Difference between AWS Marketplace and direct with Databricks

[kebubs]

Hi all,

Wanted to check the difference between direct purchase from Databricks and through AWS Marketplace, and the difference in deployment of direct purchase and AWS Marketplace. I understand that from AWS Marketplace will have a auto-deployment where AWS handles everything via CloudFormation, does Databricks provide onboarding/deployment assistance through direct purchase? Can anyone with any experience with this shed some light on this?

Thanks all 🙂

[szymon_dybczak · Accepted solution]

Hi @kebubs ,

Maybe you will find below thread as useful. According to databricks employee the main difference will be how billing is handled:

"Direct Subscription: If you subscribe directly through Databricks, you will manage billing through the Databricks account console. Payments can be made via credit card or invoicing, depending on your agreement.

AWS Marketplace Subscription: If you subscribe via AWS Marketplace, your Databricks charges will appear alongside your other AWS costs on your AWS invoice. This can simplify billing if you are already using other AWS services."

Subscription and billing: Directly or via AWS? - Databricks Community - 108934