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Databricks vs Microsoft Fabric comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Databricks
Ranking in Data Management Platforms (DMP)
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
94
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Warehouse (3rd), Data Science Platforms (1st), Streaming Analytics (1st)
Microsoft Fabric
Ranking in Data Management Platforms (DMP)
9th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

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.
Ankush-Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Software Engineer at Momentus
Unified analytics platform has simplified complex dashboards and supported secure data pipelines
One thing about Microsoft Fabric that I think could be improved is the potential confusion when working with real-time data versus normal batch loading. If you are dealing with real-time databases or data, you need to work with Event Hub and event streaming, but for normal batch processing, you can usually go ahead with the SQL warehouse or the data lakehouse. I recommend that Microsoft unify these processes, so using one source can meet both requirements. If I am working with real-time data and batched data, I should not have to manage two separate systems; instead of creating an Event Hub and a lakehouse, users could simply manage one house to handle both real-time analysis and batch processing, making it simpler and more user-friendly from both business and development perspectives.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the versatility of the ecosystem."
"One of the features provides nice interactive clusters, or compute instances that you don't really need to manage often."
"I like that Databricks is a unified platform that lets you do streaming and batch processing in the same place. You can do analytics, too. They have added something called Databricks SQL Analytics, allowing users to connect to the data lake to perform analytics. Databricks also will enable you to share your data securely. It integrates with your reporting system as well."
"It has allowed our data engineers, data scientists, and analysts to collaborate and work on the same platform."
"Databricks offers various courses that I can use, whether it's PySpark, Scala, or R."
"Compared to other companies, they offer great support to their clients."
"The solution offers a free community version."
"The solution is built from Spark and has integration with MLflow, which is important for our use case."
"The best feature Microsoft Fabric offers in my experience is the Dataflow."
"The features and capabilities of Microsoft Fabric that I have found most useful include it being a uniform platform."
"The most valuable and useful feature I have found in Microsoft Fabric is data consistency, which is the top thing."
 

Cons

"There is room for improvement in visualization."
"There was a time when my monthly cost was around ten thousand dollars, which was quite high."
"Databricks doesn't offer the use of Python scripts by itself and is not connected to GitHub repositories or anything similar. This is something that is missing. if they could integrate with Git tools it would be an advantage."
"Overall it's a good product, however, it might get challenged over time with individual best-of-breed products."
"The solution could be improved by integrating it with data packets."
"Databricks would have more collaborative features than it has. It should have some more customization for the jobs."
"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."
"They release patches that sometimes break our code. These patches are supposed to fix issues, but sometimes they cause disruptions."
"One thing about Microsoft Fabric that I think could be improved is the potential confusion when working with real-time data versus normal batch loading."
"I think the Copilot usage in Microsoft Fabric can be improved."
"In my experience, Microsoft Fabric is not stable."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution requires a subscription."
"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."
"I do not exactly know the costs, but one of our clients pays between $100 USD and $200 USD monthly."
"Licensing on site I would counsel against, as on-site hardware issues tend to really delay and slow down delivery."
"Price-wise, I would rate Databricks a three out of five."
"The licensing costs of Databricks depend on how many licenses we need, depending on which Databricks provides a lot of discounts."
"I rate the price of Databricks as eight out of ten."
"There are different versions."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
6%
Computer Software Company
6%
Healthcare Company
16%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

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

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...
What needs improvement with Microsoft Fabric?
I think Microsoft Fabric can be improved, but I feel that everything is adequate. Everything is acceptable regarding the needed improvements.
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Fabric?
My main use case for Microsoft Fabric is data engineering. A specific example of something my team has used Microsoft Fabric for is to collect information from many sources and put it in the data w...
What advice do you have for others considering Microsoft Fabric?
My advice to others looking into using Microsoft Fabric is that it is a good solution. I heard from the cloud infrastructure team about this product. I do not have any additional thoughts about Mic...
 

Also Known As

Databricks Unified Analytics, Databricks Unified Analytics Platform, Redash
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