Databricks vs Snowflake
What each one’s own pages state, side by side. Every value is a quote AirStack found on that product’s pages; “Not observed” means AirStack has not found it on that product’s pages.
| Databricks | Snowflake | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | Databricks is a unified data and AI platform that runs both analytical and operational workloads on one open, governed foundation. databricks.com | Simplify Enterprise Data and AI snowflake.com |
| Starting at | Not observed | Not observed |
| Platforms | AWS, Azure, GCP databricks.com | Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure snowflake.com |
| Integrations | Microsoft Teams, Slack databricks.com | Not observed |
| Free plan | Yes databricks.com | Yes snowflake.com |
| Plans | Business, Mission Critical, Production databricks.com | Standard, Enterprise, Business Critical, Virtual Private Snowflake snowflake.com |
| Models supported | Not observed | LLMs, ML snowflake.com |
| Pricing basis | Databricks pricing is based on your compute usage. databricks.com | We keep pricing simple with a consumption-based pricing model. snowflake.com |
| Customers (their claim) | Over 20,000 customers across the globe databricks.com | Over 7,200 brands mobilize their data with Snowflake snowflake.com |
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