Google Cloud Bigtable
6.8#3 in wide-column databasesFrom $0.03 a monthFree planWebAPI
VisitGoogle Cloud Bigtable vs SWC-DB
What both publish
| Fact | Google Cloud Bigtable | SWC-DB |
|---|---|---|
| Data model | It is a key-value and wide-column store for structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data. | The documentation identifies SWC-DB as a key-value, wide-column, NoSQL and time-series database. |
| Product | Bigtable is a fully managed, low-latency NoSQL database service for machine learning, operational analytics, and user-facing applications. | SWC-DB describes itself as a high-performance, scalable Super Wide Column Database. |
| Security | Security controls include customer-managed encryption keys with Cloud External Key Manager support, IAM, VPC Service Controls, Access Transparency, Access Approval, audit logging, and table-, column-, or row-level access control. | The documentation says communications can use SSL, while transaction security also depends on the configured filesystem and clients supporting a secure layer. |
| SQL | Bigtable supports SQL queries, including a SQL query API with more than 200 functions and support for aggregations, windowing, geospatial and JSON processing, and vector search. | SWC-DB supports SQL, but the maker notes that it has no joins. |
Google Cloud Bigtable plans
- Enterprise$0.65 a month
- Enterprise Plus$0.85 a month
- Data BoostFree
- Standard backup storage$0.03 a month
- HDD storage$0.03 a month
- Hot backup storage$0.12 a month
SWC-DB plans
- SWC-DBFree
Pick Google Cloud Bigtable if…
Bigtable may fit teams handling larger low-latency workloads for machine learning, analytics, or user-facing applications. Its multi-region setup and database migration options may also suit teams with those needs.
Pick SWC-DB if…
SWC-DB may suit teams seeking a self-hosted, horizontally scalable database with a wide-column and time-series model. Users should account for the lack of joins and unsupported user-concept access controls.