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Altair Knowledge Studio vs Databricks comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Altair Knowledge Studio
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
22nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Databricks
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
89
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Warehouse (7th), Streaming Analytics (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Data Science Platforms category, the mindshare of Altair Knowledge Studio is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Databricks is 17.2%, down from 19.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

LS
Advanced decision trees and seamless data pattern analysis transform data preparation
One of the most valuable features of Altair Knowledge Studio is its decision trees, which are quite advanced and popular compared to other tools. The Segment ( /products/segment-reviews ) Viewer is another unique feature that provides a comprehensive view of data patterns and helps identify anomalies before creating decision trees. Additionally, the ability to export code in the language of SAS is valuable, and the tool's drag-and-drop functionality makes it accessible to business users without a coding background.
ShubhamSharma7 - PeerSpot reviewer
Capability to integrate diverse coding languages in a single notebook greatly enhances workflow
Databricks offers various courses that I can use, whether it's PySpark, Scala, or R. I can leverage all these courses in a single notebook, which is beneficial for clients as they can access various tools in one place whenever needed. This is quite significant. I usually work with PySpark based on client requirements. After coding, I feed the Databricks notebooks into the ADF pipeline for updates. Databricks' capability to process data in parallel enhances data processing speed. Furthermore, I can connect our Databricks notebook directly with Power BI and other visualization tools like Qlik. Once we develop code, it allows us to transform raw data into visualizations for clients using analysis diagrams, which is very helpful.

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 most valuable features of Altair Knowledge Studio is its decision trees, which are quite advanced and popular compared to other tools."
"Databricks serves as a single platform that can handle numerous end-to-end machine learning tasks."
"The initial setup is pretty easy."
"Databricks is a scalable solution. It is the largest advantage of the solution."
"The simplicity of development is the most valuable feature."
"Databricks gives us the ability to build a lakehouse framework and do everything implicit to this type of database structure. We also like the ability to stream events. Databricks covers a broad spectrum, from reporting and machine learning to streaming events. It's important for us to have all these features in one platform."
"Databricks is based on a Spark cluster and it is fast. Performance-wise, it is great."
"The capacity of use of the different types of coding is valuable. Databricks also has good performance because it is running in spark extra storage, meaning the performance and the capacity use different kinds of codes."
"Databricks is a unified solution that we can use for streaming. It is supporting open source languages, which are cloud-agnostic. When I do database coding if any other tool has a similar language pack to Excel or SQL, I can use the same knowledge, limiting the need to learn new things. It supports a lot of Python libraries where I can use some very easily."
 

Cons

"It would be beneficial if Altair Knowledge Studio could offer a more unified platform that includes data preparation, predictive modeling, and model exportation."
"The product should incorporate more learning aspects. It needs to have a free trial version that the team can practice."
"The integration and query capabilities can be improved."
"In the future, I would like to see Data Lake support. That is something that I'm looking forward to."
"Databricks can improve by making the documentation better."
"The data visualization for this solution could be improved. They have started to roll out a data visualization tool inside Databricks but it is in the early stages. It's not comparable to a solution like Power BI, Luca, or Tableau."
"The product needs samples and templates to help invite users to see results and understand what the product can do."
"A lot of people are required to manage this solution."
"I would like it if Databricks adopted an interface more like R Studio. When I create a data frame or a table, R Studio provides a preview of the data. In R Studio, I can see that it created a table with so many columns or rows. Then I can click on it and open a preview of that data."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We only pay for the Azure compute behind the solution."
"My smallest project is around a hundred euros, and my most expensive is just under a thousand euros a week. That is based on terabytes of data processed each month."
"Licensing on site I would counsel against, as on-site hardware issues tend to really delay and slow down delivery."
"There are different versions."
"I do not exactly know the costs, but one of our clients pays between $100 USD and $200 USD monthly."
"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 product pricing is moderate."
"I am based in South Africa, where it is expensive adapting to the cloud, and then there is the price for the tool itself."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Altair Knowledge Studio?
The licensing is straightforward, and we have not encountered any pushbacks from our procurement team. The pricing is on par with market competitors.
What needs improvement with Altair Knowledge Studio?
It would be beneficial if Altair Knowledge Studio could offer a more unified platform that includes data preparation, predictive modeling, and model exportation. Having all these functionalities wi...
What is your primary use case for Altair Knowledge Studio?
I used Altair Knowledge Studio ( /products/altair-knowledge-studio-reviews ) mainly for data preparation and creating decision trees. We used SAS for data preparation and decision trees in Altair K...
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...
 

Also Known As

Angoss KnowledgeSTUDIO
Databricks Unified Analytics, Databricks Unified Analytics Platform, Redash
 

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Sample Customers

HSBC, MBNA, US Ban Corp, MasterCard Worldwide, Invesco, Citi Bank, ATB Financial, PayPal, Bajaj Finserv
Elsevier, MyFitnessPal, Sharethrough, Automatic Labs, Celtra, Radius Intelligence, Yesware
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