Compare Databricks and Snowflake 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.6% of reviews)
Mid-Market (43.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$2 Compute/Hour
Databricks
Star Rating
(741)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about DatabricksSnowflake
Star Rating
(710)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$2 Compute/Hour
Free Trial is available
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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, Lakehouse Connect, and streaming tables that streamline data processing, analysis, and machine learning all in one platform. This integration is particularly appreciated by users who prefer not to switch between multiple tools.
- Users say that Snowflake stands out for its separation of storage and compute, which allows for efficient scaling and maintains fast query performance even with large datasets. This feature, along with its clean and intuitive UI, makes it a favorite for those focused on data warehousing and ETL tasks.
- According to verified reviews, Databricks has a higher overall satisfaction score, reflecting its strong performance in big data analytics and processing. Users highlight the value of the Unity Catalog for centralized governance and fine-grained access control, which has been a game-changer for enterprise migrations.
- Reviewers mention that while Snowflake is easy to use and integrates well with BI tools like Power BI and Sigma Computing, some users feel it lacks the depth of features found in Databricks, particularly for advanced machine learning capabilities.
- G2 reviewers note that both platforms have similar star ratings, but Databricks benefits from a significantly higher volume of recent reviews, indicating a more active user base and ongoing improvements. This suggests that Databricks is continuously evolving to meet user needs.
- Users report that while Databricks offers a robust set of features, Snowflake's focus on simplicity and ease of use makes it a strong contender for teams looking for straightforward data warehousing solutions without the complexity of a full data science platform.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Databricks
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
Free Trial is available
Snowflake
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
587
9.1
543
Ease of Use
8.9
600
9.0
579
Ease of Setup
8.7
472
8.9
363
Ease of Admin
8.4
184
8.7
213
Quality of Support
8.7
563
8.7
499
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
188
9.0
215
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
575
9.2
512
Features by Category
Reports
8.3
13
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
9.0
15
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
9.1
13
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
156
Not enough data
8.6
145
Not enough data
7.6
123
Not enough data
8.4
148
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
99
Not enough data
8.6
93
Not enough data
9.0
94
Not enough data
8.7
98
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
88
Not enough data
8.9
86
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
84
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
172
Not enough data
8.5
164
Not enough data
Functionality
9.1
175
Not enough data
9.2
177
Not enough data
9.1
173
Not enough data
9.0
167
Not enough data
9.1
168
Not enough data
Deployment
8.9
64
9.2
13
8.9
64
9.0
13
8.9
66
9.1
13
8.9
66
9.4
13
9.0
67
9.4
13
Deployment
8.9
62
9.4
11
8.8
62
9.5
11
8.6
66
9.5
11
8.9
65
9.5
11
9.0
66
9.4
11
Management
9.0
64
9.0
13
8.8
65
9.0
12
9.2
61
9.2
13
9.0
69
9.1
13
Operations
8.7
62
8.9
11
8.8
62
8.9
11
9.0
63
9.5
11
Management
8.8
61
9.2
11
8.7
61
9.3
10
9.1
59
8.8
11
Generative AI
8.3
28
8.6
11
8.3
28
8.5
11
System
8.9
180
9.2
30
Model Development
8.7
183
9.1
31
7.9
187
8.6
29
8.3
186
8.3
29
8.7
191
8.8
30
Model Development
8.5
172
8.8
28
Machine/Deep Learning Services
8.2
174
8.6
29
8.5
180
8.6
29
8.3
172
8.4
29
8.2
172
8.4
28
Machine/Deep Learning Services
8.4
158
8.6
28
8.4
160
8.5
25
Deployment
8.5
179
9.1
31
8.7
180
9.0
28
9.0
188
9.2
30
Generative AI
8.2
86
8.5
27
8.4
87
8.4
26
7.6
86
8.5
26
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
9.2
8
8.3
14
8.3
7
8.3
14
8.1
8
8.5
14
8.6
7
8.6
14
9.2
10
8.3
14
9.2
6
8.4
15
9.3
7
8.3
14
Data Management
9.0
185
|
Verified
9.1
204
|
Verified
8.9
180
|
Verified
8.9
177
|
Verified
8.9
181
|
Verified
9.1
185
|
Verified
8.8
180
|
Verified
8.4
182
|
Verified
8.7
167
|
Verified
8.2
160
|
Verified
9.1
172
|
Verified
8.8
165
|
Verified
Integration
8.8
168
|
Verified
8.3
155
|
Verified
8.8
167
|
Verified
9.0
191
|
Verified
9.1
175
|
Verified
8.9
170
|
Verified
Deployment
7.9
156
|
Verified
7.8
146
|
Verified
9.1
178
|
Verified
9.3
197
|
Verified
Performance
9.2
179
|
Verified
9.3
206
|
Verified
Security
8.9
170
|
Verified
8.9
184
|
Verified
8.9
168
|
Verified
9.1
193
|
Verified
Generative AI
8.5
76
8.0
84
8.4
75
8.1
83
Management
Not enough data
8.9
85
Not enough data
9.1
85
Not enough data
9.4
92
Not enough data
9.0
90
Not enough data
9.1
90
Maintenance
Not enough data
9.3
88
Not enough data
9.0
86
Not enough data
9.3
90
Security
Not enough data
9.3
87
Not enough data
9.3
90
Storage
Not enough data
9.2
45
Not enough data
9.2
45
Availability
Not enough data
9.1
40
Not enough data
9.2
38
Not enough data
9.2
42
Performance
Not enough data
9.2
45
Security
Not enough data
9.1
45
Not enough data
9.2
46
Not enough data
8.9
39
Not enough data
9.2
39
Support
Not enough data
9.2
37
Not enough data
9.2
36
Data Management
9.0
68
Not enough data
8.8
70
Not enough data
8.8
68
Not enough data
9.1
69
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
Centralized computation
Not enough data
9.3
26
Localized computation
Not enough data
9.1
25
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
8.9
99
8.9
245
9.3
102
9.3
264
9.3
96
Integrations
8.3
219
8.6
77
9.1
265
8.7
82
Platform
8.9
256
9.1
93
8.9
252
9.0
98
9.1
265
8.7
82
Processing
9.0
246
9.3
98
9.0
252
9.1
96
Data Transformation
8.9
227
9.2
89
9.1
235
9.4
90
Connectivity
8.7
206
8.6
79
9.2
230
8.7
80
9.0
221
9.1
83
9.2
231
9.1
82
Operations
8.4
228
8.6
85
8.8
226
9.2
80
8.6
213
8.9
77
8.6
209
8.8
81
9.3
232
8.8
79
Building Reports
9.0
156
Not enough data
8.6
145
Not enough data
7.6
123
Not enough data
8.4
148
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 Snowflake are categorized as MLOps Platforms, Data Governance, Big Data Processing and Distribution, Big Data Analytics, Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, Data Warehouse, and Database Management Systems (DBMS)
Unique Categories
Databricks is categorized as DataOps Platforms, ETL Tools, Analytics Platforms, Generative AI Infrastructure, AI Agent Builders, and AI Gateways
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Databricks
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
15.8%
Financial Services
10.3%
Computer Software
8.5%
Consulting
3.9%
Hospital & Health Care
3.8%
Other
57.7%
Information Technology and Services
15.1%
Computer Software
13.7%
Financial Services
9.9%
Marketing and Advertising
4.6%
Hospital & Health Care
3.5%
Other
53.1%
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
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