Comparison

Presto vs Teradata

No leader: the top candidate Teradata has only 0.14 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Presto55
Teradata61
Score
Vioscale score
Presto55 / 100low · 33%updating
Teradata61 / 100low · 14%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Presto
Teradata
Model
Teradatacommercial
Price level
Prestofree
Teradatalow
Transparent
Presto
Teradata
Adoption
Dependent repos
Presto441
Teradata
Github stars
Presto16,724
Teradata
Activity
Commits last 30d
Presto100
Teradata
Release
Cadence days
Presto47
Teradata
History
Presto17 items
Teradata
License
Spdx
Teradata
Language
Primary
PrestoJava
Teradata
Market
Availability
Presto

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Deployment
PrestoSelf-hosted
TeradataHybrid
Architecture
Architecture
PrestoSeparated storage/compute
Teradata-
Compute model
Presto-
Teradata-
Query
SQL dialect
PrestoANSI SQL
Teradata-
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place
Presto
Teradata-
Interoperability
Table-format support
Presto-
Teradata-
Scale
Concurrency scaling
Presto-
TeradataAutomatic
Ingestion
Streaming ingest
Presto-
Teradata-
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)
PrestoFunctional
TeradataFirst-class
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions
Presto-
Teradata
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace
Presto-
Teradata-
Licensing
Licence class
PrestoPermissive OSS
Teradata-

What each one is

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

Presto

The fastest open-source SQL query engine for modern data analytics at scale. Enables querying massive datasets across multiple data sources with sub-second performance.

Independently observed

Teradata

Teradata's Autonomous Knowledge Platform connects multi-modal data, operationalizes AI and analytics, and embeds intelligence into workflows for autonomous decision-making at scale. Supports cloud and on-premises deployments.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Presto

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Teradata

from $4.80/moconsumption

Consumption-based pricing: from $4.80/hour compute + storage from $276/TB/year (object storage). On-demand and commitment options. Pricing for U.S. region; data transfer charged separately.

  • StandardFrom $4.80/hour compute (U.S. region only)
    • Teradata Engine
    • Premier Cloud Support
  • VantageCloud LakeFrom $6.00/hour compute (U.S. region only)
    • Teradata Engine
  • VantageCloud Lake+From $7.20/hour compute (U.S. region only)
    • Teradata Engine
    • Priority Service
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Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Presto
Teradata
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Presto
Teradata
Self-hosted
Presto
Teradata
On-premise
Presto
Teradata
Hybrid
Presto
Teradata

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