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Dataiku vs Starburst Galaxy 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

Dataiku
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Starburst Galaxy
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
10th
Average Rating
9.8
Reviews Sentiment
1.0
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Streaming Analytics (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the Data Science Platforms category, the mindshare of Dataiku is 9.3%, down from 11.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Starburst Galaxy is 0.9%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Science Platforms Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Dataiku9.3%
Starburst Galaxy0.9%
Other89.8%
Data Science Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Durgesh-Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Delivery & Practice (Data & AI) at a recruiting/HR firm with 201-500 employees
Unified data projects have accelerated development and simplified architecture for higher ROI
I do not see anything that I would improve or enhance in Dataiku at this time; overall, it is a good tool to incorporate and to suggest to customers. Currently, I do not see anything specific that I would include or any functionality that requires enhancement. Dataiku gives the complete picture of the AI universe, and we have not faced any glitches, so I do not have recommendations or suggestions for improvement. All products have room for improvement, and I would like to see their pricing simplified, as it is somewhat complex. In terms of documentation, there is substantial documentation available. Customer support is good, the product is scalable, and it provides flexibility to develop. Someone who needs to do coding can do it, and someone who does not know coding can also build solutions, but the pricing is complex, which I believe should be improved.
reviewer2750097 - PeerSpot reviewer
VP, Business Intelligence at a outsourcing company with 501-1,000 employees
Unified data access improves analytics and simplifies complex processes
I would like to see better alerting integrations for failures and errors in scheduled tasks and maintenance jobs. I also want support for more connectors such as Kinesis and Firehose, support for more file types such as Avro and JSON, and object storage message queue integration for object storage integrations. A single view of query execution and optimization details, rather than needing to toggle between the Galaxy and Trino UI, would be helpful. Additionally, enhanced control over account and environment variables that would be available in the Enterprise edition would be beneficial.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Dataiku is a complete platform to build ETL and data pipeline and deploy it, which I appreciate."
"I like the interface, which is probably my favorite part of the solution. It is really user-friendly for an IT person."
"The solution is quite stable."
"Cloud-based process run helps in not keeping the systems on while processes are running."
"If many teams are collaborating and sharing Jupyter notebooks, it's very useful."
"The best feature in Dataiku is that once the data is connected in the underneath layer, it flows exceptionally smoothly if you know how to tweak it."
"Our clients can easily drag and drop components and use them on the spot."
"I rate the overall product as eight out of ten."
"Starburst Galaxy serves as our primary SQL-based data processing engine, a strategic decision driven by its seamless integration with our AWS cloud infrastructure and its ability to deliver high performance with low-latency responses."
"Starburst on Trino, combined with our SQL-native data transformation tool SQLMesh, has delivered anywhere from a two to five times improvement in compute performance across our transformation DAG."
"Starburst Galaxy has improved our organization by unifying access to all major data sources, reducing the need for complex ETL processes."
"Starburst has provided us with virtually guaranteed performance on complex queries across datasets that are in the tens of gigabytes which complete in seconds."
"I use Starburst as a cost-efficient hosted option for Trino for data integration and ad-hoc analysis across a broad range of data sources."
"I am now able to answer questions in a couple of minutes that would otherwise take hours or days of time for my data engineering teams."
"The most fundamental feature is the query engine, which is much faster than any of the competitors; Starburst is able to finish most queries within 10 seconds, which is especially important for many non-technical employees."
"Starburst Galaxy has improved our organization by unifying access to all major data sources, reducing the need for complex ETL processes."
 

Cons

"There is room for improvement in terms of allowing for more code-based features."
"In terms of enhancing collaboration within my team, I would not say Dataiku is the best one because it's so expensive."
"Dataiku still needs some coding, and that could be a difference where business data scientists would go for DataRobot more than Dataiku."
"The license is very expensive."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see deep learning better integrated into the tool and not simply an extension or plugin."
"I find that it is a little slow during use. It takes more time than I would expect for operations to complete."
"Server up-time needs to be improved. Also, query engines like Spark and Hive need to be more stable."
"The technical support from Dataiku is not good. The support team does not provide adequate assistance, and there are concerns about billing requests."
"Cluster startup time is another pain point, typically 3 to 5 minutes, which is not the worst with proper planning but can be annoying for ad-hoc work."
"The most persistent issue is the cluster spin-up time."
"Cluster startup time can be slow, sometimes taking over a minute."
"Multi-tenancy could be improved. In order to have multiple environments for SSO, we maintain multiple tenants that are connected to different AWS accounts via the Marketplace."
"I would like Starburst to leverage AI to improve usability. Data lakes are complicated and difficult for users to explore."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is pretty steep. Dataiku is also not that cheap."
"The annual licensing fees are approximately €20 ($22 USD) per key for the basic version and €40 ($44 USD) per key for the version with everything."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Energy/Utilities Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
26%
Computer Software Company
15%
Government
7%
Retailer
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise1
 

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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Starburst Galaxy?
I recommend experimenting with different cluster sizes to determine what works best for your particular use case.
What needs improvement with Starburst Galaxy?
Multi-tenancy could be improved. In order to have multiple environments for SSO, we maintain multiple tenants that are connected to different AWS accounts via the Marketplace. On the AWS side this ...
What is your primary use case for Starburst Galaxy?
I use the solution for processing large simulation datasets into aggregated datasets that can either be used for real-time data analysis or stored for later analysis.
 

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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