# Amazon Redshift vs ClickHouse Comparison

| | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 401 | 23 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (39.9% of reviews) | Small-Business (54.5% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | $1.22 - $3.26  Per hour | Starting at $1.00 Per Month | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Amazon Redshift

Pros:
- Ease of Use (7 reviews)
- Integrations (7 reviews)

Cons:
- Complexity (5 reviews)
- Feature Limitations (5 reviews)

### ClickHouse

Pros:
- Easy Integrations (2 reviews)
- Integrations (2 reviews)

Cons:
- Beginner Unfriendliness (1 reviews)
- Complex Usage (1 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.7 (284 reviews) | 9.2 (14 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.7 (284 reviews) | 8.8 (14 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.6 (141 reviews) | 9.0 (10 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.4 (129 reviews) | 7.5 (6 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.5 (267 reviews) | 8.3 (12 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.7 (128 reviews) | Not enough data | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.9 (255 reviews) | 10.0 (13 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Amazon Redshift

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: RA3.4xlarge

Price: $1.22 - $3.26  Per hour

Description: On-demand, 1-Year, or 3-Year Terms

Key Features:
- Commit to save up to 34% 

[Browse all 6 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-redshift/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### ClickHouse

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: ClickHouse Pricing

Price: Starting at $1.00 Per Month

Description: Options for every user, organization, and use case.

Key Features:
- Up to 1 TB storage
- 16 GiB total memory
- Burstable CPU

[Learn more about ClickHouse](https://www.g2.com/products/clickhouse/reviews)

#### Free Trial

No

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Data Warehouse

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Redshift** | 8.4/10 | 150 |
| **ClickHouse** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Integration** | 8.8 (135 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Data Compression** | 8.4 (125 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Data Quality** | 8.8 (131 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Built-In Data Analytics** | 8.0 (127 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **In-Database Machine Learning** | 7.6 (102 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Data Lake Analytics** | 8.3 (119 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Integration

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI/ ML Integration** | 7.9 (101 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **BI Tool Integration** | 8.7 (129 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Data lake Integration** | 8.6 (119 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Deployment

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **On-Premise** | 8.1 (102 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud** | 8.9 (131 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Performance 

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Scalability** | 8.9 (136 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Governance** | 8.7 (126 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Data Security** | 8.8 (128 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | 7.3 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | 7.2 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Database Management Systems (DBMS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Redshift** | N/A | N/A |
| **ClickHouse** | 8.9/10 | 7 |

#### Management

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data dictionary** | Not enough data | 9.4 (6 reviews) | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | 7.9 (7 reviews) | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | 9.3 (7 reviews) | 
| **Data Modeling** | Not enough data | 9.4 (6 reviews) | 
| **Performance Analysis** | Not enough data | 10.0 (5 reviews) | 

#### Maintenance

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Migration** | Not enough data | 8.8 (7 reviews) | 
| **Backup and Recovery** | Not enough data | 7.8 (6 reviews) | 
| **Multi-User Environment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Relational Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Redshift** | N/A | N/A |
| **ClickHouse** | 9.0/10 | 6 |

#### Management 

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Schema** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 
| **ACID - Complaint** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Support 

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Text Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Languages** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Database Locking** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Performance 

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Disaster Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Concurrency** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Workload Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Advanced Indexing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Query Optimizer** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Database Features

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Storage** | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Availability** | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 
| **Stability** | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Manipulation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 

### Columnar Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Redshift** | 8.3/10 | 63 |
| **ClickHouse** | 8.5/10 | 9 |

#### Storage

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | 8.4 (53 reviews) | 9.2 (6 reviews) | 
| **Data Types** | 8.4 (56 reviews) | 9.0 (7 reviews) | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | 8.6 (47 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Auto Recovery** | 8.2 (50 reviews) | 7.8 (6 reviews) | 
| **Data Replication** | 8.4 (48 reviews) | 8.3 (6 reviews) | 

