We compared Databricks and Dataiku Data Science Studio based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
In summary, Databricks is praised for its seamless integration and advanced analytics capabilities, while also receiving positive feedback on customer service and pricing. Dataiku Data Science Studio, on the other hand, is appreciated for its intuitive interface and powerful machine learning tools, with users expressing satisfaction with customer support and pricing flexibility. Both platforms offer valuable solutions for data management and analytics, with room for improvement in areas such as data visualization and feature development.
Features: Databricks stands out for its seamless integration with data sources and platforms, collaborative features, advanced analytics, and machine learning capabilities. Dataiku's key strengths lie in its intuitive interface, powerful machine learning capabilities, and seamless integration with various data sources and tools. Users appreciate Dataiku's ease of navigation, efficient machine learning functionalities, and the ability to connect with preferred systems for enhanced workflow efficiency.
Pricing and ROI: Databricks has positive user feedback on pricing, setup cost, and licensing. The pricing is reasonable and competitive, and the setup cost is straightforward. The license terms are flexible. Dataiku Data Science Studio users find the pricing plans affordable and suitable, and the setup cost manageable. The licensing options allow for seamless integration., Databricks users appreciate its value in increasing efficiency, productivity, and data analysis capabilities. Dataiku Data Science Studio users report significant cost savings, improved decision making, increased revenue generation, and valuable investments. Integrations and collaboration contribute to a positive ROI.
Room for Improvement: Databricks needs improvements in data visualization, monitoring and debugging tools, integration with external data sources, documentation for beginners, and pricing flexibility. Dataiku Data Science Studio requires enhancements in various features to optimize its platform.
Deployment and customer support: The user reviews for Databricks show varying durations for deployment, setup, and implementation. Some users mention spending three months on deployment and an additional week on setup, while others mention just a week for both. On the other hand, the reviews for Dataiku Data Science Studio mention different durations for each phase, but suggest considering deployment and setup together if they are within a short timeframe., Databricks provides efficient, helpful, and prompt customer service with knowledgeable and responsive staff. Their support team is proactive in solving issues. Dataiku also offers satisfactory customer service, with prompt and effective staff who provide knowledgeable and friendly assistance.
The summary above is based on 48 interviews we conducted recently with Databricks and Dataiku Data Science Studio users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"Databricks helps crunch petabytes of data in a very short period of time."
"It's easy to increase performance as required."
"A very valuable feature is the data processing, and the solution is specifically good at using the Spark ecosystem."
"We like that this solution can handle a wide variety and velocity of data engineering, either in batch mode or real-time."
"The load distribution capabilities are good, and you can perform data processing tasks very quickly."
"It is fast, it's scalable, and it does the job it needs to do."
"Specifically for data science and data analytics purposes, it can handle large amounts of data in less time. I can compare it with Teradata. If a job takes five hours with Teradata databases, Databricks can complete it in around three to three and a half hours."
"We have the ability to scale, collaborate and do machine learning."
"Extremely easy to use with its GUI-based functionality and large compatibility with various data sources. Also, maintenance processes are much more automated than ever, with fewer errors."
"The most valuable feature is the set of visual data preparation tools."
"Data Science Studio's data science model is very useful."
"The solution is quite stable."
"Cloud-based process run helps in not keeping the systems on while processes are running."
"I like the interface, which is probably my favorite part of the solution. It is really user-friendly for an IT person."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it is one tool that can do everything, and you have the ability to very easily push your design to prediction."
"The interface of Databricks could be easier to use when compared to other solutions. It is not easy for non-data scientists. The user interface is important before we had to write code manually and as solutions move to "No code AI" it is critical that the interface is very good."
"It would be very helpful if Databricks could integrate with platforms in addition to Azure."
"The solution could improve by providing better automation capabilities. For example, working together with more of a DevOps approach, such as continuous integration."
"This solution only supports queries in SQL and Python, which is a bit limiting."
"I have had some issues with some of the Spark clusters running on Databricks, where the Spark runtime and clusters go up and down, which is an area for improvement."
"The solution has some scalability and integration limitations when consolidating legacy systems."
"The stability of the clusters or the instances of Databricks would be better if it was a much more stable environment. We've had issues with crashes."
"I believe that this product could be improved by becoming more user-friendly."
"There were stability issues: 1) SQL operations, such as partitioning, had bugs and showed wrong results. 2) Due to server downtime, scheduled processes used to fail. 3) Access to project folders was compromised (privacy issue) with wrong people getting access to confidential project folders."
"The ability to have charts right from the explorer would be an improvement."
"Server up-time needs to be improved. Also, query engines like Spark and Hive need to be more stable."
"I find that it is a little slow during use. It takes more time than I would expect for operations to complete."
"I think it would help if Data Science Studio added some more features and improved the data model."
"The interface for the web app can be a bit difficult. It needs to have better capabilities, at least for developers who like to code. This is due to the fact that everything is enabled in a single window with different tabs. For them to actually develop and do the concurrent testing that needs to be done, it takes a bit of time. That is one improvement that I would like to see - from a web app developer perspective."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see deep learning better integrated into the tool and not simply an extension or plugin."
"Although known for Big Data, the processing time to process 1.8 billion records was terribly slow (five days)."
Databricks is ranked 1st in Data Science Platforms with 78 reviews while Dataiku Data Science Studio is ranked 6th in Data Science Platforms. Databricks is rated 8.2, while Dataiku Data Science Studio is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Databricks writes "A nice interface with good features for turning off clusters to save on computing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dataiku Data Science Studio writes "The model is very useful". Databricks is most compared with Amazon SageMaker, Informatica PowerCenter, Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio, Dremio and Azure Stream Analytics, whereas Dataiku Data Science Studio is most compared with Alteryx, KNIME, Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio, RapidMiner and Amazon SageMaker.
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