# Highest-Rated Columnar Databases by G2 Users Check out this list of the highest-rated Columnar Databases for your business, based on user satisfaction. A product's satisfaction score is calculated by a[proprietary algorithm](https://sell.g2.com/g2-scoring-methodologies)that factors in real-user satisfaction ratings from review data. Compare these top-rated products according to their satisfaction scores to streamline your buying process and quickly identify the most recommended solutions trusted by your peers. 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Cloud BigQuery](/products/google-cloud-bigquery/reviews "Google Cloud BigQuery") 97 [Expand/Collapse Google Cloud BigQuery](#) Overall Satisfaction Score 97 Top Industries of Reviewers: Information Technology and Services 45% Computer Software 26% Retail 17% Marketing and Advertising 12% Ratings from Reviews (out of 10): Ease of Use Average: 8.5 9.2 Meets Requirements Average: 8.8 9.0 Ease of Doing Business With Average: 6.0 8.6 Ease of Setup Average: 8.5 9.2 Quality of Support Average: 8.5 8.4 Ease of Admin Average: 6.6 8.8 [Expand/Collapse Snowflake](#) #2 [![Snowflake](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1544409170/snowflake.svg)](/products/snowflake/reviews) [Snowflake](/products/snowflake/reviews "Snowflake") 93 [Expand/Collapse Snowflake](#) Overall Satisfaction Score 93 Top Industries of Reviewers: Information Technology and Services 37% Computer Software 31% Financial Services 23% Insurance 10% Ratings from Reviews (out of 10): Ease of Use Average: 8.5 9.4 Meets Requirements Average: 8.8 9.7 Ease of Doing Business With Average: 6.0 9.3 Ease of Setup Average: 8.5 9.6 Quality of Support Average: 8.5 9.4 Ease of Admin Average: 6.6 9.4 [Expand/Collapse Amazon Redshift](#) #3 [![Amazon Redshift](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1528476479/amazon-redshift.svg)](/products/amazon-redshift/reviews) [Amazon Redshift](/products/amazon-redshift/reviews "Amazon Redshift") 65 [Expand/Collapse Amazon Redshift](#) Overall Satisfaction Score 65 Top Industries of Reviewers: Information Technology and Services 42% Computer Software 32% Retail 14% Financial Services 12% Ratings from Reviews (out of 10): Ease of Use Average: 8.5 8.8 Meets Requirements Average: 8.8 8.8 Ease of Doing Business With Average: 6.0 8.8 Ease of Setup Average: 8.5 8.8 Quality of Support Average: 8.5 8.7 Ease of Admin Average: 6.6 8.8 [Expand/Collapse ClickHouse](#) #4 [![ClickHouse](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1085fc1aec988cc21861ba894db51044/clickhouse.svg)](/products/clickhouse/reviews) [ClickHouse](/products/clickhouse/reviews "ClickHouse") 65 [Expand/Collapse ClickHouse](#) Overall Satisfaction Score 65 Top Industries of Reviewers: Information Technology and Services 46% Computer Software 38% Financial Services 8% Computer & Network Security 8% Ratings from Reviews (out of 10): Ease of Use Average: 8.5 9.6 Meets Requirements Average: 8.8 10.0 Ease of Doing Business With Average: 6.0 0.0 Ease of Setup Average: 8.5 9.3 Quality of Support Average: 8.5 8.2 Ease of Admin Average: 6.6 9.7 [Expand/Collapse MonetDB](#) #5 [![MonetDB](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_f53b643aaf00aa8905c3f51fe2a8e05f/monetdb.png)](/products/monetdb/reviews) [MonetDB](/products/monetdb/reviews "MonetDB") 59 [Expand/Collapse MonetDB](#) Overall Satisfaction Score 59 Top Industries of Reviewers: Computer