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Databricks vs Datameer comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Databricks
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
94
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Warehouse (4th), Data Science Platforms (1st), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (5th), Streaming Analytics (1st)
Datameer
Average Rating
7.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
BI on Hadoop (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Business Intelligence solutions, they serve different purposes. Databricks is designed for Cloud Data Warehouse and holds a mindshare of 9.7%, up 9.1% compared to last year.
Datameer, on the other hand, focuses on BI on Hadoop, holds 11.0% mindshare, down 13.2% since last year.
Cloud Data Warehouse Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Databricks9.7%
Snowflake15.1%
Teradata8.8%
Other66.4%
Cloud Data Warehouse
BI on Hadoop Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Datameer11.0%
AtScale Adaptive Analytics (A3)20.8%
JethroData19.3%
Other48.9%
BI on Hadoop
 

Featured Reviews

SimonRobinson - PeerSpot reviewer
Governance And Engagement Lead
Improved data governance has enabled sensitive data tracking but cost management still needs work
I believe we could improve Databricks integration with cloud service providers. The impact of our current integration has not been particularly good, and it's becoming very expensive for us. The inefficiencies in our implementation, such as not shutting down warehouses when they're not in use or reserving the right number of credits, have led to increased costs. We made several beginner mistakes, such as not taking advantage of incremental loading and running overly complicated queries all the time. We should be using ETL tools to help us instead of doing it directly in Databricks. We need more experienced professionals to manage Databricks effectively, as it's not as forgiving as other platforms such as Snowflake. I think introducing customer repositories would facilitate easier implementation with Databricks.
it_user357459 - PeerSpot reviewer
Hadoop Developer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
It helps to onboard and enrich data quickly as it does not involve writing scripts or queries, but the transformation functions can be more mature.
The most valuable feature are the data transformation functions in the workbook It helps to onboard and enrich data quickly as it does not involve writing scripts or queries. Maintenance is easy. We would like to have more inbuilt connections to different types of sources. The transformation…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Can cut across the entire ecosystem of open source technology to give an extra level of getting the transformatory process of the data."
"We are completely satisfied with the ease of connecting to different sources of data or pocket files in the search."
"It's very simple to use Databricks Apache Spark."
"The solution is an impressive tool for data migration and integration."
"The most valuable feature is the Spark cluster which is very fast for heavy loads, big data processing and Pi Spark."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to use SQL directly with Databricks."
"We can scale the product."
"The solution is very simple and stable."
"Customer Service: It's very good."
"The most valuable feature are the data transformation functions in the workbook."
"The built-in smart analytic tools are the most valuable features for me."
"Datameer has around 400 inbuilt functions that are very useful for any beginner and also it has a good visualization which helps end user to see that how the trend is showing."
 

Cons

"Databricks' performance when serving the data to an analytics tool isn't as good as Snowflake's."
"The pricing is not the cheapest but it's understandable because it's a very high-end solution and easy to use, there's a lot of complexity masked away."
"The cost of this solution is high, on the expensive side."
"Scalability is an area with certain shortcomings. The solution's scalability needs improvement."
"Databricks can improve by making the documentation better."
"The Databricks cluster can be improved."
"In my opinion, areas of Databricks that have room for improvement involve the dashboards. Until recently, everyone used third-party systems such as Power BI to connect to Databricks for dashboards and reports, but they're now coming up with their IBI dashboard, and I think they're on the right track to improve that even further."
"The tool should improve its integration with other products."
"Although this tool is very good, it has some limitations that I think could be removed in later versions."
"It needs better integration with other enterprise technologies out of the box."
"When I run the single license on my MacBook Pro, the memory space can be an issue."
"It is a good tool from an analysis perspective, but is not suitable for IT."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is okay. It's competitive."
"The solution is a good value for batch processing and huge workloads."
"The solution is affordable."
"We find Databricks to be very expensive, although this improved when we found out how to shut it down at night."
"Databricks uses a price-per-use model, where you can use as much compute as you need."
"We only pay for the Azure compute behind the solution."
"Price-wise, I would rate Databricks a three out of five."
"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

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
Healthcare Company
5%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business27
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise57
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Questions from the Community

Which do you prefer - Databricks or Azure Machine Learning Studio?
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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...
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Also Known As

Databricks Unified Analytics, Databricks Unified Analytics Platform, Redash
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Sample Customers

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