ObsessionDB vs Altinity.Cloud

ObsessionDB9.2Visit AAltinity.Cloud8.4Visit

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

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A Altinity.Cloud #8 in ClickHouse Hosting 8.4/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 2 features Visit Altinity.Cloud

• ObsessionDB fits best

  Developers seeking free ClickHouse hosting

• Altinity.Cloud fits best

  Teams wanting ClickHouse operations and support

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Side by side

Feature	ObsessionDB 9.2/10 Visit ↗	AAltinity.Cloud 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.4
Ranking	#2 in ClickHouse Hosting	#8 in ClickHouse Hosting
Best for	Developers seeking free ClickHouse hosting	Teams wanting ClickHouse operations and support
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email · 24/7	Live chat, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	GDPR	SOC 2, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ObsessionDB 1/2 · Altinity.Cloud 1/2
Autoscaling	—	Not checked yet
Private networking	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Managed cluster	Managed cluster
Backup retention	1 days	Not checked yet
Included storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Cloud regions	2 regions	Not checked yet
ClickHouse version policy	Not checked yet	Selectable
Our review
Pros	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	Scaling, backups, failover, and monitoring are managed Private networking and multi-availability-zone replicas 24/7 operational and engineering support
Cons	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	Paid service with no free plan Pricing varies by provider and region Support response times differ by plan
Our verdict	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 →	Altinity.Cloud is a managed hosting service for ClickHouse, designed for teams that want Altinity to handle cluster provisioning, scaling, upgrades, backups, monitoring, and operational support. It supports workloads in Altinity’s cloud or… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• Altinity.Cloud — where it wins

  • Scaling, backups, failover, and monitoring are managed
  • Private networking and multi-availability-zone replicas
  • 24/7 operational and engineering support

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid service with no free plan
  • Pricing varies by provider and region
  • Support response times differ by plan

• ObsessionDB9.2/10 · Free plan

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

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• AAltinity.Cloud8.4/10 · 14-day trial

  Managed ClickHouse operations with scaling, failover, backups, and support.

  Visit Altinity.CloudFull verdict →