Starburst Galaxy vs Cloudera Open Data Lakehouse

Starburst Galaxy8.8Visit Cloudera Open Data Lakehouse8.4Visit

Higher score Starburst Galaxy #4 in Data Lakehouse Platforms 8.8/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 4 features Try Starburst Galaxy

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Cloudera Open Data Lakehouse #7 in Data Lakehouse Platforms 8.4/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Cloudera

• Starburst Galaxy fits best

  Managed federated SQL with enterprise identity controls

• Cloudera Open Data Lakehouse fits best

  Hybrid enterprise Iceberg deployments

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Side by side

Feature	Starburst Galaxy 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Cloudera Open Data Lakehouse 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.4
Ranking	#4 in Data Lakehouse Platforms	#7 in Data Lakehouse Platforms
Best for	Managed federated SQL with enterprise identity controls	Hybrid enterprise Iceberg deployments
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$0.50/unit usage-based	$0.05/unit usage-based
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Support	Live chat, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Phone, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, SSO/SAML	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS
Integrations	50+ integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise, Mid-market
Features Starburst Galaxy 4/4 · Cloudera Open Data Lakehouse 4/4
SQL analytics	✓	✓
ACID transactions	✓	✓
Streaming ingestion	✓	✓
Governance catalog	✓	✓
Specs
Storage model	Both	Both
Table format support	Open	Open
Our review
Pros	Federated SQL across lakes, warehouses, databases, and streaming systems Iceberg tables with snapshots, time travel, and Kafka streaming ingestion SAML SSO, SCIM, row filters, column masking, and REST automation	Apache Iceberg ACID tables with open catalog interoperability Hybrid and multicloud deployment across cloud and on-premises environments Governance, streaming, orchestration, SQL, and machine learning in one platform
Cons	Usage-based pricing is charged per compute credit Cloud-only coverage may not fit self-hosted deployment requirements Advanced capabilities are reserved for higher paid tiers	No free plan; the product is paid Pricing is component- and usage-based rather than package-based The plan structure separates optimization from the on-premises base
Our verdict	Starburst Galaxy is a fully managed cloud data lake analytics platform built on Trino. It is designed for data teams and enterprises that need interactive, batch, federated, and lakehouse analytics without copying data between systems.… Read the review →	Cloudera Open Data Lakehouse combines data-lake flexibility with data-warehouse analytics for enterprise data teams. Built on Apache Iceberg, it supports SQL analytics with Hive and Impala, ACID transactions, streaming ingestion, data… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Starburst Galaxy — where it wins

  • Federated SQL across lakes, warehouses, databases, and streaming systems
  • Iceberg tables with snapshots, time travel, and Kafka streaming ingestion
  • SAML SSO, SCIM, row filters, column masking, and REST automation

  Where it doesn't

  • Usage-based pricing is charged per compute credit
  • Cloud-only coverage may not fit self-hosted deployment requirements
  • Advanced capabilities are reserved for higher paid tiers

• Cloudera Open Data Lakehouse — where it wins

  • Apache Iceberg ACID tables with open catalog interoperability
  • Hybrid and multicloud deployment across cloud and on-premises environments
  • Governance, streaming, orchestration, SQL, and machine learning in one platform

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; the product is paid
  • Pricing is component- and usage-based rather than package-based
  • The plan structure separates optimization from the on-premises base

• Starburst Galaxy8.8/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A managed Trino-based lakehouse platform for federated SQL and governed analytics.

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• Cloudera Open Data Lakehouse8.4/10 · Paid

  A broad Iceberg lakehouse for hybrid enterprises that need governance, SQL, streaming, and ML.

  Visit ClouderaFull verdict →