Databricks
Data platforms · Paid
About
A data and AI platform for data engineering, warehousing, machine learning and natural-language analytics.
Key features
- Lakehouse storage
- Spark compute
- AI/BI Genie
- Model serving
Best for
- — Large-scale data engineering
- — Enterprise ML
- Pricing
- Paid
- Platforms
- Web, API
- Works with
- AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
- Last checked
- 2026-10-29
- Status
- Listed, not yet tested
Our take
Extremely capable at scale. Costs and complexity are significant for small teams.
Features and pricing change often — confirm on databricks.com before you commit.
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