Alibaba Cloud Hologres vs Databend

Alibaba Cloud Hologres8.4Visit Databend6.8Visit

Higher score Alibaba Cloud Hologres #8 in Data Warehouse Software 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Alibaba Cloud

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Databend #22 in Data Warehouse Software 6.8/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Databend

• Alibaba Cloud Hologres fits best

  Interactive real-time analytics on Alibaba Cloud

• Databend fits best

  Budget-conscious teams wanting open-source flexibility

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Side by side

Feature	Alibaba Cloud Hologres 8.4/10 Visit ↗	Databend 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.4	6.8
Ranking	#8 in Data Warehouse Software	#22 in Data Warehouse Software
Best for	Interactive real-time analytics on Alibaba Cloud	Budget-conscious teams wanting open-source flexibility
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$0.04/GB usage-based	$23/GB/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, macOS, Linux
Support	Live chat, Tickets, Docs	Community, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	PCI DSS	SOC 2, GDPR
Integrations	13 integrations	50+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Alibaba Cloud Hologres 3/4 · Databend 3/4
Separate storage and compute	✓	✓
Data lake support	✓	✓
Streaming ingestion	✓	✓
In-database machine learning	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model	Cloud	Hybrid
Pricing model	Hybrid	Usage_based
Our review
Pros	Sub-second analytics with high-throughput writes and updates Federated MaxCompute and data lake queries without moving data PostgreSQL-compatible SQL with broad BI and pipeline connectivity	Free self-hosted Community plan with open-source flexibility Vectorized SQL, search, vector workloads, and streaming transformations Supports S3, Azure, GCS, MinIO, HDFS, and Kafka Connect
Cons	No free plan is available Pricing is contact-sales and varies by region Compute, storage, and some advanced features bill separately	Integration descriptions are broader and less specific than some alternatives Cloud storage and compute charges are billed separately Dedicated deployments use custom pricing
Our verdict	Alibaba Cloud Hologres is a cloud-native, PostgreSQL-compatible data warehouse for interactive analytics, online data serving, and ad hoc analysis. It is designed for teams that need real-time writes and updates, high-concurrency querying,… Read the review →	Databend is an open-source data warehouse built in Rust for data teams, developers, and enterprises running analytical, search, and AI workloads. Its scope covers SQL analytics with vectorized execution, full-text and JSON search, vector… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Alibaba Cloud Hologres — where it wins

  • Sub-second analytics with high-throughput writes and updates
  • Federated MaxCompute and data lake queries without moving data
  • PostgreSQL-compatible SQL with broad BI and pipeline connectivity

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Pricing is contact-sales and varies by region
  • Compute, storage, and some advanced features bill separately

• Databend — where it wins

  • Free self-hosted Community plan with open-source flexibility
  • Vectorized SQL, search, vector workloads, and streaming transformations
  • Supports S3, Azure, GCS, MinIO, HDFS, and Kafka Connect

  Where it doesn't

  • Integration descriptions are broader and less specific than some alternatives
  • Cloud storage and compute charges are billed separately
  • Dedicated deployments use custom pricing

• Alibaba Cloud Hologres8.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A strong fit for sub-second analytics and lakehouse workloads on Alibaba Cloud.

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• Databend6.8/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A flexible warehouse for teams that want open-source control and usage-based cloud pricing.

  Visit DatabendFull verdict →