Azure Synapse
Azure Synapse brings together data warehousing and big data analytics.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Analytics service combining data warehousing and big data
Who should look elsewhere
Complex pricing
Pros
- +Analytics workspace
- +Azure integration
- +Good for big data
- +Active development
- +Good features
Cons
- −Complex pricing
- −Azure dependency
- −Learning curve
- −Feature complexity
- −Expensive at scale
Key features
- ✓Analytics
- ✓Data warehousing
- ✓Spark
- ✓Pipelines
- ✓Serverless SQL
- ✓Microsoft
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serverless SQL | $5 | month | Pay per query; No infrastructure; T-SQL support |
| Dedicated SQL | — | month | 100 DWU minimum; Reserved capacity; Predictable performance |
| Apache Spark | — | month | Node-based pricing; Auto-scaling; Multiple languages |