Software 67% Banking 13% Information Technology and Services 13% Information Services 7% Ratings from Reviews (out of 10): Ease of Use Average: 8.5 9.1 Meets Requirements Average: 8.8 9.4 Ease of Doing Business With Average: 6.0 0.0 Ease of Setup Average: 8.5 8.6 Quality of Support Average: 8.5 9.0 Ease of Admin Average: 6.6 0.0 [Expand/Collapse MariaDB](#) #6 [![MariaDB](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1546027546/mariadb.svg)](/products/mariadb/reviews) [MariaDB](/products/mariadb/reviews "MariaDB") 58 [Expand/Collapse MariaDB](#) Overall Satisfaction Score 58 Top Industries of Reviewers: Computer Software 40% Information Technology and Services 20% Hospital & Health Care 20% Telecommunications 20% Ratings from Reviews (out of 10): Ease of Use Average: 8.5 9.6 Meets Requirements Average: 8.8 9.6 Ease of Doing Business With Average: 6.0 7.7 Ease of Setup Average: 8.5 9.8 Quality of Support Average: 8.5 9.0 Ease of Admin Average: 6.6 8.3 [Expand/Collapse CrateDB](#) #7 [![CrateDB](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/233d5c39429e8b224dbed940f874aa0d/cratedb.svg)](/products/cratedb/reviews) [CrateDB](/products/cratedb/reviews "CrateDB") 49 [Expand/Collapse CrateDB](#) Overall Satisfaction Score 49 Top Industries of Reviewers: Computer Software 50% Consulting 33% Financial Services 8% Computer Hardware 8% Ratings from Reviews (out of 10): Ease of Use Average: 8.5 8.9 Meets Requirements Average: 8.8 8.2 Ease of Doing Business With Average: 6.0 8.7 Ease of Setup Average: 8.5 9.0 Quality of Support Average: 8.5 9.0 Ease of Admin Average: 6.6 8.3 [Expand/Collapse StarTree](#) #8 [![StarTree](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_42e1ad99a1721b1dbef9ece44a6201c4/startree.jpg)](/products/startree/reviews) [StarTree](/products/startree/reviews "StarTree") 43 [Expand/Collapse StarTree](#) Overall Satisfaction Score 43 Top Industries of Reviewers: Computer Software 44% Computer & Network Security 22% Financial Services 22% Automotive 11% Ratings from Reviews (out of 10): Ease of Use Average: 8.5 8.1 Meets Requirements Average: 8.8 9.0 Ease of Doing Business With Average: 6.0 0.0 Ease of Setup Average: 8.5 8.4 Quality of Support Average: 8.5 9.6 Ease of Admin Average: 6.6 0.0 [Expand/Collapse OpenText Vertica](#) #9 [![OpenText Vertica](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/2b4f4de47adee5040ae421fc276784e9/opentext-vertica.svg)](/products/opentext-vertica/reviews) [OpenText Vertica](/products/opentext-vertica/reviews "OpenText Vertica") 40 [Expand/Collapse OpenText Vertica](#) Overall Satisfaction Score 40 Top Industries of Reviewers: Computer Software 48% Information Technology and Services 22% Retail 15% Telecommunications 15% Ratings from Reviews (out of 10): Ease of Use Average: 8.5 8.7 Meets Requirements Average: 8.8 8.4 Ease of Doing Business With Average: 6.0 8.4 Ease of Setup Average: 8.5 8.6 Quality of Support Average: 8.5 8.0 Ease of Admin Average: 6.6 8.8 [Expand/Collapse Apache Parquet](#) #10 [![Apache Parquet](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_b350900e1c1cde239f398145fc13d8f3/apache-parquet.jpg)](/products/apache-parquet/reviews) [Apache Parquet](/products/apache-parquet/reviews "Apache Parquet") 33 [Expand/Collapse Apache Parquet](#) Overall Satisfaction Score 33 Top Industries of Reviewers: Computer Software 53% Information Technology and Services 26% Financial Services 11% Education Management 