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Azure Databricks pros and cons

Vendor: Microsoft
3.9 out of 5

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PROS

Azure Databricks effectively handles big data and machine learning use cases.
The platform improves pipeline performance, reducing processing times significantly.
Azure Databricks is praised for its flexibility and fast processing capabilities.
It enables the use of multiple data types efficiently.
Improved ability to process large data sets helps deliver analytics projects faster.

CONS

Pricing and cost of Azure Databricks are a concern, being on the higher side.
In comparison to on-premise solutions, Azure Databricks could be less costly in a cloud-based environment.
Cost-effectiveness is an issue for projects with low data volume, suggesting Azure Fabric services as a better option.
Simpler cluster management and more predictable cost visibility are areas for improvement.
Enhanced native monitoring is needed for large enterprise environments.
 

Azure Databricks Pros review quotes

SK
Sr. Technical Specialist at Softcell Technologies Limited
Jun 30, 2026
Azure Databricks has significantly improved our ability to process data and large data sets, and deliver analytics projects faster for our customers.
PM
Sr. Azure Data Architect at TCS
May 26, 2026
My pipelines are now significantly faster compared to older ETL tools, as what used to take over 12 to 14 hours to process 2 GB of source data in Synapse Analytics now completes within 5 hours using the Azure Databricks framework for the transformation part, illustrating a substantial improvement in performance.
Paresh_Nayak - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Governance Architect at Sterlite Technologies Ltd
Feb 13, 2026
The best features in Azure Databricks for me are that it's easy to use, flexible, and has fast processing, and you can use multiple data types.
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VishnuReddy2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consulting Enterprise Architect at R2V2.ai
Jan 31, 2026
Azure Databricks gives the capability to handle a lot of big data use cases and machine learning use cases, but machine learning use cases need quite a lot of compute power, and that is where the cost spikes up.
SH
Senior Business Intelligence Consultant at Stellar Consulting Group
Mar 3, 2026
Regarding the learning curve, it is a good technology; it is the first time I am working on a cloud platform, and before that, I have not worked on any data engineering tool that is on cloud, so it is good learning.
DL
Senior Software Engineering at Bosch
Apr 8, 2026
The concept of Azure Databricks is a very good one, especially for the data products concept and idea.
 

Azure Databricks Cons review quotes

SK
Sr. Technical Specialist at Softcell Technologies Limited
Jun 30, 2026
From our experience, Azure Databricks could be improved with simpler cluster management and more predictable cost visibility and enhanced native monitoring for large enterprise environments.
PM
Sr. Azure Data Architect at TCS
May 26, 2026
The biggest friction point I have experienced with Azure Databricks is its cost-effectiveness; for projects with less data volume, it is advisable to use Azure Fabric services instead, as Azure Databricks may not be suitable for low volume processing.
Paresh_Nayak - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Governance Architect at Sterlite Technologies Ltd
Feb 13, 2026
Lower pricing is currently my only focus and I'm still exploring Azure Databricks, so it's too early to say something, but overall, I'm saying that it is the future.
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VishnuReddy2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consulting Enterprise Architect at R2V2.ai
Jan 31, 2026
At this point, I cannot comment on the cost being ideal; it is on the higher side, but in the cloud-based environment, compared to on-premise, it could be far lesser in cost.
SH
Senior Business Intelligence Consultant at Stellar Consulting Group
Mar 3, 2026
I have given the product a rating of six out of ten just because I do not use all of the functionalities, and I see some direction for improvement as well; also, every product has something to improve, and I have not used many features in this product.
DL
Senior Software Engineering at Bosch
Apr 8, 2026
The only concern is perhaps related to the pricing and cost that Azure Databricks incurs.