Best Data Warehouse Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Exasol is ranked #1 of 22 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Databend and Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Databend. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Alibaba Cloud Hologres at $0.04/mo.
When you’re evaluating software for storing and working with data, consider how its infrastructure and ingestion options fit your workloads. Exasol and Databend lead the ranking, followed by Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse and Teradata VantageCloud. Compare data lake support and streaming ingestion, and check whether storage and compute are separate. In-database machine learning may matter for some use cases; deployment model and pricing model offer further ways to distinguish the options. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing can help you assess cost. The ranking is ordered as a best-of list, while these listed criteria give you a practical basis for comparing capabilities and infrastructure choices.
22 data warehouse software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 Exasol Top pick · 7.3 Free plan · $3.30/mo
#2 Databend Runner-up · 7.0 Free plan · Free
#3 Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse Also great · 7.0 Free plan · Free
- Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment model
- hybrid
- Pricing model
- hybrid
- Separate storage and compute
- Yes
- Data lake support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$3.30/mofirst paid tier About ExasolVisit site - Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment model
- hybrid
- Pricing model
- usage_based
- Separate storage and compute
- Yes
- Data lake support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment model
- hybrid
- Pricing model
- usage_based
- Separate storage and compute
- Yes
- Data lake support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment model
- cloud
- Pricing model
- hybrid
- Separate storage and compute
- Yes
- Data lake support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment model
- cloud
- Pricing model
- usage_based
- Separate storage and compute
- Yes
- Data lake support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment model
- hybrid
- Pricing model
- hybrid
- Separate storage and compute
- Yes
- Data lake support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial apiLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Deployment model
- cloud
- Pricing model
- usage_based
- Separate storage and compute
- Yes
- Data lake support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment model
- cloud
- Pricing model
- hybrid
- Separate storage and compute
- Yes
- Data lake support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment model
- hybrid
- Pricing model
- usage_based
- Data lake support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Deployment model
- cloud
- Pricing model
- hybrid
- Separate storage and compute
- Yes
- Data lake support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.05/mofirst paid tier About Alibaba Cloud MaxComputeVisit site - Free trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment model
- cloud
- Pricing model
- hybrid
- Separate storage and compute
- Yes
- Data lake support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.54/mofirst paid tier About Amazon RedshiftVisit site - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment model
- cloud
- Pricing model
- hybrid
- Separate storage and compute
- Yes
- Data lake support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsCNY 21/mofirst paid tier About Tencent Cloud CDNVisit site - Web
- Paid from
- 119 /mo
- Deployment model
- cloud
- Pricing model
- hybrid
- Separate storage and compute
- Yes
- Data lake support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$119/mofirst paid tier About Alibaba Cloud AnalyticDBVisit site - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment model
- cloud
- Pricing model
- hybrid
- Separate storage and compute
- Yes
- Data lake support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.04/mofirst paid tier About Alibaba Cloud HologresVisit site - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment model
- cloud
- Pricing model
- hybrid
- Separate storage and compute
- Yes
- Data lake support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment model
- cloud
- Pricing model
- hybrid
- Separate storage and compute
- Yes
- Data lake support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment model
- hybrid
- Pricing model
- usage_based
- Separate storage and compute
- Yes
- Data lake support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment model
- hybrid
- Pricing model
- hybrid
- Separate storage and compute
- Yes
- Data lake support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms -
- Deployment model
- hybrid
- Separate storage and compute
- Yes
- Data lake support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment model
- cloud
- Pricing model
- hybrid
- Separate storage and compute
- Yes
- Data lake support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Linux
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment model
- on-prem
- Pricing model
- capacity_based
- Data lake support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment model
- cloud
- Pricing model
- hybrid
- Separate storage and compute
- Yes
- Data lake support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which data warehouse software is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
Exasol is ranked #1 of 22 with a score of 7.3. Databend is second and Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse third.
How many of these have a free plan?
6 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 on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.