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Comparison

Amazon Redshift vs Google BigQuery

On the evidence we track, Google BigQuery leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Amazon Redshift full profile →Google BigQuery full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
Amazon Redshift49
★Google BigQuery61
Score
vioscaleAI score
Amazon Redshift49 / 100medium · 63%
Google BigQuery61 / 100low · 40%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon Redshift✗
Google BigQuery✓
Model
Amazon Redshiftcommercial
Google BigQuerycommercial
Price level
Amazon Redshiftunknown
Google BigQueryunknown
Transparent
Amazon Redshift✓
Google BigQuery✗
Integrations
Count
Amazon Redshift7
Google BigQuery2
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Amazon Redshift✓
Google BigQuery–
Fedramp
Amazon Redshift✓
Google BigQuery–
Gdpr
Amazon Redshift✓
Google BigQuery–
Hipaa
Amazon Redshift✓
Google BigQuery–
Pci
Amazon Redshift✓
Google BigQuery–
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Amazon Redshift–
Google BigQuery99.99
Status page
Amazon Redshift✓
Google BigQuery✓
Market
Availability
Amazon RedshiftAvailable worldwide
Google BigQueryAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
Amazon Redshift7 items
Google BigQuery5 items

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Deployment
Amazon RedshiftManaged cloud
Google BigQueryManaged cloud
Architecture
Architecture
Amazon RedshiftSeparated storage/compute
Google BigQueryServerless
Compute model
Amazon RedshiftClusters
Google BigQueryServerless
Query
SQL dialect
Amazon RedshiftVendor-specific
Google BigQueryVendor-specific
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place
Amazon Redshift✓
Google BigQuery✓
Interoperability
Table-format support
Amazon RedshiftIceberg, Parquet
Google BigQuery-
Scale
Concurrency scaling
Amazon RedshiftAutomatic
Google BigQuery-
Ingestion
Streaming ingest
Amazon Redshift✓
Google BigQuery✓
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)
Amazon RedshiftFunctional
Google BigQueryFirst-class
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions
Amazon Redshift✓
Google BigQuery✓
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace
Amazon Redshift✓
Google BigQuery✓
Licensing
Licence class
Amazon RedshiftProprietary
Google BigQueryProprietary

What each one is

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

Amazon Redshift

A managed cloud data warehouse that combines traditional warehouse analytics with data lake query capabilities through a unified SQL engine, powered by AWS Graviton processors for high performance and cost efficiency.

Independently observed

Google BigQuery

Leader

A cloud-based data platform that automates the complete data lifecycle from ingestion through AI analysis, enabling organizations to analyze data and derive AI-driven insights at scale.

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

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 ↗

Google BigQuery

Leader
Usage-basedFree tier

Free tier with 10 GiB storage and 1 TiB monthly queries. New customers receive $300 in free credits.

  • Free tierFree
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✓
Google BigQuery✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon Redshift✓
Google BigQuery✓

Integrations

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

Amazon Redshift

8 total
  • Amazon S3
  • Amazon SageMaker
  • Amazon Bedrock
  • Apache Iceberg
  • Apache Parquet
  • Streaming services
  • Operational databases
  • Amazon MSK
Independently observed

Google BigQuery

Leader
6 total
  • Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform
  • Data Engineering Agent
  • Data Science Agent
  • Conversational Analytics Agent
  • Gemini
  • Dataflow
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Amazon Redshift or Google BigQuery: which one depends on you

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