11% Ratings from Reviews (out of 10): Ease of Use Average: 8.5 8.1 Meets Requirements Average: 8.8 8.7 Ease of Doing Business With Average: 6.0 7.9 Ease of Setup Average: 8.5 7.6 Quality of Support Average: 8.5 8.4 Ease of Admin Average: 6.6 7.9 [Expand/Collapse Hbase](#) #11 [![Hbase](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_dc649c5799d0853a46290d1043ce182e/hbase.png)](/products/hbase/reviews) [Hbase](/products/hbase/reviews "Hbase") 31 [Expand/Collapse Hbase](#) Overall Satisfaction Score 31 Top Industries of Reviewers: Information Technology and Services 40% Computer Software 35% Banking 14% Telecommunications 11% Ratings from Reviews (out of 10): Ease of Use Average: 8.5 7.9 Meets Requirements Average: 8.8 8.4 Ease of Doing Business With Average: 6.0 8.3 Ease of Setup Average: 8.5 7.7 Quality of Support Average: 8.5 7.9 Ease of Admin Average: 6.6 7.4 [Expand/Collapse Apache Kudu](#) #12 [![Apache Kudu](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_5f138cb8b255acf37ef126e6e9072788/apache-kudu.jpg)](/products/apache-kudu/reviews) [Apache Kudu](/products/apache-kudu/reviews "Apache Kudu") 30 [Expand/Collapse Apache Kudu](#) Overall Satisfaction Score 30 Top Industries of Reviewers: Telecommunications 33% Logistics and Supply Chain 33% Consumer Electronics 17% Financial Services 17% Ratings from Reviews (out of 10): Ease of Use Average: 8.5 8.1 Meets Requirements Average: 8.8 8.4 Ease of Doing Business With Average: 6.0 8.6 Ease of Setup Average: 8.5 8.9 Quality of Support Average: 8.5 7.9 Ease of Admin Average: 6.6 0.0 [Expand/Collapse Druid](#) #13 [![Druid](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/5d886392527662054de5015b374ff3a1/druid.svg)](/products/druid/reviews) [Druid](/products/druid/reviews "Druid") 21 [Expand/Collapse Druid](#) Overall Satisfaction Score 21 Top Industries of Reviewers: Computer Software 42% Leisure, Travel & Tourism 25% Retail 17% Telecommunications 17% Ratings from Reviews (out of 10): Ease of Use Average: 8.5 7.9 Meets Requirements Average: 8.8 8.6 Ease of Doing Business With Average: 6.0 0.0 Ease of Setup Average: 8.5 6.4 Quality of Support Average: 8.5 8.0 Ease of Admin Average: 6.6 6.4 [Expand/Collapse Apache ORC](#) #14 [![Apache ORC](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_b350900e1c1cde239f398145fc13d8f3/apache-orc.jpg)](/products/apache-orc/reviews) [Apache ORC](/products/apache-orc/reviews "Apache ORC") 17 [Expand/Collapse Apache ORC](#) Overall Satisfaction Score 17 Top Industries of Reviewers: Automotive 33% Computer Software 33% Computer Networking 17% Banking 17% Ratings from Reviews (out of 10): Ease of Use Average: 8.5 7.1 Meets Requirements Average: 8.8 7.8 Ease of Doing Business With Average: 6.0 8.3 Ease of Setup Average: 8.5 8.0 Quality of Support Average: 8.5 7.1 Ease of Admin Average: 6.6 7.4 [Expand/Collapse KX](#) #15 [![KX](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/d6a2a9ce7e647eee196c6789a3276ffd/kx-2022-12-21.svg)](/products/kx-kx/reviews) [KX](/products/kx-kx/reviews "KX") 16 [Expand/Collapse KX](#) Overall Satisfaction Score 16 Top Industries of Reviewers: Financial Services 63% Banking 16% Computer Software 11% Capital Markets 11% Ratings from Reviews (out of 10): Ease of Use Average: 8.5 6.6 Meets Requirements Average: 8.8 8.5 Ease of Doing Business With Average: 6.0 4.9 Ease of Setup Average: 8.5 7.6 Quality of Support Average: 8.5 8.7 Ease of Admin Average: 6.6 7.5