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DatabricksUnified data, analytics and AI platform on an open lakehouse
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SingleStoreThe real-time database for AI, apps and analytics
Comparison · Data Warehouse · weekly run Nov 3

Databricks vs SingleStore

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 Data Warehouse: it has a visibility score of 37.9 versus 0 for SingleStore.

Choose Databricks if…

  • You want the brand AI engines rank higher (37.9 vs 0)
  • AI answers describe it more positively (35% vs 0% positive)
  • 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)

Choose SingleStore if…

  • You need ISO/IEC 27001 or SOC 2 Type 2 or HIPAA or GDPR or CCPA or Privacy Shield or PCI DSS v4.0.1 coverage

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric Databricks SingleStore
Visibility score37.9%0%
Change vs last weekNewNew
Rank in Data Warehouse#4#36
Share of voice9.3%0%
Mentions this run520
Positive in AI answers35%0%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

0%25%50%75%100%Nov 3Databricks 38%

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

Engine by engine

Databricks leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT
46.1%
0%
AI Mode
35.4%
0%
Perplexity
32.2%
0%
DatabricksSingleStore

Head to head in AI answers

0 engine answers name both brands

0Databricks ranked higher
0SingleStore ranked higher

Features, pricing & fit

DimensionDatabricksSingleStore
Pricing model—Usage-based
Entry price—Free; paid from $0.99 / mo
Free plan—Yes
DeploymentAvailable across all major cloud providersManaged cloud service on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, plus self-managed deployments and a bring-your-own-cloud option
ComplianceISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, SOC 1, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, Privacy Shield, PCI DSS v4.0.1
SupportTechnical support on request, Technical documentationSelf-support on the free tier, Standard Support on paid tiers, Talk to a specialist, Technical support request
Founded20132011
HeadquartersSan Francisco, CASan Francisco, CA
Employees5,000+201–500
FundingRound at $60B valuation, including secondary saleSeries F-2 (led by Goldman Sachs) · $558M raised
Best forData engineering, data science, analytics and AI teams at startups and global enterprisesTeams building real-time applications, analytics and AI features that need live data without copies

Plans side by side

Databricks

Pricing not available.

SingleStore

Shared$0free workspace
Standard$0.99hour (starts at)
BYOC StandardCustomcontact us
Enterprise$1.49hour (starts at)
SingleStore pricing

Pros and cons

Themes from the AI answers that mention each brand

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

SingleStore

Profile in progress.

Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run

Cite as: SlateIndex, “Databricks vs SingleStore”, https://slateindex.ai/compare/databricks-vs-singlestore, data of Nov 3, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.