We performed a comparison between Databricks and ibi WebFOCUS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Databricks, Microsoft, Alteryx and others in Data Science Platforms."Databricks' most valuable features are the workspace and notebooks. Its integration, interface, and documentation are also good."
"Its lightweight and fast processing are valuable."
"The setup is quite easy."
"The processing capacity is tremendous in the database."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"We like that this solution can handle a wide variety and velocity of data engineering, either in batch mode or real-time."
"The most valuable feature of Databricks is the integration with Microsoft Azure."
"Specifically for data science and data analytics purposes, it can handle large amounts of data in less time. I can compare it with Teradata. If a job takes five hours with Teradata databases, Databricks can complete it in around three to three and a half hours."
"It stands out for its ability to work across different platforms, support mainframe data, offer cloud integration, automate report scheduling, and provide a robust scripting language."
"The solution can read and write 500 different types of outputs."
"The most valuable feature is building ad hoc reports."
"I would rate the scalability a ten out of ten. It's highly scalable and can handle significant data volumes."
"The tool should improve its integration with other products."
"Can be improved by including drag-and-drop features."
"The product could be improved by offering an expansion of their visualization capabilities, which currently assists in development in their notebook environment."
"There are no direct connectors — they are very limited."
"In the future, I would like to see Data Lake support. That is something that I'm looking forward to."
"The product needs samples and templates to help invite users to see results and understand what the product can do."
"Scalability is an area with certain shortcomings. The solution's scalability needs improvement."
"A lot of people are required to manage this solution."
"The challenge lies not in what the tool can do but in how you use it and understand the data."
"If there were to be any improvements right now, their documentation needs to get in sync with their product."
"The solution can be improved by adding more automated options for reporting."
"When it comes to customer support, we don't always reach the right person. Sometimes, we get junior-level reps who aren't as knowledgeable as we are."
Databricks is ranked 1st in Data Science Platforms with 78 reviews while ibi WebFOCUS is ranked 6th in Predictive Analytics with 18 reviews. Databricks is rated 8.2, while ibi WebFOCUS is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Databricks writes "A nice interface with good features for turning off clusters to save on computing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ibi WebFOCUS writes "A flexible mainframe product with unique file features and a rock solid scheduling feature". Databricks is most compared with Amazon SageMaker, Informatica PowerCenter, Dataiku, Dremio and Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio, whereas ibi WebFOCUS is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform and Amazon QuickSight.
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