Best Data Warehouse Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Exasol is ranked #1 of 22 as of 5 October 2026, ahead of Teradata VantageCloud and Databricks Notebooks. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Teradata VantageCloud. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Alibaba Cloud Hologres at $0.04/mo.
Data warehouse software supports storing and working with data for analysis, but deployment and architecture vary across products. Compared on data lake support and streaming ingestion, the entries also show whether storage and compute are separate and whether in-database machine learning is offered. Deployment model can help you consider operational fit, while pricing model, free-plan availability, and paid-from pricing add cost context. Exasol, Teradata VantageCloud, and Amazon Redshift are among the options, with Alibaba Cloud MaxCompute and Firebolt also included. As you compare, think about how data arrives, how analytical workloads will use it, and which infrastructure approach suits your requirements.
22 data warehouse software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 1 Exasol No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4$3.30/mo Deployment model: hybridPricing model: hybridSeparate storage and compute: Yes
- 2 Teradata VantageCloud No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4Free Deployment model: cloudPricing model: hybridSeparate storage and compute: Yes
- 3 Databricks Notebooks No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free Deployment model: cloudPricing model: usage_basedSeparate storage and compute: Yes
- 4 Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free Deployment model: hybridPricing model: usage_basedSeparate storage and compute: Yes
- 5 Databend No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2Free Deployment model: hybridPricing model: usage_basedSeparate storage and compute: Yes
- 6 Firebolt No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2Free Deployment model: hybridPricing model: hybridSeparate storage and compute: Yes
- 7 Apache Hive No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.1Free Deployment model: hybridSeparate storage and compute: Yes
- 8 BigQuery Data Clean Rooms No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.7 Deployment model: cloudPricing model: hybridSeparate storage and compute: Yes
- 9 Cloudera Data Lake Service No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6 Deployment model: hybridPricing model: usage_based
- 10 Alibaba Cloud MaxCompute No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5$0.05/mo Deployment model: cloudPricing model: hybridSeparate storage and compute: Yes
- 11 Snowflake CoCo No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5 Deployment model: cloudPricing model: usage_basedSeparate storage and compute: Yes
- 12 Alibaba Cloud AnalyticDB No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4$119/mo Deployment model: cloudPricing model: hybridSeparate storage and compute: Yes
- 13 Amazon Redshift No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4$0.54/mo Deployment model: cloudPricing model: hybridSeparate storage and compute: Yes
- 14 Tencent Cloud CDN No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4CNY 21/mo Deployment model: cloudPricing model: hybridSeparate storage and compute: Yes
- 15 Teradata Database No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Deployment model: hybridPricing model: usage_basedSeparate storage and compute: Yes
- 16 Alibaba Cloud Hologres No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2$0.04/mo Deployment model: cloudPricing model: hybridSeparate storage and compute: Yes
- 17 Tencent Cloud TCHouse-C No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Deployment model: cloudPricing model: hybridSeparate storage and compute: Yes
- 18 Tencent Cloud TCHouse-D No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1 Deployment model: cloudPricing model: hybridSeparate storage and compute: Yes
- 19 Yellowbrick Data Warehouse No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1 Deployment model: hybridPricing model: hybridSeparate storage and compute: Yes
- 20 Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.0 Deployment model: cloudPricing model: hybridSeparate storage and compute: Yes
- 21 Panoply No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.0 Deployment model: cloudPricing model: hybridSeparate storage and compute: Yes
- 22 Greenplum Database No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.9 Deployment model: on-premPricing model: capacity_based
Compare all 22 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | Pricing model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exasol | 6.4 | Free plan | $3.30/mo | Yes | — | hybrid | hybrid |
| 2 | Teradata VantageCloud | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | cloud | hybrid |
| 3 | Databricks Notebooks | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | No | — | cloud | usage_based |
| 4 | Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | hybrid | usage_based |
| 5 | Databend | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | hybrid | usage_based |
| 6 | Firebolt | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | hybrid | hybrid |
| 7 | Apache Hive | 6.1 | Free plan | Free | — | — | hybrid | — |
| 8 | BigQuery Data Clean Rooms | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | cloud | hybrid |
| 9 | Cloudera Data Lake Service | 5.6 | No | — | No | — | hybrid | usage_based |
| 10 | Alibaba Cloud MaxCompute | 5.5 | No | $0.05/mo | — | — | cloud | hybrid |
| 11 | Snowflake CoCo | 5.5 | No | — | — | — | cloud | usage_based |
| 12 | Alibaba Cloud AnalyticDB | 5.4 | No | $119/mo | — | 119 /mo | cloud | hybrid |
| 13 | Amazon Redshift | 5.4 | No | $0.54/mo | No | — | cloud | hybrid |
| 14 | Tencent Cloud CDN | 5.4 | No | CNY 21/mo | No | — | cloud | hybrid |
| 15 | Teradata Database | 5.4 | No | — | No | — | hybrid | usage_based |
| 16 | Alibaba Cloud Hologres | 5.2 | No | $0.04/mo | No | — | cloud | hybrid |
| 17 | Tencent Cloud TCHouse-C | 5.2 | No | — | No | — | cloud | hybrid |
| 18 | Tencent Cloud TCHouse-D | 5.1 | No | — | No | — | cloud | hybrid |
| 19 | Yellowbrick Data Warehouse | 5.1 | No | — | No | — | hybrid | hybrid |
| 20 | Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse | 5.0 | No | — | No | — | cloud | hybrid |
| 21 | Panoply | 5.0 | No | — | No | — | cloud | hybrid |
| 22 | Greenplum Database | 4.9 | No | — | No | — | on-prem | capacity_based |
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Questions about this list
Which data warehouse software is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
Exasol is ranked #1 of 22 with a score of 6.4. Teradata VantageCloud is second and Databricks Notebooks 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 mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.