# Apache Parquet vs ClickHouse Comparison

| | Apache Parquet | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 27 | 23 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews) | Small-Business (54.5% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | Starting at $1.00 Per Month | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Apache Parquet

**Not enough data**

### 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 | Apache Parquet | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.5 (21 reviews) | 9.2 (14 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 7.7 (22 reviews) | 8.8 (14 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 7.2 (9 reviews) | 9.0 (10 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 7.6 (9 reviews) | 7.5 (6 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.1 (19 reviews) | 8.3 (12 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 7.5 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.6 (25 reviews) | 10.0 (13 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Apache Parquet

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### 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

### Database Management Systems (DBMS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Apache Parquet** | N/A | N/A |
| **ClickHouse** | 8.9/10 | 7 |

#### Management

| Feature | Apache Parquet | 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 | Apache Parquet | 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 | Apache Parquet | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Relational Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Apache Parquet** | N/A | N/A |
| **ClickHouse** | 9.0/10 | 6 |

#### Management 

| Feature | Apache Parquet | 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 | Apache Parquet | 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 | Apache Parquet | 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 | Apache Parquet | 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 | Apache Parquet | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| **Apache Parquet** | 8.4/10 | 16 |
| **ClickHouse** | 8.5/10 | 9 |

#### Storage

| Feature | Apache Parquet | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | 9.0 (13 reviews) | 9.2 (6 reviews) | 
| **Data Types** | 8.8 (12 reviews) | 9.0 (7 reviews) | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Apache Parquet | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | 7.4 (14 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Auto Recovery** | 8.2 (12 reviews) | 7.8 (6 reviews) | 
| **Data Replication** | 8.8 (12 reviews) | 8.3 (6 reviews) | 

#### Performance

| Feature | Apache Parquet | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Integrated Cache** | 8.6 (12 reviews) | 8.1 (6 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Apache Parquet | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | 9.0 (12 reviews) | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Authentication** | 7.9 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Audit Logs** | 7.9 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Encryption** | 8.6 (12 reviews) | 8.3 (5 reviews) | 

#### Support

| Feature | Apache Parquet | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | 8.9 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Operating Systems** | 8.2 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Real-time Analytic Database

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Apache Parquet** | N/A | N/A |
| **ClickHouse** | N/A | N/A |

#### Query latency

| Feature | Apache Parquet | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Lower query latency** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Continuous queries** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Data latency

| Feature | Apache Parquet | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Lower data latency** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data pipeline performance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Connectors

| Feature | Apache Parquet | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Faster ingestion** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Built-in connectors** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Scale

| Feature | Apache Parquet | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Linearly scalable database** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Storage management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Architecture

| Feature | Apache Parquet | 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 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 | Apache Parquet | ClickHouse | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 30.8% | 54.5% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 50.0% | 36.4% | 
| **Enterprise** | 19.2% | 9.1% | 

### By Industry

#### Apache Parquet

- **Computer Software:** 38.5%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 19.2%
- **Financial Services:** 7.7%
- **Education Management:** 7.7%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.8%
- **Higher Education:** 3.8%
- **Entertainment:** 3.8%
- **Design:** 3.8%
- **Computer Networking:** 3.8%
- **Computer Games:** 3.8%
- **Other:** 3.8%

#### 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 Apache Parquet

- [Azure Cosmos DB](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-cosmos-db/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (68 reviews)
- [Google Cloud BigQuery](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-bigquery/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1227 reviews)
- [MariaDB](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (226 reviews)
- [Snowflake](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (753 reviews)
- [Google Cloud BigTable](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-bigtable/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (41 reviews)
- [Amazon Redshift](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-redshift/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (402 reviews)
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- [Azure Table Storage](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-table-storage/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (16 reviews)
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### Alternatives to ClickHouse

- [Google Cloud BigQuery](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-bigquery/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1227 reviews)
- [MySQL](https://www.g2.com/products/mysql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1675 reviews)
- [Snowflake](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (753 reviews)
- [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2279 reviews)
- [Teradata Vantage](https://www.g2.com/products/teradata-teradata-vantage/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (373 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 (678 reviews)
- [Amazon Aurora](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-aurora/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (457 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Apache Parquet

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### ClickHouse

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