# Amazon Kinesis, Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose vs Google Cloud BigQuery Comparison

| | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.7 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 26 | 24 | 1,227 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (40.0% of reviews) | Mid-Market (55.0% of reviews) | Enterprise (38.4% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | Free | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Amazon Kinesis

**Not enough data**

### Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose

**Not enough data**

### Google Cloud BigQuery

Pros:
- Ease of Use (129 reviews)
- Speed (126 reviews)

Cons:
- Expensive (112 reviews)
- Query Issues (65 reviews)

---
## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.1 (23 reviews) | 8.5 (17 reviews) | 8.8 (625 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.7 (24 reviews) | 8.3 (17 reviews) | 8.7 (642 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.3 (7 reviews) | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 8.7 (414 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 9.2 (6 reviews) | 8.5 (225 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.1 (23 reviews) | 8.2 (17 reviews) | 8.3 (567 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.3 (7 reviews) | 8.9 (6 reviews) | 8.6 (219 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.0 (24 reviews) | 9.3 (17 reviews) | 9.3 (610 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Amazon Kinesis

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Google Cloud BigQuery

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Free

Price: Free

Description: New customers get $300 in free Google Cloud credits to spend on BigQuery with free trial sign-up. 

Key Features:
- 10 GB storage
- Up to 1 TB queries per month

[Browse all 5 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-bigquery/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

---
## Features Comparison By Category

### Event Stream Processing

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Kinesis** | N/A | N/A |
| **Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose** | 7.9/10 | 10 |
| **Google Cloud BigQuery** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Processing** | Not enough data | 8.3 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Sources** | Not enough data | 7.5 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Integration** | Not enough data | 7.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Real-Time Processing** | Not enough data | 8.1 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Analytics

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Reporting & Analytics** | Not enough data | 7.7 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### ETL Tools

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Kinesis** | N/A | N/A |
| **Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose** | 8.6/10 | 14 |
| **Google Cloud BigQuery** | 8.9/10 | 129 |

#### Management

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | 8.2 (10 reviews) | 8.5 (114 reviews) | 
| **Auditing** | Not enough data | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 8.3 (112 reviews) | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Extraction** | Not enough data | 8.3 (10 reviews) | 8.9 (113 reviews) | 
| **Transformation** | Not enough data | 8.2 (10 reviews) | 9.1 (116 reviews) | 
| **Loading** | Not enough data | 8.8 (10 reviews) | 9.0 (117 reviews) | 
| **Automation** | Not enough data | 9.3 (10 reviews) | 8.8 (117 reviews) | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | 9.3 (10 reviews) | 9.3 (115 reviews) | 

### Data Warehouse

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Kinesis** | N/A | N/A |
| **Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose** | N/A | N/A |
| **Google Cloud BigQuery** | 8.6/10 | 271 |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (219 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Compression** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (200 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Quality** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (208 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Built-In Data Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (211 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **In-Database Machine Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (194 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Lake Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (191 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Integration

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI/ ML Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (195 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **BI Tool Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (208 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data lake Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (191 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Deployment

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **On-Premise** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.7 (177 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Cloud** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (218 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Performance 

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (230 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Governance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (199 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (206 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.5 (117 reviews) | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.6 (114 reviews) | 

### Columnar Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Kinesis** | N/A | N/A |
| **Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose** | N/A | N/A |
| **Google Cloud BigQuery** | 8.7/10 | 77 |

#### Storage

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (66 reviews) | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (66 reviews) | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (58 reviews) | 
| **Auto Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (62 reviews) | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (64 reviews) | 

#### Performance

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Integrated Cache** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (61 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (67 reviews) | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (65 reviews) | 
| **Audit Logs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (66 reviews) | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (61 reviews) | 

#### Support

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (62 reviews) | 
| **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (62 reviews) | 

### Data Clean Room

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Kinesis** | N/A | N/A |
| **Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose** | N/A | N/A |
| **Google Cloud BigQuery** | 9.0/10 | 25 |

#### Centralized computation

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Centralized Computation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (20 reviews) | 

#### Localized computation

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Localized computation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (21 reviews) | 

### Predictive Analytics

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Kinesis** | N/A | N/A |
| **Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose** | N/A | N/A |
| **Google Cloud BigQuery** | 8.6/10 | 81 |

#### Statistical Tool

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Scripting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (75 reviews) | 
| **Data Mining** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (75 reviews) | 
| **Algorithms** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (77 reviews) | 

#### Data Analysis

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.2 (76 reviews) | 
| **Data Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (76 reviews) | 

#### Decision Making

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Modeling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (77 reviews) | 
| **Data Visualizations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (74 reviews) | 
| **Report Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (77 reviews) | 
| **Data Unification** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (74 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.5 (47 reviews) | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.7 (47 reviews) | 

### Marketing Analytics

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Kinesis** | N/A | N/A |
| **Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose** | N/A | N/A |
| **Google Cloud BigQuery** | 8.9/10 | 71 |

#### Marketing Operations

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **ROI Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (63 reviews) | 
| **Data Collection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.2 (62 reviews) | 
| **Customer Insights** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (62 reviews) | 
| **Multi-User Access** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.3 (63 reviews) | 
| **Spend Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (61 reviews) | 
| **White Label** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (60 reviews) | 

