Best Data Warehouse Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Exasol is ranked #1 of 22 as of 5 October 2026, ahead of Databend and Teradata VantageCloud. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Databend. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Alibaba Cloud Hologres at $0.04/mo.
Choosing data warehouse software means considering how data arrives, where it lives and what workloads need to use it. Compare data lake support and streaming ingestion alongside deployment model and whether storage and compute are separate. Exasol, Databend and Teradata VantageCloud are among the options named here; Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse and Snowflake CoCo are also included. In-database machine learning is another listed point of comparison. Free-plan availability, pricing model and paid-from pricing help frame costs, while deployment details can inform infrastructure decisions. Match the stated capabilities to your data flows and analytical needs.
22 data warehouse software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
22ranked
7free plans on this page
$0.04/molowest paid tier
5 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Data Warehouse Software 22 channels on this page · 132 of 176 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromDeployment modelPricing modelSeparate storage and computeData lake supportStreaming ingestionIn-database machine learning Spec sheet Score
01 Exasol Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelhybridPricing modelhybridSeparate storage and computeYesData lake supportYesStreaming ingestionYesIn-database machine learningYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.8
02 Databend Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelhybridPricing modelusage basedSeparate storage and computeYesData lake supportYesStreaming ingestionYesIn-database machine learningnot stated 6/8spec lines stated 7.5
03 Teradata VantageCloud Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelcloudPricing modelhybridSeparate storage and computeYesData lake supportYesStreaming ingestionYesIn-database machine learningYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.5
04 Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelhybridPricing modelusage basedSeparate storage and computeYesData lake supportYesStreaming ingestionYesIn-database machine learningYes 7/8spec lines stated 7.4
05 Snowflake CoCo Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelcloudPricing modelusage basedSeparate storage and computeYesData lake supportYesStreaming ingestionYesIn-database machine learningYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.1
06 Apache Hive Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelhybridPricing modelnot statedSeparate storage and computeYesData lake supportYesStreaming ingestionYesIn-database machine learningnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 7.0
07 Firebolt Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelhybridPricing modelhybridSeparate storage and computeYesData lake supportYesStreaming ingestionYesIn-database machine learningnot stated 6/8spec lines stated 6.9
08 Databricks Notebooks Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelcloudPricing modelusage basedSeparate storage and computeYesData lake supportYesStreaming ingestionYesIn-database machine learningnot stated 6/8spec lines stated 6.8
09 Amazon Redshift Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelcloudPricing modelhybridSeparate storage and computeYesData lake supportYesStreaming ingestionYesIn-database machine learningYes 7/8spec lines stated 6.6
10 BigQuery Data Clean Rooms Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelcloudPricing modelhybridSeparate storage and computeYesData lake supportYesStreaming ingestionYesIn-database machine learningYes 7/8spec lines stated 6.5
11 Cloudera Data Lake Service Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelhybridPricing modelusage basedSeparate storage and computenot statedData lake supportYesStreaming ingestionnot statedIn-database machine learningnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.4
12 Teradata Database Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelhybridPricing modelusage basedSeparate storage and computeYesData lake supportYesStreaming ingestionYesIn-database machine learningYes 7/8spec lines stated 6.3
13 Alibaba Cloud MaxCompute Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelcloudPricing modelhybridSeparate storage and computeYesData lake supportYesStreaming ingestionYesIn-database machine learningYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.1
14 Tencent Cloud CDN Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelcloudPricing modelhybridSeparate storage and computeYesData lake supportYesStreaming ingestionYesIn-database machine learningnot stated 6/8spec lines stated 6.1
15 Alibaba Cloud AnalyticDB Free plannot statedPaid from$119/moDeployment modelcloudPricing modelhybridSeparate storage and computeYesData lake supportYesStreaming ingestionYesIn-database machine learningYes 7/8spec lines stated 6.0
16 Alibaba Cloud Hologres Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelcloudPricing modelhybridSeparate storage and computeYesData lake supportYesStreaming ingestionYesIn-database machine learningnot stated 6/8spec lines stated 5.9
17 Tencent Cloud TCHouse-C Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelcloudPricing modelhybridSeparate storage and computeYesData lake supportYesStreaming ingestionYesIn-database machine learningnot stated 6/8spec lines stated 5.9
18 Tencent Cloud TCHouse-D Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelcloudPricing modelhybridSeparate storage and computeYesData lake supportYesStreaming ingestionYesIn-database machine learningnot stated 6/8spec lines stated 5.7
19 Yellowbrick Data Warehouse Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelhybridPricing modelhybridSeparate storage and computeYesData lake supportYesStreaming ingestionYesIn-database machine learningnot stated 6/8spec lines stated 5.7
20 Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelcloudPricing modelhybridSeparate storage and computeYesData lake supportYesStreaming ingestionNoIn-database machine learningnot stated 6/8spec lines stated 5.6
21 Panoply Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelcloudPricing modelhybridSeparate storage and computeYesData lake supportYesStreaming ingestionnot statedIn-database machine learningnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 5.5
22 Greenplum Database Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDeployment modelon-premPricing modelcapacity basedSeparate storage and computenot statedData lake supportYesStreaming ingestionnot statedIn-database machine learningnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 5.4
Compare all 22 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | Pricing model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exasol | 7.8 | Free plan | $3.30/mo | Yes | — | hybrid | hybrid |
| 2 | Databend | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | hybrid | usage_based |
| 3 | Teradata VantageCloud | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | cloud | hybrid |
| 4 | Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | hybrid | usage_based |
| 5 | Snowflake CoCo | 7.1 | No | — | — | — | cloud | usage_based |
| 6 | Apache Hive | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | — | — | hybrid | — |
| 7 | Firebolt | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | hybrid | hybrid |
| 8 | Databricks Notebooks | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | No | — | cloud | usage_based |
| 9 | Amazon Redshift | 6.6 | No | $0.54/mo | No | — | cloud | hybrid |
| 10 | BigQuery Data Clean Rooms | 6.5 | No | — | Yes | — | cloud | hybrid |
| 11 | Cloudera Data Lake Service | 6.4 | No | — | No | — | hybrid | usage_based |
| 12 | Teradata Database | 6.3 | No | — | No | — | hybrid | usage_based |
| 13 | Alibaba Cloud MaxCompute | 6.1 | No | $0.05/mo | — | — | cloud | hybrid |
| 14 | Tencent Cloud CDN | 6.1 | No | CNY 21/mo | No | — | cloud | hybrid |
| 15 | Alibaba Cloud AnalyticDB | 6.0 | No | $119/mo | — | 119 /mo | cloud | hybrid |
| 16 | Alibaba Cloud Hologres | 5.9 | No | $0.04/mo | No | — | cloud | hybrid |
| 17 | Tencent Cloud TCHouse-C | 5.9 | No | — | No | — | cloud | hybrid |
| 18 | Tencent Cloud TCHouse-D | 5.7 | No | — | No | — | cloud | hybrid |
| 19 | Yellowbrick Data Warehouse | 5.7 | No | — | No | — | hybrid | hybrid |
| 20 | Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse | 5.6 | No | — | No | — | cloud | hybrid |
| 21 | Panoply | 5.5 | No | — | No | — | cloud | hybrid |
| 22 | Greenplum Database | 5.4 | No | — | No | — | on-prem | capacity_based |
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Questions about this list
Which data warehouse software is ranked first on Specifiction?
Exasol is ranked #1 of 22 with a score of 7.8. Databend is second and Teradata VantageCloud third.
How many of these have a free plan?
7 of the 22 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Alibaba Cloud Hologres has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.04/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.
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