Compare Databricks and Fivetran 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (58.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free
Databricks
Star Rating
(712)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about DatabricksFivetran
Star Rating
(782)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (58.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform excels in its integration of AI within the data lakehouse, which has been a significant factor for many users choosing the platform. They appreciate features like fast calculations and seamless integration with external tools such as Power BI for reporting.
- Users say that Fivetran stands out for its user-friendly interface and ease of setup, with many highlighting the availability of pre-defined schemas and easy connectors that allow data to be loaded with just a click. This simplicity is particularly beneficial for teams looking to streamline their data integration processes.
- Reviewers mention that Databricks offers a robust unified data engineering platform, which is particularly appealing for enterprises looking to leverage cloud integration with services like AWS and Azure. This capability supports complex data workflows and enhances overall data management.
- According to verified reviews, Fivetran's community support and extensive resources make it easier for users to navigate the platform, which is a significant advantage for those who may not have extensive technical expertise. This community aspect helps users feel supported throughout their data integration journey.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while Databricks has a slightly steeper learning curve, its powerful analytics and transformation capabilities are worth the investment for organizations that require advanced data processing. Users have noted the platform's effectiveness in handling large datasets and complex transformations.
- Users report that both platforms have their strengths, but Databricks generally receives higher satisfaction ratings overall, particularly in areas like product direction and extraction capabilities. This suggests that users feel more confident in Databricks' future developments and its ability to meet evolving data needs.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Databricks
No pricing availableFivetran
Free Plan
Free
For individuals automating ELT for small volumes of data.
- Access Standard Plan features, free up to 500,000 monthly active rows (MAR)
- Commitment free: No credit card required
Free Trial
Databricks
Free Trial is available
Fivetran
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
567
8.6
576
Ease of Use
8.9
578
9.0
584
Ease of Setup
8.7
450
9.1
365
Ease of Admin
8.3
181
8.8
326
Quality of Support
8.7
542
8.5
526
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
185
8.7
320
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
555
8.3
522
Features by Category
Reports
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
Not enough data
Data Preparation
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Data Modeling and Blending
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
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
Not enough data
Self Service
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
Not enough data
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
8.1
7
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
8.8
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
9.2
6
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Building Reports
9.0
148
Not enough data
8.6
143
Not enough data
7.6
123
Not enough data
8.4
144
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
151
Not enough data
8.5
145
Not enough data
8.4
129
Not enough data
7.1
116
Not enough data
8.7
138
Not enough data
6.4
111
Diverse Extraction Points
Not enough data
8.4
151
Administration
8.8
99
Not enough data
8.6
93
Not enough data
9.0
94
Not enough data
8.7
97
Not enough data
Management
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
Not enough data
Compliance
8.8
98
Not enough data
8.7
92
Not enough data
8.9
94
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
Security
9.0
86
Not enough data
8.9
85
Not enough data
8.8
86
Not enough data
Data Quality
9.0
94
Not enough data
8.7
93
Not enough data
9.0
93
Not enough data
Maintainence
8.7
85
Not enough data
8.8
83
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.4
82
Not enough data
8.5
81
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Governance
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
Not enough data
Management
8.6
171
7.7
150
8.5
164
7.4
145
Functionality
9.1
172
8.8
156
9.2
174
8.1
171
9.1
172
9.0
191
9.0
167
9.0
189
9.1
167
8.6
186
Deployment
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
Not enough data
Deployment
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
Not enough data
Management
9.0
63
Not enough data
8.8
65
Not enough data
9.2
61
Not enough data
8.9
68
Not enough data
Operations
8.7
62
Not enough data
8.8
61
Not enough data
9.0
62
Not enough data
Management
8.8
60
Not enough data
8.7
61
Not enough data
9.1
59
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
28
Not enough data
8.3
28
Not enough data
System
8.9
180
Not enough data
Model Development
8.8
182
Not enough data
7.9
187
Not enough data
8.3
186
Not enough data
8.7
190
Not enough data
Model Development
8.5
172
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
8.2
174
Not enough data
8.5
180
Not enough data
8.3
172
Not enough data
8.2
172
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
8.4
158
Not enough data
8.4
160
Not enough data
Deployment
8.5
178
Not enough data
8.7
180
Not enough data
9.0
187
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.2
86
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
7.6
86
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
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
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
7.2
66
Not enough data
8.2
59
Not enough data
8.5
77
Not enough data
8.0
82
Solution Provision
Not enough data
7.3
55
Not enough data
8.3
71
Not enough data
7.6
54
Data Management
9.0
185
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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
Not enough data
Integration
8.8
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
166
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
174
|
Verified
Not enough data
Deployment
7.9
156
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
178
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance
9.1
177
|
Verified
Not enough data
Security
8.8
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
76
Not enough data
8.4
75
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
Data Management
9.0
68
Not enough data
8.7
69
Not enough data
8.8
68
Not enough data
9.1
68
Not enough data
Agentic AI - DataOps Platforms
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
Not enough data
Analytics
8.8
67
Not enough data
8.5
67
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
8.6
67
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
Cloud Deployment
9.0
63
Not enough data
9.0
64
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.9
36
Not enough data
8.9
36
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
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
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
Reporting
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Database
8.7
236
Not enough data
8.9
243
Not enough data
9.3
256
Not enough data
Integrations
8.3
220
Not enough data
9.1
256
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
246
Not enough data
8.8
246
Not enough data
9.1
256
Not enough data
Processing
9.0
242
Not enough data
9.0
242
Not enough data
Data Transformation
8.8
226
Not enough data
9.1
232
Not enough data
Connectivity
8.7
206
Not enough data
9.2
230
Not enough data
9.0
220
Not enough data
9.2
230
Not enough data
Operations
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
Not enough data
Building Reports
9.0
148
Not enough data
8.6
143
Not enough data
7.6
123
Not enough data
8.4
144
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
Databricks and Fivetran are categorized as ETL Tools
Unique Categories
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
Fivetran is categorized as Data Replication and Data Extraction
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Databricks
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Fivetran
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
15.4%
Financial Services
10.6%
Computer Software
8.5%
Consulting
3.7%
Hospital & Health Care
3.7%
Other
57.9%
Computer Software
22.2%
Information Technology and Services
17.2%
Financial Services
8.7%
Retail
5.0%
Marketing and Advertising
3.7%
Other
43.3%
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Discussions
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
Is Fivetran an ETL tool?
2 Comments
NV
Fivetran is an ELT Tool, specifically for Extracting the data from source and Loading the data into the Destination. This tool works in conjunction with...Read more
Can Fivetran implement a feature to auto download / refresh data into a spreadsheet ? That would be great.
1 Comment
JL
Hi George,
Thanks for reaching out. All feature requests are logged via our Support Portal. Please submit your feature request here:...Read more
Do plan to partner with smaller software companies to add to your selection of available connectors?
1 Comment
MP
Did you already asked their support? They offer a also cloud functions and other solutions to connect also other sources.Read more
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