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Palantir Foundry vs Rivery comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
5.0
Palantir Foundry users reported faster implementation, increased efficiency, streamlined processes, enhanced resources, and improved productivity with comprehensive tools.
Sentiment score
5.1
Rivery improves productivity and efficiency, reducing manual work and cutting costs by enabling independent project management with fewer employees.
With traditional development requiring many specialized roles, Palantir Foundry allows us to operate efficiently with fewer personnel.
Data Engineering Specialist at LTM
We saved approximately 20 to 35 percent in man-hours needed and the timing improved our project timelines by approximately 50 to 55 percent.
Consultant at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
One clear example was the pipeline optimization I mentioned, where we reduced execution time by thirty to forty percent.
PALANTIR DATA ENGINEER at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
It saved my team time and really reduced manual work, so overall, it improved efficiency.
software tester at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
By using Snowflake and Rivery, I was able to set up and complete project goals myself without the necessity to employ additional data engineers or DevOps.
Researcher at a educational organization with 11-50 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.2
Palantir Foundry's support is praised for responsiveness and knowledge, though experiences vary; documentation aids self-resolution effectively.
Sentiment score
6.8
Rivery's support is highly rated for personalized assistance, quick feedback, and encouraging user learning despite occasional technical challenges.
They are knowledgeable, and their boot camps demonstrate solutions in just three days, which typically takes months or years.
Enterprise Architect at a mining and metals company with 10,001+ employees
When I seek help regarding code in Slate, it can take considerable time for the team to find the right answer or documentation, especially since the responses depend on the level of support provided, and specific queries regarding coding usually require reaching out to more experienced developers.
Data Analyst at BP Exploration Caspian Sea Ltd
The support staff are extremely knowledgeable and good at what they are doing.
Operations And Integration Chief at a aerospace/defense firm with 10,001+ employees
One significant challenge was implementing custom-built Python scripts using Rivery for transformations.
CDL at Ycotek
Customer support is great; they are answering really fast.
Manager, Business Intelligence at WalkMe - the Enterprise-Class Online Guidance and Engagement platform.
The customer support for Rivery is excellent.
Manager, Application at a non-profit with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.1
Palantir Foundry offers flexibility and scalability, efficiently managing large data, though costs and configuration may impact performance.
Sentiment score
7.0
Rivery scales effectively, integrating diverse data sources, supporting increased use, and connecting to databases and tools like Snowflake and Tableau.
We work with large volumes of healthcare data, and it has been able to handle all the large-scale ingestion, transformation, and distributed processing workflows effectively.
PALANTIR DATA ENGINEER at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
For scalability, I would rate it ten out of ten because you have a lot of flexibility.
Associate Vice President at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Regarding scalability, if you have billions and trillions of records, Palantir Foundry accommodates ETL pipelines with a dedicated compute profile.
Data Engineering Specialist at LTM
It has handled growing data volumes and additional pipelines without major issues.
software tester at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
The focus is on the ability to connect to different sources and to put all the data together.
Data Analyst at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
Palantir Foundry is stable, with occasional issues in data handling, praised for scalability, and generally well-regarded for reliability.
Sentiment score
8.4
Rivery is stable and user-friendly, offering reliable performance with excellent support, despite occasional glitches and past slowdowns with large datasets.
Live data streaming is very hard and it keeps breaking, so it is not very stable and depends a lot on the satellite network.
Product Manager
I get more technical support from Palantir.
Data Development Manager at a healthcare company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Palantir Foundry has been a stable and reliable enterprise platform.
PALANTIR DATA ENGINEER at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
I found the tool very easy to use, allowing me to gain a lot of insights.
Data Analyst at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
The excellent support we received from Rivery team contributes to this perception.
CDL at Ycotek
 

Room For Improvement

Palantir Foundry users seek better documentation, reduced costs, performance improvements, enhanced UI, and increased flexibility in data integration.
Rivery needs better dependency analysis, user-friendly interface, AI integration, and competitive pricing with improved analytics and visualization.
The platform is extremely capable, but improvements around usability, debugging experience, DevOps flexibility, and ecosystem openness would make it even more effective for enterprise engineering teams.
PALANTIR DATA ENGINEER at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
I want to build conversational BI or conversational agents quickly that can connect to MCPs, and other MCPs that I can communicate with in Palantir Foundry, which are areas to advance forward.
Principal Architect at HCLTech
An improvement would be that in case of any changes done by the Palantir team, those changes need to be tested thoroughly so there are no downstream impacts, ensuring that the business is not affected by any modifications in the system.
Engineer, Data Engineering at GlobalFoundries
As an end-to-end solution for ETL with Snowflake, Rivery has proven to be reliable and efficient in my day-to-day work.
software tester at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Agentic AI with open source tools can be used to build all configurations automatically for pipelines.
Researcher at a educational organization with 11-50 employees
One feature that stood out in Informatica was the ability to see data flowing through each transformation step while debugging, which I felt was missing in Rivery.
CDL at Ycotek
 

Setup Cost

Palantir Foundry's high initial costs deter some, but it's cost-effective long-term; pricing varies for larger enterprises.
Rivery's pricing is competitive but can be steep for small businesses, with complex integrations increasing costs significantly.
Its high initial pricing can be intimidating, but it becomes cost-effective as it reduces the need for a development team.
Enterprise Architect at a mining and metals company with 10,001+ employees
In terms of getting a contractor to work on that, I would probably say it is more expensive because there are fewer people with that skillset compared to, say, Databricks or Azure.
Data Development Manager at a healthcare company with 5,001-10,000 employees
We can consult it in the right way regarding Palantir Foundry use, as it is still a gray area right now concerning costing.
Principal Architect at HCLTech
I found myself asking my stakeholder to make it only five times a day because it was really expensive.
Manager, Application at a non-profit with 1,001-5,000 employees
I found the pricing and licensing to be fair and competitive compared to other solutions I have seen.
Manager, Business Intelligence at WalkMe - the Enterprise-Class Online Guidance and Engagement platform.
 

