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Databricks vs Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Databricks
Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
93
Ranking in other categories
Data Science Platforms (1st), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (5th), Streaming Analytics (1st)
Oracle Autonomous Data Ware...
Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse
14th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Cloud Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Databricks is 10.2%, up from 9.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse is 5.0%, up from 4.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Data Warehouse Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Databricks10.2%
Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse5.0%
Other84.8%
Cloud Data Warehouse
 

Featured Reviews

SimonRobinson - PeerSpot reviewer
Governance And Engagement Lead
Improved data governance has enabled sensitive data tracking but cost management still needs work
I believe we could improve Databricks integration with cloud service providers. The impact of our current integration has not been particularly good, and it's becoming very expensive for us. The inefficiencies in our implementation, such as not shutting down warehouses when they're not in use or reserving the right number of credits, have led to increased costs. We made several beginner mistakes, such as not taking advantage of incremental loading and running overly complicated queries all the time. We should be using ETL tools to help us instead of doing it directly in Databricks. We need more experienced professionals to manage Databricks effectively, as it's not as forgiving as other platforms such as Snowflake. I think introducing customer repositories would facilitate easier implementation with Databricks.
Kwajah Mohiuddin - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Head of Architecture at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Provides self-repair features, but the setup is complex
We use the product for online applications. We use it in the financial industry The product has self-repair features. The tool tunes itself. It separates compute from storage. We can scale storage and compute separately. The setup is complex. Oracle is a complex tool. I have been using Oracle…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Databricks gives you the flexibility of using several programming languages independently or in combination to build models."
"Databricks offers various courses that I can use, whether it's PySpark, Scala, or R."
"The ease of use and its accessibility are valuable."
"I think what I value is more about the technology itself because you don't need to have too much knowledge to be able to use the solution."
"Databricks gives us the ability to build a lakehouse framework and do everything implicit to this type of database structure."
"I like the simplicity and ease of use."
"The most significant benefit Databricks has brought to my company is the Unity Catalog."
"We are completely satisfied with the ease of connecting to different sources of data or pocket files in the search."
"The analytics have been very good. We've found them to be quite useful."
"One advantage is that if you already have an Oracle Database, it easily integrates with that."
"The integration feature is very good because you can automate protection security automatically, restricting the access of unauthorized people."
"The product is easy to use."
"The performance and scalability are awesome."
"I like the fact that the solution is self-patching, that it's running machine-learning generally across its logs all the time in order to identify any issues and to self-repair."
"The solution is self-securing. All data is encrypted and security updates and patches are applied automatically both periodically and off-cycle."
"The solution integrates well with Power BI."
 

Cons

"Databricks would benefit from enhanced metrics and tighter integration with Azure's diagnostics."
"I would like it if Databricks made it easier to set up a project."
"Some of the error messages that we receive are too vague, saying things like "unknown exception", and these should be improved to make it easier for developers to debug problems."
"Implementation of Databricks is still very code heavy."
"Scalability is an area with certain shortcomings. The solution's scalability needs improvement."
"CI/CD needs additional leverage and support."
"There would also be benefits if more options were available for workers, or the clusters of the two points."
"The solution could improve by providing better automation capabilities. For example, working together with more of a DevOps approach, such as continuous integration."
"Sometimes the solution works differently between the cloud and on-premises. It needs to be more consistent and predictable."
"It is very important the integration with other platforms be made to be as easy as it is with an on-premises deployment."
"I would like to see Application Express and Oracle R Enterprise fully supported, and I would like to see Oracle Data Mining supported as a front end."
"Sometimes the solution works differently between the cloud and on-premises. It needs to be more consistent and predictable."
"I would like to see an on-premise solution in the future."
"My main suggestion for Oracle is the configuration and key values that come for JSON files. When we create a table, especially if you see in our RedShift or some other stuff, if I create a table on top of a JSON file with multiple array columns or superset columns, those column values create some difficulty in Oracle."
"The solution lacks visibility options."
"I would like to see Application Express and Oracle R Enterprise fully supported, and I would like to see Oracle Data Mining supported as a front end."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of Databricks is reasonable compared to other solutions."
"The solution requires a subscription."
"Price-wise, I would rate Databricks a three out of five."
"The price is okay. It's competitive."
"My smallest project is around a hundred euros, and my most expensive is just under a thousand euros a week. That is based on terabytes of data processed each month."
"The solution is based on a licensing model."
"We find Databricks to be very expensive, although this improved when we found out how to shut it down at night."
"There are different versions."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is a low price and ten is a high price, I rate the pricing an eight."
"The solution is expensive."
"The solution's cost is reasonable."
"We pay approximately $70,000 per month. The cost includes maintenance and support."
"Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse's pricing is fair and reasonable compared to the other cloud vendors."
"ROI is high."
"In terms of architecture and pricing structure, I feel it is a little bit costly compared to Azure. It's fine compared to RedShift, but compared to Azure, it's a bit pricey when you calculate for one TB storage plus around five hours of reporting with the frequency of 1TB data. The cost adds up, making Oracle a bit expensive."
"The licensing cost of the product can vary since you can integrate it very easily with other products or other cloud products...You pay as you use it, so it is not yearly or monthly payments to be made toward Oracle."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
Healthcare Company
5%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Media Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Insurance Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business27
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise56
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse?
We pay approximately $70,000 per month. The cost includes maintenance and support.
What needs improvement with Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse?
Optimization should be better. The SQLs are sometimes very slow. I also noticed that Java is not supported, which is not ideal.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse?
We are using Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse for analytics in my company.
 

Also Known As

Databricks Unified Analytics, Databricks Unified Analytics Platform, Redash
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Sample Customers

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