We performed a comparison between AWS Snowball and Palantir Foundry based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Data Migration Appliances solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's a nice way of shipping a lot of data without using a network."
"The most valuable features of AWS Snowball for me are its security measures and its flexibility."
"You are able to scale the solution vertically. It's very scalable."
"The way the data is moved is very clever. Also, the interface is very simple and user-friendly."
"Encapsulates all the components without the requirement to integrate or check compatibility."
"The virtualization tool is useful."
"The solution provides an end-to-end integrated tech stack that takes care of all utility/infrastructure topics for you."
"The security is also excellent. It's highly granular, so the admins have a high degree of control, and there are many levels of security. That worked well. You won't have an EDC unless you put everything onto the platform because it is its own isolated thing."
"The data lineage is great."
"It is easy to map out a workflow and run trigger-based scripts without having to deploy to another server."
"The solution offers very good end-to-end capabilities."
"The interface is really user-friendly."
"It would be helpful if Snowball provided more kinds of connectivity. That will make it easier to add and move data."
"I think AWS Snowball could improve by expanding its availability to more countries."
"It's not an easy product to start using for a beginner, but If you're a professional, it's easy to understand."
"The stability of the solution isn't ideal and should be improved."
"The frontend capabilities of Palantir Foundry could be improved."
"The solution's visualization and analysis could be improved."
"The data lineage was challenging. It's hard to track data from the sources as it moves through stages. Informatica EDC can easily capture and report it because it talks to the metadata. This is generated across those various staging points."
"Compared to other hyperscalers, Palantir Foundry is complex and not so user-intuitive."
"Difficult to receive data from external sources."
"Cost of this solution is quite high."
"The solution could use more online documentation for new users."
"It would be helpful to build applications based on Azure functions or web apps in Palantir Foundry."
AWS Snowball is ranked 2nd in Data Migration Appliances with 5 reviews while Palantir Foundry is ranked 3rd in Data Migration Appliances with 14 reviews. AWS Snowball is rated 9.0, while Palantir Foundry is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of AWS Snowball writes "Excellent for handling large-scale data transfers". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palantir Foundry writes "The data visualization is fantastic and the security is excellent". AWS Snowball is most compared with Microsoft Azure Data Box, Google Transfer Appliance, IBM Cloud Mass Data Migration and AWS Snowball Edge, whereas Palantir Foundry is most compared with Azure Data Factory, Palantir Gotham, SAP Data Services, AWS Glue and Denodo. See our AWS Snowball vs. Palantir Foundry report.
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