Compare Google Cloud BigQuery and Snowflake 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.9% of reviews)
Enterprise (47.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$2 Compute/Hour
Google Cloud BigQuery
Star Rating
(1,088)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansSnowflake
Star Rating
(584)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (47.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$2 Compute/Hour
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Google Cloud BigQuery excels in its query language with a score of 9.3, making complex queries easier to handle, while Snowflake also performs well with a score of 9.0, but some users feel it could be more intuitive.
- Reviewers mention that Snowflake shines in data distribution with a score of 9.2, allowing for efficient data sharing across different teams, whereas Google Cloud BigQuery scores slightly lower at 8.7, indicating room for improvement in this area.
- G2 users highlight that Google Cloud BigQuery's data ingestion and wrangling capabilities are robust, scoring 9.0, which users find beneficial for handling large datasets, while Snowflake's score of 8.9 suggests it is effective but may not be as seamless.
- Users on G2 report that Snowflake's auto recovery feature is highly praised with a score of 9.2, providing peace of mind for data integrity, while Google Cloud BigQuery's score of 8.6 indicates it may not be as reliable in this aspect.
- Reviewers mention that Google Cloud BigQuery's data quality features score 8.8, which users appreciate for maintaining high standards, while Snowflake's score of 8.9 shows it is slightly better, with users noting its effectiveness in ensuring data accuracy.
- Users say that both platforms offer strong cloud deployment options, with Google Cloud BigQuery scoring 9.1 and Snowflake at 9.2, but Snowflake is often highlighted for its flexibility in scaling resources according to user needs.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Google Cloud BigQuery
Free
Free
New customers get $300 in free Google Cloud credits to spend on BigQuery with free trial sign-up.
- 10 GB storage
- Up to 1 TB queries per month
Snowflake
Standard
$2
Compute/Hour
Compute usage is billed on a per-second basis, with a minimum of 60 seconds. You can secure price discounts with pre-purchased Snowflake capacity options.
- Complete SQL Data Warehouse
- Secure Data Sharing across regions / clouds
- Premier Support 24 x 365
Free Trial
Google Cloud BigQuery
Free Trial is available
Snowflake
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
510
9.1
427
Ease of Use
8.7
520
9.0
461
Ease of Setup
8.6
281
8.8
248
Ease of Admin
8.6
197
8.6
188
Quality of Support
8.3
467
8.6
386
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
190
9.0
189
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
498
9.1
398
Features by Category
Management
8.5
57
Not enough data
8.2
55
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
56
Not enough data
9.0
58
Not enough data
8.9
58
Not enough data
8.9
59
Not enough data
9.3
58
Not enough data
Deployment
Not enough data
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Deployment
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Operations
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Model Development
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Model Development
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Machine/Deep Learning Services
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Machine/Deep Learning Services
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Deployment
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Deployment
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Generative AI
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Data Management
8.9
131
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Verified
8.9
124
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Verified
8.2
124
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Verified
8.8
110
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Verified
8.8
128
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8.9
120
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Verified
8.5
124
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Verified
8.1
113
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Verified
8.2
113
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Verified
8.0
95
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Verified
8.7
115
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Verified
8.6
99
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Verified
Integration
8.5
114
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Verified
8.0
88
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Verified
8.6
126
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Verified
8.7
114
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8.6
114
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8.8
105
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Deployment
7.8
102
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7.5
87
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9.1
125
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9.2
118
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Verified
Performance
9.1
129
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Verified
9.2
120
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Verified
