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Amazon Redshift vs Teradata Database
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.
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.
Visit Amazon RedshiftChoose Teradata Database for complex analytics that benefit from massively parallel processing and in-database analytics. Its deployment and integration options are broad, but buyers must contact a pricing specialist because the price depends on package and capacity.
Visit Teradata DatabaseThe facts
| Amazon Redshift | Teradata Database | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | No |
| 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 | teradata.com |
| On data warehouse software | #9 of 27 | #13 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.
Teradata Database: what it does well
- Distributes complex analytic workloads across processing units
- Runs analytics where data resides
- Includes machine learning and time-series analytics
- Supports hybrid deployment and separate storage and compute
- Drivers and connectors are listed for Java, .NET, Python, and Go
What to know first
- Paid product with no free plan
- Price depends on the selected package and capacity commitments
- Maintenance support requires applicable agreements, licensing, and fees
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