Comparison
Databricks vs Snowflake
Scored side by side on data-analytics, using the same criteria we apply across the category.
Databricks
Lakehouse platform unifying data engineering, analytics and machine learning on open formats.
4.5(4,300)$0.07 per DBU, consumption-based
Snowflake
Cloud data warehouse with separated storage and compute and per-second billing.
4.5(6,100)$2 per credit, consumption-based
Scored side by side
Query performance
Databricks
4.5
Snowflake
4.6
Cost predictability
Databricks
3.5
Snowflake
3.3
Governance
Databricks
4.4
Snowflake
4.6
Ease of operation
Databricks
3.6
Snowflake
4.8
Value for money
Databricks
4.0
Snowflake
3.7
Databricks verdict
The right platform when machine learning is a first-class workload rather than an afterthought.
- Best unified platform for data and machine learning
- Open table formats limit lock-in
- Mature experiment tracking and model serving
Snowflake verdict
The lowest-operations warehouse available. Budget for a FinOps owner from the start.
- Almost no operational overhead
- Zero-copy cloning transforms development workflows
- Best-in-class cross-organisation data sharing