Databricks vs Teradata

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 5.7 for Teradata, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose Databricks if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (37.9 vs 5.7)
You need ISO 27001 or ISO 27017 or ISO 27018 or ISO 27701 or SOC 1 or SOC 3 coverage
Lakehouse architecture combining data warehousing with data lake flexibility
Strong for machine learning, AI, and data engineering workloads

Choose Teradata if…

AI answers describe it more positively (36% vs 35% positive)
You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
You need TX-RAMP or ISO/IEC 27001:2022 or IRAP PROTECTED or FedRAMP Ready at Moderate impact level on AWS coverage
Suited to large, highly regulated enterprise environments

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Databricks	Teradata
Visibility score	37.9%	5.7%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Data Warehouse	#4	#16
Share of voice	9.3%	2.5%
Mentions this run	52	14
Positive in AI answers	35%	36%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Engine by engine

Databricks leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

46.1%

3.5%

AI Mode

35.4%

5.9%

Perplexity

32.2%

7.6%

DatabricksTeradata

Head to head in AI answers

13 engine answers name both brands

13Databricks ranked higher

0Teradata ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Databricks	Teradata
What are the best data warehouse tools in 2026?	AI Mode	#5	#8
What are the best data warehouse tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#2	#10
Best data warehouse for enterprise	Perplexity	#7	#8
Which data warehouse has the best reviews?	ChatGPT	#2	#5
Which data warehouse has the best reviews?	AI Mode	#2	#4
Which data warehouse has the best reviews?	Perplexity	#1	#4
Compare the leading data warehouse platforms	Perplexity	#4	#11
Alternatives to the most popular data warehouse	Perplexity	#4	#13
Which data warehouse vendors do analysts recommend?	ChatGPT	#2	#9
Which data warehouse vendors do analysts recommend?	AI Mode	#2	#8
Which data warehouse vendors do analysts recommend?	Perplexity	#5	#8
Official website of the top data warehouse vendors	ChatGPT	#2	#8

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Databricks	Teradata
Deployment	Available across all major cloud providers	Cloud, on-premises and hybrid
Compliance	ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, SOC 1, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3	SOC 2 Type II, TX-RAMP, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, IRAP PROTECTED, FedRAMP Ready at Moderate impact level on AWS
Support	Technical support on request, Technical documentation	—
Founded	2013	1979
Headquarters	San Francisco, CA	San Diego, California
Employees	5,000+	5,000+
Funding	Round at $60B valuation, including secondary sale	—
Best for	Data engineering, data science, analytics and AI teams at startups and global enterprises	—