Comparison

Azure Synapse Analytics vs Dremio

On the evidence we track, Dremio leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Azure Synapse Analytics full profile →Dremio full profile →

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Azure Synapse Analytics50

★Dremio72

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Azure Synapse Analytics	DremioLeader
Vioscale score	50 / 100low · 14%updating	72 / 100medium · 71%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	-	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	13
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.99
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	-

Score

Vioscale score

Azure Synapse Analytics50 / 100low · 14%updating

Dremio72 / 100medium · 71%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Azure Synapse Analytics–

Dremio✓

Model

Azure Synapse Analyticscommercial

Dremiofreemium

Price level

Azure Synapse Analytics–

Dremiolow

Transparent

Azure Synapse Analytics–

Dremio✗

Integrations

Count

Azure Synapse Analytics–

Dremio13

Security

Disclosure policy

Azure Synapse Analytics–

Dremio✓

Gdpr

Azure Synapse Analytics✓

Dremio✓

Iso27001

Azure Synapse Analytics–

Dremio✓

Soc2

Azure Synapse Analytics–

Dremio✓

Reliability

Sla pct

Azure Synapse Analytics–

Dremio99.99

Status page

Azure Synapse Analytics✓

Dremio✓

Market

Availability

Azure Synapse AnalyticsAvailable worldwide

Dremio–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for data warehouse software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Data Warehouse Software
Capability	Azure Synapse Analytics	Dremio
Deployment
Deployment	Managed cloud	Hybrid
Architecture
Architecture	-	Separated storage/compute
Compute model	-	-
Query
SQL dialect	-	Vendor-specific
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place	-	✓
Interoperability
Table-format support	-	Apache Iceberg
Scale
Concurrency scaling	-	-
Ingestion
Streaming ingest	-	✓
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)	-	First-class
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions	-	-
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace	-	-
Licensing
Licence class	Proprietary	Source-available

Deployment

Azure Synapse AnalyticsManaged cloud

DremioHybrid

Architecture

Azure Synapse Analytics-

DremioSeparated storage/compute

Compute model

Azure Synapse Analytics-

Dremio-

Query

SQL dialect

Azure Synapse Analytics-

DremioVendor-specific

Federation / lakehouse query-in-place

Azure Synapse Analytics-

Dremio✓

Interoperability

Table-format support

Azure Synapse Analytics-

DremioApache Iceberg

Scale

Concurrency scaling

Azure Synapse Analytics-

Dremio-

Ingestion

Streaming ingest

Azure Synapse Analytics-

Dremio✓

Data model

Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)

Azure Synapse Analytics-

DremioFirst-class

Analytics

ML / in-DB functions

Azure Synapse Analytics-

Dremio-

Sharing

Data sharing / marketplace

Azure Synapse Analytics-

Dremio-

Licensing

Licence class

Azure Synapse AnalyticsProprietary

DremioSource-available

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Azure Synapse Analytics

Azure Synapse Analytics is a managed, cloud-based analytics platform that enables rapid analysis and insight generation across enterprise data warehouses and big data systems. It provides a unified solution for processing and analyzing data at scale.

Independently observed

Dremio

Leader

An open-source lakehouse platform built on Apache Iceberg that enables data analytics and AI workloads with support for CDC, multi-source ingestion, and SQL-based querying.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Azure Synapse Analytics

Pricing not documented yet.

Dremio

Leader

from $0.20/moconsumptionFree tier30-day trial

From $0.20 per DCU. Free Community Edition. 30-day free trial.

Dremio Cloud$0.20 per DCU. $400 credit free trial for 30 days.
- Fully managed infrastructure (AWS, Azure coming soon)
- Automatic scaling and optimization
- Automatic feature releases
- Zero infrastructure management
- AI Agent
- +4 more
Dremio EnterpriseContact sales
- Self-managed on Kubernetes, on-premises, or cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Full control over infrastructure, security, compliance
- Flexible deployment options
- AI Agent
- AI Semantic Layer
- +4 more
Dremio Community EditionFree
- Query engine

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Azure Synapse Analytics	Dremio
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Azure Synapse Analytics✓

Dremio✓

CLI

Azure Synapse Analytics✗

Dremio✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Azure Synapse Analytics✓

Dremio✓

Self-hosted

Azure Synapse Analytics✗

Dremio✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Azure Synapse Analytics

Not documented yet.

Dremio

Leader

13 total

Apache Iceberg
Apache Polaris
dbt
PostgreSQL
MySQL
MongoDB
DynamoDB
Oracle
SQL Server
DB2
AWS EMR
AWS Glue
Apache Spark

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.