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Head-to-head · Columnar Databases

Amazon Redshift vs ClickHouse Cloud

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 1 check side by side
Higher score Amazon Redshift #2 in Columnar Databases 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 3 features Try Amazon Redshift
ClickHouse Cloud #3 in Columnar Databases 9.0/10 From $50/mo · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Try ClickHouse Cloud

Amazon Redshift leads on 0 checks, ClickHouse Cloud on 0, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 1 yes/no, price and count check where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAmazon Redshift · 9.2/10
  • Free trialonly ClickHouse Cloud

Amazon Redshift scores higher on our rubric for columnar databases: 9.2 against 9.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #3.

Amazon Redshift is the better fit for AWS-centered enterprise analytics. ClickHouse Cloud is the better fit for managed high-performance columnar analytics.

  • Amazon Redshift fits best

    AWS-centered enterprise analytics

  • ClickHouse Cloud fits best

    Managed high-performance columnar analytics

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Side by side

Feature Amazon Redshift 9.2/10 Visit ↗ ClickHouse Cloud 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 9.0
Ranking #2 in Columnar Databases #3 in Columnar Databases
Best for AWS-centered enterprise analytics Managed high-performance columnar analytics
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price $0.54/unit usage-based $50/mo
Free plan — —
Free trial — 30 days
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Integrations 15 integrations 12 integrations
Features Amazon Redshift 0/3 · ClickHouse Cloud 0/3
Managed service Not checked yet Not checked yet
Object storage support Not checked yet Not checked yet
Streaming ingestion Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model Cloud Not checked yet
Supported data formats Not checked yet Not checked yet
Included storage Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Provisioned and serverless deployments with separate storage scaling
  • Queries Amazon S3 data lakes and ingests streams from AWS services
  • Redshift ML supports model creation, training, and deployment with SQL
  • Separated compute and storage with vertical and horizontal scaling
  • Replication, backups, and guided restore workflows are managed
  • Integrates with Kafka, S3, PostgreSQL, Grafana, dbt, and BI tools
Cons
  • No free plan is available
  • Serverless pricing starts at $1.5 per hour
  • Managed storage is billed separately for RG and RA3 provisioned nodes
  • Starts at $50 per month and uses usage-based pricing
  • No perpetual free plan
  • Point-in-time recovery details are limited for ClickHouse Cloud
Our verdict

Amazon Redshift is a fully managed cloud data warehouse for analyzing large datasets with SQL. It is aimed at data teams, analysts, developers, and organizations running business intelligence, data lake, real-time analytics, and predictive…

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ClickHouse Cloud is a fully managed, cloud-hosted version of ClickHouse, a SQL-based column-oriented database for real-time analytics, observability, data warehousing, and AI-related workloads. It is aimed at teams that need analytical…

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  1. Amazon RedshiftColumnar Databases 9.2Paid
  2. ClickHouse CloudColumnar Databases 9.0From $50/mo · 30-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Amazon Redshift — where it wins

    • Provisioned and serverless deployments with separate storage scaling
    • Queries Amazon S3 data lakes and ingests streams from AWS services
    • Redshift ML supports model creation, training, and deployment with SQL

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan is available
    • Serverless pricing starts at $1.5 per hour
    • Managed storage is billed separately for RG and RA3 provisioned nodes

  • ClickHouse Cloud — where it wins

    • Separated compute and storage with vertical and horizontal scaling
    • Replication, backups, and guided restore workflows are managed
    • Integrates with Kafka, S3, PostgreSQL, Grafana, dbt, and BI tools

    Where it doesn't

    • Starts at $50 per month and uses usage-based pricing
    • No perpetual free plan
    • Point-in-time recovery details are limited for ClickHouse Cloud

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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