ObsessionDB vs Selfhost.dev Managed ClickHouse

ObsessionDB9.2Visit Selfhost.dev Managed ClickHouse8.6Visit

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

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Selfhost.dev Managed ClickHouse #6 in ClickHouse Hosting 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Selfhost.dev

• ObsessionDB fits best

  Developers seeking free ClickHouse hosting

• Selfhost.dev Managed ClickHouse fits best

  AWS users needing flexible managed ClickHouse

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Side by side

Feature	ObsessionDB 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Selfhost.dev Managed ClickHouse 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.6
Ranking	#2 in ClickHouse Hosting	#6 in ClickHouse Hosting
Best for	Developers seeking free ClickHouse hosting	AWS users needing flexible managed ClickHouse
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email · 24/7	Email, Live chat, Docs
Integrations	46+ integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ObsessionDB 1/2 · Selfhost.dev Managed ClickHouse 2/2
Autoscaling	—	✓ (best)
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	Dedicated AWS instances with selectable ClickHouse versions Backups, snapshots, replicas, autoscaling and distributed queries BYOC deployment in the customer’s AWS account
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 Deployment is centered on AWS infrastructure High availability through ClickHouse Keeper is optional
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 →	Selfhost.dev Managed ClickHouse provides dedicated ClickHouse instances on AWS for analytics workloads including events, logs, metrics, time-series data and dashboards. It supports web and API access, HTTP and native TCP protocols, and… 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

• Selfhost.dev Managed ClickHouse — where it wins

  • Dedicated AWS instances with selectable ClickHouse versions
  • Backups, snapshots, replicas, autoscaling and distributed queries
  • BYOC deployment in the customer’s AWS account

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid service with no free plan
  • Deployment is centered on AWS infrastructure
  • High availability through ClickHouse Keeper is optional

• ObsessionDB9.2/10 · Free plan

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

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• Selfhost.dev Managed ClickHouse8.6/10 · Paid

  A flexible managed ClickHouse service for AWS-based analytics workloads.

  Visit Selfhost.devFull verdict →