Security
8.8
121
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Verified
8.7
111
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Verified
9.1
126
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Verified
9.0
122
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Verified
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Management
Not enough data
8.8
56
Not enough data
9.0
56
Not enough data
9.3
61
Not enough data
8.7
59
Not enough data
8.9
60
Maintenance
Not enough data
9.2
58
Not enough data
8.8
57
Not enough data
9.3
58
Security
Not enough data
9.1
58
Not enough data
9.1
60
Storage
8.9
49
9.1
37
8.8
48
9.1
36
Availability
8.6
42
9.0
32
8.6
45
9.2
30
8.5
47
9.1
34
Performance
8.7
45
9.2
36
Security
8.5
49
9.0
36
8.6
48
9.2
37
8.4
47
8.9
30
8.6
43
9.1
31
Support
8.7
45
9.3
29
8.8
43
9.0
28
Centralized computation
8.8
7
8.9
14
Localized computation
8.6
7
8.6
14
Data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Interaction
Not enough data
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Learning
Not enough data
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Content Generation
Not enough data
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System
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Statistical Tool
8.6
45
Not enough data
8.9
47
Not enough data
8.9
46
Not enough data
Data Analysis
9.2
45
Not enough data
9.1
46
Not enough data
Decision Making
8.8
47
Not enough data
8.6
46
Not enough data
8.5
47
Not enough data
8.5
45
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Marketing Operations
8.8
45
Not enough data
9.0
43
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
9.4
45
Not enough data
8.9
42
Not enough data
8.5
42
Not enough data
Campaign Activity
9.0
47
Not enough data
9.4
46
Not enough data
8.6
43
Not enough data
9.1
41
Not enough data
8.9
43
Not enough data
9.1
44
Not enough data
Database
8.6
122
8.7
70
8.7
120
9.2
73
8.5
114
9.3
68
Integrations
8.0
85
8.5
51
8.4
81
8.7
55
Platform
8.7
98
9.0
64
8.7
113
9.0
70
8.4
81
8.7
55
Processing
9.2
114
9.2
68
9.0
109
9.0
67
Data Transformation
8.8
209
9.1
44
9.3
216
9.0
44
Connectivity
8.1
179
8.0
39
8.2
178
8.4
39
8.7
205
8.8
39
8.8
197
8.8
41
Operations
8.5
207
7.9
43
8.7
203
8.8
40
8.5
183
8.6
37
8.4
190
8.3
40
8.5
181
8.3
37
Building Reports
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Platform
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Google Cloud BigQuery and Snowflake are categorized as Columnar Databases, Big Data Integration Platforms, Big Data Processing and Distribution, Big Data Analytics, Data Warehouse, and Data Clean Room
Unique Categories
Snowflake is categorized as AI Chatbots, MLOps Platforms, Database Management Systems (DBMS), and Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Google Cloud BigQuery
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Snowflake
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
14.0%
Computer Software
13.2%
Retail
7.7%
Financial Services
7.2%
Marketing and Advertising
5.4%
Other
52.5%
Computer Software
13.6%
Information Technology and Services
12.9%
Financial Services
10.8%
Hospital & Health Care
4.3%
Marketing and Advertising
3.9%
Other
54.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
Google Cloud BigQuery
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Bigquery is one of the best database management system that I have used, we can add any number of projects to bigquery and store the data here. The best thing that I like is the console through which we can query the projects data. The data gets updated in...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Farming
not supporting lot of other datatypes and not having constraints / primary keys
Snowflake
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Rijul S.
Verified User in Food Production
Ease of usage Fast in memory querying Fast query response Seamless integration with dbt [data build tool] Easy to learn and understand Easy to implement with existing data engineering pipelines and solutions Support is very fast and effective can be...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Internet
My main disappointment was with their support. We had an issue as soon as we signed a contract and it was about billing which seemed to be pushed off with no urgency and still not completed. Something like this I would have expected to be resolved within...
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Bigquery is one of the best database management system that I have used, we can add any number of projects to bigquery and store the data here. The best thing that I like is the console through which we can query the projects data. The data gets updated in...
Rijul S.
Verified User in Food Production
Ease of usage Fast in memory querying Fast query response Seamless integration with dbt [data build tool] Easy to learn and understand Easy to implement with existing data engineering pipelines and solutions Support is very fast and effective can be...
Verified User in Farming
not supporting lot of other datatypes and not having constraints / primary keys
Verified User in Internet
My main disappointment was with their support. We had an issue as soon as we signed a contract and it was about billing which seemed to be pushed off with no urgency and still not completed. Something like this I would have expected to be resolved within...
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