Databricks Data Intelligence Platform vs Cloudera Open Data Lakehouse

Databricks Data Intelligence Platform9.4Visit Cloudera Open Data Lakehouse8.4Visit

Higher score Databricks Data Intelligence Platform #1 in Data Lakehouse Platforms 9.4/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Databricks

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Cloudera Open Data Lakehouse #7 in Data Lakehouse Platforms 8.4/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Cloudera

• Databricks Data Intelligence Platform fits best

  Broad enterprise lakehouse and AI workloads

• Cloudera Open Data Lakehouse fits best

  Hybrid enterprise Iceberg deployments

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Side by side

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At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.4
Ranking	#1 in Data Lakehouse Platforms	#7 in Data Lakehouse Platforms
Best for	Broad enterprise lakehouse and AI workloads	Hybrid enterprise Iceberg deployments
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Free plan · 14-day trial	$0.05/unit usage-based
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Support	Docs, Community	Email, Phone, Community, Docs
Compliance	GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML, 2FA	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS
Integrations	8 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise, Mid-market
Features Databricks Data Intelligence Platform 4/4 · Cloudera Open Data Lakehouse 4/4
SQL analytics	✓	✓
ACID transactions	✓	✓
Streaming ingestion	✓	✓
Governance catalog	✓	✓
Specs
Storage model	Both	Both
Table format support	Both	Open
Our review
Pros	Combines Delta Lake storage, SQL, batch, streaming, and ETL Unity Catalog supports data and AI governance Connects with Power BI, Tableau, Kafka, dbt Cloud, and Fivetran	Apache Iceberg ACID tables with open catalog interoperability Hybrid and multicloud deployment across cloud and on-premises environments Governance, streaming, orchestration, SQL, and machine learning in one platform
Cons	Usage-based pricing varies by cloud, region, product, and contract Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of narrow workloads Paid costs are not represented by a single fixed monthly plan	No free plan; the product is paid Pricing is component- and usage-based rather than package-based The plan structure separates optimization from the on-premises base
Our verdict	Databricks Data Intelligence Platform brings data engineering, SQL analytics, machine learning, AI applications, and governance into a cloud platform. It is designed for organizations that need to ingest and transform data, query lakehouse… Read the review →	Cloudera Open Data Lakehouse combines data-lake flexibility with data-warehouse analytics for enterprise data teams. Built on Apache Iceberg, it supports SQL analytics with Hive and Impala, ACID transactions, streaming ingestion, data… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Databricks Data Intelligence Platform — where it wins

  • Combines Delta Lake storage, SQL, batch, streaming, and ETL
  • Unity Catalog supports data and AI governance
  • Connects with Power BI, Tableau, Kafka, dbt Cloud, and Fivetran

  Where it doesn't

  • Usage-based pricing varies by cloud, region, product, and contract
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of narrow workloads
  • Paid costs are not represented by a single fixed monthly plan

• Cloudera Open Data Lakehouse — where it wins

  • Apache Iceberg ACID tables with open catalog interoperability
  • Hybrid and multicloud deployment across cloud and on-premises environments
  • Governance, streaming, orchestration, SQL, and machine learning in one platform

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; the product is paid
  • Pricing is component- and usage-based rather than package-based
  • The plan structure separates optimization from the on-premises base

• Databricks Data Intelligence Platform9.4/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A broad lakehouse platform for engineering, analytics, streaming, machine learning, and AI.

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• Cloudera Open Data Lakehouse8.4/10 · Paid

  A broad Iceberg lakehouse for hybrid enterprises that need governance, SQL, streaming, and ML.

  Visit ClouderaFull verdict →