Azure Synapse Analytics vs. Ilum
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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 Azure Synapse Analytics | Score6.9 out of 10 | N/A | Azure Synapse Analytics is described as the former Azure SQL Data Warehouse, evolved, and as a limitless analytics service that brings together enterprise data warehousing and Big Data analytics. It gives users the freedom to query data using either serverless or provisioned resources, at scale. Azure Synapse brings these two worlds together with a unified experience to ingest, prepare, manage, and serve data for immediate BI and machine learning needs. | $4,700 per month 5000 Synapse Commit Units (SCUs) |
 Ilum | N/A | N/A | Ilum is a Spark-powered data lakehouse that unifies storage, processing, and analytics for modern data teams. Deployed in the cloud, on-premises, or in hybrid topologies, it supports open table formats (Delta, Iceberg, and Hudi), so existing data can be queried without lock-in. It is used to simplify data management and enable AI innovation. Key Capabilities Modular Tooling – One-click enablement of… | $0 per year per installation |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 8.1 | - |
| Usability | 9.6 | - |
| Support Rating | 9.6 | - |
| Contract Terms and Pricing Model | 10.0 | - |