# Google BigQuery vs SingleStore

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** SingleStore

| Attribute | Google BigQuery | SingleStore |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 61.1 (40% (low)) | 78.8 (68% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A fully managed, serverless cloud analytics engine that combines data storage, real-time processing, and integrated machine learning capabilities in a unified platform. It is indexed under Data Warehouse Software.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/bigquery","question":"What is Google BigQuery?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Google BigQuery offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Channel.V1/1.7.0/Google.Cloud.Channel.V1.ListChannelPartnerRepricingConfigsResponse","question":"Is Google BigQuery free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Google BigQuery. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Channel.V1/1.7.0/Google.Cloud.Channel.V1.ListChannelPartnerRepricingConfigsResponse","question":"What platforms does Google BigQuery support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Google BigQuery, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/bigquery","question":"Can Google BigQuery be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for Google BigQuery, including Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, Data Engineering Agent, Data Science Agent, Conversational Analytics Agent and Dataflow. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/bigquery","question":"What does Google BigQuery integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` | `[{"answer":"A high-performance distributed database that enables real-time data ingestion from and querying of Apache Iceberg data lakes without complex ETL tooling, supporting bi-directional data flow between the database and data lakes. It is indexed under Data Warehouse Software.","source":"https://www.singlestore.com","question":"What is SingleStore?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"SingleStore offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.02. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.singlestore.com","question":"Is SingleStore free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"SingleStore supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.singlestore.com","question":"What platforms does SingleStore support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. SingleStore can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.singlestore.com/pricing/","question":"Can SingleStore be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 16 integrations for SingleStore, including Kafka, Amazon S3, HDFS, MongoDB, Okta, Azure AD, Ping and Apache Iceberg, plus 8 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.singlestore.com","question":"What does SingleStore integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for SingleStore. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as SingleStore not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.singlestore.com/security/","question":"What security certifications does SingleStore have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"SingleStore is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.singlestore.com/pricing/","question":"Where is SingleStore available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | SingleStore 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"in_db_ml":true,"deployment":"managed","sql_dialect":"vendor","architecture":"serverless","data_sharing":true,"compute_model":"serverless","license_class":"proprietary","semi_structured":"first_class","federation_query":true,"streaming_ingest":true}` | `{"deployment":"hybrid","sql_dialect":"vendor","architecture":"coupled_mpp","data_sharing":true,"license_class":"proprietary","semi_structured":"first_class","federation_query":true,"streaming_ingest":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | 8 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform"},{"name":"Data Engineering Agent"},{"name":"Data Science Agent"},{"name":"Conversational Analytics Agent"},{"name":"Gemini","native":true},{"name":"Dataflow","native":true}]` | `[{"name":"Kafka"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"HDFS"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"Azure AD"},{"name":"Ping"},{"name":"Apache Iceberg","native":true,"category":"data_integration","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"AWS Glue","native":true,"category":"data_catalog"},{"name":"AWS S3","native":true,"category":"storage"},{"name":"MySQL","native":true,"category":"database"},{"name":"Langchain","native":true,"category":"ai_ml"},{"name":"VS Code","native":true,"category":"ide"},{"name":"Metabase","category":"bi_analytics"},{"name":"Snowflake","category":"data_platform"},{"name":"Cloudera","category":"data_platform"},{"name":"node-mysql2","category":"driver"},{"name":"go-sql-driver/mysql","category":"driver"},{"name":"S3","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Power BI","native":true,"category":"analytics","direction":"outbound"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free tier","summary":"10 GiB storage + 1 TiB queries/month","description":"Monthly free allocation","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"queries":"1 TiB/month","storage":"10 GiB"}}],"summary":"Free tier with 10 GiB storage and 1 TiB monthly queries. New customers receive $300 in free credits.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Channel.V1/1.7.0/Google.Cloud.Channel.V1.ListChannelPartnerRepricingConfigsResponse","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:28:19.613Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free Workspace","summary":"Free","features":["Shared Workspace","All SQL and Programmability features","Monitoring","Self-support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Shared workspace for evaluation, development and non-production testing","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"Starts at $0.99/hr + $0.023/GB storage","features":["Read-replicas","All SQL and Programmability features","Database Branching","Monitoring (30-day)","99.9% SLA (1 AZ) or 99.99% SLA (2 AZ)","Standard Support"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.99,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.023,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"For general-purpose production workloads","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Standard BYOC","summary":"Contact us for pricing","features":["Fully managed within customer VPC","Read-replicas","All SQL and Programmability features","Monitoring (30-day)","Standard Support"],"description":"Bring Your Own Cloud - fully managed within customer VPC","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Starts at $1.49/hr","features":["Online PITR","Smart DR","Audit Logging","CMEK","99.9% SLA (1 AZ) or 99.99% SLA (2 AZ)"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":1.49,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Enhanced DR & security for customer-facing workloads","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free 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.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.singlestore.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T12:41:44.172Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.023,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | low |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"PCI DSS v4.0.1","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Data Warehouse Software)

| Capability | Google BigQuery | SingleStore |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Managed cloud | Hybrid |
| **Architecture** |  |  |
| Architecture | Serverless | Coupled MPP |
| Compute model | Serverless | - |
| **Query** |  |  |
| SQL dialect | Vendor-specific | Vendor-specific |
| Federation / lakehouse query-in-place | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Interoperability** |  |  |
| Table-format support | - | - |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Concurrency scaling | - | - |
| **Ingestion** |  |  |
| Streaming ingest | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Data model** |  |  |
| Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT) | First-class | First-class |
| **Analytics** |  |  |
| ML / in-DB functions | ✓ | - |
| **Sharing** |  |  |
| Data sharing / marketplace | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | Proprietary | Proprietary |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-17T05:42:29.913Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*