We compared Databricks and Dataiku Data Science Studio based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
In summary, Databricks is praised for its seamless integration and advanced analytics capabilities, while also receiving positive feedback on customer service and pricing. Dataiku Data Science Studio, on the other hand, is appreciated for its intuitive interface and powerful machine learning tools, with users expressing satisfaction with customer support and pricing flexibility. Both platforms offer valuable solutions for data management and analytics, with room for improvement in areas such as data visualization and feature development.
Features: Databricks stands out for its seamless integration with data sources and platforms, collaborative features, advanced analytics, and machine learning capabilities. Dataiku's key strengths lie in its intuitive interface, powerful machine learning capabilities, and seamless integration with various data sources and tools. Users appreciate Dataiku's ease of navigation, efficient machine learning functionalities, and the ability to connect with preferred systems for enhanced workflow efficiency.
Pricing and ROI: Databricks has positive user feedback on pricing, setup cost, and licensing. The pricing is reasonable and competitive, and the setup cost is straightforward. The license terms are flexible. Dataiku Data Science Studio users find the pricing plans affordable and suitable, and the setup cost manageable. The licensing options allow for seamless integration., Databricks users appreciate its value in increasing efficiency, productivity, and data analysis capabilities. Dataiku Data Science Studio users report significant cost savings, improved decision making, increased revenue generation, and valuable investments. Integrations and collaboration contribute to a positive ROI.
Room for Improvement: Databricks needs improvements in data visualization, monitoring and debugging tools, integration with external data sources, documentation for beginners, and pricing flexibility. Dataiku Data Science Studio requires enhancements in various features to optimize its platform.
Deployment and customer support: The user reviews for Databricks show varying durations for deployment, setup, and implementation. Some users mention spending three months on deployment and an additional week on setup, while others mention just a week for both. On the other hand, the reviews for Dataiku Data Science Studio mention different durations for each phase, but suggest considering deployment and setup together if they are within a short timeframe., Databricks provides efficient, helpful, and prompt customer service with knowledgeable and responsive staff. Their support team is proactive in solving issues. Dataiku also offers satisfactory customer service, with prompt and effective staff who provide knowledgeable and friendly assistance.
The summary above is based on 48 interviews we conducted recently with Databricks and Dataiku Data Science Studio users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"I like cloud scalability and data access for any type of user."
"I like how easy it is to share your notebook with others. You can give people permission to read or edit. I think that's a great feature. You can also pull in code from GitHub pretty easily. I didn't use it that often, but I think that's a cool feature."
"It's very simple to use Databricks Apache Spark."
"Databricks allows me to automate the creation of a cluster, optimized for machine learning and construct AI machine learning models for the client."
"Databricks is a scalable solution. It is the largest advantage of the solution."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"The time travel feature is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"In the manufacturing industry, Databricks can be beneficial to use because of machine learning. It is useful for tasks, such as product analysis or predictive maintenance."
"If many teams are collaborating and sharing Jupyter notebooks, it's very useful."
"Data Science Studio's data science model is very useful."
"Cloud-based process run helps in not keeping the systems on while processes are running."
"The most valuable feature is the set of visual data preparation tools."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it is one tool that can do everything, and you have the ability to very easily push your design to prediction."
"Extremely easy to use with its GUI-based functionality and large compatibility with various data sources. Also, maintenance processes are much more automated than ever, with fewer errors."
"If I want to create a Databricks account, I need to have a prior cloud account such as an AWS account or an Azure account. Only then can I create a Databricks account on the cloud. However, if they can make it so that I can still try Databricks even if I don't have a cloud account on AWS and Azure, it would be great. That is, it would be nice if it were possible to create a pseudo account and be provided with a free trial. It is very essential to creating a workforce on Databricks. For example, students or corporate staff can then explore and learn Databricks."
"The initial setup is difficult."
"Databricks could improve in some of its functionality."
"Doesn't provide a lot of credits or trial options."
"The solution could be improved by adding a feature that would make it more user-friendly for our team. The feature is simple, but it would be useful. Currently, our team is more familiar with the language R, but Databricks requires the use of Jupyter Notebooks which primarily supports Python. We have tried using RStudio, but it is not a fully integrated solution. To fully utilize Databricks, we have to use the Jupyter interface. One feature that would make it easier for our team to adopt the Jupyter interface would be the ability to select a specific variable or line of code and execute it within a cell. This feature is available in other Jupyter Notebooks outside of Databricks and in our own IDE, but it is not currently available within Databricks. If this feature were added, it would make the transition to using Databricks much smoother for our team."
"I would like it if Databricks made it easier to set up a project."
"The data visualization for this solution could be improved. They have started to roll out a data visualization tool inside Databricks but it is in the early stages. It's not comparable to a solution like Power BI, Luca, or Tableau."
"I would like more integration with SQL for using data in different workspaces."
"Although known for Big Data, the processing time to process 1.8 billion records was terribly slow (five days)."
"The interface for the web app can be a bit difficult. It needs to have better capabilities, at least for developers who like to code. This is due to the fact that everything is enabled in a single window with different tabs. For them to actually develop and do the concurrent testing that needs to be done, it takes a bit of time. That is one improvement that I would like to see - from a web app developer perspective."
"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."
"There were stability issues: 1) SQL operations, such as partitioning, had bugs and showed wrong results. 2) Due to server downtime, scheduled processes used to fail. 3) Access to project folders was compromised (privacy issue) with wrong people getting access to confidential project folders."
"I find that it is a little slow during use. It takes more time than I would expect for operations to complete."
"I think it would help if Data Science Studio added some more features and improved the data model."
"Dataiku still needs some coding, and that could be a difference where business data scientists would go for DataRobot more than Dataiku."
"The ability to have charts right from the explorer would be an improvement."
Databricks is ranked 1st in Data Science Platforms with 78 reviews while Dataiku is ranked 11th in Data Science Platforms with 7 reviews. Databricks is rated 8.2, while Dataiku is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Databricks writes "A nice interface with good features for turning off clusters to save on computing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dataiku writes "Gives different aspects of modeling approaches and good for multiple teams' collaboration". Databricks is most compared with Amazon SageMaker, Informatica PowerCenter, Dremio, Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio and Azure Stream Analytics, whereas Dataiku is most compared with KNIME, Alteryx, RapidMiner, Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio and Amazon SageMaker. See our Databricks vs. Dataiku report.
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