topic Re: Getting started - How to create an all purpose compute cluster or switch from SQL warehouses in Databricks Free Edition Help

Getting started - How to create an all purpose compute cluster or switch from SQL warehouses

Chris88 — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 02:14:34 GMT

Hello,

Today I clicked on the Try Databricks button and set up a workspace to start running some python scripts. One problem that I've encountered is that when I click on Compute to create a cluster, the only option I have is to Create SQL warehouse. There doesn't seem to be an option to create an All-purpose Compute.

Re: Getting started - How to create an all purpose compute cluster or switch from SQL warehouses

szymon_dybczak — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 05:49:10 GMT

Hi @Chris88 ,

Free trials only offer serverless/SQL compute clusters (due to resource and cost controls). Standard or Premium tiers provide all-purpose compute clusters, and the Premium tier is recommended for full features and future proofing.

Re: Getting started - How to create an all purpose compute cluster or switch from SQL warehouses

bhanu_gautam — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 11:41:21 GMT

@Chris88 , Yes in free trial and Free edition only serverless cluster is available.

Re: Getting started - How to create an all purpose compute cluster or switch from SQL warehouses

Chris88 — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:15:04 GMT

Thank you. I thought I had Premium as part of the trial.

Re: Getting started - How to create an all purpose compute cluster or switch from SQL warehouses

szymon_dybczak — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:16:13 GMT

No problem @Chris88 🙂 And if the answer helped you, you can mark it as solution.

Re: Getting started - How to create an all purpose compute cluster or switch from SQL warehouses

Chris88 — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:27:20 GMT

Thanks, @szymon_dybczak. I believe I have the premium version.

This is what I'm seeing on the compute tab:

Re: Getting started - How to create an all purpose compute cluster or switch from SQL warehouses

szymon_dybczak — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:44:28 GMT

Hi @Chris88 ,

And what you can see when you click on the left hand sight Compute button?

Re: Getting started - How to create an all purpose compute cluster or switch from SQL warehouses

szymon_dybczak — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 09:45:01 GMT

HI @Chris88 ,

But again, I think in free trial you won't have option to create all-purpose cluster anyway. Look at below answer of databricks employee. He explained it quite well. And it could be confusing, but but the Premium label in your subscription reflects the trial tier, not a paid subscription yet. Paid subscription + sufficient cloud quota are needed for all-purpose clusters.You can create all-purpose clusters after upgrading from free trial.

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