G2 Vendor Directory

Azure Synapse Analytics vs. Databricks

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

MetricAzure Synapse Analytics

by Microsoft

Databricks

by Databricks Inc.

Overall rating4.44.6
Review count381,388
Ease of use9.08.9
Ease of setup8.88.7
Quality of support8.98.9
Meets requirements9.09.1
NPS59.45945977.851361
Small Business24.3%15.1%
Mid-Market43.2%37.6%
Enterprise32.4%47.2%
Total page views36116,340
Total LLM citations56614,031

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

Databricks

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics, and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog.

Pros

  • Features
  • Ease of Use
  • Integrations
  • Collaboration
  • Analytics
  • Easy Integrations