Compare Databricks and MATLAB 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.8% of reviews)
Enterprise (41.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Databricks
Star Rating
(723)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about DatabricksMATLAB
Star Rating
(765)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (41.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about MATLABSummary
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 data processing and analysis. Users appreciate the all-in-one platform that reduces the need to switch between multiple tools.
- Users say MATLAB is particularly strong in academic and engineering applications, with robust capabilities for signal and image processing and control system design. This makes it a preferred choice for those in research and technical fields.
- Reviewers mention that Databricks has a higher overall satisfaction score, reflecting its ability to meet the needs of enterprise users effectively. The recent introduction of Unity Catalog has been highlighted as a significant improvement for data governance and access control.
- According to verified reviews, MATLAB users appreciate its extensive toolbox for data handling and custom app building, which allows for tailored solutions in various engineering tasks. However, some users feel it may lack the modern integrations found in Databricks.
- G2 reviewers note that Databricks offers a more user-friendly experience with a higher ease of use rating, making it easier for teams to adopt and implement. The notebook environment is particularly praised for simplifying collaboration and data analysis.
- Users highlight that while MATLAB has strong mathematical capabilities, it may not be as scalable as Databricks for large datasets and real-time analytics, which can be a limitation for organizations looking to leverage big data solutions.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Databricks
No pricing availableMATLAB
No pricing availableFree Trial
Databricks
Free Trial is available
MATLAB
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
574
9.0
671
Ease of Use
8.9
585
8.3
680
Ease of Setup
8.7
457
8.6
82
Ease of Admin
8.3
183
8.4
41
Quality of Support
8.7
549
8.6
624
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
187
8.4
38
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
562
8.8
669
Features by Category
Reports
8.3
12
Not enough data
7.7
10
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
145
Not enough data
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
Design
Not enough data
8.4
147
Not enough data
8.2
164
Not enough data
8.1
166
Not enough data
8.0
141
Tools
Not enough data
8.4
127
Not enough data
8.5
150
Not enough data
8.4
132
Work
Not enough data
8.8
159
Not enough data
8.9
161
Not enough data
8.7
145
Not enough data
8.3
135
Not enough data
8.4
141
Environment
Not enough data
8.4
163
Not enough data
8.7
162
Not enough data
8.4
138
Not enough data
8.8
177
System
8.9
180
8.5
75
Model Development
8.8
182
8.5
96
7.9
187
8.6
94
8.3
186
9.0
106
8.7
190
8.6
98
Model Development
8.5
172
8.7
79
Machine/Deep Learning Services
8.2
174
8.7
90
8.5
180
8.3
78
8.3
172
8.2
76
8.2
172
8.6
91
Machine/Deep Learning Services
8.4
158
8.5
69
8.4
160
8.7
77
Deployment
8.5
178
8.4
82
8.7
180
8.7
93
9.0
187
8.4
93
Generative AI
8.2
86
8.0
14
8.4
87
8.3
14
7.6
86
7.5
14
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
9.2
8
8.7
10
8.3
7
8.7
10
8.1
8
7.8
10
8.6
7
9.0
10
9.2
10
7.8
10
9.2
6
7.7
10
9.3
7
8.0
10
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
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
8.7
73
|
Verified
9.1
232
8.6
45
|
Verified
Connectivity
8.7
206
8.3
47
|
Verified
9.2
230
8.6
50
|
Verified
9.0
220
8.4
60
|
Verified
9.2
230
8.3
52
|
Verified
Operations
8.4
227
9.1
74
|
Verified
8.8
224
8.9
68
|
Verified
8.6
212
Feature Not Available
8.6
209
8.8
60
|
Verified
9.3
230
8.8
37
|
Verified
Building Reports
9.0
148
Not enough data
8.6
143
Not enough data
7.6
123
Not enough data
8.4
145
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 MATLAB are categorized as Big Data Analytics and Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Databricks
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
MATLAB
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%
Higher Education
15.5%
Research
12.8%
Computer Software
6.9%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
6.7%
Education Management
6.2%
Other
52.0%
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Discussions
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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
Any good website to discuss about the matlab programming?
3 Comments
TD
Mathworks site would be better place since it's the official website of the producers of the matlabRead more
Can I use Matlab for free?
3 Comments
PC
You can use the trial version of MATLAB for free. Also, if you pursue any online courses e.g. from coursera, they allow you to use MATLAB for free for the...Read more
Is it possible to check the output of Simulink terminal if I am not keeping a scope?
2 Comments
MA
Yes, If you prepared from the beginning "to work space" block for all the Simulink model. You can view any variable you want. Read more
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