Best Data Warehouse Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Exasol is ranked #1 of 22 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Apache Hive and Databend. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Apache Hive. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Alibaba Cloud Hologres at $0.04/mo.
Data warehouse software offers different ways to handle data, workloads, and infrastructure. Compare data lake support and streaming ingestion, and check whether storage and compute are separate. Deployment model and pricing model are also listed considerations, alongside in-database machine learning and free-plan availability. The ranking begins with Exasol, Databend, and Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse, followed by Teradata VantageCloud and Databricks Notebooks. Compare the listed paid-from price as well, and use these distinctions to assess which approaches and capabilities suit your data requirements.
22 data warehouse software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
7 of the 22 here have a free tier you can use, 0 have open-source code on record, and 0 have full bars: free, open, on most of your devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExasolWeb · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | $3.30/mo | 6.6 | |
| 2 | Apache HiveWindows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 3 | DatabendWeb · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | — | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 4 | Oracle Autonomous AI LakehouseWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 2 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 5 | Teradata VantageCloudWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 2 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 6 | Databricks NotebooksWeb | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 7 | FireboltWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | 2 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 8 | BigQuery Data Clean RoomsWeb · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 9 | Cloudera Data Lake ServiceWeb · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 10 | Alibaba Cloud MaxComputeWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $0.05/mo | 5.3 |
| 11 | Alibaba Cloud AnalyticDBWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $119/mo | 5.2 |
| 12 | Snowflake CoCoWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · API | Two bars | — | — | 4 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 13 | Amazon RedshiftWeb · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $0.54/mo | 5.0 |
| 14 | Tencent Cloud CDNWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | CNY 21/mo | 4.9 |
| 15 | Alibaba Cloud HologresWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $0.04/mo | 4.8 |
| 16 | Tencent Cloud TCHouse-CWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.8 |
| 17 | Tencent Cloud TCHouse-DWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.8 |
| 18 | Teradata DatabaseWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.8 |
| 19 | Yellowbrick Data WarehouseWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.8 |
| 20 | Greenplum DatabaseLinux | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.7 |
| 21 | Microsoft Fabric Data WarehouseWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.7 |
| 22 | PanoplyWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.7 |
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Questions about this list
Which data warehouse software is ranked first on Freedom251?
Exasol is ranked #1 of 22 with a score of 6.6. Apache Hive is second and Databend third.
How many of these have a free plan?
7 of the 22 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Alibaba Cloud Hologres has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.04/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.