Databricks vs TIBCO Spotfire comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Databricks
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
Data Science Platforms (1st), Streaming Analytics (2nd)
TIBCO Spotfire
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
67
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (10th)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Data Science Platforms category, the market share of Databricks is 20.3% and it increased by 4.6% compared to the previous year. The market share of TIBCO Spotfire is 0.3% and it decreased by 15.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Science Platforms
Unique Categories:
Streaming Analytics
17.8%
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
1.5%
 

Featured Reviews

PD
Jan 5, 2023
Assists with quickly computing a considerable amount of historical data and helps us with data ingestion
Our primary use case for this solution is for data ingestion and the DQ rules we are implementing. We deploy the solution on Azure cloud Whenever we send data to downstream applications for creating a file, multiple business rules are involved, and this solution assists with quickly computing a…
RO
Apr 18, 2024
Empowers us to extract insights and provide valuable business analytics to support decision-making within our organization
We use TIBCO Spotfire for business intelligence purposes, to analyze data, and to generate reports for our business teams. It empowers us to extract insights and provide valuable business analytics to support decision-making within our organization TIBCO Spotfire is easy to use. We initiated…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"One of the features provides nice interactive clusters, or compute instances that you don't really need to manage often."
"The ease of use and its accessibility are valuable."
"Databricks is a scalable solution. It is the largest advantage of the solution."
"We are completely satisfied with the ease of connecting to different sources of data or pocket files in the search"
"The technical support is good."
"The most valuable feature of Databricks is the notebook, data factory, and ease of use."
"Databricks has helped us have a good presence in data."
"The solution's features are fantastic and include interactive clusters that perform at top speed when compared to other solutions."
"The ability to create a real-time data mark, using just one piece of software, is the best feature of this product."
"It allows users to quickly analyze data from a variety of sources and visualize it with powerful, interactive graphs, and charts."
"Live Query data on demand, R and Python integration, and the ability to write HTML and JavaScript text areas are all valuable features."
"The two features that I have found most valuable are its ability to customize the dashboards when it comes to the evaluation. The second feature is its ability to handle a large amount of data, which is also something very unique about it."
"The product's initial setup phase was simple."
"TIBCO Spotfire is easy to use. We initiated Spotfire as POC, with support from a tech team based in South Africa. While they assisted with the setup, we conducted the POC ourselves."
"Data discovery is very simple."
"Spotfire is excellent for scientific applications, especially because of its integration with RNG."
 

Cons

"Costs can quickly add up if you don't plan for it."
"Generative AI is catching up in areas like data governance and enterprise flavor. Hence, these are places where Databricks has to be faster."
"Pricing is one of the things that could be improved."
"Databricks would benefit from enhanced metrics and tighter integration with Azure's diagnostics."
"The ability to customize our own pipelines would enhance the product, similar to what's possible using ML files in Microsoft Azure DevOps."
"If I want to create a Databricks account, I need to have a prior cloud account such as an AWS account or an Azure account. Only then can I create a Databricks account on the cloud. However, if they can make it so that I can still try Databricks even if I don't have a cloud account on AWS and Azure, it would be great. That is, it would be nice if it were possible to create a pseudo account and be provided with a free trial. It is very essential to creating a workforce on Databricks. For example, students or corporate staff can then explore and learn Databricks."
"The product should incorporate more learning aspects. It needs to have a free trial version that the team can practice."
"Databricks is not geared towards the end-user, but rather it is for data engineers or data scientists."
"The Text Area feature needs to be more user-friendly. It is a little clunky to use, and it is difficult to consistently format text."
"We encountered difficulties connecting the special data sets, as the post data set did not contain any shared columns, making it difficult to establish a connection between the data sets."
"The initial setup of TIBCO Spotfire is in the middle range of difficulty. The initial setup of Power BI is easier."
"The initial setup can be difficult."
"Personalising Spotfire, as a whole, is painful and is something that could be made easier."
"When you do the data loading, it is slow."
"The design of the UI could be improved."
"I would like to see the visualization library in this solution expanded, so that I can increase what I can offer to our clients."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Whenever we want to find the actual costing, we have to send an email to Databricks, so having the information available on the internet would be helpful."
"I rate the price of Databricks as eight out of ten."
"I do not exactly know the costs, but one of our clients pays between $100 USD and $200 USD monthly."
"We're charged on what the data throughput is and also what the compute time is."
"The solution requires a subscription."
"The price is okay. It's competitive."
"The solution uses a pay-per-use model with an annual subscription fee or package. Typically this solution is used on a cloud platform, such as Azure or AWS, but more people are choosing Azure because the price is more reasonable."
"The billing of Databricks can be difficult and should improve."
"The solution is affordable one."
"This product carries a monthly licensing charge, with the amount depending on the features that are to be included. This costs also covers the use of technical support."
"The cost is a few hundred dollars per user per year."
"The price-point for this solution is negotiable depending on usage levels."
"The pricing seems competitive and reasonable. The value delivered by the product far exceeds the cost."
"In comparison to other solutions such as IBM Cognos, TIBCO Spotfire is more affordable."
"The Tibco sales teams have been very difficult to work with - ignoring requests, misrepresenting level of demand, etc."
"The cost of TIBCO Spotfire could improve. It should be less expensive. It's the most expensive visualization tool in our company."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Energy/Utilities Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Which do you prefer - Databricks or Azure Machine Learning Studio?
Databricks gives you the option of working with several different languages, such as SQL, R, Scala, Apache Spark, or Python. It offers many different cluster choices and excellent integration with ...
How would you compare Databricks vs Amazon SageMaker?
We researched AWS SageMaker, but in the end, we chose Databricks. Databricks is a Unified Analytics Platform designed to accelerate innovation projects. It is based on Spark so it is very fast. It...
Which would you choose - Databricks or Azure Stream Analytics?
Databricks is an easy-to-set-up and versatile tool for data management, analysis, and business analytics. For analytics teams that have to interpret data to further the business goals of their orga...
What do you like most about TIBCO Spotfire?
TIBCO Spotfire is easy to use. We initiated Spotfire as POC, with support from a tech team based in South Africa. While they assisted with the setup, we conducted the POC ourselves.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TIBCO Spotfire?
The solution is pricey. Most organizations might find it costly because very few are utilizing these features. We initially purchased the perpetual licensing. Additionally, there was an extra cost ...
 

Also Known As

Databricks Unified Analytics, Databricks Unified Analytics Platform, Redash
Spotfire
 

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Sample Customers

Elsevier, MyFitnessPal, Sharethrough, Automatic Labs, Celtra, Radius Intelligence, Yesware
Allergan, ASSS de Montreal, Avantium, Blue River, Bank of Montreal, Citibank, FrieslandCampina, Hellmann Logistics, Merck, Novartis
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