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Enterprise (46.0% of reviews)
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$2 Compute/Hour
Databricks Data Intelligence Platform
Star Rating
(658)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.0% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(678)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$2 Compute/Hour
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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 scalability and cost management, particularly for large language models and generative AI applications. Users appreciate its autoscaling feature, which helps reduce cloud resource costs while maintaining performance.
- Users say that Snowflake simplifies advanced data warehousing, making it a go-to choice for those looking for a fast and scalable solution without the burden of heavy infrastructure. Reviewers highlight its user-friendly interface for executing SQL queries and managing data.
- According to verified reviews, both platforms receive high marks for quality of support, but Databricks users note that support is timely and effective, especially when dealing with autoscaling issues, which can be crucial for new users.
- Reviewers mention that while Databricks offers a robust environment for data science with its interactive notebooks supporting SQL and Python, Snowflake's framework is praised for its ease of understanding and intuitive layout, making it accessible for users at all skill levels.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Databricks provides a unified location for managing security and accessing data files across multiple cloud environments, which is particularly beneficial for enterprises. In contrast, Snowflake is noted for its strong architecture that supports cloud data management effectively.
- Users report that while both platforms have similar star ratings, Databricks has a slight edge in overall user satisfaction, particularly in areas like data lake analytics and collaboration features, which are essential for teams working on complex data projects.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Databricks Data Intelligence Platform
No pricing availableSnowflake
Standard
$2
Compute/Hour
Compute usage is billed on a per-second basis, with a minimum of 60 seconds. You can secure price discounts with pre-purchased Snowflake capacity options.
- Complete SQL Data Warehouse
- Secure Data Sharing across regions / clouds
- Premier Support 24 x 365
Free Trial
Databricks Data Intelligence Platform
Free Trial is available
Snowflake
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
538
9.1
514
Ease of Use
8.9
549
9.0
550
Ease of Setup
8.7
422
8.9
335
Ease of Admin
8.3
176
8.6
209
Quality of Support
8.7
513
8.7
470
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
180
9.0
210
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
527
9.2
484
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
8.8
12
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
9.0
8
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
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
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
8.3
10
Not enough data
7.9
11
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
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
8.8
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
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
8.9
6
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.9
137
Not enough data
8.6
137
Not enough data
7.6
122
Not enough data
8.4
140
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
97
Not enough data
8.6
93
Not enough data
9.0
93
Not enough data
8.7
95
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
8.7
85
Not enough data
Compliance
8.8
97
Not enough data
8.7
92
Not enough data
8.8
92
Not enough data
8.7
93
Not enough data
Security
9.0
85
Not enough data
8.9
85
Not enough data
8.8
86
Not enough data
Data Quality
9.0
93
Not enough data
8.7
93
Not enough data
8.9
92
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
169
Not enough data
8.5
163
Not enough data
Functionality
9.1
170
Not enough data
9.2
170
Not enough data
9.1
171
Not enough data
9.0
163
Not enough data
9.1
165
Not enough data