#### Performance

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Integrated Cache** | 8.2 (48 reviews) | 8.1 (6 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | 8.7 (47 reviews) | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Authentication** | 8.4 (52 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Audit Logs** | 8.1 (47 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Encryption** | 8.5 (48 reviews) | 8.3 (5 reviews) | 

#### Support

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | 7.9 (43 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Operating Systems** | 8.5 (47 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Real-time Analytic Database

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Redshift** | N/A | N/A |
| **ClickHouse** | N/A | N/A |

#### Query latency

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Lower query latency** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Continuous queries** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Data latency

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Lower data latency** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data pipeline performance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Connectors

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Faster ingestion** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Built-in connectors** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Scale

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Linearly scalable database** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Storage management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Architecture

| Feature | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Lockless architecture** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Columnar Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/columnar-databases)

**Unique to Amazon Redshift (2):** [Data Warehouse Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-warehouse), [Big Data Integration Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/big-data-integration-platforms)

**Unique to ClickHouse (3):** [Real-time Analytic Database Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/real-time-analytic-database), [Database Management Systems (DBMS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-management-systems-dbms), [Relational Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Amazon Redshift | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 20.8% | 54.5% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 39.9% | 36.4% | 
| **Enterprise** | 39.3% | 9.1% | 

### By Industry

#### Amazon Redshift

- **Information Technology and Services:** 15.3%
- **Computer Software:** 12.6%
- **Financial Services:** 7.7%
- **Retail:** 5.2%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 4.7%
- **Telecommunications:** 4.7%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 4.4%
- **Banking:** 3.8%
- **Pharmaceuticals:** 2.5%
- **Management Consulting:** 2.2%
- **Other:** 37.0%

#### ClickHouse

- **Information Technology and Services:** 31.8%
- **Computer Software:** 22.7%
- **Wholesale:** 4.5%
- **Telecommunications:** 4.5%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 4.5%
- **Leisure, Travel & Tourism:** 4.5%
- **Information Services:** 4.5%
- **Hospitality:** 4.5%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 4.5%
- **Financial Services:** 4.5%
- **Other:** 9.1%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Amazon Redshift

- [Google Cloud BigQuery](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-bigquery/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1236 reviews)
- [Snowflake](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (736 reviews)
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### Alternatives to ClickHouse

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- [Snowflake](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (736 reviews)
- [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2271 reviews)
- [Teradata Vantage](https://www.g2.com/products/teradata-teradata-vantage/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (375 reviews)
- [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (621 reviews)
- [MariaDB](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (226 reviews)
- [Oracle Database](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1010 reviews)
- [PostgreSQL](https://www.g2.com/products/postgresql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (677 reviews)
- [Amazon Aurora](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-aurora/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (457 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Amazon Redshift

- Title: [When can I use Amazon redshift?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/when-can-i-use-amazon-redshift) — 3 comments
  > **Top comment:** "You can use it in Datawarehousing. "
- Title: [Should I use with a data mart for a frontend tool that make request on it ?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/should-i-use-with-a-data-mart-for-a-frontend-tool-that-make-request-on-it) — 3 comments, 3 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Hi Mehdi 

Can you elaborate your question? 

AWS Redshift is a DataBase/Data Warehouse service, which is Ideal for Analytical use cases. 

You can..."
- Title: [What are the characteristics of redshift?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-characteristics-of-redshift) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Redshift is mainly used for Big data and analytics to store the data in columner format. Retrieve the data is very fast and parallel processing also most..."
- Title: [Is Amazon redshift good for large datasets considering its cost.](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-amazon-redshift-good-for-large-datasets-considering-its-cost) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "its costly"
- Title: [What does Amazon redshift do?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-amazon-redshift-do) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Redshift is data warehouse where data reside on cloud and on top of that we can query the required data."

### ClickHouse

No discussions available for this product.

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/amazon-redshift-vs-clickhouse)