Databricks Notebooks

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Spec sheet

What it does: Databricks notebooks are web-based code editors for interactive data analysis and viewing results.Read 14 Oct 2026 · docs.databricks.com
Free plan: YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · databricks.com
Integrations: Databricks offers native cloud integrations for AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, including marketplace or console deployment paths.Read 14 Oct 2026 · databricks.com
Compliance: Databricks states offerings for PCI-DSS, HIPAA and FedRAMP and compliance with ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018 and SOC 2 Type II.Read 14 Oct 2026 · databricks.com
Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · databricks.com
Founded: 2013Read 28 Sep 2026 · databricks.com
Android app: Google Play lists Genie One by Databricks as a public-preview Android app with 5K+ downloads and no displayed rating count.Read 14 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
App extensibility: Databricks Apps supports Python or Node.js applications using frameworks such as Streamlit, Dash, Gradio, React, Angular, Svelte and Express.Read 14 Oct 2026 · learn.microsoft.com
Cell capacity: A notebook supports up to 10,000 cells, each cell can be 6 MB, and cell output is limited to 20 MB.Read 14 Oct 2026 · docs.databricks.com
Code assistance: The editor provides formatting, autocomplete, Genie Code generation/explanation/debugging and a built-in Python debugger.Read 14 Oct 2026 · docs.databricks.com
Collaboration: Coworkers can edit the same cell simultaneously, see each other's edits and comment on code.Read 14 Oct 2026 · docs.databricks.com
Company founded: Databricks says it was founded in 2013 by the creators of Apache Spark, Delta Lake, MLflow and Unity Catalog.Read 14 Oct 2026 · databricks.com
Company headquarters and size: LinkedIn lists headquarters in San Francisco and company size of 5,001–10,000 employees.Read 14 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Company legal name: SEC records identify the company as Databricks, Inc., incorporated in Delaware, with a San Francisco business address.Read 14 Oct 2026 · sec.gov
Compute requirement: A notebook must be attached to a cluster before code cells can run.Read 14 Oct 2026 · docs.databricks.com
Execution: Users can run individual cells, groups or whole notebooks interactively, and schedule notebooks as jobs.Read 14 Oct 2026 · docs.databricks.com
Funding news: On September 8, 2025 Databricks announced a $1 billion Series K at a valuation above $100 billion.Read 14 Oct 2026 · databricks.com
Git diffs: IPYNB notebooks can preserve outputs and support enhanced pull-request diffs with GitHub or GitLab.Read 14 Oct 2026 · docs.databricks.com
Licence: The hosted Databricks software and site content are owned, controlled or licensed by Databricks under its terms, while the platform also incorporates separate open-source projects.Read 14 Oct 2026 · databricks.com
Limit: cost and learning curve: Reviewers report that costs can rise quickly with usage, setup requires technical effort and the interface can overwhelm new users.Read 14 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com
Limit: documentation and developer workflow: Reviewers mention restrictive Unity Catalog policies, difficult error messages, unreliable Git connections, session resets and limited local debugging.Read 14 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com
Limit: user experience: Trustpilot reviewers include complaints about a slow, unintuitive UI and difficulty obtaining flexible local-development behavior.Read 14 Oct 2026 · uk.trustpilot.com
Notebook formats: Notebooks support IPYNB/Jupyter and source formats such as .py, .scala, .r and .sql, with IPYNB as the default.Read 14 Oct 2026 · docs.databricks.com
Notebook languages: A notebook can mix Python, SQL, Scala and R using language magic commands.Read 14 Oct 2026 · docs.databricks.com
Partner Connect: Partner Connect lets users discover and integrate data, analytics and AI tools from inside the Databricks platform.Read 14 Oct 2026 · databricks.com
Permissions: Notebook access has five levels: no permissions, can read, can run, can edit and can manage; access control requires Premium or higher.Read 14 Oct 2026 · docs.databricks.com
Praise: scale and integration: Independent reviewers repeatedly praise handling large datasets, unified data engineering/analytics/AI workflows, SQL usability, collaboration and Git or cloud integrations.Read 14 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com
Public APIs: The reference catalog includes Databricks REST APIs, MLflow REST API, SCIM, Jobs API, CLI and Terraform provider references.Read 14 Oct 2026 · docs.databricks.com
Python SDK status: The Python SDK covers all public REST operations and is production-supported while warning that future interfaces may change.Read 14 Oct 2026 · databricks-sdk-py.readthedocs.io
Rating on Capterra: 4.5 out of 5 from 23 reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
Rating on G2: 4.6 out of 5 from 1,377 reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rating on Gartner Peer Insights: 4.7 out of 5 from 389 ratingsRead 14 Oct 2026 · gartner.com
Rating on GetApp: 4.7 out of 5 from 10 reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Rating on Software Advice: 4.5 out of 5 from 23 reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com
Rating on Trustpilot: 3.0 out of 5 from 5 reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · uk.trustpilot.com
Rating on TrustRadius: 8.9 out of 10 from 115 reviews and ratingsRead 14 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com
SDKs: Official reference links cover Python, R, Java and Go SDKs, plus PySpark, Delta Lake and MLflow APIs.Read 14 Oct 2026 · docs.databricks.com
Security controls: The trust center lists encryption, network controls, auditing, identity integration, access controls and data governance.Read 14 Oct 2026 · databricks.com
Status monitoring: Databricks publishes regional service status, incident details and a read-only JSON status API.Read 14 Oct 2026 · docs.databricks.com
Supported browsers: Official desktop browser support covers current Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge on Windows and macOS; mobile browsers and Internet Explorer are unsupported.Read 14 Oct 2026 · docs.databricks.com

Plans and prices

Free Edition Free 1 serverless workspace · Limited compute size and usage Read 21 Sep 2026 · docs.databricks.com

Pay as you go Price not published No up-front costs · Charged for products used · Per-second usage granularity Read 21 Sep 2026 · databricks.com

Pay as you go Priced on request No up-front costs · Charged for products used · Per-second usage granularity Read 21 Sep 2026 · databricks.com

Committed Use Contracts Price not published Usage commitments · Potential discounts and other benefits · Flexible commitments across multiple clouds Read 21 Sep 2026 · databricks.com

Committed Use Contracts Priced on request Usage commitments · Potential discounts and other benefits · Flexible commitments across multiple clouds Read 21 Sep 2026 · databricks.com

Free Edition Free perpetually free serverless-only · quota-limited · smaller compute and warehouse sizes · personal use only Read 14 Oct 2026 · databricks.com

Free trial Free 14 days or until credits are exhausted free Databricks usage credits · converts to pay-as-you-go after trial Read 14 Oct 2026 · docs.databricks.com

Artificial Intelligence $0.07 a month pay-as-you-go per DBU starting price · Agent Bricks, AI Functions and Unity Gateway Read 14 Oct 2026 · databricks.com

Data Engineering $0.15 a month pay-as-you-go per DBU starting price · jobs, pipelines and connectors Read 14 Oct 2026 · databricks.com

Data Warehousing $0.22 a month pay-as-you-go per DBU starting price · SQL queries, BI and visualization · classic or serverless compute Read 14 Oct 2026 · databricks.com

Interactive workloads $0.40 a month pay-as-you-go per DBU starting price · interactive data science and machine learning · Databricks Apps Read 14 Oct 2026 · databricks.com

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