Sign inGet started

Polynote vs Vertex AI:
a side-by-side comparison for 2024

Comparing two data science notebooks.

A screenshot of Polynote
Polynote logo

Polynote

Website
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.
Background gradient
A screenshot of Vertex AI
Vertex AI logo

Vertex AI

Website
Vertex AI is Google Cloud's comprehensive machine learning platform that enables businesses to build, deploy, and scale AI models effortlessly.
Background gradient

Polynote

Vertex AI

Setup

Is it managed?

Is it managed?

No, you must host it yourself
Fully managed (setup in hours)

Can you self-host?

Can you self-host?

You can self-host (setup in hours)
You can self-host (setup in hours)

Features

Is it Jupyter compatible?

Is it Jupyter compatible?

Not Jupyter-compatible
Jupyter-compatible

Programming languages

Programming languages

Scala
Python
SQL
JS
Julia
R
Python

What kind of data sources can you connect to?

What kind of data sources can you connect to?

Unknown
Provided file storage

What kind of data visualization can you do?

What kind of data visualization can you do?

Unknown
UI for building charts

Reactivity

Reactivity

No reactivity, you decide the execution order
Reactivity with caveats

Notebook scheduling

Notebook scheduling

Notebook scheduling with additional tools
Notebook scheduling is built in

Management

Reproducibility

Reproducibility

With effort, you can make reproducible environments
Unknown

Version history

Version history

File-based (use Git)
No version history

Collaborative editing

Collaborative editing

File-based (use Git)
Multiple editors at the same time

Comments

Comments

File-based (use GitHub)
No support for comments

Notebook organization

Notebook organization

File-based
View notebooks in a list

Licensing

License

License

Open-source (Apache 2.0)
Proprietary

Price

Price

Free
Free tier
Pay for compute

That’s it, time to try Deepnote

Get started – it’s free
Book a demo

Footer

Solutions

  • Notebook
  • Data apps
  • Machine learning
  • Data teams

Product

Company

Comparisons

Resources

  • Privacy
  • Terms

© Deepnote