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Amazon Redshift vs Firebolt
Both stand on data warehouse software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
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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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Firebolt offers both self-managed and managed deployment paths, plus a free self-hosted plan and a managed service with usage-based compute billing. Check the deployment restrictions and listed integration limits before choosing a setup.
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| Amazon Redshift | Firebolt | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Web | API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Provisioned on-demand: $0.54 a month | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | firebolt.io |
| On data warehouse software | #9 of 27 | #5 of 27 |
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.
Firebolt: what it does well
- Postgres-compatible SQL
- Free self-hosted plan has no usage limits
- Supports Apache Iceberg and DuckLake
- Managed compute bills per second
What to know first
- Free Core plan excludes competing hosted SaaS products
- Managed service is currently AWS-only
- Airflow 3.x is not supported
- Delta Lake is not natively supported
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