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Amazon Redshift vs Databricks Lakehouse Federation
Both stand on analytical data store software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free trial APIWeb
Choose Amazon Redshift if you need cloud SQL analytics across warehouses and data lakes, with streaming ingestion and a broad set of listed BI and ETL integrations. Review the usage based charges and separate storage costs when comparing its provisioned and serverless options.
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Visit Databricks Lakehouse Federation The facts
| Amazon Redshift | Databricks Lakehouse Federation | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | No |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Web | Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Provisioned on-demand: $0.54 a month | Not published |
| Plans published | 4 | None |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | docs.databricks.com |
| On analytical data store software | #20 of 28 | #24 of 28 |
Amazon Redshift: what it does well
- Offers both provisioned and serverless deployment options.
- Queries Iceberg, Hudi, Delta Lake, and open file format data in S3.
- Zero-ETL integrations connect Aurora, RDS, DynamoDB, and enterprise applications.
- Streaming ingestion supports Kinesis Data Streams and Amazon MSK.
- Includes row and column access controls and dynamic data masking.
What to know first
- There is no free plan.
- Storage and other usage can be charged separately from starting rates.
- Serverless on-demand pricing has a 60-second minimum charge.
Databricks Lakehouse Federation: what it does well
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