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Best Query Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from query engine software ranked against Query on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Denodo Platform Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin Free7.6
    Query vs Denodo Platform
  2. 2
    Comunica Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.5
    Query vs Comunica
  3. 3
    Starburst Galaxy Free plan apiLinuxWeb Free7.4
    Query vs Starburst Galaxy
  4. 4
    Starburst Enterprise Context Layer Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    Query vs Starburst Enterprise Context Layer
  5. 5
    Apache Drill Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    Query vs Apache Drill
  6. 6
    Apache Hive Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    Query vs Apache Hive
  7. 7
    PrestoDB Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    Query vs PrestoDB
  8. 8
    Firebolt Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    Query vs Firebolt
  9. 9
    Apache Arrow DataFusion Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free6.9
    Query vs Apache Arrow DataFusion
  10. 10
    Databricks Notebooks Free plan Web Free6.9
    Query vs Databricks Notebooks
  11. 11
    Teiid Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.9
    Query vs Teiid
  12. 12
    Trino Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.9
    Query vs Trino
  13. 13
    Apache Impala Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hosted Free6.8
    Query vs Apache Impala
  14. 14
    BigQuery Data Clean Rooms apiWeb 6.7
    Query vs BigQuery Data Clean Rooms
  15. 15
    e6 Query Engine apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.6
    Query vs e6 Query Engine
  16. 16
    Cloudera Data Lake Service apiWeb 6.5
    Query vs Cloudera Data Lake Service
  17. 17
    Amazon Athena apiWeb $0.30/mo6.3
    Query vs Amazon Athena
  18. 18
    Spotfire Data Virtualization LinuxWebWin 6.2
    Query vs Spotfire Data Virtualization
  19. 19
    Tencent Cloud CDN Web CNY 21/mo6.2
    Query vs Tencent Cloud CDN
  20. 20
    Alibaba Cloud MaxCompute Web $0.05/mo6.1
    Query vs Alibaba Cloud MaxCompute

Query alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Denodo Platform7.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Comunica7.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Starburst Galaxy7.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Web
4Starburst Enterprise Context Layer7.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
5Apache Drill7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6Apache Hive7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7PrestoDB7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
8Firebolt7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
9Apache Arrow DataFusion6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
10Databricks Notebooks6.9Free planFreeWeb
11Teiid6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
12Trino6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13Apache Impala6.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted
14BigQuery Data Clean Rooms6.7No—API, Web
15e6 Query Engine6.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
16Cloudera Data Lake Service6.5No—API, Web
17Amazon Athena6.3No$0.30/moAPI, Web
18Spotfire Data Virtualization6.2No—Linux, Web, Windows
19Tencent Cloud CDN6.2NoCNY 21/moWeb
20Alibaba Cloud MaxCompute6.1No$0.05/moWeb
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Questions about Query alternatives

What is the best alternative to Query?

Denodo Platform, number 1 in query engine software with a score of 7.6 out of 10. The others here: Comunica, Starburst Galaxy, Starburst Enterprise Context Layer and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Query?

Denodo Platform is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives 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.