Snowflake alternatives

2 tools picked by hand as real alternatives to Snowflake, each with its pricing, strengths and limits.

• D

  Databricks

  Databricks: Leading Data and AI Platform for Enterprises

  Why it is an alternative: Cloud data warehouse / lakehouse platforms

  Pricing

  Pay as you go

  • Pay-as-you-goCustom quote
  • Committed useCustom quote

  Pros

  • Unified workflows across data engineering, analytics and AI
  • Delta Lake and Unity Catalog
  • Strong collaboration and integrations

  Cons

  • Steep learning curve and complex setup
  • Costs are hard to predict and can rise fast
  • Clusters left running drive spend

  Read the full Databricks review

• B

  BigQuery

  Serverless cloud warehouse that runs SQL and ML analytics on petabyte-scale data

  Why it is an alternative: Cloud data warehouse / lakehouse platforms

  Pricing

  Not provided

  Read the full BigQuery review

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