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Databricks vs Dell Streaming Data Platform comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Databricks
Ranking in Streaming Analytics
1st
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)
Dell Streaming Data Platform
Ranking in Streaming Analytics
32nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Streaming Analytics category, the mindshare of Databricks is 7.5%, down from 13.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell Streaming Data Platform is 1.1%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Streaming Analytics Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Databricks7.5%
Dell Streaming Data Platform1.1%
Other91.4%
Streaming Analytics
 

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.
Marc Gaethofs - PeerSpot reviewer
ICT manager at Thys Bouwprojecten
The solution’s clear-cut pricing makes scalability a cinch
We have one customer working with the solution in the event market—a video streaming company. They organize annual events and create movies from the data they gather. Having data available promptly and cost-effectively in the required location is crucial for them The performance and price is…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Data is open to everyone; they can access it through many channels, including notebooks or SQL."
"This solution offers a lake house data concept that we have found exciting, as we are able to have a large amount of data in a data lake and can manage all relational activities, with all asset complaints properties available to ensure the quality of all data."
"I like how easy it is to share your notebook with others. You can give people permission to read or edit. I think that's a great feature. You can also pull in code from GitHub pretty easily. I didn't use it that often, but I think that's a cool feature."
"In the manufacturing industry, Databricks can be beneficial to use because of machine learning. It is useful for tasks, such as product analysis or predictive maintenance."
"The most valuable feature of Databricks is the integration with Microsoft Azure."
"The setup was straightforward."
"The initial setup phase of Databricks was good."
"The integration with Python and the notebooks really helps."
"The performance and price is good."
 

Cons

"Databricks is a very expensive solution. Pricing is an area that could definitely be improved."
"The product cannot be integrated with a popular coding IDE."
"The integration of data could be a bit better."
"We often use a single cluster to ingest Databricks, which Databricks doesn't recommend. They suggest using a no-cluster solution like job clusters. This can be overwhelming for us because we started smaller."
"Databricks is still having some stability issues."
"Databricks has added some alerts and query functionality into their SQL persona, but the whole SQL persona, which is like a role, needs a lot of development. The alerts are not very flexible, and the query interface itself is not as polished as the notebook interface that is used through the data science and machine learning persona. It is clunky at present."
"The product should incorporate more learning aspects. It needs to have a free trial version that the team can practice."
"The solution could be improved by adding a feature that would make it more user-friendly for our team. The feature is simple, but it would be useful. Currently, our team is more familiar with the language R, but Databricks requires the use of Jupyter Notebooks which primarily supports Python. We have tried using RStudio, but it is not a fully integrated solution. To fully utilize Databricks, we have to use the Jupyter interface. One feature that would make it easier for our team to adopt the Jupyter interface would be the ability to select a specific variable or line of code and execute it within a cell. This feature is available in other Jupyter Notebooks outside of Databricks and in our own IDE, but it is not currently available within Databricks. If this feature were added, it would make the transition to using Databricks much smoother for our team."
"Improvement can be made by implementing a clear sales point that guides users in making choices, especially for virtualization purposes."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing costs of Databricks is a tiered licensing regime, so it is flexible."
"Price-wise, I would rate Databricks a three out of five."
"I rate the price of Databricks as eight out of ten."
"There are different versions."
"The solution is affordable."
"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."
"The product pricing is moderate."
"The cost is around $600,000 for 50 users."
"The pricing is good. With PowerScale, purchasing involves upfront usable capacity, typically with a price per terabyte."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
6%
Healthcare Company
6%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business26
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise60
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Questions from the Community

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Also Known As

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

Elsevier, MyFitnessPal, Sharethrough, Automatic Labs, Celtra, Radius Intelligence, Yesware
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