vioscale
Comparison

Amazon Redshift vs Apache Druid

On the evidence we track, Amazon Redshift leads this comparison with a composite score of 55/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Amazon Redshift full profile →Apache Druid full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
★Amazon Redshift55
Apache Druid48
Score
Vioscale score
Amazon Redshift55 / 100medium · 73%
Apache Druid48 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon Redshift✓
Apache Druid✓
Model
Amazon Redshiftfreemium
Apache Druidopen_source
Price level
Amazon Redshiftlow
Apache Druidfree
Transparent
Amazon Redshift✓
Apache Druid✓
Integrations
Count
Amazon Redshift7
Apache Druid2
Security
Disclosure policy
Amazon Redshift✓
Apache Druid–
Fedramp
Amazon Redshift✓
Apache Druid–
Gdpr
Amazon Redshift✓
Apache Druid–
Hipaa
Amazon Redshift✓
Apache Druid–
Pci
Amazon Redshift✓
Apache Druid–
Scorecard
Amazon Redshift–
Apache Druid7.4
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Amazon Redshift✓
Apache Druid–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Amazon Redshift–
Apache Druid264
Github stars
Amazon Redshift–
Apache Druid14,045
Activity
Commits last 30d
Amazon Redshift–
Apache Druid100
Release
Cadence days
Amazon Redshift–
Apache Druid61
History
Amazon Redshift–
Apache Druid20 items
License
Spdx
Amazon Redshift–
Apache DruidApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Amazon Redshift–
Apache DruidJava
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for data warehouse software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Deployment
Deployment
Amazon RedshiftManaged cloud
Apache DruidSelf-hosted
Architecture
Architecture
Amazon RedshiftSeparated storage/compute
Apache Druid-
Compute model
Amazon RedshiftClusters
Apache DruidClusters
Query
SQL dialect
Amazon RedshiftVendor-specific
Apache DruidVendor-specific
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place
Amazon Redshift✓
Apache Druid-
Interoperability
Table-format support
Amazon RedshiftIceberg, Parquet
Apache Druid-
Scale
Concurrency scaling
Amazon RedshiftAutomatic
Apache Druid-
Ingestion
Streaming ingest
Amazon Redshift✓
Apache Druid✓
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)
Amazon RedshiftFunctional
Apache Druid-
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions
Amazon Redshift✓
Apache Druid-
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace
Amazon Redshift✓
Apache Druid-
Licensing
Licence class
Amazon RedshiftProprietary
Apache DruidPermissive OSS

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Amazon Redshift

Leader

A cloud-based data warehouse available in provisioned and serverless deployment models, supporting SQL analytics across data warehouses and data lakes. Redshift integrates with SageMaker for AI workloads and connects to S3 and third-party data sources via zero-ETL integrations.

Independently observed

Apache Druid

Apache Druid is an open source analytics database designed for fast queries and real-time data ingestion. It excels at powering UIs, running operational queries, and handling high concurrency.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Amazon Redshift

Leader
from $0.54/moHybridFree tier90-day trial

Provisioned from $0.543/hour on-demand or discounted reserved rates; Serverless from $1.50/hour per-second billing. Free $300 credit for 90 days on new Serverless accounts.

  • Provisioned On-Demand$0.54/hr
    • Flexible scaling
    • Pause and resume
    • Node type selection
    • Elastic Resize
  • Provisioned Reserved Instances-
    • Significant discounts over on-demand
    • Steady-state workloads
    • Cost predictability
  • Serverless$1.50 per hour
    • Automatic capacity scaling
    • No idle charges
    • Seconds-based billing
    • Automatic shutdown
  • Serverless Reservations-
    • Up to 45% savings on Serverless compute
    • Cross-account sharing
    • AWS payer account management
as of verify ↗

Apache Druid

Open sourceFree tier

Open source, free to use and deploy

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Amazon Redshift✓
Apache Druid✓
CLI
Amazon Redshift✓
Apache Druid✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon Redshift✓
Apache Druid✗
Self-hosted
Amazon Redshift✗
Apache Druid✓
On-premise
Amazon Redshift✗
Apache Druid✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Amazon Redshift

Leader
7 total
  • Amazon S3
  • Amazon SageMaker
  • Amazon Bedrock
  • Apache Iceberg
  • Apache Parquet
  • Streaming services
  • Operational databases
Independently observed

Apache Druid

2 total
  • Apache Kafka
  • Amazon Kinesis
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.