ClickHouse Cloud vs Exasol

ClickHouse Cloud9.0Visit Exasol8.6Visit

Higher score ClickHouse Cloud #3 in Columnar Databases 9.0/10 From $50/mo · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Try ClickHouse Cloud

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Exasol #6 in Columnar Databases 8.6/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Exasol

• ClickHouse Cloud fits best

  Managed high-performance columnar analytics

• Exasol fits best

  Managed and self-hosted enterprise warehousing

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Side by side

Feature	ClickHouse Cloud 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Exasol 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.6
Ranking	#3 in Columnar Databases	#6 in Columnar Databases
Best for	Managed high-performance columnar analytics	Managed and self-hosted enterprise warehousing
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$50/mo	$25/GB/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	30 days	30 days
Free trial length	30 days	30 days · no card needed
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop
Platforms	Web	Web, macOS, Linux
Integrations	12 integrations	14 integrations
Features ClickHouse Cloud 0/3 · Exasol 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	Not checked yet	Hybrid
Supported data formats	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Included storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	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	In-memory MPP processing supports high-concurrency analytical queries Separate storage and compute with S3 and Azure Data Lake querying Native Python, R, and Java machine-learning model execution
Cons	Starts at $50 per month and uses usage-based pricing No perpetual free plan Point-in-time recovery details are limited for ClickHouse Cloud	Storage costs are billed separately at $25 per TB per month Advanced capacity tiers can reach $158.40 per hour The platform is proprietary rather than open source
Our verdict	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… 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 that need high-concurrency SQL… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• Exasol — where it wins

  • In-memory MPP processing supports high-concurrency analytical queries
  • Separate storage and compute with S3 and Azure Data Lake querying
  • Native Python, R, and Java machine-learning model execution

  Where it doesn't

  • Storage costs are billed separately at $25 per TB per month
  • Advanced capacity tiers can reach $158.40 per hour
  • The platform is proprietary rather than open source

• ClickHouse Cloud9.0/10 · From $50/mo · 30-day trial

  A managed ClickHouse service for elastic, high-performance analytical workloads.

  Try ClickHouse CloudFull verdict →
• Exasol8.6/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A flexible columnar warehouse for demanding analytics, lakehouse, and machine-learning workloads.

  Visit ExasolFull verdict →