ObsessionDB vs Tinybird Cloud

ObsessionDB9.2Visit Tinybird Cloud8.5Visit

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

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Tinybird Cloud #7 in ClickHouse Hosting 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Tinybird

• ObsessionDB fits best

  Developers seeking free ClickHouse hosting

• Tinybird Cloud fits best

  Developers building ClickHouse-backed data products

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Side by side

Feature	ObsessionDB 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Tinybird Cloud 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.5
Ranking	#2 in ClickHouse Hosting	#7 in ClickHouse Hosting
Best for	Developers seeking free ClickHouse hosting	Developers building ClickHouse-backed data products
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$25/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email · 24/7	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs
Compliance	GDPR	SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	46+ integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ObsessionDB 1/2 · Tinybird Cloud 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	25 GB
Cloud regions	2 regions	10 regions (best)
ClickHouse version policy	Not checked yet	Automatic
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	Real-time ingestion through Events API and multiple connectors SQL pipes, materialized views, and REST API endpoints Branches, local development, BI integrations, and automatic upgrades
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	Free and Developer plans use shared infrastructure Dedicated infrastructure is limited to the Enterprise plan Developer pricing starts at $25/month, with compute selection affecting display
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 →	Tinybird Cloud is a hosted ClickHouse-based analytics platform for software teams building real-time data products. It combines managed ClickHouse storage and querying with event ingestion, SQL transformations, materialized views, REST API… 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

• Tinybird Cloud — where it wins

  • Real-time ingestion through Events API and multiple connectors
  • SQL pipes, materialized views, and REST API endpoints
  • Branches, local development, BI integrations, and automatic upgrades

  Where it doesn't

  • Free and Developer plans use shared infrastructure
  • Dedicated infrastructure is limited to the Enterprise plan
  • Developer pricing starts at $25/month, with compute selection affecting display

• ObsessionDB9.2/10 · Free plan

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

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• Tinybird Cloud8.5/10 · Free plan

  A developer-focused ClickHouse service combining ingestion, SQL transformations, and data APIs.

  Visit TinybirdFull verdict →