Amazon EMR
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Azure Synapse Analytics is the strongest catalog alternative to evaluate for Amazon EMR.

This catalog view compares public market data and does not include organization spend or usage.
See how Amazon EMR compares to 6 alternative apps you can switch to.
Azure Syn...Best FitSeat-basedAvg. switch cost--Azure Synapse Analytics is a good fit if: you require petabyte-scale warehousing with deep Microsoft/Azure ecosystem integration and have dedicated data engineering resources.
DatabricksWorth ConsideringPublic pricingAvg. switch cost--Databricks is a good fit if: you need a unified lakehouse architecture combining data warehousing, streaming, and AI/ML at scale.
Azure Hdi...Worth ConsideringSeat-basedAvg. switch cost$33,600/yr
Google Cl...Worth ConsideringPublic pricingAvg. switch cost--Google Cloud Dataproc is a good fit if: you process petabyte-scale data with Apache Spark and already use Google Cloud Platform.
Cloudera ...Worth ConsideringSeat-basedAvg. switch cost$120,000/yr
Google Bi...Worth ConsideringSeat-basedAvg. switch cost--Google Bigquery is a good fit if: your team manages terabyte-scale data and requires advanced SQL analytics with minimal infrastructure overhead.Azure Synapse Analytics and Databricks selected for comparison.
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EMR on EC2
Public catalog pricing. Organization spend is not included.
$10,512
Serverless SQL
Public catalog pricing estimate.
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Standard
Public catalog pricing estimate.
$0
No migration in the current app baseline.
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After $35,000 estimated migration cost.
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After $50,000 estimated migration cost.
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70/100
Azure Synapse excels in organizations with dedicated data engineering teams requiring unified batch and interactive analytics at petabyte scale. Data scientists benefit from integrated Apache Spark pools, but business analysts without SQL expertise struggle to generate insights independently. Companies lacking Azure infrastructure expertise face significant onboarding friction compared to fully managed competitors like Snowflake.
75/100
Ideal for data engineers and ML teams, excessive for basic BI users
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Public adoption signal for the current app.
high
Azure Synapse Analytics is a high-complexity migration. Estimated 12 weeks and $35,000 one-time cost.
high
Databricks is a high-complexity migration. Estimated 16 weeks and $50,000 one-time cost.
4.1/5.0
650 reviews
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1500 reviews
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2450 reviews
No migration needed
12 weeks
High
Azure Synapse Analytics is a high-complexity migration. Estimated 12 weeks and $35,000 one-time cost.
16 weeks
High
Databricks is a high-complexity migration. Estimated 16 weeks and $50,000 one-time cost.
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$35,000
Estimated one-time migration and setup effort.
$50,000
Estimated one-time migration and setup effort.
100%
Supports 120 native integrations.
100%
Supports 280 native integrations.
100%
Supports 500 native integrations.
100%
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You already standardize on this app.
You require petabyte-scale warehousing with deep Microsoft/Azure ecosystem integration and have dedicated data engineering resources
You need a unified lakehouse architecture combining data warehousing, streaming, and AI/ML at scale
Public pricing or fit signals no longer match your needs.
You need predictable flat-rate pricing or have business users requiring self-service analytics without SQL expertise
Your needs are limited to simple dashboards or small-scale data processing without complex transformation requirements
