Best OLAP Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Exasol is ranked #1 of 31 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of InfluxDB and TDengine. The best-ranked option with a free plan is InfluxDB. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Amazon Athena at $0.30/mo.
For analytical work that involves exploring and aggregating data, OLAP software gives you options to compare across your data stack and query needs. The ranking begins with Exasol, Apache Doris and Teradata VantageCloud, followed by StarRocks and Apache Druid. Compare data source coverage, query language and real-time ingestion to see which capabilities are relevant to your workloads. Deployment and embedded analytics can help you assess where the software fits, while row-level security is worth considering for access requirements. Included users, free-plan availability and the paid-from price add useful context on team size and cost. Use the listed criteria to weigh the tradeoffs that matter for your analytics work.
31 OLAP 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 InfluxDB Runner-up · 7.3 
#3 TDengine Also great · 7.2 Free plan · $281.25/mo
- Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$3.30/mofirst paid tier About ExasolVisit site - Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$281.25/mofirst paid tier About TDengineVisit site - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWeb
- Deployment
- self_hosted
- Query language
- sql
- Real-time ingestion
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 199 /mo
- Deployment
- hybrid
- Query language
- sql
- Real-time ingestion
- Yes
- Row-level security
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$199/mofirst paid tier About TimeplusVisit site - Free plan extensionLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiextensionLinuxself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSself-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- self_hosted
- Query language
- sql
- Real-time ingestion
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan apiself-hostedWeb
- Deployment
- self_hosted
- Query language
- sql
- Real-time ingestion
- Yes
- Row-level security
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan Linuxself-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- self_hosted
- Query language
- sql
- Real-time ingestion
- Yes
- Row-level security
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial apiLinuxmacOSWebWindowsRecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
- apiLinuxself-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- self_hosted
- Query language
- sql
- Real-time ingestion
- Yes
- Row-level security
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 1,950 /mo
- Row-level security
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment
- hybrid
- Query language
- mdx
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment
- cloud
- Query language
- sql
- Row-level security
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.30/mofirst paid tier About Amazon AthenaVisit site - Free trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.54/mofirst paid tier About Amazon RedshiftVisit site - Free trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 50 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$53/mofirst paid tier About ClickHouse CloudVisit site - Free trial apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment
- hybrid
- Query language
- sql
- Real-time ingestion
- Yes
- Row-level security
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Deployment
- self_hosted
- Query language
- sql
- Real-time ingestion
- Yes
- Row-level security
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which OLAP software is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
Exasol is ranked #1 of 31 with a score of 7.3. InfluxDB is second and TDengine third.
How many of these have a free plan?
15 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Amazon Athena has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.30/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.