Databricks vs Starburst

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 Starburst.

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (37.9 vs 0)
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

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

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

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Databricks leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

46.1%

AI Mode

35.4%

Perplexity

32.2%

DatabricksStarburst

0 engine answers name both brands

0Databricks ranked higher

0Starburst ranked higher

Dimension	Databricks	Starburst
Pricing model	—	Usage-based
Entry price	—	Free; paid from $0.5 / mo
Free plan	—	Yes
Deployment	Available across all major cloud providers	Managed cloud (Starburst Galaxy) and self-managed (Starburst Enterprise), across cloud, hybrid and on-premises
Integrations	—	50+
Compliance	ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, SOC 1, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3	—
Support	Technical support on request, Technical documentation	24/7 support, Elite support and ticketing on the Mission-Critical plan
Founded	2013	2017
Headquarters	San Francisco, CA	Boston, Massachusetts, US
Employees	5,000+	501–1,000
Funding	Round at $60B valuation, including secondary sale	Series C · $414M raised
Best for	Data engineering, data science, analytics and AI teams at startups and global enterprises	Large enterprises and regulated organizations that need governed SQL access to data spread across clouds and on-premises systems without migrating it.