--- title: Azure Databricks Reviews meta\_title: 'Azure Databricks Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 239 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Azure Databricks works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.5 review\_count: 239 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-11' parent\_category: name: Big Data url: https://www.g2.com/categories/big-data --- # Azure Databricks Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Azure Databricks but has limited features. Are you part of the Azure Databricks team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Azure Databricks is a unified, open analytics platform developed collaboratively by Microsoft and Databricks. Built on the lakehouse architecture, it seamlessly integrates data engineering, data science, and machine learning within the Azure ecosystem. This platform simplifies the development and deployment of data-driven applications by providing a collaborative workspace that supports multiple programming languages, including SQL, Python, R, and Scala. By leveraging Azure Databricks, organizations can efficiently process large-scale data, perform advanced analytics, and build AI solutions, all while benefiting from the scalability and security of Azure. Key Features and Functionality: - Lakehouse Architecture: Combines the best elements of data lakes and data warehouses, enabling unified data storage and analytics. - Collaborative Notebooks: Interactive workspaces that support multiple languages, facilitating teamwork among data engineers, data scientists, and analysts. - Optimized Apache Spark Engine: Enhances performance for big data processing tasks, ensuring faster and more reliable analytics. - Delta Lake Integration: Provides ACID transactions and scalable metadata handling, improving data reliability and consistency. - Seamless Azure Integration: Offers native connectivity to Azure services like Power BI, Azure Data Lake Storage, and Azure Synapse Analytics, streamlining data workflows. - Advanced Machine Learning Support: Includes pre-configured environments for machine learning and AI development, with support for popular frameworks and libraries. Primary Value and Solutions Provided: Azure Databricks addresses the challenges of managing and analyzing vast amounts of data by offering a scalable and collaborative platform that unifies data engineering, data science, and machine learning. It simplifies complex data workflows, accelerates time-to-insight, and enables the development of AI-driven solutions. By integrating seamlessly with Azure services, it ensures secure and efficient data processing, helping organizations make data-driven decisions and innovate rapidly. * * * Seller [Microsoft](https://www.g2.com/sellers/microsoft) Discussions [Azure Databricks Community](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-databricks/discuss) Solution Type All-in-One Overview by Avinash Kumar (Senior Software Engineer(Data Science) at Mindtree) Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 3 months ### Return on Investment 23 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-databricks/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Alteryx](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Alteryx") Alteryx 4.6/5(893) ](https://www.g2.com/products/alteryx/reviews) [ ![Snowflake](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Snowflake") Snowflake 4.6/5(764) ](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews) [ ![Splunk Enterprise](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Splunk Enterprise") Splunk Enterprise 4.3/5(434) ](https://www.g2.com/products/splunk-enterprise/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-databricks/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 239 real user reviews. Implementation Time 3 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ## Azure Databricks Integrations (5) What do users say about integrations? Integration information sourced from real user reviews. 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SM Sudipta M. Senior System Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 2/24/2023 "Good service, but improvement of the portal's UI/UX necessary" 4/5 What do you like best about Azure Databricks? The best thing for my use case is integration. My client has hired internal admins for a lot of policy settings and for security reasons my team cannot be given access to the more sensitive parts. So they have integrated it with tools like control-m and postman to run jobs and monitor pipelines. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure Databricks? The UX needs improvement. For example, sometimes a pipeline in progress already displayed in front is not present in search results. And while monitoring or error-checking a pipeline, the table for the pipeline details extends beyond the screen and we have to use sloppy horizontal scrolling to view items. For a running pipeline, it is near impossible to see both the running tasks and the ADF pipeline diagram at the same time when using a relatively smaller screen (15.6' and smaller) because of how they are placed overlappingly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure Databricks solving and how is that benefiting you? Details of the problem statement are confidential. Speaking of the technical aspect, it plays a role in ingesting data into ADLS gen2 and replicating some data into Azure Synapse. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Harshit D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Harshit D.") HD Harshit D. Software Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/25/2023 "Databricks influence on business" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Azure Databricks? Analytics Data validation Bigdata insights Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure Databricks? I haven't disliked anything but seems like we can better UI performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure Databricks solving and how is that benefiting you? Performance is what I have faced alot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Akshay V.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Akshay V.") AV Akshay V. Developer I - Software Engineering Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 2/6/2023 "Powerful Data Analytics Made Simple , Unified Platform for Big Data Processing" 5/5 What do you like best about Azure Databricks? Scalable and efficient data processing: Azure Databricks allows for efficient and scalable data processing, making it ideal for organizations with large amounts of data. Support for multiple languages: The platform supports multiple programming languages, including Python, Scala, SQL, and R, making it a flexible solution for different types of data analytics.Advanced machine learning capabilities: Azure Databricks provides advanced machine learning capabilities, including built-in algorithms, libraries, and APIs, allowing organizations to easily build and deploy machine learning models. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure Databricks? Steep learning curve: While the platform offers an intuitive interface, some users have reported that the advanced features and functions of Azure Databricks can have a steep learning curve.Limited customization options: Some users have reported that there are limited customization options for the platform, which can make it difficult to fully integrate with existing systems and workflows.Limited support for legacy systems: Some users have reported that the platform may not support older or legacy systems, making it difficult to integrate with existing systems and workflows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure Databricks solving and how is that benefiting you? Data analytics, The platform offers advanced analytics capabilities, including built-in algorithms, libraries, and APIs, allowing organizations to easily process and analyze their data.Thes Api is being used by the development team for business requirements Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 2/9/2023 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Navneet Kumar J.