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There's a free plan; paid tiers are quoted.
Community Edition costs $0 per month and is aimed at learning Apache Spark. It includes a single-node cluster, with limited micro-cluster and storage functionality; seat limits are not published. For production use, Premium (Pay-As-You-Go) bills by DBU or CU, by the second, with listed starting rates for Data Engineering, Data Warehousing and Genie. Enterprise uses custom committed-use pricing, and cloud-provider infrastructure costs are separate during trials.
01Every plan, line by line
| Plan | Billed annually | Billed monthly | Built for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Edition | $0 | $0 | Learning Apache Spark |
| Premium (Pay-As-You-Go) | — | Quote | Teams paying for metered platform use |
| Enterprise (Committed Use Contracts) | — | Quote | Organizations negotiating committed spend |
| Standard (legacy; discontinued) | — | Quote | Existing legacy customers |
Add-ons and overages
- Enhanced Security and Compliance: 10% of list price added to Databricks product spend in the workspace
- Mission Critical Add-on: includes Managed Disaster Recovery and Enhanced Security and Compliance; price not published
- Cloud provider infrastructure costs during trials are separate
02What the plan grid doesn't tell you
Metered compute
Premium bills by the second per DBU or CU. Total charges depend on usage; estimate pipelines, warehouses and Genie separately.
Cloud infrastructure
Cloud-provider infrastructure costs during the 14-day trial are separate from Databricks charges.
Security add-on
Enhanced Security and Compliance adds 10% of list price to Databricks product spend in the workspace.
Mission Critical
The add-on includes Managed Disaster Recovery and Enhanced Security and Compliance; its price is not published.
03Which plan should you buy?
| If you are… | Get | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Spark learner | Community Edition | It costs $0 per month and includes a single-node cluster, with limited micro-cluster and storage functionality. |
| Team paying for metered use | Premium (Pay-As-You-Go) | It bills by the second per DBU or CU, with listed starting rates for Data Engineering, Data Warehousing and Genie. |
| Organization with committed spend | Enterprise (Committed Use Contracts) | It offers custom spend and cross-cloud commitments, with annual or multi-year discounts; prices are not published. |
04Is Databricks worth the money?
Databricks is worth paying for when a team needs its combination of data engineering, warehousing, governance, analytics and AI, and the workload justifies metered compute. Premium has published starting rates, but not a fixed monthly price; estimate usage and add separate cloud infrastructure costs. Community Edition is enough for learning Apache Spark, not a like-for-like production substitute: its single-node cluster and limited micro-cluster and storage functionality mark a clear boundary. Ask Databricks for a workload-based estimate before committing.
Databricks pricing FAQ
How much does Databricks cost per month?
Community Edition is listed at $0 per month. Premium usage is billed monthly by the second per DBU or CU, so the total depends on consumption. The pricing page lists starting rates for some workloads, but not a fixed monthly Premium price.
What are Databricks’ Premium starting rates?
The listed Premium starting rates are $0.15/DBU for Data Engineering and $0.22/DBU for Data Warehousing. Genie includes 150 free monthly DBUs, then starts at $0.07/DBU. These are usage rates, not fixed monthly subscription prices.
Does the Databricks free trial include cloud costs?
Premium (Pay-As-You-Go) includes a 14-day free trial, but cloud-provider infrastructure costs during trials are separate. Confirm which cloud charges apply to your trial workload before starting it.
Can I get an annual Databricks price?
Annual or multi-year pricing is available through custom Enterprise (Committed Use Contracts), with discounts tied to committed spend. Contract prices are not published. Pay-as-you-go usage is billed monthly.