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Comparison

Apache Doris vs Snowflake

On the evidence we track, Snowflake leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Apache Doris50
★Snowflake68
Score
vioscaleAI score
Apache Doris50 / 100low · 45%
Snowflake68 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Doris✓
Snowflake✗
Model
Apache Dorisopen_source
Snowflakecommercial
Price level
Apache Dorisfree
Snowflakeunknown
Transparent
Apache Doris–
Snowflake✓
Integrations
Count
Apache Doris15
Snowflake750
Security
Disclosure policy
Apache Doris✓
Snowflake✓
Fedramp
Apache Doris–
Snowflake✓
Gdpr
Apache Doris–
Snowflake✓
Iso27001
Apache Doris–
Snowflake✓
Pci
Apache Doris–
Snowflake✓
Soc2
Apache Doris–
Snowflake✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Apache Doris–
Snowflake✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Doris1
Snowflake–
Github stars
Apache Doris16,078
Snowflake–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Doris100
Snowflake–
Release
Cadence days
Apache Doris20
Snowflake–
History
Apache Doris20 items
Snowflake–
License
Spdx
Apache DorisApache-2.0
Snowflake–
Language
Primary
Apache DorisJava
Snowflake–
Market
Availability
Apache Doris–
SnowflakeAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
Apache Doris4 items
Snowflake6 items

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Deployment
Apache DorisHybrid
SnowflakeManaged cloud
Architecture
Architecture
Apache DorisCoupled MPP
Snowflake-
Compute model
Apache DorisClusters
SnowflakeVirtual warehouses
Query
SQL dialect
Apache Doris-
Snowflake-
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place
Apache Doris✓
Snowflake✓
Interoperability
Table-format support
Apache DorisIceberg, Delta Lake, Hudi
SnowflakeApache Iceberg
Scale
Concurrency scaling
Apache Doris-
SnowflakeAutomatic
Ingestion
Streaming ingest
Apache Doris✓
Snowflake✓
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)
Apache DorisFirst-class
SnowflakeFirst-class
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions
Apache Doris-
Snowflake✓
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace
Apache Doris-
Snowflake✓
Licensing
Licence class
Apache DorisPermissive OSS
SnowflakeProprietary

What each one is

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

Apache Doris

A distributed analytics database optimized for low-latency queries on petabyte-scale data. Supports querying data lakes in open formats like Iceberg and Delta Lake, as well as streaming data ingestion and semi-structured data processing.

Independently observed

Snowflake

Leader

Snowflake is a fully managed cloud service that unifies data storage, analytics, machine learning and AI capabilities in a single platform. It enables organizations to process structured and unstructured data, build AI applications and share live data across organizations and cloud environments.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Apache Doris

Open sourceFree tier

Open source, free

as of verify ↗

Snowflake

Leader
Usage-based
  • Standard-
  • Enterprise-
  • Business CriticalContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Apache Doris✗
Snowflake✓
macOS
Apache Doris✓
Snowflake✗
Windows
Apache Doris✓
Snowflake✗
Linux
Apache Doris✓
Snowflake✗
CLI
Apache Doris✓
Snowflake✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache Doris✓
Snowflake✓
Self-hosted
Apache Doris✓
Snowflake✗

Integrations

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

Apache Doris

15 total
  • Iceberg
  • Delta Lake
  • Hudi
  • Hive
  • Kafka
  • Flink
  • Spark
  • PostgreSQL
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • MaxCompute
  • AWS S3
  • Tencent Cloud COS
  • MySQL
  • Parquet
  • ORC
Independently observed

Snowflake

Leader
9 total
  • AWS
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Streamlit
  • Apache Iceberg
  • PyTorch
  • NVIDIA
  • Jira
  • GitHub
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Apache Doris or Snowflake: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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