Databricks Notebooks vs Google Cloud Lakehouse for Apache Iceberg
Databricks Notebooks
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Google Cloud Lakehouse for Apache Iceberg
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| Figure | Databricks Notebooks | Google Cloud Lakehouse for Apache Iceberg |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $0.04/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 11 | 11 |
| Spec score · Data Lakehouse Platforms | 9.2 (#1) | 9.0 (#2) |
| Compliance | Databricks states offerings for PCI-DSS, HIPAA and FedRAMP and compliance with ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018 and SOC 2 Type II. | Google Cloud lists ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, SOC 1/2/3, PCI DSS, FedRAMP, GDPR and HIPAA offerings or alignments. |
| Founded | 2013 | 1998 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States | Mountain View, California, United States |
| Rating on Gartner Peer Insights | 4.7 out of 5 from 389 ratings | 4.5 out of 5 from 448 ratings |
| Rating on TrustRadius | 8.9 out of 10 from 115 reviews and ratings | 8.8 out of 10 from 319 reviews |
| Security controls | The trust center lists encryption, network controls, auditing, identity integration, access controls and data governance. | Google Cloud states that data is encrypted in transit and at rest and that access to encryption keys is audited. |
| What it does | Databricks notebooks are web-based code editors for interactive data analysis and viewing results. | Google Cloud Lakehouse is a managed storage and governance layer for Apache Iceberg data, separating storage from compute and allowing shared access by analytics engines. |
Plans
Databricks Notebooks
- Free EditionFree
- Pay as you goPrice not published
- Pay as you goPriced on request
- Committed Use ContractsPrice not published
- Committed Use ContractsPriced on request
- Free EditionFree
- Free trialFree
- Artificial Intelligence$0.07 a month
- Data Engineering$0.15 a month
- Data Warehousing$0.22 a month
Google Cloud Lakehouse for Apache Iceberg
- Metadata storage free tierPriced on request
- Metadata storagePriced on request
- Table managementPriced on request
- Class A metadata accessPriced on request
- Class B metadata accessPriced on request
- Catalog federation metadata refreshPriced on request
- Metadata storage included tierFree
- Metadata storage overage$0.04 a month
- Lakehouse table management$0.12 a month
- Class B metadata access$0.90 a month
In their own words
Databricks Notebooks
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Google Cloud Lakehouse for Apache Iceberg
Google Cloud Lakehouse for Apache Iceberg is a web service for working with Apache Iceberg tables. Its listed capabilities include SQL analytics, ACID transactions, streaming ingestion, and a governance catalog, with both listed storage models and table-format categories supported. Charges are organized by metadata storage, table management, metadata access, and catalog federation refresh rather than a single stated plan price. Metadata storage includes 1 GiB free each month; additional storage starts at $0.04 per GiB per month. Table management starts at $0.12 per DCU-hour and includes storage optimization, adaptive file sizing, automatic clustering, garbage collection, and BigQuery metadata generation. Class A metadata access includes 5,000 free operations monthly, and Class B includes 50,000. Catalog federation metadata refresh lists 0 to 5,001 free operations per account each month. The service is paid overall and has no free plan, despite those component-level free allowances. Listed billing thresholds are above 5,001 operations for Class A and catalog refresh, and above 50,001 for Class B. Google was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.