Sign up for Databricks with express setup

This article tells you how to sign up for a Databricks free trial and create your first workspace using the express setup. Express setup is a simple way to start using Databricks that doesn't require prior cloud provider access. You can sign up and start using Databricks with only an email.

Express setup gives you a serverless workspace and free trial credits you can use to start exploring the Lakehouse platform. Serverless workspaces include always-on serverless compute and default storage. For more information on serverless workspaces, see Create a serverless workspace.

Start your free trial

To create your account and start your free trial using express setup:

1. Navigate to the Databricks sign up page.
2. Sign up using your email.
3. Click Start trial with express setup.
4. Give your account a name.
5. Select whether you want to allow other users with the same email domain to access your workspace. See Automatic user provisioning.
6. Select your location then click Continue.

You are taken directly to your first workspace where you can start exploring and completing tutorials. For information about navigating your new workspace, see Workspace UI.

How does the free trial work?

In this trial, you are eligible for free Databricks usage credits, valid for 14 days from the start of your trial. You can upgrade your trial at any point during the 14 days by adding a payment method or signing a commitment with Databricks.

To add a payment method, click the Manage trial button in the top bar of your workspace. There are two billing options:

• Add a credit card to your account to be billed directly by Databricks.
• Link your AWS account to be billed through AWS Marketplace billing.

What happens after the trial ends?

After your free trial credits are used or expired, you cannot use Databricks until you add a payment method.

If you do not upgrade your account, any assets created in the workspace (like notebooks, jobs, dashboards) will be deleted 60 days after your trial ends.

Any data generated by the trial (for example, vector search indexes) may be deleted immediately when the trial expires.

What do you get when you upgrade?

If you choose to upgrade your Databricks account, you can create additional workspaces in your account, including workspaces that allow for custom compute and storage configurations.

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Some trial limitations may continue to apply even after you upgrade your account.

Automatic user provisioning

When you create your workspace using express setup, you can select whether you want to allow automatic user provisoning in your serverless workspace.

Automatic user provisioning grants anyone who has an email with your same professional domain name access to the workspace. When you share a link to the Databricks workspace with a teammate, they can sign in using their professional email address.