Azure Databricks
Fast, easy and collaborative Apache SparkTM-based analytics service
The best destination for big data analytics and AI with Apache Spark
Unlock insights from all your data and build artificial intelligence (AI) solutions with Azure Databricks, set up your Apache Spark™ environment in minutes, autoscale, and collaborate on shared projects in an interactive workspace. Azure Databricks supports Python, Scala, R, Java and SQL, as well as data science frameworks and libraries including TensorFlow, PyTorch and scikit-learn.
Apache Spark™ is a trademark of the Apache Software Foundation.
Fast, optimised Apache Spark environment
Interactive workspace with built-in support for popular tools, languages and frameworks
Supercharged machine learning on big data with native Azure Machine Learning integration
High-performance modern data warehousing in conjunction with Azure Synapse Analytics

Start quickly with an optimised Apache Spark environment
Azure Databricks provides the latest versions of Apache Spark and allows you to seamlessly integrate with open source libraries. Spin up clusters and build quickly in a fully managed Apache Spark environment with the global scale and availability of Azure. Clusters are set up, configured and fine-tuned to ensure reliability and performance without the need for monitoring. Take advantage of autoscaling and auto-termination to improve total cost of ownership (TCO).
Read Azure Databricks documentation
Boost productivity with a shared workspace and common languages
Collaborate effectively on shared projects using the interactive workspace and notebook experience, whether you’re a data engineer, data scientist or business analyst. Build with your choice of language, including Python, Scala, R and SQL. Get easy version control of notebooks with GitHub and Azure DevOps.
Learn how to create an Azure Databricks workspace
Turbocharge machine learning on big data
Access advanced automated machine learning capabilities using the integrated Azure Machine Learning to quickly identify suitable algorithms and hyperparameters. Simplify management, monitoring and updating of machine learning models deployed from the cloud to the edge. Azure Machine Learning also provides a central registry for your experiments, machine learning pipelines and models.
Watch a webinar on Azure Databricks and Azure Machine Learning
Get high-performance modern data warehousing
Modernise your data warehouse in the cloud for unmatched levels of performance and scalability. Combine data at any scale, and get insights through analytical dashboards and operational reports. Automate data movement using Azure Data Factory, load data into Azure Data Lake Storage, transform and clean it using Azure Databricks, and then make it available for visualisation using Azure Synapse Analytics.
Learn about modern data warehousing on AzureIndustry-leading security and compliance

- Take advantage of native integration with Azure Active Directory for role-based access control.
- Create secure architectures without compromising on compliance using configurable virtual networks.
- Get peace of mind with fine-grained user permissions for Azure Databricks notebooks, clusters, jobs and data.
Azure Databricks pricing
- Spin up clusters quickly and autoscale up or down based on your usage needs. Explore all Azure Databricks pricing options.
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Frequently asked questions about Azure Databricks
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The Azure Databricks SLA guarantees 99.95 per cent availability.
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A Databricks unit, or DBU, is a unit of processing capability per hour, billed on per-second usage.
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A data engineering workload is a job that automatically starts and terminates the cluster on which it runs. For example, a workload may be triggered by the Azure Databricks job scheduler, which launches an Apache Spark cluster solely for the job and automatically terminates the cluster after the job has been completed.
The data analytics workload isn’t automated. For example, commands within Azure Databricks notebooks run on Apache Spark clusters until they’re manually terminated. Multiple users can share a cluster to analyse it collaboratively.
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Start for freeTry Azure Databricks for 14 days
Take advantage of full Azure product integration, enterprise-grade performance and SLA support with your trial. With free Databricks Units, only pay for virtual machines you use.
Try with an Azure pay-as-you-go account
Create an Azure pay-as-you-go account and get free Databricks Units. Pay only for the virtual machines you use, with no upfront commitments. Cancel at any time.
Try with an existing Azure account
Sign in to the Azure portal with your existing Azure account to get started. Get free Databricks Units and only pay for the virtual machines you use.