Databricks Data Intelligence Platform vs Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring

Databricks Data Intelligence Platform9.0Visit Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring9.0Visit

Databricks Data Intelligence Platform #4 in AWS Marketplace Software 9.0/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial Visit Databricks

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Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring #7 in AWS Marketplace Software 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan Visit Splunk

• Databricks Data Intelligence Platform fits best

  Teams building cloud lakehouse and AI workloads

• Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring fits best

  Teams monitoring hosts and cloud infrastructure

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Side by side

Feature	Databricks Data Intelligence Platform 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	9.0
Ranking	#4 in AWS Marketplace Software	#7 in AWS Marketplace Software
Best for	Teams building cloud lakehouse and AI workloads	Teams monitoring hosts and cloud infrastructure
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Free plan · 14-day trial	$15/device/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux, Windows
Support	Docs, Community	Docs
Integrations	8 integrations	300+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Specs
Delivery model	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
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Free trial length	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
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Our review
Pros	Combines lakehouse storage, SQL, streaming, ETL, ML, and governance Unity Catalog supports data and AI governance across workloads Connects with Fivetran, dbt Cloud, Power BI, Tableau, Kafka, and more	Streams and analyzes metrics with dynamic thresholds and complex alert rules Dashboards cover hosts, services, cloud services, and containers Integrates with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Kubernetes
Cons	Usage-based pricing varies by cloud, region, product, and contract Cloud-only deployment limits on-premises or hybrid deployment choices Breadth can exceed the needs of teams seeking a focused analytics tool	Paid pricing is per host per month and billed annually Published plans bundle infrastructure monitoring with other capabilities Finer-resolution metric retention varies by edition
Our verdict	Databricks Data Intelligence Platform is a cloud service for data engineering, SQL analytics, machine learning, AI applications, and governance. It is aimed at mid-market and enterprise teams building lakehouse environments and AI… Read the review →	Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring is part of Splunk Observability Cloud, built to visualize, analyze, and alert on infrastructure metrics. It is aimed at teams monitoring hosts, virtual machines, containers, databases, cloud services, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Databricks Data Intelligence Platform — where it wins

  • Combines lakehouse storage, SQL, streaming, ETL, ML, and governance
  • Unity Catalog supports data and AI governance across workloads
  • Connects with Fivetran, dbt Cloud, Power BI, Tableau, Kafka, and more

  Where it doesn't

  • Usage-based pricing varies by cloud, region, product, and contract
  • Cloud-only deployment limits on-premises or hybrid deployment choices
  • Breadth can exceed the needs of teams seeking a focused analytics tool

• Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring — where it wins

  • Streams and analyzes metrics with dynamic thresholds and complex alert rules
  • Dashboards cover hosts, services, cloud services, and containers
  • Integrates with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Kubernetes

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid pricing is per host per month and billed annually
  • Published plans bundle infrastructure monitoring with other capabilities
  • Finer-resolution metric retention varies by edition

• Databricks Data Intelligence Platform9.0/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A broad cloud lakehouse platform for teams combining analytics, engineering, governance, and AI.

  Visit DatabricksFull verdict →
• Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring9.0/10 · Free plan

  A cloud monitoring service for infrastructure metrics, dashboards, alerts, and log correlation.

  Visit SplunkFull verdict →