Prices checked October 11, 2026
Palantir competitors and alternatives, with prices
These Palantir competitors overlap Foundry, AIP or Gotham: data platforms, AI platforms and defense software. Each listing says where it overlaps and what it costs, when the company publishes a price.
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Palantir sells software and engineers together. Dplyz offers the engineering half on its own: senior AI engineers who work inside your company on the data, agents and integrations you already run.
- Senior AI engineers
- Embedded in your team
- Agents, data and integrations
- Project or ongoing
The reference point
What Palantir sells
Palantir sells four platforms: Foundry for data integration, AIP for AI agents on that data, Gotham for defense and intelligence, and Apollo for deploying software. It pairs them with forward deployed software engineers who work on site, a job Palantir says it pioneered.
Its five-day AIP Bootcamp aims to take a customer from zero to a working use case. Palantir reported $4.475 billion in revenue for 2025, up 56%. It doesn't publish contract prices beyond a free AIP Developer Tier.
That mix of software and on-site engineers is why Palantir competitors come from different directions. Some match the data platform, some match the AI tools, and some match the defense work.
Best for: The reference point: data integration, AI agents and defense software
- Founded 2003
- $4.475B revenue, FY25
- 5-day AIP Bootcamp
Palantir's Foundry handles data integration and its ontology, AIP builds AI agents on that data, and Gotham serves defense and intelligence. Engineers deploy it on site. Pricing isn't published beyond a free AIP Developer Tier.
Side by side
Eleven Palantir competitors and alternatives
Each of these Palantir competitors is listed with where it overlaps and its list price from its own page, checked October 11, 2026. "Quote" means the company doesn't publish one. Usage prices exclude your cloud bill unless noted.
Data and AI platforms
Best for: Data teams that want one platform for pipelines, analytics and AI agents
- Founded 2013
- $7B run-rate, Aug 2026
- Billable FDEs
Databricks is a unified data and AI platform, which overlaps Foundry for data integration and AIP for building agents on company data. It prices by usage: the default view shows $0.15 per DBU for Lakeflow Jobs Classic plus cloud compute, and $0.22 to $0.70 per DBU for SQL warehouses. Its forward deployed engineers are billed on projects.
Best for: Enterprises that want governed data and AI in one cloud platform
- $4.47B product revenue, FY26
- $200M Anthropic deal
Snowflake overlaps Foundry for data integration and governance and offers AIP-style agents through Cortex AI. On-demand credits cost $2 on Standard, $3 on Enterprise and $4 on Business Critical in AWS US East, with storage at $23 per TB a month.
Best for: Industrial and government teams that want prebuilt AI applications
- $250.3M revenue, FY26
- Prebuilt AI apps
C3 AI pairs an enterprise AI platform with prebuilt operational apps, close to Foundry and AIP for industrial and government use. C3 Code is priced at $0.55 per vCPU-hour and $2.50 to $9.50 per vGPU-hour, with the first 20 developers included.
Best for: Enterprises that want models, a lakehouse and agents from IBM
- Free trial tier
- IBM calls prices indicative
watsonx.ai, watsonx.data and IBM's AI agents cover model building, a data lakehouse and agents, overlapping AIP and Foundry. watsonx.ai Essentials starts at $0 a month on pay as you go and Standard starts at $1,110 a month.
Best for: Mixed analyst and data science teams that need governance
- Founded 2013
- $300M ARR, Jan 2025
Dataiku is a governed platform for analytics, machine learning and AI agents with code and no-code tools, which overlaps AIP for building AI apps on company data. It passed $300 million in annual recurring revenue in January 2025. Prices aren't published.
Best for: Business analysts automating data prep and analytics
- Starter $250/user/mo
Alteryx automates data workflows and analytics with governance for business users, which overlaps Foundry's data prep and analytics. Starter Edition is $250 per user a month billed yearly; Professional and Enterprise are quote-based.
Government and defense
Best for: Agencies that want AI agents built, trained and evaluated
- Agent builds for government
- Cortex agent evaluation
- $500M gross run rate (reported)
micro1 builds, deploys and evaluates AI agents for government work and recruits vetted experts to train them, which overlaps Palantir's and Scale AI's government AI work. It says it holds Awardable status on the CDAO Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace. Prices aren't published.
Best for: Government and enterprise teams that want AI agents built with them
- Founded 2016
- Meta investment, 2025
- Public-sector unit
Scale builds AI agents and computer vision systems for government and enterprise with forward deployed engineers, which overlaps AIP and Gotham work. It doesn't publish prices.
Best for: US and allied defense customers
- Lattice OS
- $113K–$253K posted
Anduril builds defense systems powered by Lattice OS, its AI command-and-control software, for the US and allied militaries. Anduril FDEs deploy and support its products around the world, going forward with systems early in their lifecycle and working with engineering to improve them. Software-focused FDEs on the Strategic Defense team build mission software for integrated air and missile defense.
Forward deployed engineers without the platform
All forward deployed engineering companies →Best for: Companies that want the forward deployed engineers without a platform contract
- Embedded team, project or advisory
- Agents, integration and data
- 20 industries listed
Palantir pairs its software with forward deployed engineers. Dplyz offers the engineering half on its own: senior engineers who work inside your company on the data, agents and integrations you already run, with no platform to buy. Choose an embedded team, a defined project or technical leadership.
Choosing
Which kind of Palantir alternative fits
You need one data platform
Databricks and Snowflake overlap Foundry most directly, publish usage prices and staff their own forward deployed engineers.
You want AI apps on your data
C3 AI ships prebuilt operational apps. Dataiku and IBM watsonx give your team tools to build their own.
You work in defense
Anduril's Lattice overlaps Gotham. Scale AI builds AI agents and vision systems for government missions.
You want the engineers
Keep your current stack and bring in engineers who build on it. Compare forward deployed engineering companies.
Questions
Common questions
Who are Palantir's main competitors?
For data integration and analytics, Databricks and Snowflake overlap Foundry most directly. For AI applications on company data, C3 AI, Dataiku and IBM watsonx overlap AIP. For defense software, Anduril's Lattice overlaps Gotham. Scale AI competes for government AI work.
Does Palantir publish its prices?
No. Palantir offers a free AIP Developer Tier, but its platform contracts are quoted. Databricks, Snowflake, C3 AI, IBM watsonx and Alteryx do publish usage or seat prices.
Is there a Palantir alternative that includes forward deployed engineers?
Databricks, Snowflake, Scale AI and C3 AI all staff forward deployed engineers. If you want the engineers without a new platform, firms like Dplyz embed engineers on the data and tools you already run.
Sources
- Palantir AIP Bootcamp
- Palantir developers (AIP Developer Tier)
- Palantir FY2025 results (SEC)
- Databricks Lakeflow Jobs pricing
- Snowflake credit consumption table
- C3 Code FAQ (pricing)
- IBM watsonx.ai pricing
- Alteryx pricing
- SAS Viya
- Anduril
Checked October 11, 2026. Prices, programs and job postings change, so confirm on each page.