[Blog] Databricks Serverless vs Classic: Who Wins the Cost Sprint?

[Isi]

Hi everyone! 👋

I wanted to share with you a post I wrote on Medium a while ago — it’s still very useful if you want to understand how to properly calculate Databricks cluster costs and get a realistic view of the differences:

🔗 Databricks Serverless vs Classic: Who Wins the Cost Sprint?

Some highlights from the post:

• How to break down costs between DBU pricing and underlying AWS infrastructure.

• Why Serverless is often simpler but not always cheaper, depending on workload patterns.

• Key metrics you should monitor to avoid surprises in your monthly bill.

Hope this helps anyone facing the same questions — feedback and discussion are always welcome! 🙂

Isi

[Coffee77]

Really interesting topic 🙂 I'll take a look when possible ▶️ Always interested in improving performance and saving cloud costs. Thanks for sharing.