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Databricks price & licensing changes
4 tracked changes to Databricks’s pricing, packaging, licensing or support lifecycle.
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- Azure Databricks Standard tier ends; workspaces auto-upgrade to Premium
Standard tier workspaces on Azure Databricks reach end of life on Oct 1, 2026, and remaining ones are auto-upgraded to Premium.
SKU retired - Databricks acquires Row Zero (governed spreadsheets for Genie)
Databricks announced it has acquired Row Zero, which will be integrated with Genie and made available to all Databricks customers across all major clouds.
M&A - New Azure Databricks workspaces must be Premium tier
Starting April 1, 2026, new Azure Databricks workspaces can only be created on the Premium tier.
SKU retired - Databricks on AWS Standard tier reached end of life
Standard tier workspaces on Databricks on AWS were end-of-life'd, with customers required to upgrade to Premium or Enterprise by October 1, 2025.
SKU retired
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