--- title: Amazon Redshift Reviews meta\_title: 'Amazon Redshift Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 404 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Amazon Redshift works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.3 review\_count: 404 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: IT Infrastructure url: https://www.g2.com/categories/it-infrastructure --- # Amazon Redshift Reviews & Product Details Visit Website Tens of thousands of customers use Amazon Redshift, a fast, fully managed, petabyte-scale data warehouse service that makes it simple and cost-effective to efficiently analyze all your data using your existing business intelligence tools. It is optimized for datasets ranging from a few hundred gigabytes to a petabyte or more and costs less than $1,000 per terabyte per year, a tenth the cost of most traditional data warehousing solutions. * * * Product Website Amazon Redshift Seller [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://www.g2.com/sellers/amazon-web-services-aws-3e93cc28-2e9b-4961-b258-c6ce0feec7dd) Discussions [Amazon Redshift Community](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-redshift/discuss) Solution Type All-in-One Overview by John Miranda (Digital Marketing Specialist at Amazon Web Services) Show More ## Pricing Pricing provided by Amazon Redshift. ### RA3.4xlarge $1.22 - $3.26 Per hour ### RA3.16xlarge $8.61 - $13.04 Per hour [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-redshift/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Google Cloud BigQuery](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Google Cloud BigQuery") Google Cloud BigQuery 4.5/5(1,224) ](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-bigquery/reviews) [ ![Snowflake](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Snowflake") Snowflake 4.6/5(764) ](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews) [ ![Rocket Vertica](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rocket Vertica") Rocket Vertica 4.3/5(216) ](https://www.g2.com/products/rocket-vertica/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-redshift/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 404 real user reviews. Implementation Time 4 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ## Amazon Redshift Integrations (7) What do users say about integrations? Integration information sourced from real user reviews. 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RS Rijul S. Lead Data Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/15/2024 "Okay cloud data warehouse If you are existing AWS customer" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Amazon Redshift? Comes with AWS suite of Saas extremely secure cloud data warehouse Medium level of complexity for integration and usability Customer support is Fast and efficient can be used for daily and hourly usage never shuts down , unles there is global outage implementing can be tricky based on your existing use case Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon Redshift? IAM roles is very complex and not easy to integrate Slower than other cloud data warehouse Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon Redshift solving and how is that benefiting you? Cloud Saas. comes with existing AWS suit so easy to integrate with existing cloud solutions example EC2. On premise to Cloud solution it solves. connecting with S3 datalake is easy and removes the extra layer problem as S3 is also part of AWS suite Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/4/2024 "My first project with Amazon Redshift" 3/5 What do you like best about Amazon Redshift? the one thing i feel about Amazon Redshift that it is very easy to use and can write regular sql query in this. Also it is very fast compare with other databases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon Redshift? Nothing as of now, just a liitle improvement is needed in the UI/UX for easy interation with the user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon Redshift solving and how is that benefiting you? when i was using Snowflake for my project. it was not satifying my speed need and shifting to Amazon redshift solve the issue for this project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Marketing and Advertising](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Marketing and Advertising") UM Verified User in Marketing and Advertising Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/18/2023 "Redshift is simple, for good and bad" 3/5 What do you like best about Amazon Redshift? Redshift has proven to be a very valuable database for us, keeping us satisfied for years. However, recently we have decided to shift to Databricks in order to get access to a better UI and more optionality around how we use our data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon Redshift? Redshift doesnt offer as many tools as other data warehouses, such as built in visualization or auto-ML tools. It is quite basic, but it still comes at a high price. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon Redshift solving and how is that benefiting you? Redshift is giving us a data warehouse to store our customer and conversion data. This is important for our analysis, but beyond storage Redshift offers us little other tangible uses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Rohan B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rohan B.") RB Rohan B. Software Engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 2/17/2023 "Complicated but useful" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Amazon Redshift? It has variety of operations to manage data at any level ,all mechanisms are efficient and helps to process large data with lots of options.it enables data insights which can be used across business levels Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon Redshift? It's complicated and one really need to understand it throughout to perform data operations and sometimes it doesn't support cross table queries (for few databases) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon Redshift solving and how is that benefiting you? We used it in project where different database and different type of data was involved basically we wanted to gain some statistics where baseed on kind of unstruchered data and it worked for us Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Management Consulting](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Management Consulting") UM Verified User in Management Consulting Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/9/2023 "Ideal for semi-structured large databases" 3/5 What do you like best about Amazon Redshift? Useful in querying large databases efficiently Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon Redshift? Not very useful for unstructured data or highly customized requirements Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon Redshift solving and how is that benefiting you? Helps to query large structured databases with linkages Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Telecommunications](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Telecommunications") AT Verified User in Telecommunications Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/27/2022 "Redshift saved the day!" 3/5 What do you like best about Amazon Redshift? Selfservice and auto managed. No major operational overheads Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon Redshift? waiting