Deployment
8.9
64
9.2
12
8.9
64
8.9
12
8.9
64
9.0
12
8.9
65
9.3
12
8.9
66
9.3
12
Deployment
8.9
61
9.3
10
8.8
62
9.5
10
8.6
66
9.5
10
8.9
65
9.5
10
9.0
66
9.3
10
Management
9.0
62
9.2
12
8.8
63
9.0
12
9.1
59
9.2
12
8.9
67
9.0
12
Operations
8.7
62
8.8
10
8.8
61
8.8
10
9.0
62
9.5
10
Management
8.8
60
9.2
10
8.7
60
9.3
9
9.1
59
9.0
10
Generative AI
8.3
28
8.7
10
8.3
28
8.3
10
System
8.8
178
9.2
28
Model Development
8.8
182
9.1
27
7.9
187
8.5
27
8.3
184
8.3
27
8.6
187
8.7
27
Model Development
8.5
171
8.7
27
Machine/Deep Learning Services
8.2
173
8.6
27
8.5
179
8.6
27
8.2
170
8.4
27
8.2
172
8.4
26
Machine/Deep Learning Services
8.4
158
8.5
27
8.4
160
8.5
24
Deployment
8.5
176
9.1
29
8.7
179
9.0
27
9.0
185
9.3
28
Generative AI
8.2
86
8.4
25
8.4
87
8.3
25
7.6
86
8.5
25
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
9.2
8
8.2
13
8.3
7
8.2
13
8.1
8
8.3
13
8.6
7
8.5
13
9.1
9
8.2
13
9.2
6
8.3
13
9.3
7
8.2
12
Data Management
9.0
181
|
Verified
9.0
185
|
Verified
8.9
180
|
Verified
8.9
172
|
Verified
8.8
174
|
Verified
9.0
178
|
Verified
8.8
178
|
Verified
8.3
173
|
Verified
8.7
167
|
Verified
8.2
152
|
Verified
9.1
170
|
Verified
8.7
156
|
Verified
Integration
8.8
167
|
Verified
8.2
143
|
Verified
8.8
165
|
Verified
8.9
174
|
Verified
9.1
172
|
Verified
8.9
161
|
Verified
Deployment
7.9
155
|
Verified
7.7
142
|
Verified
9.1
176
|
Verified
9.3
182
|
Verified
Performance
9.1
176
|
Verified
9.2
186
|
Verified
Security
8.8
165
|
Verified
8.9
171
|
Verified
8.9
166
|
Verified
9.1
180
|
Verified
Generative AI
8.5
76
7.9
80
8.4
75
8.1
81
Management
Not enough data
8.9
84
Not enough data
9.1
84
Not enough data
9.4
90
Not enough data
9.0
87
Not enough data
9.1
89
Maintenance
Not enough data
9.3
87
Not enough data
9.0
85
Not enough data
9.3
87
Security
Not enough data
9.2
86
Not enough data
9.3
89
Storage
Not enough data
9.2
44
Not enough data
9.2
44
Availability
Not enough data
9.1
39
Not enough data
9.2
37
Not enough data
9.2
41
Performance
Not enough data
9.2
44
Security
Not enough data
9.1
44
Not enough data
9.2
45
Not enough data
8.9
38
Not enough data
9.2
38
Support
Not enough data
9.2
36
Not enough data
9.1
35
Data Management
9.0
66
Not enough data
8.7
67
Not enough data
8.8
67
Not enough data
9.1
66
Not enough data
Agentic AI - DataOps Platforms
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
Analytics
8.8
66
Not enough data
8.5
64
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
8.6
66
Not enough data
8.6
66
Not enough data
Cloud Deployment
9.1
62
Not enough data
9.0
62
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.9
35
Not enough data
8.9
35
Not enough data
Centralized computation
Not enough data
9.3
25
Localized computation
Not enough data
9.0
24
Database
8.7
229
8.9
98
8.9
235
9.3
101
9.3
242
9.3
95
Integrations
8.3
217
8.6
76
9.1
244
8.7
81
Platform
9.0
236
9.1
91
8.8
234
9.0
97
9.1
244
8.7
81
Processing
9.0
233
9.3
96
9.0
230
9.1
94
Data Transformation
8.8
223
9.2
87
9.0
229
9.4
86
Connectivity
8.7
205
8.5
78
9.2
229
8.7
79
9.0
219
9.1
80
9.2
227
9.1
81
Operations
8.4
225
8.6
83
8.8
220
9.2
79
8.6
210
8.9
76
8.6
209
8.8
80
9.3
224
8.7
77
Building Reports
8.9
137
Not enough data
8.6
137
Not enough data
7.6
122
Not enough data
8.4
140
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 Data Intelligence Platform and Snowflake are categorized as MLOps Platforms, Big Data Processing and Distribution, Big Data Analytics, Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, and Data Warehouse
Unique Categories
Databricks Data Intelligence Platform is categorized as DataOps Platforms, Data Governance, ETL Tools, and Analytics Platforms
Snowflake is categorized as Data Clean Room, Columnar Databases, Big Data Integration Platforms, and Database Management Systems (DBMS)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Databricks Data Intelligence Platform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Snowflake
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
15.1%
Financial Services
11.1%
Computer Software
8.3%
Consulting
3.7%
Hospital & Health Care
3.6%
Other
58.2%
Information Technology and Services
14.7%
Computer Software
12.8%
Financial Services
10.4%
Marketing and Advertising
4.6%
Hospital & Health Care
3.7%
Other
53.8%
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