ClayBuild systems to grow revenue
vs
DatabricksUnified data, analytics and AI platform on an open lakehouse
Comparison · AI Agents · weekly run Nov 3
Clay vs Databricks
Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?
The short answer
Databricks is the stronger AI pick in AI Agents: it has a visibility score of 3 versus 0.7 for Clay.
Choose Clay if…
- You need GDPR or CCPA coverage
Choose Databricks if…
- You want the brand AI engines rank higher (3 vs 0.7)
- AI answers describe it more positively (35% vs 33% positive)
- You need ISO 27017 or ISO 27018 or ISO 27701 or SOC 1 or SOC 3 coverage
- You prefer a larger, established vendor (5,000+ employees)
AI visibility side by side
Latest weekly run · Nov 3
| Metric | Clay | Databricks |
|---|---|---|
| Visibility score | 0.7% | 3% |
| Change vs last week | New | New |
| Rank in AI Agents | #65 | #30 |
| Share of voice | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| Mentions this run | 1 | 6 |
| Positive in AI answers | 33% | 35% |
The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.
Visibility score trend
Weekly runs over the last 60 days
Clay 0pp · Databricks 0pp over 0 weekly runs.
Engine by engine
Databricks leads on 3 of 3 engines
ChatGPT
AI Mode
Perplexity
ClayDatabricks
Head to head in AI answers
0 engine answers name both brands
0Clay ranked higher
0Databricks ranked higher
Features, pricing & fit
| Dimension | Clay | Databricks |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Usage-based | — |
| Entry price | Free; paid from $167 / mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Deployment | — | Available across all major cloud providers |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA | ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, SOC 1, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3 |
| Support | Priority support queue on Growth plan, Dedicated Slack channel on Enterprise plan, Dedicated growth strategist on Enterprise plan | Technical support on request, Technical documentation |
| Founded | 2017 | 2013 |
| Headquarters | New York City, NY, United States | San Francisco, CA |
| Employees | 1,001–5,000 | 5,000+ |
| Funding | Series B Expansion | Round at $60B valuation, including secondary sale |
| Best for | GTM engineers and revenue teams that build their own prospecting, enrichment and outbound workflows. | Data engineering, data science, analytics and AI teams at startups and global enterprises |
Plans side by side
Clay
Free$0month
Launch$167month (starting price as shown; monthly from $185 per FAQ)
Growth$446month (starting price as shown; monthly from $495 per FAQ)
EnterpriseCustomcustom, annual commitment
Databricks
Pricing not available.
Pros and cons
Themes from the AI answers that mention each brand
Clay
Profile in progress.
Databricks
- Lakehouse architecture combining data warehousing with data lake flexibility
- Strong for machine learning, AI, and data engineering workloads
- Top customer satisfaction ratings alongside Snowflake
- Free trial and free Edition for learning
- Discounts for annual prepaid commitments
- Complex consumption-based pricing with no single fixed price
- Best only when ML, Spark, or Python skills are central to the team
Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run
Cite as: SlateIndex, “Clay vs Databricks”, https://slateindex.ai/compare/clay-vs-databricks, data of Nov 3, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.