Azure Synapse Analytics comparisons
Azure Synapse Analytics is compared head-to-head with Google BigQuery, Amazon Redshift and Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse and more: 7 head-to-heads in Data Warehouse Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Azure Synapse Analytics head-to-head
- Azure Synapse Analytics vs Google BigQuery
- Azure Synapse Analytics vs Amazon Redshift
- Azure Synapse Analytics vs Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse
- Azure Synapse Analytics vs Databricks SQL Warehouse
- Azure Synapse Analytics vs Alibaba Cloud MaxCompute
- Azure Synapse Analytics vs Alibaba Cloud AnalyticDB
- Azure Synapse Analytics vs Alibaba Cloud Hologres
Azure Synapse Analytics vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | Pricing model | Separate storage and compute | Data lake support | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Azure Synapse Analytics | No | Cloud | Hybrid | Yes | Yes | 8.7 | |
| 1 | Google BigQuery | Yes | Free | Cloud | Hybrid | Yes | Yes | 9.4 |
| 2 | Amazon Redshift | No | $0.54/unit usage-based | Cloud | Hybrid | Yes | Yes | 9.2 |
| 3 | Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse | Yes | Hybrid | Usage_based | Yes | Yes | 9.0 | |
| 4 | Databricks SQL Warehouse | No | Cloud | Usage_based | Yes | Yes | 8.9 | |
| 6 | Alibaba Cloud MaxCompute | $22/unit/mo | Cloud | Hybrid | Yes | Yes | 8.6 | |
| 7 | Alibaba Cloud AnalyticDB | $119/mo | Cloud | Hybrid | Yes | Yes | 8.5 | |
| 8 | Alibaba Cloud Hologres | No | $0.04/GB usage-based | Cloud | Hybrid | Yes | Yes | 8.4 |
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