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Dataiku vs Starburst Enterprise comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 5, 2024

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

Dataiku
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Starburst Enterprise
Ranking in Data Science Platforms
15th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Streaming Analytics (17th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Data Science Platforms category, the mindshare of Dataiku is 6.7%, down from 12.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Starburst Enterprise is 1.7%, down from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Science Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dataiku6.7%
Starburst Enterprise1.7%
Other91.6%
Data Science Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

SK
Senior Data Scientist at Deloitte
Visual workflows have streamlined healthcare analytics and have reduced reporting time significantly
In terms of improvement, I cannot comment on the LLMs or the agentic view as I have not used them yet. However, I feel that better documentation is necessary. Dataiku should establish a stronger community since this is proprietary software, where users can share knowledge. Although they have some community interaction, it is often challenging to find assistance when stuck. For example, when I was new to Dataiku and trying to use an external optimization tool such as CPLEX, I struggled with resource directory linking to a project's notebook. Detailed documentation and community discussions could have significantly alleviated these issues for users such as myself.
KamleshPant - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Architect at USEReady
Connects to any data source from any region and offers unified access
There are no specific projects supported by Starburst regarding AI initiatives or machine learning projects. In the future, if we have all the data available, we can definitely capitalize on AI/ML and LLM capabilities to summarize data and gain insights. That's our future goal, but we haven't reached that point yet. There should be support for REST API data sources to access data from the web. We often have data coming in and communicate with data sources via REST API calls. I don't see that capability in Starburst currently; everything is through JDBC or ODBC. If Starburst could seamlessly access data using REST API capabilities, it would be a game-changer. The self-service data management features, like self-service materialized views, are great, but they can be a bit complex for basic users to understand.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The best feature in Dataiku is that once the data is connected in the underneath layer, it flows exceptionally smoothly if you know how to tweak it."
"If many teams are collaborating and sharing Jupyter notebooks, it's very useful."
"I believe the return on investment looks positive."
"The solution is quite stable."
"I like the interface, which is probably my favorite part of the solution. It is really user-friendly for an IT person."
"Dataiku is highly regarded as it is a leader in the Gartner ranking."
"Dataiku is a complete platform to build ETL and data pipeline and deploy it, which I appreciate."
"Cloud-based process run helps in not keeping the systems on while processes are running."
"We have noticed improvements in performance using Starburst Enterprise. It handles complex data, including reading and partitioning files. We can add a new catalog to Starburst Enterprise by providing connection details and service account information. This allows us to integrate with existing tools, such as the Snowflake database, which we use for data protection in our project."
"It's very scalable, fast performing, and supports many catalogs."
 

Cons

"Dataiku still needs some coding, and that could be a difference where business data scientists would go for DataRobot more than Dataiku."
"Server up-time needs to be improved. Also, query engines like Spark and Hive need to be more stable."
"The ability to have charts right from the explorer would be an improvement."
"The license is very expensive."
"Dataiku is down a lot of times, and we have to wait for sometimes five, ten, or fifteen minutes, after which it gets working again, and during those times, we are unable to get our work done."
"All products have room for improvement, and I would like to see their pricing simplified, as it is somewhat complex."
"I have not seen a return on investment with Dataiku in terms of time saved, money saved, or fewer employees needed."
"One of the main challenges was collaboration. Developers typically use GitHub to push and manage code, but integrating GitHub with Dataiku was complicated."
"Starburst Enterprise could improve by offering additional features similar to those provided by other SQL query tools. For example, incorporating functionalities like pivot tables would make it more feasible to use."
"There should be support for REST API data sources to access data from the web."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The annual licensing fees are approximately €20 ($22 USD) per key for the basic version and €40 ($44 USD) per key for the version with everything."
"Pricing is pretty steep. Dataiku is also not that cheap."
"I haven't personally dealt with the pricing aspects first-hand, but from what I understand, it largely depends on the specifics of your setup, especially the machines you use on AWS. The cost of using Starburst Enterprise can vary based on the amount of data you're processing and the type of machines you opt for, whether on AWS or another cloud platform."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Energy/Utilities Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
35%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
5%
Manufacturing Company
4%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise13
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dataiku Data Science Studio?
I am not the person involved in the process regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing.
What needs improvement with Dataiku Data Science Studio?
To improve Dataiku, it could enhance its visualization features, as it is not possible in Dataiku to create direct visualizations or to integrate a web app directly or in a simpler way as it is pos...
What is your primary use case for Dataiku Data Science Studio?
My main use case for Dataiku is for data science and AI projects. I use Dataiku for a demand forecasting use case where the objective is to predict the demand for each product for the next four mon...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Starburst Enterprise?
I haven't personally dealt with the pricing aspects first-hand, but from what I understand, it largely depends on the specifics of your setup, especially the machines you use on AWS. The cost of us...
What needs improvement with Starburst Enterprise?
There are no specific projects supported by Starburst regarding AI initiatives or machine learning projects. In the future, if we have all the data available, we can definitely capitalize on AI/ML ...
What is your primary use case for Starburst Enterprise?
We use Starburst with one client who is exploring their ecosystem to remove data silos and enable data access across departments. It's a very big ecosystem, like a finance institute. They are curre...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Dataiku DSS
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Sample Customers

BGL BNP Paribas, Dentsu Aegis, Link Mobility Group, AramisAuto
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