#### Campaign Activity

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Campaign Insights** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (65 reviews) | 
| **Reports and Dashboards** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.4 (65 reviews) | 
| **Campaign Stickiness** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (62 reviews) | 
| **Multichannel Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.2 (59 reviews) | 
| **Brand Optimization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (60 reviews) | 
| **Predictive Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (62 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (13 reviews) | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.5 (14 reviews) | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (13 reviews) | 

### Big Data Processing and Distribution

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Kinesis** | N/A | N/A |
| **Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose** | N/A | N/A |
| **Google Cloud BigQuery** | 8.7/10 | 207 |

#### Database

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Real-Time Data Collection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (166 reviews) | 
| **Data Distribution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (164 reviews) | 
| **Data Lake** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (159 reviews) | 

#### Integrations

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Hadoop Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (127 reviews) | 
| **Spark Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (124 reviews) | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Machine Scaling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (141 reviews) | 
| **Data Preparation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (156 reviews) | 
| **Spark Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (124 reviews) | 

#### Processing

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Cloud Processing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.2 (159 reviews) | 
| **Workload Processing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (152 reviews) | 

### Big Data Analytics

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Kinesis** | N/A | N/A |
| **Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose** | N/A | N/A |
| **Google Cloud BigQuery** | 8.5/10 | 322 |

#### Data Transformation

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Real-Time Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (279 reviews) | 
| **Data Querying** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.3 (288 reviews) | 

#### Connectivity

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Hadoop Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (245 reviews) | 
| **Spark Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (244 reviews) | 
| **Multi-Source Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (273 reviews) | 
| **Data Lake** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (264 reviews) | 

#### Operations

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Visualization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (273 reviews) | 
| **Data Workflow** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (271 reviews) | 
| **Governed Discovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (249 reviews) | 
| **Embedded Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (256 reviews) | 
| **Notebooks** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (248 reviews) | 

### Big Data

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon Kinesis** | N/A | N/A |
| **Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose** | N/A | N/A |
| **Google Cloud BigQuery** | N/A | N/A |

#### Building Reports

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Transformation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Modeling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **WYSIWYG Report Design** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integration APIs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Mobile User Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customization ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User, Role, and Access Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Internationalization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Sandbox / Test Environments** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Performance and Reliability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Breadth of Partner Applications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

---
## Categories

**Unique to Amazon Kinesis (1):** [Stream Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/stream-analytics)

**Unique to Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose (3):** [Stream Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/stream-analytics), [Event Stream Processing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/event-stream-processing), [ETL Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/etl-tools)

**Unique to Google Cloud BigQuery (9):** [Columnar Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/columnar-databases), [Big Data Integration Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/big-data-integration-platforms), [ETL Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/etl-tools), [Big Data Processing And Distribution Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/big-data-processing-and-distribution), [Big Data Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/big-data-analytics), [Marketing Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/marketing-analytics), [Predictive Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/predictive-analytics), [Data Warehouse Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-warehouse), [Data Clean Room Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-clean-room)


---
## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Amazon Kinesis | Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose | Google Cloud BigQuery | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 36.0% | 20.0% | 27.5% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 40.0% | 55.0% | 34.1% | 
| **Enterprise** | 24.0% | 25.0% | 38.4% | 

### By Industry

#### Amazon Kinesis

- **Information Technology and Services:** 20.0%
- **Consulting:** 8.0%
- **Computer Software:** 8.0%
- **Consumer Services:** 8.0%
- **Accounting:** 4.0%
- **Arts and Crafts:** 4.0%
- **Automotive:** 4.0%
- **Business Supplies and Equipment:** 4.0%
- **Computer Games:** 4.0%
- **Education Management:** 4.0%
- **Other:** 32.0%

#### Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose

- **Computer Software:** 20.0%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 15.0%
- **Consumer Services:** 10.0%
- **Real Estate:** 5.0%
- **Online Media:** 5.0%
- **Insurance:** 5.0%
- **Information Services:** 5.0%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 5.0%
- **Entertainment:** 5.0%
- **Education Management:** 5.0%
- **Other:** 20.0%

#### Google Cloud BigQuery

- **Information Technology and Services:** 15.2%
- **Computer Software:** 13.6%
- **Retail:** 7.1%
- **Financial Services:** 6.6%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 5.2%
- **Consulting:** 3.5%
- **Telecommunications:** 2.8%
- **Banking:** 2.6%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 2.2%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 1.9%
- **Other:** 39.1%

---
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## Top Discussions

### Amazon Kinesis

No discussions available for this product.

### Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose

No discussions available for this product.

### Google Cloud BigQuery

- Title: [Is Big Query free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-big-query-free) — 3 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "my cloud software store "
- Title: [Is BigQuery part of Google Cloud Platform?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-bigquery-part-of-google-cloud-platform) — 2 comments, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, bigquery is part of google cloud platform."
- Title: [What is Google BigQuery based on?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-google-bigquery-based-on) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Dremel: The Execution Engine
Colossus: Distributed Storage
Borg: Compute
Jupiter: The Network
"
- Title: [What is Google BigQuery used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-google-bigquery-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "BigQuery is a powerful tool for organizations that need to analyze large datasets quickly and effectively and can be used for a variety of purposes depending..."
- Title: [When we can integrate](https://www.g2.com/discussions/when-we-can-integrate) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hi Pankaj, what kind of integration do you want to make?"

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