Compare Azure Databricks and Azure Synapse Analytics 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.8% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Azure Databricks
Star Rating
(232)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure DatabricksAzure Synapse Analytics
Star Rating
(36)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure Synapse AnalyticsAzure Databricks vs Azure Synapse Analytics
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Azure Synapse Analytics easier to use and administer. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up, and doing business with Azure Databricks overall.
- Reviewers felt that Azure Databricks meets the needs of their business better than Azure Synapse Analytics.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Azure Synapse Analytics is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Azure Databricks over Azure Synapse Analytics.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Azure Databricks
No pricing availableAzure Synapse Analytics
No pricing availableFree Trial
Azure Databricks
No trial information availableAzure Synapse Analytics
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
164
8.8
27
Ease of Use
8.7
165
8.8
28
Ease of Setup
8.6
79
8.5
10
Ease of Admin
8.5
61
8.9
9
Quality of Support
8.5
151
8.7
23
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
60
8.3
9
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
155
8.3
28
Features by Category
Database
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
6
Platform
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Processing
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Data Transformation
8.9
134
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Verified
8.9
9
9.3
86
|
Verified
8.6
11
Connectivity
8.4
121
|
Verified
8.8
8
9.0
137
|
Verified
9.5
10
9.0
129
|
Verified
8.9
11
9.2
135
|
Verified
9.4
9
Operations
8.3
128
|
Verified
8.7
9
8.6
129
|
Verified
8.6
11
8.5
119
|
Verified
8.5
8
8.5
112
|
Verified
8.8
8
9.3
81
|
Verified
8.8
10
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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 Databricks and Azure Synapse Analytics are categorized as Big Data Analytics
Unique Categories
Azure Databricks has no unique categories
Azure Synapse Analytics is categorized as Big Data Processing and Distribution and Big Data Integration Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Azure Databricks
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Azure Synapse Analytics
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
23.5%
Computer Software
11.8%
Retail
4.9%
Financial Services
4.4%
Automotive
3.9%
Other
51.5%
Information Technology and Services
50.0%
Hospital & Health Care
11.8%
Computer Software
11.8%
Retail
5.9%
Computer & Network Security
5.9%
Other
14.7%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is Azure Databricks PaaS or SAAS?
2 Comments
PG
Its PaaS tool as it offers developers to build their ETL pipelines for large datasets using multi cluster environment of sparkRead more
What is the best way to databricks in ADF
1 Comment
AS
Firstly, you need to create a Linked Service for ADF to connect to your Databricks Cluster. You can connect to as many clusters as you want.
Then create a...Read more
Azure Synapse Analytics has no discussions with answers
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