Alibaba Cloud Hologres vs Exasol

Alibaba Cloud Hologres8.4Visit Exasol8.3Visit

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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Exasol #9 in Data Warehouse Software 8.3/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Exasol

• Alibaba Cloud Hologres fits best

  Interactive real-time analytics on Alibaba Cloud

• Exasol fits best

  High-concurrency hybrid analytics teams

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Side by side

Feature	Alibaba Cloud Hologres 8.4/10 Visit ↗	Exasol 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.4	8.3
Ranking	#8 in Data Warehouse Software	#9 in Data Warehouse Software
Best for	Interactive real-time analytics on Alibaba Cloud	High-concurrency hybrid analytics teams
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$0.04/GB usage-based	$25/GB/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop
Platforms	Web	Web, macOS, Linux
Support	Live chat, Tickets, Docs	Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	PCI DSS	ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS
Integrations	13 integrations	14 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Alibaba Cloud Hologres 3/4 · Exasol 4/4
Separate storage and compute	✓	✓
Data lake support	✓	✓
Streaming ingestion	✓	✓
In-database machine learning	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment model	Cloud	Hybrid
Pricing model	Hybrid	Hybrid
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	High-concurrency in-memory massively parallel processing Separate storage and compute with cluster scaling Lakehouse, Kafka, BI, and in-database ML support
Cons	No free plan is available Pricing is contact-sales and varies by region Compute, storage, and some advanced features bill separately	Storage is priced separately from compute No open-source deployment option Pre-purchase pricing requires a sales quote
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 →	Exasol is an in-memory, massively parallel analytics database for data warehousing, business intelligence, lakehouse acceleration, and AI/ML workloads. It is aimed at data teams, developers, and enterprises handling demanding analytical… 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

• Exasol — where it wins

  • High-concurrency in-memory massively parallel processing
  • Separate storage and compute with cluster scaling
  • Lakehouse, Kafka, BI, and in-database ML support

  Where it doesn't

  • Storage is priced separately from compute
  • No open-source deployment option
  • Pre-purchase pricing requires a sales quote

• 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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• Exasol8.3/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A hybrid MPP warehouse for demanding analytics, lakehouse queries, streaming, and in-database ML.

  Visit ExasolFull verdict →