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Altair Knowledge Studio vs Databricks comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Altair Knowledge Studio
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
21st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Databricks
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
91
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Warehouse (8th), Streaming Analytics (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Data Science Platforms category, the mindshare of Altair Knowledge Studio is 0.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Databricks is 15.9%, down from 19.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

LS
Advanced decision trees and seamless data pattern analysis transform data preparation
One of the most valuable features of Altair Knowledge Studio is its decision trees, which are quite advanced and popular compared to other tools. The Segment ( /products/segment-reviews ) Viewer is another unique feature that provides a comprehensive view of data patterns and helps identify anomalies before creating decision trees. Additionally, the ability to export code in the language of SAS is valuable, and the tool's drag-and-drop functionality makes it accessible to business users without a coding background.
ShubhamSharma7 - PeerSpot reviewer
Capability to integrate diverse coding languages in a single notebook greatly enhances workflow
Databricks offers various courses that I can use, whether it's PySpark, Scala, or R. I can leverage all these courses in a single notebook, which is beneficial for clients as they can access various tools in one place whenever needed. This is quite significant. I usually work with PySpark based on client requirements. After coding, I feed the Databricks notebooks into the ADF pipeline for updates. Databricks' capability to process data in parallel enhances data processing speed. Furthermore, I can connect our Databricks notebook directly with Power BI and other visualization tools like Qlik. Once we develop code, it allows us to transform raw data into visualizations for clients using analysis diagrams, which is very helpful.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One of the most valuable features of Altair Knowledge Studio is its decision trees, which are quite advanced and popular compared to other tools."
"Databricks has a Unified Catalog that assists with secured access and governance."
"Specifically for data science and data analytics purposes, it can handle large amounts of data in less time. I can compare it with Teradata. If a job takes five hours with Teradata databases, Databricks can complete it in around three to three and a half hours."
"Databricks serves as a single platform for conducting the entire end-to-end lifecycle of machine learning models or AI ops."
"The load distribution capabilities are good, and you can perform data processing tasks very quickly."
"What I like about Databricks is that it's one of the most popular platforms that give access to folks who are trying not just to do exploratory work on the data but also go ahead and build advanced modeling and machine learning on top of that."
"It's very simple to use Databricks Apache Spark."
"The simplicity of development is the most valuable feature."
"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."
 

Cons

"It would be beneficial if Altair Knowledge Studio could offer a more unified platform that includes data preparation, predictive modeling, and model exportation."
"There should be better integration with other platforms."
"The tool should improve its integration with other products."
"Databricks has a lack of debuggers, and it would be good to see more components."
"The initial setup is difficult."
"I would like to see the integration between Databricks and MLflow improved. It is quite hard to train multiple models in parallel in the distributed fashions. You hit rate limits on the clients very fast."
"In the next release, I would like to see more optimization features."
"Databricks is an analytics platform. It should offer more data science. It should have more features for data scientists to work with."
"We'd like a more visual dashboard for analysis It needs better UI."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price of Databricks is reasonable compared to other solutions."
"We're charged on what the data throughput is and also what the compute time is."
"I would rate the tool’s pricing an eight out of ten."
"The licensing costs of Databricks is a tiered licensing regime, so it is flexible."
"Price-wise, I would rate Databricks a three out of five."
"I would rate Databricks' pricing seven out of ten."
"The billing of Databricks can be difficult and should improve."
"The solution is a good value for batch processing and huge workloads."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Altair Knowledge Studio?
The licensing is straightforward, and we have not encountered any pushbacks from our procurement team. The pricing is on par with market competitors.
What needs improvement with Altair Knowledge Studio?
It would be beneficial if Altair Knowledge Studio could offer a more unified platform that includes data preparation, predictive modeling, and model exportation. Having all these functionalities wi...
What is your primary use case for Altair Knowledge Studio?
I used Altair Knowledge Studio ( /products/altair-knowledge-studio-reviews ) mainly for data preparation and creating decision trees. We used SAS for data preparation and decision trees in Altair K...
Which do you prefer - Databricks or Azure Machine Learning Studio?
Databricks gives you the option of working with several different languages, such as SQL, R, Scala, Apache Spark, or Python. It offers many different cluster choices and excellent integration with ...
How would you compare Databricks vs Amazon SageMaker?
We researched AWS SageMaker, but in the end, we chose Databricks. Databricks is a Unified Analytics Platform designed to accelerate innovation projects. It is based on Spark so it is very fast. It...
Which would you choose - Databricks or Azure Stream Analytics?
Databricks is an easy-to-set-up and versatile tool for data management, analysis, and business analytics. For analytics teams that have to interpret data to further the business goals of their orga...
 

Also Known As

Angoss KnowledgeSTUDIO
Databricks Unified Analytics, Databricks Unified Analytics Platform, Redash
 

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Sample Customers

HSBC, MBNA, US Ban Corp, MasterCard Worldwide, Invesco, Citi Bank, ATB Financial, PayPal, Bajaj Finserv
Elsevier, MyFitnessPal, Sharethrough, Automatic Labs, Celtra, Radius Intelligence, Yesware
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