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Dataiku vs Dremio comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
5.8
Dataiku's ROI is positive for regulatory support but uncertain for others needing pricing adjustments or using multiple products.
Sentiment score
6.7
Dremio reduces costs and saves time by minimizing personnel needs and simplifying data management across multiple sources.
The market is competitive, and Dataiku must adopt a consumption-based model instead of the current monthly model.
Dremio surely saves time, reduces costs, and all those things because we don't have to worry so much about the infrastructure to make the different tools communicate.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.8
Dataiku's customer support is generally responsive and helpful, though opinions vary, especially regarding complex issues and billing queries.
Sentiment score
5.2
Dremio offers responsive customer service, with professional services for complex issues, yet growth raises staffing level concerns.
Dataiku partners with local industry experts who understand the business better and provide support.
The support team does not provide adequate assistance.
The customer service team is helpful and responsive, more or less on time.
We have had to reach out for customer support many times, and they respond, so they are pretty supportive about some long-term issues.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.4
Dataiku is scalable, integrates well with cloud platforms, and supports numerous users, though performance improvements are occasionally suggested.
Sentiment score
7.3
Dremio is highly scalable, commendably handling extensive data and user growth, with integrations like Docker and Kubernetes.
Dremio's scalability can handle growing data and user demands easily.
Internally, if it's on Docker or Kubernetes, scalability will be built into the system.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
6.3
Users report varied stability, citing SQL bugs and downtimes, with proper use and resource optimization enhancing reliability.
Sentiment score
7.1
Dremio is generally stable with occasional issues; users praise its core functionality but recommend regular monitoring for optimal performance.
In terms of stabilization, if my data has no outlier creation in the raw data, then it is quite stable.
I rate Dremio a nine in terms of stability.
 

Room For Improvement

Dataiku needs better server stability, user interfaces, pricing transparency, tool integration, and accessibility for non-IT users.
Dremio suffers from poor SQL tools, documentation, and support, with limited connectors and expensive licensing adding to user concerns.
The license is very expensive.
I would love for Dataiku to allow more flexibility with code-based components and provide the possibility to extend it by developing and integrating custom components easily with existing ones.
Dataiku's pricing is very high, and commercial transparency is a challenge.
Starburst comes with around 50 connectors now.
I see that many times the new versions of Dremio have not fixed old bugs, and in some new versions, old problems that were previously fixed come back again, so I think the upgrade part could use improvement.
It should be easier to get Arctic or an open-source version of Arctic onto the software version so that development teams can experiment with it.
 

Setup Cost

Dataiku's pricing is seen as high by some but offers value for large enterprises with no extra costs.
Enterprise users find Dremio costly at $200,000 monthly, with high licensing expenses when scaling beyond the community version.
I find the pricing of Dataiku quite affordable for our customers, as they are usually large companies.
The pricing for Dataiku is very high, which is its biggest downside.
There are no extra expenses beyond the existing licensing cost.
 

Valuable Features

Dataiku is valued for its user-friendly interface, automation, integration capabilities, and strong presence in Gartner rankings.
Dremio excels at managing large datasets with VDS, data lineage, role-based access, and seamless API integrations for enhanced scalability.
Dataiku primarily enhances the speed at which our customers can develop or train their machine learning models because it is a drag-and-drop platform.
This feature is useful because it simplifies tasks and eliminates the need for a data scientist.
It offers most of the capabilities required for data science, MLOps, and LLMOps.
Having everything under one system and an easier-to-work-with interface, along with having API integrations, adds significant value to working with Dremio.
You just get the source, connect the data, get visualization, get connected, and do whatever you want.
The first feature that stands out for me in Dremio is the federated type of query, which allows the possibility to use multiple endpoints without worrying about writing custom SQL that runs only for SQL Server or for Postgres and Redshift.
 

Categories and Ranking

Dataiku
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Dremio
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
11th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Warehouse (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2025, in the Data Science Platforms category, the mindshare of Dataiku is 10.5%, down from 11.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dremio is 2.9%, down from 4.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Science Platforms Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Dataiku10.5%
Dremio2.9%
Other86.6%
Data Science Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

RichardXu - PeerSpot reviewer
The platform organizes workflows visually and efficiently
One of the valuable features of Dataiku is the workflow capability. It allows us to organize a workflow efficiently. The platform has a visual interface, making it much easier for educated professionals to organize their work. This feature is useful because it simplifies tasks and eliminates the need for a data scientist. If you are knowledgeable about AI, you can directly write using primitive tools like Pantera flow, PyTorch, and Scikit-learn. However, Dataiku makes this process much easier.
Corrr Moray - PeerSpot reviewer
Has simplified complex data integration workflows and supported consistent reporting across multiple sources
We also have a close relationship with the team that does the Dremio maintenance for the database, like upgrading the versions and they know about some specific problems we had in the past, such as a memory leak. We had a memory leak on some versions, which sometimes stopped the service. Since we are using Dremio installed like a server, not a SaaS solution, many times we need to stop and restart the service to clear all the cache and all that, and this is the thing I should add. I see that many times the new versions of Dremio have not fixed old bugs, and in some new versions, old problems that were previously fixed come back again, so I think the upgrade part could use improvement. I remember using some features in the past, like pivot tables, which proved to be really difficult, but I know this is a fault also for other vendors. Pivoting, transposing, and unpivoting are often not so good. CTEs also many times prove to be not so good, so I think these two main items could be improved significantly if they standardize them.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Energy/Utilities Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
28%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Healthcare Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dataiku Data Science Studio?
I find the pricing of Dataiku quite affordable for our customers, as they are usually large companies. However, it is a pricey solution and I primarily recommend it to bigger companies.
What needs improvement with Dataiku Data Science Studio?
In terms of enhancing collaboration within my team, I would not say Dataiku is the best one because it's so expensive. We are not able to provide it to everyone. There are very few people who have ...
What is your primary use case for Dataiku Data Science Studio?
My main use cases in Dataiku include ensuring a strong data pipeline ingestion. We have people from data management, so we need to take care of the pipeline, their data quality, data drifting, all ...
What do you like most about Dremio?
Dremio allows querying the files I have on my block storage or object storage.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dremio?
The licensing is very expensive. We need a license to scale as we are currently using the community version.
What needs improvement with Dremio?
They need to have multiple connectors. Starburst is rich in connectors, however, they are lacking Salesforce connectivity as of today. They don't have Salesforce connectivity. However, Starburst do...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Dataiku DSS
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Sample Customers

BGL BNP Paribas, Dentsu Aegis, Link Mobility Group, AramisAuto
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