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Compare Google Cloud BigQuery and Snowflake 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (44.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$2 Compute/Hour
Google Cloud BigQuery
Star Rating
(1,208)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansSnowflake
Star Rating
(678)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$2 Compute/Hour
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansGoogle Cloud BigQuery vs Snowflake
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Snowflake easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Snowflake overall.
- Reviewers felt that Snowflake meets the needs of their business better than Google Cloud BigQuery.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Snowflake is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Google Cloud BigQuery over Snowflake.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Google Cloud BigQuery
Free
Free
New customers get $300 in free Google Cloud credits to spend on BigQuery with free trial sign-up.
- 10 GB storage
- Up to 1 TB queries per month
Snowflake
Standard
$2
Compute/Hour
Compute usage is billed on a per-second basis, with a minimum of 60 seconds. You can secure price discounts with pre-purchased Snowflake capacity options.
- Complete SQL Data Warehouse
- Secure Data Sharing across regions / clouds
- Premier Support 24 x 365
Free Trial
Google Cloud BigQuery
Free Trial is available
Snowflake
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
616
9.1
514
Ease of Use
8.7
632
9.0
550
Ease of Setup
8.8
407
8.9
335
Ease of Admin
8.5
224
8.6
209
Quality of Support
8.4
565
8.7
470
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
217
9.0
210
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
605
9.2
484
Features by Category
Management
8.6
121
Not enough data
8.3
119
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
119
Not enough data
9.1
123
Not enough data
9.0
123
Not enough data
8.9
122
Not enough data
9.3
122
Not enough data
Deployment
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.3
12
Deployment
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
9.3
10
Management
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Operations
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
9.5
10
Management
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.0
10
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.3
10
System
Not enough data
9.2
28
Model Development
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
8.7
27
Model Development
Not enough data
8.7
27
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
8.4
27
Not enough data
8.4
26
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
8.5
24
Deployment
Not enough data
9.1
29
Not enough data
9.0
27
Not enough data
9.3
28
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.4
25
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
8.5
25
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.2
12
Data Management
8.9
220
|
Verified
9.0
185
|
Verified
8.3
210
|
Verified
8.9
172
|
Verified
8.9
215
|
Verified
9.0
178
|
Verified
8.6
215
|
Verified
8.3
173
|
Verified
8.3
203
|
Verified
8.2
152
|
Verified
8.7
200
|
Verified
8.7
156
|
Verified
Integration
8.5
202
|
Verified
8.2
143
|
Verified
8.6
213
|
Verified
8.9
174
|
Verified
8.6
200
|
Verified
8.9
161
|
Verified
Deployment
7.7
186
|
Verified
7.7
142
|
Verified
9.1
216
|
Verified
9.3
182
|
Verified
Performance
9.1
224
|
Verified
9.2
186
|
Verified
Security
8.7
207
|
Verified
8.9
171
|
Verified
9.1
213
|
Verified
9.1
180
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.6
127
7.9
80
7.8
124
8.1
81
Management
Not enough data
8.9
84
Not enough data
9.1
84
Not enough data
9.4
90
Not enough data
9.0
87
Not enough data
9.1
89
Maintenance
Not enough data
9.3
87
Not enough data
9.0
85
Not enough data
9.3
87
Security
Not enough data
9.2
86
Not enough data
9.3
89
Storage
9.1
70
9.2
44
8.8
70
9.2
44
Availability
8.4
62
9.1
39
8.5
66
9.2
37
8.6
68
9.2
41
Performance
8.5
65
9.2
44
Security
8.7
70
9.1
44
8.8
69
9.2
45
8.4
69
8.9
38
8.7
65
9.2
38
Support
8.7
66
9.2
36
8.9
66
9.1
35
Centralized computation
9.1
27
9.3
25
Localized computation
8.5
28
9.0
24
Statistical Tool
8.7
78
Not enough data
9.0
78
Not enough data
8.8
79
Not enough data
Data Analysis
9.3
78
Not enough data
9.1
79
Not enough data
Decision Making
8.8
79
Not enough data
8.7
77
Not enough data
8.7
79
Not enough data
8.7
77
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
50
Not enough data
7.8
50
Not enough data
Marketing Operations
8.8
65
Not enough data
9.2
64
Not enough data
8.9
64
Not enough data
9.4
65
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
8.4
62
Not enough data
Campaign Activity
9.1
67
Not enough data
9.5
67
Not enough data
8.7
64
Not enough data
9.2
61
Not enough data
8.9
62
Not enough data
9.0
64
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics
8.7
15
Not enough data
9.6
15
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
Database
8.8
175
8.9
98
8.9
173
9.3
101
8.7
167
9.3
95
Integrations
8.4
136
8.6
76
8.5
133
8.7
81
Platform
8.9
151
9.1
91
8.9
165
9.0
97
8.5
133
8.7
81
Processing
9.2
168
9.3
96
9.1
161
9.1
94
Data Transformation
8.8
283
9.2
87
9.3
293
9.4
86
Connectivity
8.1
251
8.5
78
8.2
249
8.7
79
8.7
278
9.1
80
8.7
269
9.1
81
Operations
8.5
278
8.6
83
8.7
277
9.2
79
8.3
255
8.9
76
8.4
262
8.8
80
8.5
254
8.7
77
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Google Cloud BigQuery and Snowflake are categorized as Columnar Databases, Big Data Integration Platforms, Big Data Processing and Distribution, Big Data Analytics, Data Warehouse, and Data Clean Room
Unique Categories
Snowflake is categorized as MLOps Platforms, Database Management Systems (DBMS), and Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Google Cloud BigQuery
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Snowflake
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
16.2%
Computer Software
13.5%
Retail
7.1%
Financial Services
6.4%
Marketing and Advertising
5.1%
Other
51.7%
Information Technology and Services
14.7%
Computer Software
12.8%
Financial Services
10.4%
Marketing and Advertising
4.6%
Hospital & Health Care
3.7%
Other
53.8%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is Big Query free?
3 Comments
BG
noRead more
Is BigQuery part of Google Cloud Platform?
2 Comments
AY
Yes, Bigquery is a GCP product and a serveless data wharehouse.Read more
How BQ legacy SQl is different form the standard SQL?
1 Comment
OD
Legacy SQL is a non-standard SQL only used by BigQuery. Standard SQL is compliant with the SQL 2011.
Google recommends using Standard SQL and looking at the...Read more
What's the best way to manage change data capture in Snowflake?
4 Comments
VT
Please go through this link: https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/streams
You might get a pertinent response from it.
Please click on this link...Read more
which is best snowflake or My sql
2 Comments
LH
Depends on your needs. MySQL is open source/free. It or Postgres (another open source db) is good for pretty much any normal need. You can install on...Read more
Snowflake - how to connect to Snowflake using NodeJS
2 Comments
DW
Does this help? https://www.ameexusa.com/blogs/connecting-node-js-snowflakeRead more
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