ClearML 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 MLOps Platforms: it has a visibility score of 46.2 versus 20.6 for ClearML, and ranks ahead in 76% of the answers that name both.

Choose ClearML if…

AI answers describe it more positively (43% vs 35% positive)
You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
open-source flexibility
transparent, clear pricing with a free self-hosted tier

Choose Databricks if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (46.2 vs 20.6)
You need ISO 27001 or ISO 27017 or ISO 27018 or ISO 27701 or SOC 1 or SOC 2 Type II or SOC 3 coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (5,000+ employees)
Lakehouse architecture combining data warehousing with data lake flexibility

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 2

Metric	ClearML	Databricks
Visibility score	20.6%	46.2%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in MLOps Platforms	#8	#2
Share of voice	4.5%	7.6%
Mentions this run	30	51
Positive in AI answers	43%	35%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

ClearML 0pp · Databricks 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Databricks leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

22.2%

43.3%

AI Mode

14.3%

51.1%

Perplexity

25.2%

44.1%

ClearMLDatabricks

Head to head in AI answers

21 engine answers name both brands

5ClearML ranked higher

16Databricks ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	ClearML	Databricks
What are the best MLOps Platforms tools in 2026?	AI Mode	#11	#1
What are the best MLOps Platforms tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#8	#1
Top MLOps platform options for B2B SaaS companies	Perplexity	#8	#1
Best MLOps platform for startups	AI Mode	#5	#2
Which MLOps platform has the best reviews?	Perplexity	#6	#1
Compare the leading MLOps Platforms platforms	Perplexity	#12	#1
Alternatives to the most popular MLOps platform	ChatGPT	#1	#9
Alternatives to the most popular MLOps platform	Perplexity	#3	#12
Best MLOps platform with AI features	ChatGPT	#13	#1
Best MLOps platform with AI features	Perplexity	#10	#4
Which MLOps Platforms vendors do analysts recommend?	ChatGPT	#11	#1
Which MLOps Platforms vendors do analysts recommend?	Perplexity	#10	#1

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	ClearML	Databricks
Pricing model	Per seat	—
Entry price	Free; paid from $15 per seat / mo	—
Free plan	Yes	—
Deployment	Hosted servers, self-hosted, or a managed service in a VPC, on-premises (including air-gapped) or hybrid.	Available across all major cloud providers
Compliance	—	ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, SOC 1, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3
Support	Dedicated Slack channel (Scale), Standard SLA (Scale), White-glove support with custom SLA (Enterprise), Professional services (Enterprise)	Technical support on request, Technical documentation
Founded	2016	2013
Headquarters	Tel Aviv, Israel	San Francisco, CA
Employees	11–50	5,000+
Funding	Series B (reported for parent Allegro AI, unverified, led by New Enterprise Associates) · $16M raised	Round at $60B valuation, including secondary sale
Best for	Individuals, researchers and small teams on the free plan, growing AI teams on Pro, and enterprises running GPU clusters for multiple large projects.	Data engineering, data science, analytics and AI teams at startups and global enterprises