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Time to Implement

4 months

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Databricks Demo - Automated ETL processing
Once ingested, raw data needs transforming so that it’s ready for analytics and AI. Databricks provides powerful ETL capabilities for data engineers, data scientists and analysts with Delta Live Tables (DLT).
Databricks Demo - Reliable workflow orchestration
Databricks Workflows is the fully managed orchestration service for all your data, analytics and AI that is native to your Lakehouse Platform. Orchestrate diverse workloads for the full lifecycle including Delta Live Tables and Jobs for SQL, Spark, notebooks, dbt, ML models and more.
Databricks Demo - End-to-end observability and monitoring
The Lakehouse Platform gives you visibility across the entire data and AI lifecycle so data engineers and operations teams can see the health of their production workflows in real time, manage data quality and understand historical trends. In Databricks Workflows you can access dataflow graphs an...
Databricks Demo - Security and governance at scale
Delta Lake reduces risk by enabling fine-grained access controls for data governance, functionality typically not possible with data lakes.
Databricks Demo - Automated and trusted data engineering
Simplify data engineering with Delta Live Tables – an easy way to build and manage data pipelines for fresh, high-quality data on Delta Lake.
Databricks Demo - Eliminate resource management with serverless compute
Databricks SQL serverless removes the need to manage, configure or scale cloud infrastructure on the Lakehouse, freeing up your data team for what they do best.
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Users consistently praise the unified platform that integrates data engineering, analytics, and machine learning, making collaboration seamless across teams. The intuitive UI and strong governance features, such as Unity Catalog, enhance productivity and data management. However, some users note that the platform can be expensive and may have a steep learning curve for newcomers.

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JW
Assosiate Database Manager
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Data analyst's go to platform !"
What do you like best about Databricks?

Databricks has been amazing to work on. It provides real time data collection and management through big data ML , so resourceful i would say. It combines different data from large scale data processes and make it more usable which is execellent for medium as well big enterprises.And most amazing part i like its integration with Delta lake and spark. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Databricks?

It is an advance platform although it needs some improvement in ui for beginners and cost can get pretty high for working on large data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Janelle Glover of Databricks

We're glad to hear that you find Databricks Data Intelligence Platform so resourceful and beneficial for your data analysis needs. We appreciate your feedback on the UI and cost, and we'll take this into consideration at we continue to improve our platform.

Verified User in Financial Services
UF
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Best user"
What do you like best about Databricks?

The distributed processing power is so quite good for all of data process in enterprise company Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Databricks?

It's quite hard to learn people who is not familiar with tech deeply Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Aunalisa Arellano of Databricks

We're glad to hear that you find the distributed processing power of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform good for enterprise data processing.

Ashish G.
AG
Assistant Business Intelligence Developer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Databricks Data Intelligence Platform: ETL, Scalability, and Job Scheduling"
What do you like best about Databricks?

ETL Pipeline automates batch and real-time data integration and quality data integration. Parallel data processing using multithreading. Scale up and scale down for optimising the cost Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Databricks?

Some SQL functions are not supported like declare, stored procedure, transaction rollback Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Aunalisa Arellano of Databricks

We're glad to hear that you are enjoying the ETL automation, scalability, and job scheduling features of Databricks Data Intelligence Platform.

Verified User in Manufacturing
UM
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Improvement on performance and foundation for our AI journey"
What do you like best about Databricks?

Speed and performance, our daily sync jobs are running much faster compared to previous systems Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Databricks?

Support for legacy apps on on prem, needs more work to bring it to Databricks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Aunalisa Arellano of Databricks

We're glad to hear that you are experiencing improved speed and performance with our platform. We understand the importance of supporting legacy apps and are continuously working to enhance compatibility with on-prem systems.

NS
Data Analyst
Information Technology and Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Perfect solution for Data Insights"
What do you like best about Databricks?

The reliability and user interface of Databricks gives next level of experience to working on it. Their infrastructure gives multiple features and ease to integrate option where we directly connected them with our cloud system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Databricks?

Their pipeline and data governance tool make work more ease and effective that gives high quality insights to our operational team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Aunalisa Arellano of Databricks

We're delighted to hear that you are enjoying the reliability and user interface of Databricks, as well as the ease of integration with your cloud system. It's great to know that our pipeline and data governance tools are making your work more effective and providing high-quality insights to your operational team. Thank you for recommending Databricks to your friends and colleagues!

Verified User in Construction
UC
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Very intuitive"
What do you like best about Databricks?

It is intuitive and has all the features needed to build Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Databricks?

Do have a Steep Learning Curve Especially for teams new to Spark, Delta Lake, or the unified lakehouse concept. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Aunalisa Arellano of Databricks

We're glad to hear that you find Databricks Data Intelligence Platform intuitive and feature-rich. We understand that there may be a learning curve for teams new to Spark, Delta Lake, or the unified lakehouse concept, and we are continuously working to improve our onboarding and training resources to make the platform more accessible.

Verified User in Financial Services
UF
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Robust while nimble"
What do you like best about Databricks?

The platform is easy to ingest data into and they always take customer feedback well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Databricks?

Optimization of costs has been tough in the past, but it's getting better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Aunalisa Arellano of Databricks

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We understand the importance of cost optimization and are committed to making it easier for our customers. We're pleased to hear that our platform helps you aggregate data for better decision-making.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Pretty good"
What do you like best about Databricks?

I have only been test driving it and it has been fun for experimentation with different ideas. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Databricks?

None yet. I’ll probably find some as I dig in more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Aunalisa Arellano of Databricks

We're glad to hear that you're enjoying experimenting with our platform! If you encounter any issues or have any feedback as you continue to explore, please don't hesitate to reach out to our support team.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
CI
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Databricks for Data AI"
What do you like best about Databricks?

The unity catalog and the capability to run models on open formats is incredible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Databricks?

Migrations to databricks can be very complex and the tools are not advanced yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Aunalisa Arellano of Databricks

We're glad to hear that you find the unity catalog and model running capabilities incredible. We understand that migrations can be complex, and we're continuously working to improve our tools to make the process smoother for our users.

Eleonore  D.
ED
Analyst
Events Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Best Online data management platform for AIML"
What do you like best about Databricks?

With datbricks we can manage our all data without any hassle and also they have number of certification courses that provide full guides and new technologies knowledges in affordable and cheap price. Their ease to use interface make them reliable and ease to implementation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Databricks?

With Databricks we get a support inour carrer with their AIMLlearning platform and also they have best tools and integration where we can manage all the data very easily and use them frquently on daily basis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Janelle Glover of Databricks

Thank you for sharing your positive experience with Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. We're glad to hear that our platform has been beneficial for managing multiple technologies related to big data and data science, as well as providing user-friendly dashboards and interfaces.

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Time to Implement

4 months

Return on Investment

14 months

Average Discount

14%

Perceived Cost

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