Firebolt vs SingleStore
On the evidence we track, SingleStore leads this comparison with a composite score of 79/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for data warehouse software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Firebolt
An open-source analytical database designed for real-time and batch analytics that can run from a single laptop to distributed clusters across multiple cloud providers. It supports industry-standard formats like Iceberg, uses a Postgres-compatible SQL dialect, and offers per-second billing with no fixed costs.
SingleStore
LeaderSingleStore is a unified database platform that processes both transactions and analytics with low-latency query performance and high-volume data ingestion capabilities, including native Apache Iceberg integration for lakehouse connectivity.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Firebolt
Free open-source self-hosted option, or managed service from $0.92/hr per node + $0.0264/GB·mo. Includes $200 free credits.
- Open SourceFree
- self-hosted
- no limits
- Managed ServiceFrom $0.92/hr per node + $0.0264/GB·mo storage. Includes $200 free credits.
- per-second billing
- auto-scaling
- auto start/resume
- scale to zero
- workload isolation
- +1 more
- Bring Your Own CloudContact sales
SingleStore
LeaderFree tier available. Usage-based with commitment options. Compute from $0.99/hr (Standard) or $1.49/hr (Enterprise); storage $0.023/GB. Includes $600 free credits for Standard.
- Free WorkspaceFree
- Shared Workspace
- All SQL and Programmability features
- Monitoring
- Self-support
- StandardStarts at $0.99/hr + $0.023/GB storage
- Read-replicas
- All SQL and Programmability features
- Database Branching
- Monitoring (30-day)
- 99.9% SLA (1 AZ) or 99.99% SLA (2 AZ)
- +1 more
- Standard BYOCContact sales
- Fully managed within customer VPC
- Read-replicas
- All SQL and Programmability features
- Monitoring (30-day)
- Standard Support
- EnterpriseContact sales
- Online PITR
- Smart DR
- Audit Logging
- CMEK
- 99.9% SLA (1 AZ) or 99.99% SLA (2 AZ)
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- S3
- Kafka
Firebolt
- Claude
- Copilot
- Cursor
- Salesforce
- RudderStack
- Onfire
- Calendly
- Cal.com
- Smartlead
- Zapier
- Tableau Cloud
- Iceberg
SingleStore
Leader- Amazon S3
- HDFS
- MongoDB
- Okta
- Azure AD
- Ping
- Apache Iceberg
- AWS Glue
- AWS S3
- MySQL
- Langchain
- VS Code
- Metabase
- Snowflake
- Cloudera
- node-mysql2
- go-sql-driver/mysql
- Power BI
Firebolt or SingleStore: 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.
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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.