# Databricks

> A unified platform for data, analytics and AI

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/databricks
- **Category:** Data Warehouse Software
- **Homepage:** https://databricks.com
- **Also known as:** databricks
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-03T12:44:01.559Z

## Vioscale score

**65.1 / 100**, confidence 29% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 80 | 8 | 640 | ✓ |
| reliability | 50 | 30 | 1500 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 57.8 | 12 | 693.8 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 16 | 0 | - |
| security_posture | 5 | 22 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 100 | 12 | 1200 | ✓ |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-03, [verify at source](https://databricks.com). Independently observed._

from $0.07/mo · Usage-based · Free tier

> Pay-as-you-go usage-based pricing from $0.069 / DBU or CU per second. Committed Use Contracts available for volume discounts. Free tier available.

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Data Engineering | From $0.15 / DBU per second | - | - |
| Data Warehousing | From $0.22 / DBU per second | - | - |
| Interactive Workloads | From $0.40 / DBU per second | - | - |
| Operational Database | From $0.069 / CU per second | - | - |
| Artificial Intelligence | From $0.07 / DBU per second | - | - |
| Genie | Free | ✓ | - |

### Data Engineering

Orchestrate data processing, machine learning and analytics pipelines

- Orchestrate data processing
- Build streaming and batch pipelines
- Ingest data from multiple sources

### Data Warehousing

Run SQL queries for BI reporting, analytics and visualization

- SQL analytics
- BI reporting
- Available in Classic and Serverless compute

### Interactive Workloads

Run interactive data science and machine learning workloads

- Data science workloads
- Build custom applications
- Security and governance

### Operational Database

Fully-managed Postgres transactional database for data and feature serving

- Postgres database
- Data and feature serving

### Artificial Intelligence

Build production-quality GenAI or ML applications

- GenAI applications
- Model Serving
- AI Functions
- Model Training

### Genie

AI assistance for every team with natural language query access

- Natural language Q&A
- AI Coding Assistant
- Enterprise Knowledge access

## About

Cloud-based platform for data engineering, analytics, data warehousing, and AI workloads with serverless compute and lakehouse architecture.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Data Warehouse Software. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Deployment** | |
| Deployment | Managed cloud |
| **Architecture** | |
| Architecture | Separated storage/compute |
| Compute model | Serverless |
| **Query** | |
| SQL dialect | - |
| **Interoperability** | |
| Table-format support | - |
| **Scale** | |
| Concurrency scaling | - |
| **Ingestion** | |
| Streaming ingest | ✓ |
| **Data model** | |
| Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT) | - |
| **Analytics** | |
| ML / in-DB functions | ✓ |
| **Sharing** | |
| Data sharing / marketplace | ✓ |
| **Query** | |
| Federation / lakehouse query-in-place | - |
| **Licensing** | |
| Licence class | Proprietary |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://databricks.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://databricks.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | low | [link](https://databricks.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.starting_gbp | 0.069 | [link](https://databricks.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://databricks.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://status.databricks.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | [link](https://databricks.com/.well-known/security.txt) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

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