Teradata Database vs Teradata VantageCloud
Teradata Database
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| Figure | Teradata Database | Teradata VantageCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 8 |
| Spec score · Data Warehouse Software | 6.9 (#15) | 8.0 (#10) |
| Founded | 1979 | 1979 |
| Headquarters | San Diego, California, USA | Teradata identifies San Diego, California, as its worldwide headquarters. |
| Purpose | Teradata Database is the core of the Teradata SQL Engine and supports complex analytic workloads using massively parallel processing. | Teradata Cloud is the cloud deployment of the Teradata Autonomous Knowledge Platform for production AI, analytics, lakehouse, and agentic AI workloads. |
Plans
Teradata VantageCloud
- VantageCloud Lake StandardPrice not published
- VantageCloud LakePrice not published
- VantageCloud Lake+Price not published
- ClearScape Analytics ExperienceFree
- VantageCloud Lake Lake package$1.50, paid once
- VantageCloud Lake Lake+ package$1.50, paid once
- VantageCloud Lake Standard package$1.50, paid once
- Teradata CloudPriced on request
In their own words
Teradata Database
Teradata Database has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Teradata VantageCloud
Teradata VantageCloud, renamed Teradata Cloud in May 2026, is Teradata’s cloud deployment of its Autonomous Knowledge Platform for production AI, analytics, lakehouse, and agentic AI workloads. It is purpose-built for AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, with public cloud, multi-cloud, hybrid, and on-premises deployment options. Its managed system combines always-on compute with elastic capacity that scales within defined boundaries and releases resources when idle. Elastic compute can work directly with Apache Iceberg and Delta Lake tables in object storage.
The platform supports Python, R, SQL, and SAS, and lists integrations with Amazon SageMaker, AzureML, Google Vertex AI, Dataiku, and H2O.ai. External models can be imported using PMML, MOJO, ONNX, or MLeap. In hybrid deployments, data remains in its original environment unless configured to move. Teradata lists HIPAA, HITRUST, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 27017, PCI DSS, SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, and GDPR among its programs and commitments. A free trial offers an interactive sandbox and more than 250 guided demos without requiring a credit card; no trial duration is stated. The ClearScape Analytics Experience is free. Teradata Cloud pricing is on request; listed Lake packages use a $1.50 per unit base rate, with package-specific rates described separately.