Databricks Data Intelligence Platform vs ClickHouse Cloud

Databricks Data Intelligence Platform9.3Visit ClickHouse Cloud8.7Visit

Higher score Databricks Data Intelligence Platform #2 in Big Data Analytics Software 9.3/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Databricks

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ClickHouse Cloud #6 in Big Data Analytics Software 8.7/10 From $50/mo · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 1 features Visit ClickHouse

• Databricks Data Intelligence Platform fits best

  Organizations building a lakehouse analytics platform

• ClickHouse Cloud fits best

  Teams seeking managed, scalable SQL analytics

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Side by side

Feature	Databricks Data Intelligence Platform 9.3/10 Visit ↗	ClickHouse Cloud 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.7
Ranking	#2 in Big Data Analytics Software	#6 in Big Data Analytics Software
Best for	Organizations building a lakehouse analytics platform	Teams seeking managed, scalable SQL analytics
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Free plan · 14-day trial	$50/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	14 days	30 days
Free trial length	14 days · no card needed	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	8 integrations	12 integrations
Features Databricks Data Intelligence Platform 0/1 · ClickHouse Cloud 0/1
Built-in visualization	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Processing model	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Documented data scale	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Data source connectors	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Query languages	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines Delta Lake storage with SQL, Spark, batch, and streaming processing. Includes ETL, workflows, machine learning, and AI/BI capabilities. Unity Catalog provides data and AI governance alongside cloud compliance options.	Separates compute and storage with vertical and horizontal scaling Automates replication, backups, and guided restore workflows Offers SQL access, managed ingestion, and infrastructure APIs
Cons	Usage-based pricing varies by cloud provider, region, product, and contract. The platform spans many workloads rather than focusing only on SQL analytics. Support channels listed are documentation and community.	No free plan; pricing starts at $50 per month Usage-based pricing lacks a conventional public plan table Not suited to teams seeking a perpetual free tier
Our verdict	Databricks Data Intelligence Platform brings data engineering, SQL analytics, machine learning, AI applications, and governance into a cloud platform. Its lakehouse approach combines Delta Lake with Apache Spark, SQL warehouses, and… Read the review →	ClickHouse Cloud is a managed, cloud-hosted service for ClickHouse, a SQL-based column-oriented database built for real-time analytics, observability, data warehousing, and AI-related workloads. It is aimed at teams that want analytical… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Databricks Data Intelligence Platform — where it wins

  • Combines Delta Lake storage with SQL, Spark, batch, and streaming processing.
  • Includes ETL, workflows, machine learning, and AI/BI capabilities.
  • Unity Catalog provides data and AI governance alongside cloud compliance options.

  Where it doesn't

  • Usage-based pricing varies by cloud provider, region, product, and contract.
  • The platform spans many workloads rather than focusing only on SQL analytics.
  • Support channels listed are documentation and community.

• ClickHouse Cloud — where it wins

  • Separates compute and storage with vertical and horizontal scaling
  • Automates replication, backups, and guided restore workflows
  • Offers SQL access, managed ingestion, and infrastructure APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; pricing starts at $50 per month
  • Usage-based pricing lacks a conventional public plan table
  • Not suited to teams seeking a perpetual free tier

• Databricks Data Intelligence Platform9.3/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A broad cloud lakehouse platform for SQL, Spark processing, streaming, governance, and AI.

  Visit DatabricksFull verdict →
• ClickHouse Cloud8.7/10 · From $50/mo · 30-day trial

  Scalable managed SQL analytics with a $50/month starting price and a 30-day trial.

  Visit ClickHouseFull verdict →