# AWS Lake Formation vs Amazon Redshift Comparison

| | AWS Lake Formation | Amazon Redshift | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 36 | 401 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (45.2% of reviews) | Mid-Market (39.9% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | $1.22 - $3.26  Per hour | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### AWS Lake Formation

**Not enough data**

### Amazon Redshift

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

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

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | AWS Lake Formation | Amazon Redshift | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.8 (25 reviews) | 8.7 (284 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.7 (25 reviews) | 8.7 (284 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.3 (10 reviews) | 8.6 (141 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.0 (9 reviews) | 8.4 (129 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.3 (24 reviews) | 8.5 (267 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 8.7 (128 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 10.0 (21 reviews) | 8.9 (255 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### AWS Lake Formation

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

### 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

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Data Warehouse

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS Lake Formation** | N/A | N/A |
| **Amazon Redshift** | 8.4/10 | 150 |

#### Data Management

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

#### Integration

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

#### Deployment

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

#### Performance 

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

#### Security

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

#### Generative AI

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

### Columnar Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS Lake Formation** | N/A | N/A |
| **Amazon Redshift** | 8.3/10 | 63 |

#### Storage

| Feature | AWS Lake Formation | Amazon Redshift | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | Not enough data | 8.4 (53 reviews) | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | 8.4 (56 reviews) | 

#### Availability

| Feature | AWS Lake Formation | Amazon Redshift | 
|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | Not enough data | 8.6 (47 reviews) | 
| **Auto Recovery** | Not enough data | 8.2 (50 reviews) | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | 8.4 (48 reviews) | 

#### Performance

| Feature | AWS Lake Formation | Amazon Redshift | 
|---|---|---|
| **Integrated Cache** | Not enough data | 8.2 (48 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | AWS Lake Formation | Amazon Redshift | 
|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | Not enough data | 8.7 (47 reviews) | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | 8.4 (52 reviews) | 
| **Audit Logs** | Not enough data | 8.1 (47 reviews) | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | 8.5 (48 reviews) | 

#### Support

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

### Big Data Processing and Distribution

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS Lake Formation** | 8.4/10 | 19 |
| **Amazon Redshift** | N/A | N/A |

#### Database

| Feature | AWS Lake Formation | Amazon Redshift | 
|---|---|---|
| **Real-Time Data Collection** | 8.0 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Distribution** | 8.6 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Lake** | 8.6 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Integrations

| Feature | AWS Lake Formation | Amazon Redshift | 
|---|---|---|
| **Hadoop Integration** | 8.0 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Spark Integration** | 8.7 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Platform

| Feature | AWS Lake Formation | Amazon Redshift | 
|---|---|---|
| **Machine Scaling** | 8.3 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Preparation** | 7.6 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Spark Integration** | 8.7 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Processing

| Feature | AWS Lake Formation | Amazon Redshift | 
|---|---|---|
| **Cloud Processing** | 8.5 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Workload Processing** | 8.5 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Big Data

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS Lake Formation** | N/A | N/A |
| **Amazon Redshift** | N/A | N/A |

#### Building Reports

| Feature | AWS Lake Formation | Amazon Redshift | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Transformation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Modeling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **WYSIWYG Report Design** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integration APIs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Platform

| Feature | AWS Lake Formation | Amazon Redshift | 
|---|---|---|
| **Mobile User Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customization ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User, Role, and Access Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Internationalization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Sandbox / Test Environments** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Performance and Reliability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Breadth of Partner Applications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Big Data Integration Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/big-data-integration-platforms)

**Unique to AWS Lake Formation (1):** [Big Data Processing And Distribution Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/big-data-processing-and-distribution)

**Unique to Amazon Redshift (2):** [Columnar Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/columnar-databases), [Data Warehouse Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-warehouse)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | AWS Lake Formation | Amazon Redshift | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 45.2% | 20.8% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 29.0% | 39.9% | 
| **Enterprise** | 25.8% | 39.3% | 

### By Industry

#### AWS Lake Formation

- **Information Technology and Services:** 22.6%
- **Banking:** 9.7%
- **Retail:** 6.5%
- **Computer Software:** 6.5%
- **Management Consulting:** 6.5%
- **Financial Services:** 6.5%
- **Higher Education:** 6.5%
- **Animation:** 3.2%
- **Automotive:** 3.2%
- **Education Management:** 3.2%
- **Other:** 25.8%

#### 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%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to AWS Lake Formation

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- [SQL Server 2019](https://www.g2.com/products/sql-server-2019/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (83 reviews)
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## Top Discussions

### AWS Lake Formation

No discussions available for this product.

### 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."

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