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Comparison

Dremio vs Google BigQuery

On the evidence we track, Dremio leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Dremio full profile →Google BigQuery full profile →
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★Dremio72
Google BigQuery61
Score
vioscaleAI score
Dremio72 / 100medium · 69%
Google BigQuery61 / 100low · 40%
Pricing
Free tier
Dremio✓
Google BigQuery✓
Model
Dremiofreemium
Google BigQuerycommercial
Price level
Dremiolow
Google BigQueryunknown
Transparent
Dremio✗
Google BigQuery✗
Integrations
Count
Dremio9
Google BigQuery2
Security
Disclosure policy
Dremio✓
Google BigQuery–
Gdpr
Dremio✓
Google BigQuery–
Iso27001
Dremio✓
Google BigQuery–
Soc2
Dremio✓
Google BigQuery–
Reliability
Sla pct
Dremio99.99
Google BigQuery99.99
Status page
Dremio✓
Google BigQuery✓
Market
Availability
Dremio–
Google BigQueryAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
Dremio6 items
Google BigQuery5 items

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Deployment
DremioHybrid
Google BigQueryManaged cloud
Architecture
Architecture
DremioSeparated storage/compute
Google BigQueryServerless
Compute model
Dremio-
Google BigQueryServerless
Query
SQL dialect
DremioVendor-specific
Google BigQueryVendor-specific
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place
Dremio✓
Google BigQuery✓
Interoperability
Table-format support
DremioApache Iceberg
Google BigQuery-
Scale
Concurrency scaling
Dremio-
Google BigQuery-
Ingestion
Streaming ingest
Dremio✓
Google BigQuery✓
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)
DremioFirst-class
Google BigQueryFirst-class
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions
Dremio-
Google BigQuery✓
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace
Dremio-
Google BigQuery✓
Licensing
Licence class
DremioSource-available
Google BigQueryProprietary

What each one is

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

Dremio

Leader

An open-source lakehouse platform built on Apache Iceberg that enables data analytics and AI workloads with support for CDC, multi-source ingestion, and SQL-based querying.

Independently observed

Google BigQuery

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.

Dremio

Leader
from $0.20/moconsumptionFree tier30-day trial

From $0.20 per DCU. Free Community Edition. 30-day free trial.

  • Dremio Cloud$0.20 per DCU. $400 credit free trial for 30 days.
    • Fully managed infrastructure (AWS, Azure coming soon)
    • Automatic scaling and optimization
    • Automatic feature releases
    • Zero infrastructure management
    • AI Agent
    • +4 more
  • Dremio EnterpriseContact sales
    • Self-managed on Kubernetes, on-premises, or cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)
    • Full control over infrastructure, security, compliance
    • Flexible deployment options
    • AI Agent
    • AI Semantic Layer
    • +4 more
  • Dremio Community EditionFree
    • Query engine
as of verify ↗

Google BigQuery

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
Dremio✓
Google BigQuery✓
CLI
Dremio✓
Google BigQuery✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Dremio✓
Google BigQuery✓
Self-hosted
Dremio✓
Google BigQuery✗

Integrations

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

Dremio

Leader
15 total
  • Apache Iceberg
  • Apache Polaris
  • dbt
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • DynamoDB
  • Oracle
  • SQL Server
  • DB2
  • AWS EMR
  • AWS Glue
  • Apache Spark
  • Postgres
  • Kafka
Independently observed

Google BigQuery

6 total
  • Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform
  • Data Engineering Agent
  • Data Science Agent
  • Conversational Analytics Agent
  • Gemini
  • Dataflow
Independently observed
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