Compare Databricks and Google Cloud Dataflow 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.9% of reviews)
Mid-Market (34.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Databricks
Star Rating
(757)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about DatabricksGoogle Cloud Dataflow
Star Rating
(45)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (34.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Google Cloud DataflowSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Databricks excels in providing a comprehensive data workflow solution, with features like Genie and Lakehouse Connect streamlining processes. Users appreciate the ability to manage data processing, analysis, and machine learning all in one platform, which enhances productivity.
- Users say that Google Cloud Dataflow is particularly strong in handling streaming data, with its user-friendly interface making it easy to build complex pipelines. Reviewers highlight the real-time monitoring capabilities, which allow for efficient tracking of important metrics during data processing.
- According to verified reviews, Databricks has a significantly higher overall satisfaction score, indicating that users feel more positively about their experience. The platform's Unity Catalog has been noted as a game-changer for enterprise migrations, providing centralized governance and fine-grained access control.
- Reviewers mention that while Google Cloud Dataflow offers solid fault tolerance, some users find it less intuitive compared to Databricks. The ease of launching jobs and monitoring them is praised, but the overall user experience may not be as seamless as that of Databricks.
- Users highlight that Databricks' integration with Hadoop and Spark is a major advantage, allowing for advanced data processing capabilities. This integration is particularly beneficial for enterprises looking to leverage big data technologies effectively.
- G2 reviewers note that while both platforms have their strengths, Databricks tends to shine in overall usability and setup ease. Users appreciate the intuitive onboarding process, which contrasts with some of the challenges faced by Google Cloud Dataflow in terms of initial configuration.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Databricks
No pricing availableGoogle Cloud Dataflow
No pricing availableFree Trial
Databricks
Free Trial is available
Google Cloud Dataflow
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
593
9.0
25
Ease of Use
8.9
608
8.1
25
Ease of Setup
8.7
481
7.9
8
Ease of Admin
8.3
183
8.0
5
Quality of Support
8.7
570
8.3
22
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
187
9.0
5
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
581
9.0
24
Features by Category
Reports
8.6
15
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
9.1
16
Not enough data
Data Preparation
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
Data Modeling and Blending
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
9.4
8
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
Self Service
7.9
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
8.3
8
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Building Reports
9.0
157
Not enough data
8.6
148
Not enough data
7.6
124
Not enough data
8.4
149
Not enough data
Data
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.6
8
Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
5
Administration
8.8
100
Not enough data
8.6
94
Not enough data
9.0
95
Not enough data
8.7
99
Not enough data
Management
8.5
88
Not enough data
8.6
87
Not enough data
8.7
89
Not enough data
8.5
88
Not enough data
8.8
87
Not enough data
Compliance
8.9
100
Not enough data
8.7
93
Not enough data
8.9
95
Not enough data
8.7
96
Not enough data
Security
9.0
89
Not enough data
8.9
87
Not enough data
8.8
87
Not enough data
Data Quality
9.0
95
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
9.0
94
Not enough data
Maintainence
8.7
86
Not enough data
8.8
85
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.4
83
Not enough data
8.5
82
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Governance
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
Management
8.6
173
Not enough data
8.5
165
Not enough data
Functionality
9.1
177
Not enough data
9.2
179
Not enough data
9.1
174
Not enough data
9.0
168
Not enough data
9.1
170
Not enough data
Deployment
8.9
65
Not enough data
8.9
64
Not enough data
8.9
66
Not enough data
8.9
66
Not enough data
9.0
68
Not enough data
Deployment
8.9
62
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
64
Not enough data
8.9
66
Not enough data
9.2
61
Not enough data
9.0
69
Not enough data
Operations
8.7
62
Not enough data
8.8
62
Not enough data
9.0
63
Not enough data
Management
8.8
61
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
181
Not enough data
Model Development
8.7
184
Not enough data
8.0
188
Not enough data
8.3
187
Not enough data
8.7
192
Not enough data
Model Development
8.5
173
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
8.2
175
Not enough data
8.5
181
Not enough data
8.3
173
Not enough data
8.2
173
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
8.4
159
Not enough data
8.4
161
Not enough data
Deployment
8.5
180
Not enough data
8.7
181
Not enough data
9.0
189
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.2
87
Not enough data
8.4
88
Not enough data
7.6
87
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
9.3
9
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
Data Management
9.1
186
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
181
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
182
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
181
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
173
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
8.8
169
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
177
|
Verified
Not enough data
Deployment
7.9
157
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
179
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance
9.2
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
Security
8.9
171
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
169
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
77
Not enough data
8.4
76
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
69
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
8.8
69
Not enough data
9.1
70
Not enough data
Agentic AI - DataOps Platforms
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
Analytics
8.8
68
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
8.6
68
Not enough data
8.6
69
Not enough data
Cloud Deployment
9.0
64
Not enough data
9.0
65
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.0
37
Not enough data
8.9
37
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
Database
8.7
238
8.3
11
8.9
247
8.9
11
9.3
265
8.5
10
Integrations
8.3
220
6.9
7
9.1
269
6.9
8
Platform
8.9
261
8.9
12
8.9
255
8.6
12
9.1
269
6.9
8
Processing
9.0
248
9.0
13
9.0
254
9.2
10
Data Transformation
8.9
229
Not enough data
9.1
237
Not enough data
Connectivity
8.7
208
Not enough data
9.2
232
Not enough data
9.0
222
Not enough data
9.2
231
Not enough data
Operations
8.4
230
Not enough data
8.8
229
Not enough data
8.6
214
Not enough data
8.6
210
Not enough data
9.3
232
Not enough data
Building Reports
9.0
157
Not enough data
8.6
148
Not enough data
7.6
124
Not enough data
8.4
149
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 Google Cloud Dataflow are categorized as Big Data Processing and Distribution
Unique Categories
Google Cloud Dataflow is categorized as Event Stream Processing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Databricks
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Google Cloud Dataflow
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
10.3%
Computer Software
8.7%
Consulting
3.9%
Hospital & Health Care
3.7%
Other
57.7%
Computer Software
14.0%
Internet
7.0%
Entertainment
7.0%
Higher Education
4.7%
Hospital & Health Care
4.7%
Other
62.8%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Lakehouse in Databricks?
4 Comments
BK
Lakehouse architecture is the merging of the data warehouse and data lake concepts into a single platform, with built-in support for lineage maintenance and ML.Read more
What are the features of Databricks?
4 Comments
SM
Delta Lake
Lakehosue platform
Schema evolution
Data quarantine & Data Quality
Data Integration & TransformationsRead more
What does Databricks software do?
3 Comments
SM
It will work like Hadoop, databricks provide the services like big data.
Databricks also work like in advanced level it's have capability to process large...Read more
Google Cloud Dataflow has no discussions with answers
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