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Azure Synapse Analytics vs. Confluent

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricAzure Synapse Analytics

by Microsoft

Confluent

by IBM

Overall rating4.44.4
Review count38117
Ease of use9.08.6
Ease of setup8.88.3
Quality of support8.98.5
Meets requirements9.08.9
NPS59.45945959.292035
Small Business24.3%34.2%
Mid-Market43.2%29.9%
Enterprise32.4%35.9%
Total page views361757
Total LLM citations5667,445

Azure Synapse Analytics

Azure Synapse Analytics is a cloud-based Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) that leverages Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) to quickly run complex queries across petabytes of data.

Pros

  • Cost-Effective
  • Automation
  • Efficiency
  • Machine Learning
  • Unified Platform
  • Scaling

Confluent

Today’s customers expect every digital experience to be immediate, connected, and personalized. That takes more than data at rest - it takes trusted data in motion. Confluent is the complete Data Streaming Platform for keeping data in motion from the moment business change occurs through processing, governance, and serving. Built by the original creators of Apache Kafka®, Confluent connects applications, services, and systems; processes streams in real time with Apache Flink®; and serves trusted, always-current data wherever it is needed across cloud, hybrid, and self-managed environments.

Pros

  • Streaming
  • Scaling
  • Data Integration
  • Easy Integrations
  • Features
  • User Interface