ObsessionDB vs Layerbase Cloud ClickHouse

ObsessionDB9.2Visit Layerbase Cloud ClickHouse8.8Visit

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

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Layerbase Cloud ClickHouse #4 in ClickHouse Hosting 8.8/10 7-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 2 features Visit Layerbase

• ObsessionDB fits best

  Developers seeking free ClickHouse hosting

• Layerbase Cloud ClickHouse fits best

  Budget-conscious teams wanting serverless ClickHouse

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Side by side

Feature	ObsessionDB 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Layerbase Cloud ClickHouse 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.8
Ranking	#2 in ClickHouse Hosting	#4 in ClickHouse Hosting
Best for	Developers seeking free ClickHouse hosting	Budget-conscious teams wanting serverless ClickHouse
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$5/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	7 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email · 24/7	Email, Tickets, Docs
Integrations	46+ integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features ObsessionDB 1/2 · Layerbase Cloud ClickHouse 1/2
Autoscaling	—	Not checked yet
Private networking	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Managed cluster	Serverless
Backup retention	1 days	30 days (best)
Included storage	Not checked yet	25 GB
Cloud regions	2 regions (best)	1 regions
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	Managed provisioning avoids cluster setup and cloud infrastructure management Native, HTTP, browser SQL console, and client-library access Pro includes branching, daily backups, and 30-day retention
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	ClickHouse is available only on the Pro plan or higher Shared-fleet hosting currently operates in one US region The official pages do not state autoscaling behavior
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 →	Layerbase Cloud ClickHouse provides managed, serverless ClickHouse databases for real-time analytics, observability, time-series workloads, dashboards, and reporting that have outgrown PostgreSQL. It is aimed at developers and teams that… 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

• Layerbase Cloud ClickHouse — where it wins

  • Managed provisioning avoids cluster setup and cloud infrastructure management
  • Native, HTTP, browser SQL console, and client-library access
  • Pro includes branching, daily backups, and 30-day retention

  Where it doesn't

  • ClickHouse is available only on the Pro plan or higher
  • Shared-fleet hosting currently operates in one US region
  • The official pages do not state autoscaling behavior

• ObsessionDB9.2/10 · Free plan

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

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• Layerbase Cloud ClickHouse8.8/10 · 7-day trial

  A low-cost managed route to ClickHouse, with branching, backups, and one shared US region.

  Visit LayerbaseFull verdict →