Count
Count helps your data team work closer with the business so everyone is working on the problems that matter. Fast.
Count vs Polynote:
a side-by-side comparison for 2024
Comparing two data science notebooks.
Polynote
Polynote is a different kind of notebook. It supports mixing multiple languages in one notebook, and sharing data between them seamlessly. It encourages reproducible notebooks with its immutable data model.
Count
Polynote
Setup
Is it managed?
Is it managed?
Fully managed (setup in minutes)
No, you must host it yourself
Can you self-host?
Can you self-host?
No, you must use a managed offering
You can self-host (setup in hours)
Features
Is it Jupyter compatible?
Is it Jupyter compatible?
Not Jupyter-compatible
Not Jupyter-compatible
Programming languages
Programming languages
SQL
Scala
Python
What kind of data sources can you connect to?
What kind of data sources can you connect to?
Connect to data warehouses (AWS, GCP, etc.)
Connect to databases (Postgres, MongoDB, etc.)
Unknown
What kind of data visualization can you do?
What kind of data visualization can you do?
UI for building charts
Unknown
Reactivity
Reactivity
Unknown
No reactivity, you decide the execution order
Notebook scheduling
Notebook scheduling
No notebook scheduling
Notebook scheduling with additional tools
Management
Reproducibility
Reproducibility
Unknown
With effort, you can make reproducible environments
Version history
Version history
Version history is built in
File-based (use Git)
Collaborative editing
Collaborative editing
Multiple editors at the same time
File-based (use Git)
Comments
Comments
Comment on items within a notebook
File-based (use GitHub)
Notebook organization
Notebook organization
View notebooks in a list
File-based
Licensing
License
License
Proprietary
Open-source (Apache 2.0)
Price
Price
Free tier
Pay-per-user
Free