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Novuz vs Databricks Genie Migrate
Genie Migrate is Databricks’ own converter: AI agents in your Databricks workspace convert SQL files to Databricks SQL or notebooks and check syntax and intent. Novuz converts by fixed, versioned rules and proves each object with a reconciliation report. Many estates use both: Genie Migrate for SQL files on its source list, Novuz for the procedures, packages, scripts and schedules that need proof. Here are the facts, from Databricks’ own pages.
Side by side
How do Novuz and Genie Migrate differ?
What each converts, how, and what you get per object.
| Novuz | Databricks Genie Migrate | |
|---|---|---|
| Method | Fixed, versioned rules convert about 95% of objects with no model calls. A resolver proposes fixes for the rest, and an engineer approves each one. | Genie Code, Databricks’ AI coding agent, deploys subagents that convert files concurrently and iteratively fix errors. |
| Sources | SQL Server (T-SQL), SSIS, Teradata including BTEQ, Hadoop (Hive, Impala), Snowflake | SQL: T-SQL, Snowflake SQL, Redshift SQL, Oracle, BigQuery, Teradata. ETL: Informatica PowerCenter (Beta), from PowerMart XML exports. |
| Targets | Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake | Databricks: Databricks SQL, or notebooks using the DataFrame API (Beta) |
| Same input, same output | Yes. Run the conversion twice and the diff is empty. | Not stated on the pages checked |
| Checks on the converted code | A reconciliation report for every object, comparing source and target on the same inputs. Reconciliation is typically above 95% on first pass. | Syntax (the code runs on Databricks) and semantic intent (joins and filters preserved). Databricks recommends you still run the output and compare results with the source. |
| Orchestration and packages | SSIS packages, BTEQ control flow and schedules, converted by rule | Not listed, apart from Informatica PowerCenter (Beta) |
| Batch size | The whole estate, by domain | Up to 500 files per run |
| Where it runs | Inside your environment, as a Docker container or VM; works air-gapped | In your Databricks workspace, through Genie Code |
| Price | Fixed price per scope, set after a $3,000 assessment delivered in three business days | Not stated on the pages checked |
| Status | Available now; coverage is confirmed per estate in the assessment | Notebook output, project analysis and lineage, and Informatica conversion are marked Beta |
Sources: Databricks, “Convert SQL scripts and ETL pipelines with Genie Migrate” (docs.databricks.com, updated 5 November 2026), and the Databricks blog on converting proprietary code to ANSI SQL with Genie Code (30 July 2026). Last checked: 2026-11-09. An object counts as automated only if it needs no manual edit, and a one-line fix counts as manual.
When to choose
Should I use Genie Migrate or Novuz?
- Use Genie Migrate if the target is Databricks and the code is SQL files in a dialect on its list, including Oracle, Redshift or BigQuery, which Novuz does not cover today.
- Use Genie Migrate for Informatica PowerCenter exports, in Beta. Novuz does not convert Informatica.
- Use Novuz if the estate includes SSIS packages, BTEQ control flow, Hive or Impala, or schedules that must move with the SQL.
- Use Novuz if audit or finance needs a reconciliation report per object, or the same output every run.
- Use Novuz if the target is Fabric, Snowflake, Iceberg or Delta Lake, or if the code cannot leave your environment.
- Use both if the estate is mixed. Novuz reconciles objects whoever converted them.
Proof
Does Genie Migrate prove the converted code is right?
It checks that the code runs and that the business intent is kept, and it fixes errors before writing files. Databricks also advises running the output and comparing results with the source, including row counts and key aggregates. Novuz makes that comparison the product: every object gets a reconciliation report on agreed inputs, with each miss listed by line.
Determinism
Why does same input, same output matter here?
An agent can produce a different file on each run. That is fine for a draft an engineer reviews. It is harder to defend when an auditor asks you to show the converted code is the code that was tested. Novuz converts by fixed, versioned rules, so the second run reproduces the first.
Next question
Which objects should go where?
The estate assessment answers it on your code: every object counted and banded, the dead code listed, and a fixed price in three business days, for $3,000, credited in full.
Four pillars
What Novuz gives you that the other routes do not
Test any route against these four, ours included. Each one comes with a proof you can check yourself.
Deterministic
The same code in gives the same code out. About 95% of objects convert by fixed, versioned rules with no model calls. The rest go to the resolver, and an engineer approves every proposal.
Proof: Convert twice and diff the output. The diff is empty.
Proven
Every object ships with a reconciliation report. Schema, row counts and column-level values are compared against the original on the same inputs. Pass, fail or review, per object.
Proof: Reconciliation above 95% on first pass, typically.
Agentically primed
Agents can run Novuz through its APIs, and your agents can run the pipelines Novuz delivers through MCP. The conversion in between stays deterministic.
Proof: Conversion by rules, agents around it. No model in the conversion path.
Inside your walls
Runs as a container or VM in your cloud or your data center. Code, data, lineage and the resolver’s knowledge base stay with you. Works air-gapped.
Proof: No outbound connection required. Fixed price set before work starts.
Bottom line. Translation is the easy part. A comparison is worth making when the other route can show you the same output twice, a report for every object, agents around the conversion and code that never leaves your walls. If it cannot, that is what Novuz is for.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Databricks Genie Migrate?
Databricks’ converter for moving SQL and ETL code to Databricks. It uses Genie Code, Databricks’ AI coding agent, to convert files from T-SQL, Snowflake, Redshift, Oracle, BigQuery and Teradata SQL, and Informatica PowerCenter in Beta, then checks syntax and intent. Last checked: 2026-11-09.
Is Genie Migrate the same as the agentic code converter?
Yes, in effect. Databricks announced the agentic code converter in Genie Code in July 2026, and its documentation now calls the converter Genie Migrate. Last checked: 2026-11-09.
Can we use Genie Migrate and Novuz together?
Yes. Genie Migrate can take SQL files in the dialects it lists. Novuz can take SSIS, BTEQ, Hive and Impala, and the objects that need a reconciliation report. Novuz reconciles objects whoever converted them, so one report covers the estate.
Does Genie Migrate convert SSIS packages?
SSIS is not on its source list in the documentation checked on 9 November 2026. Its ETL source is Informatica PowerCenter, in Beta. Novuz converts SSIS packages, data flows, control flow and schedules, each reconciled.
Sources and further reading
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