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Navneet Kumar J.") NJ Navneet Kumar J. Operations Executive - Trainee Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 2/2/2023 "Data bricks make life easy" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Azure Databricks? They are virtually identical. It’s the same product on different clouds. On Azure, Databricks is a first-party service that you engage with Microsoft to consume. On AWS you consume it from Databricks directly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure Databricks? Two things that could be improved upon : 1. Database querying: The database querying can be faster. The load time for some operations even with smaller scale data can be more faster. This is despite us optimizing our queries. 2. Nascent platform : DataBricks Lakehouse as a platform is still nascent and there are lots of opportunities. For example - once the platform has all cloud platforms in one domain, it could be easier, if we could also query from all these databases with a single SQL language. There are also more growth opportunities like bringing in data visualization, business intelligence and this could help the platform grow and become even more useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure Databricks solving and how is that benefiting you? By bringing all the cloud platforms under one databricks data lake, we have been able to have easier cross functional data access. All the data which had been siloed has been unlocked and this has helped drive some value projects. 2. Data Governance schema support : The simplified schema makes it very easier for data governance. This has eased the burden for administration related efforts. For example - by bringing all platforms under one , we only need to have data governance for one platform and not all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Bharadwaj N.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Bharadwaj N.") BN Bharadwaj N. Business Analyst Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/7/2023 "Solves many coding problems" 5/5 What do you like best about Azure Databricks? The interface is the best thing about it. Different cells can be run separately unlike any local ide. Very comfortable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure Databricks? Not much. Every thing is designed properly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure Databricks solving and how is that benefiting you? Bringing everything to cloud. The data, code and libraries. Would be hectic to do it on local. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 9/5/2023 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Financial Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Financial Services") UF Verified User in Financial Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/12/2023 "For connecting data" 4/5 What do you like best about Azure Databricks? To process data from different sources to single platform for making informative notes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure Databricks? Requires basic training of databricks for using it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure Databricks solving and how is that benefiting you? Helpful for making data transformation to large scale by ETL Methods Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") TC Verified User in Computer Software Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/5/2023 "Azure Databrick" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Azure Databricks? Compatible for sql and its robust speed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure Databricks? Nothing to dislike the product is extremely good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure Databricks solving and how is that benefiting you? Big data analysis and etl transformation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Majoju R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Majoju R.") MR Majoju R. Lead Consultant Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/15/2022 "Azure Dataricks" 4/5 What do you like best about Azure Databricks? Cloud-based integration tool having AI capabilities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure Databricks? I don't see any major issues or concerns with the Azure Databricks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure Databricks solving and how is that benefiting you? Large scale of the data can be processed easly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 9/5/2023 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Aman R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Aman R.") AR Aman R. Decision Analytics Associate Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 2/9/2023 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "One of the best cloud platforms to work on" 5/5 What do you like best about Azure Databricks? It is user friendly and the UI is so simple. Also the flexibility to move from one language to another in consecutive cells comes very handy. Notebooks to SQL Warehouse, all is good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure Databricks? One major issue which I feel while using Databricks is the cluster restart while dealing with Big Data. The driver stops unexpectedly and this can be an area of improvement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure Databricks solving and how is that benefiting you? My day to day work revolves around SQL and PySpark where I use Databricks for Data wrangling, data visualisation and finally to draw insights for business intelligence. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Bharath S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Bharath S.") BS Bharath S. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/2/2023 "Next level Integrated Jupyter Notebook" 5/5 What do you like best about Azure Databricks? Jupyter Notebook with multiple language support within the same notebook An integrated environment with DBFS and tables and clusters. External integrations/connections are smooth enough, like connecting to AWS bucket or Azure Lake. Markdown within the notebooks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Azure Databricks? It can allow customizable color themes. Copy-pasting cells/outputs from one notebook to another. Hints for best practices can be provided. Error reporting can be much better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Azure Databricks solving and how is that benefiting you? Competitor Analysis using Real World Data. Building a Data Pipeline, Data Warehouse, standardizing across data sources. Working with multiple languages to achieve results quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Azure Databricks? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about Azure Databricks ](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-databricks/discussions/new) ![Aman N.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Aman N.") AN Aman Nigam • Last activity about 6 years ago What is the best way to databricks in ADF 1 Upvote 1 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/26515-what-is-the-best-way-to-databricks-in-adf) ![Avinash K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Avinash K.") AK Avinash Kumar • Last activity over 2 years ago When data is small how can I reconfigure cluster to automatically adjust . 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