Compare Google Cloud BigQuery and Snowflake 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.6% of reviews)
Enterprise (47.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$2 Compute/Hour
Google Cloud BigQuery
Star Rating
(1,137)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(591)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (47.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$2 Compute/Hour
Free Trial is available
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Google Cloud BigQuery
Free
Free
New customers get $300 in free Google Cloud credits to spend on BigQuery with free trial sign-up.
- 10 GB storage
- Up to 1 TB queries per month
Snowflake
Standard
$2
Compute/Hour
Compute usage is billed on a per-second basis, with a minimum of 60 seconds. You can secure price discounts with pre-purchased Snowflake capacity options.
- Complete SQL Data Warehouse
- Secure Data Sharing across regions / clouds
- Premier Support 24 x 365
Free Trial
Google Cloud BigQuery
Free Trial is available
Snowflake
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
555
9.0
433
Ease of Use
8.7
567
9.0
468
Ease of Setup
8.7
327
8.8
252
Ease of Admin
8.5
210
8.6
189
Quality of Support
8.3
510
8.6
391
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
204
9.0
190
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
544
9.1
403
Features by Category
Management
8.4
69
Not enough data
8.1
67
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
67
Not enough data
8.8
70
Not enough data
8.8
70
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
9.2
70
Not enough data
Deployment
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deployment
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Science and Machine Learning PlatformsHide 27 FeaturesShow 27 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
6.3
5
Model Development
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Model Development
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deployment
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Deployment
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Data Management
8.8
140
|
Verified
8.9
127
|
Verified
8.1
133
|
Verified
8.8
113
|
Verified
8.7
137
|
Verified
8.9
123
|
Verified
8.5
133
|
Verified
8.1
116
|
Verified
8.1
122
|
Verified
8.0
98
|
Verified
8.6
124
|
Verified
8.5
102
|
Verified
Integration
8.4
123
|
Verified
8.1
91
|
Verified
8.5
135
|
Verified
8.7
117
|
Verified
8.5
123
|
Verified
8.8
108
|
Verified
Deployment
7.6
111
|
Verified
7.4
90
|
Verified
9.0
134
|
Verified
9.2
121
|
Verified
Performance
9.0
138
|
Verified
9.2
123
|
Verified
Security
8.7
130
|
Verified
8.7
114
|
Verified
9.0
135
|
Verified
9.0
124
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.7
50
7.8
32
7.7
48
8.0
33
Management
Not enough data
8.8
57
Not enough data
9.0
57
Not enough data
9.3
62
Not enough data
8.7
60
Not enough data
8.9
61
Maintenance
Not enough data
9.2
59
Not enough data
8.8
58
Not enough data
9.3
59
Security
Not enough data
9.1
59
Not enough data
9.1
61
Storage
8.8
52
9.1
37
8.5
51
9.1
36
Availability
8.3
45
9.0
32
8.5
48
9.2
30
8.3
50
9.1
34
Performance
8.5
48
9.2
36
Security
8.4
52
9.0
36
8.5
51
9.2
37
8.3
50
8.9
30
8.5
46
9.1
31
Support
8.5
48
9.3
29
8.7
46
9.0
28
Centralized computation
8.3
11
8.9
14
Localized computation
8.1
12
8.6
14
Data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Interaction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Statistical Tool
8.6
51
Not enough data
9.0
53
Not enough data
8.8
52
Not enough data
Data Analysis
9.2
51
Not enough data
9.1
52
Not enough data
Decision Making
8.8
53
Not enough data
8.6
52
Not enough data
8.6
53
Not enough data
8.6
51
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
26
Not enough data
7.7
26
Not enough data
Marketing Operations
8.9
49
Not enough data
9.1
47
Not enough data
9.0
48
Not enough data
9.4
49
Not enough data
9.0
46
Not enough data
8.6
46
Not enough data
Campaign Activity
9.1
51
Not enough data
9.4
50
Not enough data
8.7
47
Not enough data
9.2
45
Not enough data
8.9
47
Not enough data
9.2
48
Not enough data
Database
8.6
132
8.7
70
8.8
130
9.2
73
8.5
124
9.3
68
Integrations
8.0
94
8.5
51
8.2
91
8.7
55
Platform
8.6
107
9.0
64
8.6
122
9.0
70
8.2
91
8.7
55
Processing
9.1
124
9.2
68
8.9
118
9.0
67
Data Transformation
8.8
230
9.1
46
9.3
237
9.1
46
Connectivity
8.0
199
8.0
40
8.1
198
8.3
40
8.7
225
8.7
41
8.7
217
8.7
42
Operations
8.4
227
7.9
45
8.6
224
8.9
41
8.3
203
8.6
38
8.3
210
8.3
42
8.5
201
8.3
38
Building Reports
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Google Cloud BigQuery and Snowflake are categorized as Columnar Databases, Big Data Integration Platforms, Big Data Processing and Distribution, Big Data Analytics, Data Warehouse, and Data Clean Room
Unique Categories
Snowflake is categorized as AI Chatbots, MLOps Platforms, Database Management Systems (DBMS), and Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Google Cloud BigQuery
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Snowflake
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
14.0%
Computer Software
14.0%
Retail
7.7%
Financial Services
7.0%
Marketing and Advertising
5.2%
Other
52.1%
Computer Software
13.6%
Information Technology and Services
12.9%
Financial Services
10.9%
Hospital & Health Care
4.2%
Marketing and Advertising
3.9%
Other
54.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
Google Cloud BigQuery
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Hany I.
Verified User in Higher Education
Google Cloud BigQuery allows me to explore and analyze large-sized structured data files with millions of rows. The service is fast and has seamless data import capabilities, especially with Google Cloud Storage.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Chris H.
Verified User in Computer Software
Cons: Resource limits. Because of how Google Cloud BigQuery uses nodes, typical SQL processes involving window functions can fail. We've regularly hit resources exceeded limits on data sets of a few million records, which seems absurd these days....
Snowflake
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Computer & Network Security
The best parts about Snowflake are the ease of implementation, the no maintenance scalability and integration partner availability. From a storage perspective, it is extremely efficient. You can create a complete clone of a 5TB database (like a pointer)...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Internet
My main disappointment was with their support. We had an issue as soon as we signed a contract and it was about billing which seemed to be pushed off with no urgency and still not completed. Something like this I would have expected to be resolved within...
Hany I.
Verified User in Higher Education
Google Cloud BigQuery allows me to explore and analyze large-sized structured data files with millions of rows. The service is fast and has seamless data import capabilities, especially with Google Cloud Storage.
Verified User in Computer & Network Security
The best parts about Snowflake are the ease of implementation, the no maintenance scalability and integration partner availability. From a storage perspective, it is extremely efficient. You can create a complete clone of a 5TB database (like a pointer)...
Chris H.
Verified User in Computer Software
Cons: Resource limits. Because of how Google Cloud BigQuery uses nodes, typical SQL processes involving window functions can fail. We've regularly hit resources exceeded limits on data sets of a few million records, which seems absurd these days....
Verified User in Internet
My main disappointment was with their support. We had an issue as soon as we signed a contract and it was about billing which seemed to be pushed off with no urgency and still not completed. Something like this I would have expected to be resolved within...
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