Azure Databricks vs. IBM Cloud Pak for Data

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure Databricks
Score 8.7 out of 10
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Azure Databricks is a service available on Microsoft's Azure platform and suite of products. It provides the latest versions of Apache Spark so users can integrate with open source libraries, or spin up clusters and build in a fully managed Apache Spark environment with the global scale and availability of Azure. Clusters are set up, configured, and fine-tuned to ensure reliability and performance without the need for monitoring. The solution includes autoscaling and auto-termination to improve…N/A
IBM Cloud Pak for Data
Score 8.6 out of 10
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IBM Cloud Pak for Data (formerly IBM Cloud Private for Data) provides data management, data governance, and automated data discovery and classification.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Platform Connectivity
Comparison of Platform Connectivity features of Product A and Product B
Azure Databricks
8.1
Ratings
3% below category average
IBM Cloud Pak for Data
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Ratings
Connect to Multiple Data Sources6.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Extend Existing Data Sources9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic Data Format Detection9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
MDM Integration8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Exploration
Comparison of Data Exploration features of Product A and Product B
Azure Databricks
6.4
Ratings
27% below category average
IBM Cloud Pak for Data
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Visualization5.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Interactive Data Analysis6.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Preparation
Comparison of Data Preparation features of Product A and Product B
Azure Databricks
8.0
Ratings
2% below category average
IBM Cloud Pak for Data
-
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Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Transformations8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Encryption9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Built-in Processors7.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Data Modeling
Comparison of Platform Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
Azure Databricks
8.3
Ratings
1% below category average
IBM Cloud Pak for Data
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Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated Machine Learning8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Single platform for multiple model development8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Self-Service Model Delivery8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Model Deployment
Comparison of Model Deployment features of Product A and Product B
Azure Databricks
8.5
Ratings
0% below category average
IBM Cloud Pak for Data
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Flexible Model Publishing Options8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Security, Governance, and Cost Controls9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
9.8
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Likelihood to Renew
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9.1
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Usability
8.0
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User Testimonials
Azure DatabricksIBM Cloud Pak for Data
Likelihood to Recommend
Having access to all databases and tables in one place is what has helped me and my team to function better. The in built functionality/access to SQL and Python is definitely an added bonus! The icing on the cake is the ability to export your data into an Excel spreadsheet for additional analysis. If you have less to no working knowledge of SQL or Python, its better to look at alternatives.
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Unlike others analytics tool IBM Cloud Pak for Data provides out-of-the-box privacy, model interpretability and fairness monitoring, along with automatic explanation of data and models written in business language. It's a great tool that all business should emulate. Great user experience because of every feature is functional and improved constantly.
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Pros
  • Consistently great performance when dealing with huge scale data with the help of spark architecture
  • Magic commands such as spark sql, pyspark, scala . This comes really handy in day to day work
  • Integration with other Azure services is super smooth and robust
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  • The AI services catalog like the Watson Assistant is very good.
  • The analytics dashboard featuring all the recent history is very good with IBM.
  • Searching for data through the unified search option is super cool.
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Cons
  • Intuitive interface
  • Ease of use
  • Providing FAQ or QRGs
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  • It is complex; The platform comes with several features from MLOPs to Customer 360 which may take a long time for the user to understand.
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Usability
Based on my extensive use of Azure Databricks for the past 3.5 years, it has evolved into a beautiful amalgamation of all the data domains and needs. From a data analyst, to a data engineer, to a data scientist, it jas got them all! Being language agnostic and focused on easy to use UI based control, it is a dream to use for every Data related personnel across all experience levels!
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Alternatives Considered
Against all the tools I have used, Azure Databricks is by far the most superior of them all! Why, you ask? The UI is modern, the features are never ending and they keep adding new features. And to quote Apple, "It just works!" Far ahead of the competition, the delta lakehouse platform also fares better than it counterparts of Iceberg implementation or a loosely bound Delta Lake implementation of Synapse
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IBM has healing mechanisms when resource usage is high. This platform performs well, but when it runs out of capacity, it has crashed for many clients. This is innate in its original design
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Return on Investment
  • The support team is amazing, they help you at every stage of the projects, from sales to delivery.
  • On a framework level, it has had an amazing impact and has reduced the clients overall data platform costs by a staggering 65%
  • There has been a 40% Manual work requirement on average for the clients when they move to Azure Databricks Data Platform
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  • can improve readiness for cloud migration, improve licensing flexibility with IBM, and reduce both hardware purchases and infrastructure management efforts.
  • reduces the expenses of internal resources.
  • should improve efficiencies, reduce risks, and increase performance
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