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Head-to-head · Data Warehouse Software

Google BigQuery vs Alibaba Cloud Hologres

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Google BigQuery #1 in Data Warehouse Software 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Try Google BigQuery
Alibaba Cloud Hologres #8 in Data Warehouse Software 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Alibaba Cloud

Google BigQuery leads on 1 check, Alibaba Cloud Hologres on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreGoogle BigQuery · 9.4/10
  • Free planonly Google BigQuery
  • Most featuresGoogle BigQuery · 4 of 4

Google BigQuery scores higher on our rubric for data warehouse software: 9.4 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #8.

Google BigQuery offers free plan; Alibaba Cloud Hologres doesn't.

Google BigQuery is the better fit for teams wanting a broad serverless warehouse. Alibaba Cloud Hologres is the better fit for interactive real-time analytics on Alibaba Cloud.

  • Google BigQuery fits best

    Teams wanting a broad serverless warehouse

  • Alibaba Cloud Hologres fits best

    Interactive real-time analytics on Alibaba Cloud

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Side by side

Feature Google BigQuery 9.4/10 Visit ↗ Alibaba Cloud Hologres 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 8.4
Ranking #1 in Data Warehouse Software #8 in Data Warehouse Software
Best for Teams wanting a broad serverless warehouse Interactive real-time analytics on Alibaba Cloud
Pricing model Free Paid
Starting price Free $0.04/GB usage-based
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Docs, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community Live chat, Tickets, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA PCI DSS
Integrations 10 integrations 13 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Google BigQuery 4/4 · Alibaba Cloud Hologres 3/4
Separate storage and compute ✓ ✓
Data lake support ✓ ✓
Streaming ingestion ✓ ✓
In-database machine learning ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model Cloud Cloud
Pricing model Hybrid Hybrid
Our review
Pros
  • Serverless SQL with storage and compute that scale independently
  • Supports lake queries, streaming ingestion, CDC, and federated sources
  • Includes BigQuery ML, governance controls, and broad integrations
  • 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
Cons
  • Usage-based pricing can vary by region and operation
  • Additional storage, ingestion, and extraction charges can apply
  • Broad feature coverage may exceed the needs of narrow warehouse use cases
  • No free plan is available
  • Pricing is contact-sales and varies by region
  • Compute, storage, and some advanced features bill separately
Our verdict

Google BigQuery is a fully managed, serverless cloud data warehouse for organizations that need to store, query, and analyze large datasets. Its audience spans data engineering, business intelligence, data science, real-time analytics, and…

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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,…

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  1. Google BigQueryData Warehouse Software 9.4Free plan
  2. Alibaba Cloud HologresData Warehouse Software 8.4Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Google BigQuery — where it wins

    • Serverless SQL with storage and compute that scale independently
    • Supports lake queries, streaming ingestion, CDC, and federated sources
    • Includes BigQuery ML, governance controls, and broad integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • Usage-based pricing can vary by region and operation
    • Additional storage, ingestion, and extraction charges can apply
    • Broad feature coverage may exceed the needs of narrow warehouse use cases

  • 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

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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