ClickHouse Cloud vs ObsessionDB

ClickHouse Cloud9.4Visit ObsessionDB9.2Visit

Higher score ClickHouse Cloud #1 in ClickHouse Hosting 9.4/10 From $50/mo · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 2 features Try ClickHouse Cloud

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ObsessionDB #2 in ClickHouse Hosting 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 2 features Visit ObsessionDB

• ClickHouse Cloud fits best

  Teams wanting managed ClickHouse at scale

• ObsessionDB fits best

  Developers seeking free ClickHouse hosting

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Side by side

Feature	ClickHouse Cloud 9.4/10 Visit ↗	ObsessionDB 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.2
Ranking	#1 in ClickHouse Hosting	#2 in ClickHouse Hosting
Best for	Teams wanting managed ClickHouse at scale	Developers seeking free ClickHouse hosting
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$50/mo	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	12 integrations	46+ integrations
Features ClickHouse Cloud 0/2 · ObsessionDB 1/2
Autoscaling	Not checked yet	—
Private networking	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Managed cluster
Backup retention	Not checked yet	1 days
Included storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Cloud regions	Not checked yet	2 regions
ClickHouse version policy	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Automatic multi-zone replication with vertical and horizontal scaling Backups, guided restores, security controls, and SOC 2 Type II Broad integrations plus ClickPipes, Terraform, and infrastructure APIs	Free tier includes up to 4 vCPU and 8 GB RAM without a card Managed ClickHouse with backups, recovery, monitoring, and private networking Works with standard clients, BI tools, ingestion systems, and AI agents
Cons	No perpetual free plan Usage-based pricing may be harder to forecast Focused on ClickHouse rather than multiple database engines	Paid infrastructure costs vary by compute size, node count, and storage usage Autoscaling is forthcoming rather than currently available Longer backup retention requires a custom plan
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 intended for teams that want analytical… Read the review →	ObsessionDB is a managed hosting service for ClickHouse workloads, using the official ClickHouse engine rather than a separate query system. It is aimed at developers and teams running real-time analytics and other ClickHouse workloads,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• ClickHouse Cloud — where it wins

  • Automatic multi-zone replication with vertical and horizontal scaling
  • Backups, guided restores, security controls, and SOC 2 Type II
  • Broad integrations plus ClickPipes, Terraform, and infrastructure APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • No perpetual free plan
  • Usage-based pricing may be harder to forecast
  • Focused on ClickHouse rather than multiple database engines

• ObsessionDB — where it wins

  • Free tier includes up to 4 vCPU and 8 GB RAM without a card
  • Managed ClickHouse with backups, recovery, monitoring, and private networking
  • Works with standard clients, BI tools, ingestion systems, and AI agents

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid infrastructure costs vary by compute size, node count, and storage usage
  • Autoscaling is forthcoming rather than currently available
  • Longer backup retention requires a custom plan

• ClickHouse Cloud9.4/10 · From $50/mo · 30-day trial

  A managed ClickHouse service with scaling, replication, ingestion, and broad integrations.

  Try ClickHouse CloudFull verdict →
• ObsessionDB9.2/10 · Free plan

  A capable free tier for developers who need managed ClickHouse without a fixed paid plan.

  Visit ObsessionDBFull verdict →