for something to add here as of now Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon Redshift solving and how is that benefiting you? It is the warehouse solution in our poc and we showcase it to probable customers going forward Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") IC Verified User in Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/26/2022 "It can have more functionalities" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Amazon Redshift? Sql makes it easy to use and more people can use it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon Redshift? It would be great if we could structure unstructured data there and then Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon Redshift solving and how is that benefiting you? No major problems to be honest Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Jared R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jared R.") JR Jared R. Analyst Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 2/15/2022 "Indirect user; use it as enterprise data warehouse" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Amazon Redshift? It seems to be a great solution for our data science and engineering teams to store, access, and later merge data sets together for reporting and analysis purposes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon Redshift? N/A - I do not use this product directly enough to give specific feedback Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon Redshift solving and how is that benefiting you? I primarily use Redshift to push survey data to later join it with other engagement datapoints we have about customers. The ability to link datasets improves our performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Marketing and Advertising](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Marketing and Advertising") UM Verified User in Marketing and Advertising Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/30/2022 "Amazon Redshift" 3/5 What do you like best about Amazon Redshift? Easy, can set up quickly, cost effective, scale quickly to meet needs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon Redshift? Not good for real time data loading. Not a serverless architecture Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Amazon Redshift: Good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon Redshift solving and how is that benefiting you? Mostly I have used amazon Redshift for data querying purpose and building pipelines. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/15/2022 "Good Resource" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Amazon Redshift? Fast and efficient querying of data that meets our needs. Also very cheap. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon Redshift? Does not have any UI, needs to be used with other tools Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon Redshift solving and how is that benefiting you? BI and data analytics tasks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Amazon Redshift? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about Amazon Redshift ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-redshift/discussions/new) ![Mehdi C.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Mehdi C.") MC Mehdi Chamouma • Last activity over 4 years ago Should I use with a data mart for a frontend tool that make request on it ? 3 Upvotes 3 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/should-i-use-with-a-data-mart-for-a-frontend-tool-that-make-request-on-it) GU Guest User What is Amazon Redshift used for? 0 Upvotes 0 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-amazon-redshift-used-for) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-redshift/discuss) ## Pricing Options Pricing provided by Amazon Redshift. ### RA3.4xlarge $1.22 - $3.26 Per hour ### RA3.16xlarge $8.61 - $13.04 Per hour ### dc2.large $0.094 - $0.25 Per hour [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-redshift/pricing) Amazon Redshift Comparisons ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_2b00e05c107c3273cea5264090c3c1d0/snowflake.jpg "Product Avatar Image") Snowflake 4.6/5(764) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/amazon-redshift-vs-snowflake) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_96b275379465d759df5bffd0099d849a/google-cloud-bigquery.png "Product Avatar Image") BigQuery 4.5/5(1,224) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/amazon-redshift-vs-google-cloud-bigquery) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_a6c205d533dba77b318af96d91beb2ac/databricks.jpeg "Product Avatar Image") Databricks 4.6/5(1,364) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/amazon-redshift-vs-databricks) ##### ##### Amazon Redshift Features Data Management Data Integration Data Compression Data Quality Integration AI/ ML Integration BI Tool Integration Data lake Integration Deployment On-Premise Cloud Performance Scalability [ View More Features ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-redshift/features) ## Consulting Services for Amazon Redshift [ ![Slalom](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Slalom") Slalom 4.2/5(13) ](https://www.g2.com/products/slalom/reviews) [ ![Dunn Solutions](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Dunn Solutions") Dunn Solutions 4.8/5(16) ](https://www.g2.com/products/dunn-solutions-group-dunn-solutions/reviews) [ ![Achievion Solutions](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Achievion Solutions") Achievion Solutions ](https://www.g2.com/products/achievion-solutions/reviews) [See all Amazon Redshift Providers](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-redshift/implementation) ##### Categories on G2 [Big Data Integration Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/big-data-integration-platforms)[Data Warehouse](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-warehouse)[Columnar Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/columnar-databases) ##### Explore More [Which app monetization platforms reliably balance ad density and revenue without causing user abandonment?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-app-monetization-platforms-reliably-balance-ad-density-and-revenue-without-causing-user-abandonment)[Which IRCM solutions are most trusted by revenue operations directors in telecom based on user reviews?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-ircm-solutions-are-most-trusted-by-revenue-operations-directors-in-telecom-based-on-user-reviews)[Which audience intelligence platforms give a mid-market brand the ability to do proper market segmentation without paying for an enterprise license they cannot fully use?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-audience-intelligence-platforms-give-a-mid-market-brand-the-ability-to-do-proper-market-segmentation-without-paying-for-an-enterprise-license-they-cannot-fully-use%20) [Which ecommerce platforms sync inventory in real time when sales spike during a peak campaign?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-ecommerce-platforms-sync-inventory-in-real-time-when-sales-spike-during-a-peak-campaign)[Best operational risk management software you've used](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-s-the-best-operational-risk-management-software-you-ve-used-and-why)[Pros and Cons Details](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-redshift/reviews?qs=pros-and-cons) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);)