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Enterprise (44.8% of reviews)
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Databricks
Star Rating
(724)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(1,558)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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- G2 reviewers report that Microsoft Power BI excels in creating visually appealing dashboards, making data analysis more accessible. Users appreciate its powerful visualization tools and seamless integration with the Microsoft ecosystem, which enhances their workflow, especially for those already using tools like Excel and SQL Server.
- Users say that Databricks stands out for its comprehensive features, particularly with tools like Genie and Lakehouse Connect. Reviewers highlight how these features simplify the data workflow, allowing users to manage data processing, analysis, and machine learning all in one place, which can be a significant advantage for data teams.
- According to verified reviews, Microsoft Power BI's ease of use is a major selling point, with many users noting how straightforward it is to build dashboards and visualize data. This user-friendly approach is particularly beneficial for those who may not have extensive technical expertise.
- Reviewers mention that Databricks offers robust governance features through its Unity Catalog, which has been a game-changer for enterprises migrating from traditional architectures. Users appreciate the centralized governance and fine-grained access control, which enhances data security and compliance.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while Databricks has a slightly higher score in terms of data querying and AI capabilities, Microsoft Power BI provides a more intuitive experience for report scheduling and automation, making it easier for users to manage their reporting needs without extensive technical knowledge.
- Users report that both platforms have strong data governance capabilities, but Databricks is particularly noted for its advanced data modeling and governance features. This is crucial for organizations that require detailed oversight and control over their data assets, making it a preferred choice for enterprise-level users.
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Entry-Level Pricing
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Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
574
9.0
1,250
Ease of Use
8.9
585
8.5
1,274
Ease of Setup
8.7
457
8.9
708
Ease of Admin
8.3
183
8.5
412
Quality of Support
8.7
549
8.5
1,106
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
187
8.8
393
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
562
9.3
1,223
Features by Category
Reports
8.3
12
8.9
1050
|
Verified
7.7
10
8.4
965
|
Verified
8.3
11
9.1
1051
|
Verified
8.0
9
8.8
684
8.9
14
9.1
1037
|
Verified
Self Service
7.7
10
8.6
893
7.7
10
8.9
891
8.5
11
8.7
971
|
Verified
8.1
12
8.5
852
8.2
11
8.4
959
|
Verified
7.9
8
8.2
877
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
8.3
11
8.3
736
|
Verified
8.2
11
9.2
1044
|
Verified
9.0
12
8.4
753
|
Verified
Building Reports
9.0
148
8.8
585
|
Verified
8.6
143
8.8
582
|
Verified
7.6
123
8.5
509
|
Verified
8.4
145
8.5
502
|
Verified
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
Reports
8.3
12
8.9
1050
|
Verified
7.7
10
8.4
965
|
Verified
8.3
11
9.1
1051
|
Verified
8.0
9
8.8
684
8.9
14
9.1
1037
|
Verified
Data Preparation
8.9
6
8.9
660
|
Verified
8.8
7
8.8
624
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
9.0
8
8.9
654
|
Verified
8.8
7
9.1
666
|
Verified
8.8
8
8.8
669
|
Verified
Generative AI
9.1
9
7.7
303
9.2
6
7.7
301
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
9.3
7
7.6
146
8.7
5
8.0
148
8.3
6
8.4
147
8.3
6
8.2
149
8.3
7
7.9
148
9.7
6
8.1
147
9.3
5
8.4
152
Self Service
7.7
10
8.6
893
7.7
10
8.9
891
8.5
11
8.7
971
|
Verified
8.1
12
8.5
852
8.2
11
8.4
959
|
Verified
7.9
8
8.2
877
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
8.1
7
8.8
125
9.2
8
8.8
127
8.6
6
8.4
115
9.2
6
9.1
144
Advanced Analytics
8.3
11
8.3
736
|
Verified
8.2
11
9.2
1044
|
Verified
9.0
12
8.4
753
|
Verified
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
8.8
7
7.9
144
Not enough data
8.6
114
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
9.0
8
8.8
116
8.5
8
8.6
113
8.6
6
8.4
110
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
8.6
7
8.0
108
8.8
7
8.1
110
8.9
6
8.3
108
8.6
7
7.8
107
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
9.2
6
8.0
110
7.9
8
8.2
112
8.3
7
8.1
110
Building Reports
9.0
148
8.8
585
|
Verified
8.6
143
8.8
582
|
Verified
7.6
123
8.5
509
|
Verified
8.4
145
8.5
502
|
Verified
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
88
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
Not enough data
8.5
164
Not enough data
Functionality
9.1
173
Not enough data
9.2
174
Not enough data
9.1
172
Not enough data
9.0
167
Not enough data
9.1
167
Not enough data
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
Data Management
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
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
Deployment & Integration - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Connectivity & Federation - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Modeling & Metrics - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance Optimization - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Intelligence - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI Enablement - Semantic Layer Tools
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
8.7
237
Not enough data
8.9
243
Not enough data
9.3
257
Not enough data
Integrations
8.3
220
Not enough data
9.1
258
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
250
Not enough data
8.8
248
Not enough data
9.1
258
Not enough data
Processing
9.0
243
Not enough data
9.0
246
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
230
Not enough data
Building Reports
9.0
148
8.8
585
|
Verified
8.6
143
8.8
582
|
Verified
7.6
123
8.5
509
|
Verified
8.4
145
8.5
502
|
Verified
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 Microsoft Power BI are categorized as Analytics Platforms
Unique Categories
Databricks is categorized as DataOps Platforms, MLOps Platforms, Data Governance, ETL Tools, Big Data Processing and Distribution, Big Data Analytics, Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, Data Warehouse, Database Management Systems (DBMS), Generative AI Infrastructure, AI Agent Builders, and AI Gateways
Microsoft Power BI is categorized as Semantic Layer Tools
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Databricks
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft Power BI
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
15.7%
Financial Services
10.5%
Computer Software
8.6%
Consulting
4.0%
Hospital & Health Care
3.7%
Other
57.5%
Information Technology and Services
16.2%
Computer Software
6.8%
Financial Services
4.9%
Hospital & Health Care
3.1%
Telecommunications
3.1%
Other
65.8%
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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?
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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
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3 Comments
CA
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Is Power BI a Microsoft tool?
5 Comments
TB
Yes, Power BI is a business analytics tool developed by Microsoft. Read more
What is Microsoft Power BI Desktop used for?
4 Comments
DM
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