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Databricks vs Mode Enterprise comparison

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Databricks
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
95
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Warehouse (3rd), Data Science Platforms (1st), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (3rd), Streaming Analytics (1st)
Mode Enterprise
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
4.5
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (30th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Business Intelligence solutions, they serve different purposes. Databricks is designed for Cloud Data Warehouse and holds a mindshare of 9.3%, up 8.8% compared to last year.
Mode Enterprise, on the other hand, focuses on BI (Business Intelligence) Tools, holds 1.0% mindshare, up 0.6% since last year.
Cloud Data Warehouse Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Databricks9.3%
Snowflake15.4%
Teradata9.2%
Other66.1%
Cloud Data Warehouse
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Mode Enterprise1.0%
Microsoft Power BI7.6%
Tableau Enterprise6.5%
Other84.9%
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
 

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.
Shivkumar Targude - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Custom cohort dashboards have transformed customer tracking but still need richer built‑in visuals
From my perspective, adding more custom visualizations as inbuilt features would be greatly beneficial for developers and other teams. For specific visualizations, we currently need to use Python and JavaScript combinations to create great visualizations such as cohort analysis. If these visualizations were added by default to Mode Enterprise, it would be beneficial for all of us. There are common visualizations that are not currently in Mode Enterprise but should be added. There are advantages and disadvantages to the current state. The advantages mainly include the ability to combine all datasets, which definitely reduces time. Because Python and JavaScript are supported, we can develop cohort dashboards, which many other BI tools do not support. Mode Enterprise supports cohort dashboards, which is a significant advantage.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Databricks has helped us have a good presence in data."
"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."
"The technical support is good."
"The most valuable feature is the Spark cluster which is very fast for heavy loads, big data processing and Pi Spark."
"I think Databricks is very good at facilitating AI and machine learning projects; they implement AI and machine learning models very well, and clients can run their models on Databricks."
"It can send out large data amounts."
"Databricks tech support has been great every time I've dealt with them, and their team is highly knowledgeable."
"The most significant benefit Databricks has brought to my company is the Unity Catalog."
"I have used many other BI tools, but when I compare other BI tools with Mode Enterprise, I find it more interesting because it supports Amazon Redshift and cloud-related technology as well as some static-related technology, and it also supports customization through coding with JavaScript and Python."
"The solution is simple for people from a viewing perspective, not a coding perspective."
"The most important feature of the solution is the ability to run Python-based scripts."
"The most valuable feature I would say is the flexibility in editing."
"The tool helps to catch results and review them."
"Mode Enterprise has positively impacted my organization by making data analysis and reporting much faster."
"Mode Enterprise positively impacted my organization with its clean visualization and slightly faster response times."
 

Cons

"I would like to see improvement with the UI. It is functional and useful, but it's a bit clunky at times."
"<p>My experience with the pricing and licensing model is that it remains relatively expensive. Though it's less expensive than AWS, we still need a more cost-effective solution.</p>"
"I would like to see more documentation in terms of how an end-user could use it, and users like me can easily try it and implement use cases."
"Some of the error messages that we receive are too vague, saying things like "unknown exception", and these should be improved to make it easier for developers to debug problems."
"The integration features could be more interesting, more involved."
"Implementation of Databricks is still very code heavy."
"Overall it's a good product, however, it might get challenged over time with individual best-of-breed products."
"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."
"When I talk about improving Mode Enterprise, I would specifically like to address the need for easier drag-and-drop report creation, better self-service analysis for non-SQL queries, and improved sharing collaboration."
"Mode Analytics needs to improve the overall user experience."
"The solution could run faster."
"Mode Enterprise can be improved by reducing the cost, as I think the enterprise version is much costlier."
"From my perspective, adding more custom visualizations as inbuilt features would be greatly beneficial for developers and other teams."
"I think in terms of User Interface, I would say it can be better."
"The data visualization is cumbersome in Mode Analytics. I want the solution to add a map that has an easy interface. The UI is slow sometimes."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of Databricks is reasonable compared to other solutions."
"There are different versions."
"The cost for Databricks depends on the use case. I work on it as a consultant, so I'm using the client's Databricks, so it depends on how big the client is."
"I am based in South Africa, where it is expensive adapting to the cloud, and then there is the price for the tool itself."
"The solution is affordable."
"We implement this solution on behalf of our customers who have their own Azure subscription and they pay for Databricks themselves. The pricing is more expensive if you have large volumes of data."
"We're charged on what the data throughput is and also what the compute time is."
"Databricks uses a price-per-use model, where you can use as much compute as you need."
"The pricing is per user."
"My decision-maker found the pricing expensive, but it is okay for me."
"Mode Analytics is cheap compared to other tools."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
6%
Healthcare Company
6%
Construction Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business26
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise60
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise4
 

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 Mode Analytics?
When I talk about improving Mode Enterprise, I would specifically like to address the need for easier drag-and-drop report creation, better self-service analysis for non-SQL queries, and improved s...
What is your primary use case for Mode Analytics?
My main use case for Mode Enterprise is querying and analyzing business data using SQL, where I create reports and dashboards that support ad hoc analysis and decision making. A specific example of...
What advice do you have for others considering Mode Analytics?
On a scale of one to ten, I would rate Mode Enterprise as a seven. I chose seven out of ten because my experience is mostly positive, but there are a few things that can be fixed, and I believe tha...
 

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Also Known As

Databricks Unified Analytics, Databricks Unified Analytics Platform, Redash
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