendly interface with interactive notebooks that support both SQL and Python, making it easier for data professionals to visualize data in one place. This feature is particularly beneficial for teams that require collaboration across different programming languages.
- Users report that while Azure Data Factory has a strong focus on integration flexibility, some find it challenging to navigate its setup process compared to Databricks. This can lead to a steeper learning curve for new users, especially those unfamiliar with data pipeline configurations.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Azure Data Factory
No pricing availableDatabricks
No pricing availableFree Trial
Azure Data Factory
No trial information availableDatabricks
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
73
8.9
567
Ease of Use
8.9
74
8.9
578
Ease of Setup
9.1
39
8.7
450
Ease of Admin
8.7
30
8.3
181
Quality of Support
8.8
68
8.7
542
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
29
8.9
185
Product Direction (% positive)
9.8
69
9.6
555
Features by Category
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
8.9
14
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
9.1
9
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
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.3
7
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
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.1
12
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
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
9.0
12
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
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
8.3
7
Building Reports
Not enough data
9.0
148
Not enough data
8.6
143
Not enough data
7.6
123
Not enough data
8.4
144
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
99
Not enough data
8.6
93
Not enough data
9.0
94
Not enough data
8.7
97
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
8.8
86
Compliance
Not enough data
8.8
98
Not enough data
8.7
92
Not enough data
8.9
94
Not enough data
8.7
94
Security
Not enough data
9.0
86
Not enough data
8.9
85
Not enough data
8.8
86
Data Quality
Not enough data
9.0
94
Not enough data
8.7
93
Not enough data
9.0
93
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
Management
8.6
49
8.6
171
8.4
45
8.5
164
Functionality
9.2
54
9.1
172
9.1
52
9.2
174
9.4
50
9.1
172
9.2
52
9.0
167
9.1
50
9.1
167
Deployment
Not enough data
8.9
64
Not enough data
8.9
64
Not enough data
8.9
66
Not enough data
8.9
66
Not enough data
9.0
67
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
63
Not enough data
8.8
65
Not enough data
9.2
61
Not enough data
8.9
68
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
61
Not enough data
9.1
59
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
28
Not enough data
8.3
28
System
Not enough data
8.9
180
Model Development
Not enough data
8.8
182
Not enough data
7.9
187
Not enough data
8.3
186
Not enough data
8.7
190
Model Development
Not enough data
8.5
172
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
8.2
174
Not enough data
8.5
180
Not enough data
8.3
172
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
178
Not enough data
8.7
180
Not enough data
9.0
187
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
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.3
7
Data Management
Not enough data
9.0
185
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
179
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
167
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
171
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.8
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
166
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
174
|
Verified
Deployment
Not enough data
7.9
156
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
178
|
Verified
Performance
Not enough data
9.1
177
|
Verified
Security
Not enough data
8.8
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
168
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
76
Not enough data
8.4
75
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
Data Management
Not enough data
9.0
68
Not enough data
8.7
69
Not enough data
8.8
68
Not enough data
9.1
68
Agentic AI - DataOps Platforms
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Analytics
Not enough data
8.8
67
Not enough data
8.5
67
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
8.6
67
Not enough data
8.6
68
Cloud Deployment
Not enough data
9.0
63
Not enough data
9.0
64
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
8.9
36
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
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
Traffic Management & Performance - AI Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance & Observability - AI Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Database
Not enough data
8.7
236
Not enough data
8.9
243
Not enough data
9.3
256
Integrations
Not enough data
8.3
220
Not enough data
9.1
256
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
246
Not enough data
8.8
246
Not enough data
9.1
256
Processing
Not enough data
9.0
242
Not enough data
9.0
242
Data Transformation
Not enough data
8.8
226
Not enough data
9.1
232
Connectivity
Not enough data
8.7
206
Not enough data
9.2
230
Not enough data
9.0
220
Not enough data
9.2
230
Operations
Not enough data
8.4
227
Not enough data
8.8
224
Not enough data
8.6
212
Not enough data
8.6
209
Not enough data
9.3
229
Building Reports
Not enough data
9.0
148
Not enough data
8.6
143
Not enough data
7.6
123
Not enough data
8.4
144
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
Azure Data Factory and Databricks are categorized as ETL Tools
Unique Categories
Azure Data Factory is categorized as Big Data Integration Platforms
Databricks is categorized as DataOps Platforms, MLOps Platforms, Data Governance, Big Data Processing and Distribution, Big Data Analytics, Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, Analytics Platforms, Data Warehouse, Database Management Systems (DBMS), Generative AI Infrastructure, AI Agent Builders, and AI Gateways
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Azure Data Factory
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Databricks
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
33.3%
Computer Software
13.3%
Financial Services
5.6%
Airlines/Aviation
4.4%
Retail
4.4%
Other
38.9%
Information Technology and Services
15.4%
Financial Services
10.6%
Computer Software
8.5%
Consulting
3.7%
Hospital & Health Care
3.7%
Other
57.9%
Discussions
Is Azure data Factory an ETL tool?
2 Comments
AG
yesRead more
Azure Data Factory has no more discussions with answers
What is Lakehouse in Databricks?
4 Comments
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?
4 Comments
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
CA
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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