Valuable Features

Palantir Foundry enhances productivity with data modeling, AI integration, security, and collaborative tools for seamless multi-source integration.
Rivery excels in seamless integration, user-friendly design, and efficient data processing, appealing to various technical skill levels.
The predictive analytics capability within Palantir Foundry impacts financial forecasting strategies through its AIP functionality, which includes numerous pre-built models, LLMs, and data science application libraries.
Architect at L&T Technology Services
The main advantage is you can decentralize the analytics, and you will have everything in one place, so that you do not need to rely on multiple departments working on different tools.
Associate Vice President at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
The low-code solutions made our lives easier because not everybody is too technical to get started and the barrier to entry is very low.
Consultant at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Rivery saved time and money because everything was handled in one place by only one or two data people instead of using the resources of a development team, which is great, and all the knowledge is handled in one team.
Manager, Application at a non-profit with 1,001-5,000 employees
The main benefit Rivery brought to my organization was the time we were able to save on development.
Researcher at a educational organization with 11-50 employees
Rivery has positively impacted my organization by reducing the need for a big team of data engineers and speeding up the work when we need to connect to a new data source; this can happen really fast.
Manager, Business Intelligence at WalkMe - the Enterprise-Class Online Guidance and Engagement platform.
 

Categories and Ranking

Palantir Foundry
Ranking in Data Integration
5th
Ranking in Cloud Data Integration
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
59
Ranking in other categories
IT Operations Analytics (5th), Supply Chain Analytics (1st), Data Migration Appliances (2nd), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (1st), Data and Analytics Service Providers (1st)
Rivery
Ranking in Data Integration
23rd
Ranking in Cloud Data Integration
16th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Migration Tools (2nd), Cloud Migration (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Palantir Foundry is 2.0%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rivery is 0.7%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Palantir Foundry2.0%
Rivery0.7%
Other97.3%
Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2846265 - PeerSpot reviewer
PALANTIR DATA ENGINEER at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Unified healthcare pipelines have improved data trust and accelerated operational decisions
One challenge regarding how Palantir Foundry can be improved is the learning curve. Foundry has a very broad ecosystem with Ontology, Pipeline Builder, Code Repositories, and AI integrations. For new engineers or business users onboarding, it can take time, especially if they are coming from more traditional data platforms. Better documentation, simplified onboarding paths, and more beginner-friendly examples would help accelerate adoption. Another area is debugging complexity. While lineage and monitoring are strong features, troubleshooting deeply interconnected pipelines can still become difficult in a large enterprise environment. Sometimes error logs and pipeline failure messages could be more descriptive or developer-friendly, especially for distributed PySpark jobs. Another pain point is customization limitations in certain UI-driven components. While low-code tools are great for rapid development, highly customized workflows sometimes still require engineering workarounds or deeper technical implementation. The platform is extremely capable, but improvements around usability, debugging experience, DevOps flexibility, and ecosystem openness would make it even more effective for enterprise engineering teams.
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CDL at Ycotek
Training has boosted custom ETL scripting and now debugging complex incremental loads needs work
The best feature Rivery offers is the ability to build custom or user-defined functions. You can even develop Python scripts to perform transformations on your data frames. This flexibility allows you to implement custom requirements, making Rivery more versatile than relying solely on in-built functions. Regarding features such as the interface, scheduling, or connectors, I found that as of 2022 when I last used it, the monitoring was good, although the debugging process for custom scripts was somewhat challenging. If we encountered issues with custom-built scripts, debugging was difficult since it used to send standard errors rather than specific ones. From what I recall, monitoring worked well, and we could connect to multiple relational and other sources, which was advantageous. A few of my colleagues and I were able to earn certifications on Rivery, which motivated us, even though we could not pursue or implement Rivery project for clients. The learning experience was very valuable as we had around seven or eight resources participating in those trainings, and they were all excited to learn about this new tool for us at the time.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
7%
University
6%
Construction Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise49
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Palantir Foundry?
One challenge regarding how Palantir Foundry can be improved is the learning curve. Foundry has a very broad ecosystem with Ontology, Pipeline Builder, Code Repositories, and AI integrations. For n...
What is your primary use case for Palantir Foundry?
I use Palantir Foundry for my primary use case, which involves building and maintaining end-to-end pipelines and operational data products at UHG for our healthcare analytics team. I work on data i...
What advice do you have for others considering Palantir Foundry?
My advice would be to approach Palantir Foundry as an enterprise operational platform, not just a traditional data tool. The platform delivers the most value when organizations fully leverage its g...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rivery?
I do not know about the experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing as it was not part of my job.
What needs improvement with Rivery?
I think Rivery could be improved by having more analytical features inside. I do not know if in the latest updates there are some AI tools to use or something related to that. Sometimes I wish for ...
What is your primary use case for Rivery?
My main use case for Rivery involves collecting data from different sources, and with Rivery, I am able to put them together and load the data directly in Snowflake.
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Merck KGaA, Airbus, Ferrari,United States Intelligence Community, United States Department of Defense
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