Firebolt vs Snowflake Analytics comparison

Firebolt and Snowflake Computing are both solutions in the Cloud Data Warehouse category. Firebolt is ranked #14 with an average rating of 9.0, while Snowflake Computing is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.3. Firebolt holds a 0.6% mindshare in CDW, compared to Snowflake Computing’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Firebolt users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Snowflake Computing users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Firebolt

Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse

14th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Snowflake Analytics

Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse

7th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Web Analytics (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Cloud Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Firebolt is 0.6%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Snowflake Analytics is 0.7%, down from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Iqbal Hossain Raju

Junior Software Engineer at IQVIA

Can quickly query it to generate quick results

We have used Snowflake before. We support both. Firebolt has better performance, executing queries much quicker than Snowflake. However, Snowflake has more functionality. Depending on the client's needs, we can recommend the best option. Firebolt is a relatively new technology. Snowflake has many functionalities. Firebolt does not support unloading data to S3. There is no built-in way to do this in Firebolt. Alternatively, the data can be retrieved using API calls and loaded to S3 manually. Data can be unloaded to S3 directly using Snowflake. Firebolt significantly improves our performance over Snowflake because it takes less time to execute queries. This is especially important for our company because we use some KPIs that require fast loading times.

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Manoj Kambli

Director at Hexaware Technologies Limited

For processing data, it can be easily optimized and supports structured and unstructured data

In terms of cost. Many customers face issues with the expenses on Snowflake. The pricing visibility is complex. If you understand pricing, you can estimate costs, but if not, it can be challenging. They need to provide better cost visibility upfront. For example, credits are not always utilized properly, which isn't easy for new users. A more user-friendly cost calculator would help, as the current one requires expertise to use effectively. These things are not easy for someone who is new to Snowflake, unlike Azure's calculators, which give good visibility into the cost. It does have a calculator, but you need to be skilled in using it. Otherwise, it's hard to estimate the total cost for future loads. For additional features, there could be its own AI model like Google has Gemini. Snowflake can come up with those kinds of features for Analytics. If you can just type in your prompt and get answers, especially for Analytics people on the client side, they will love that. Like, in Google's Gemini, you type the prompt and get the answers based on the data available. If they come up with that kind of AI and UI, it will be easier for clients to analyze their data. They can just type a query like, "What is my highest selling product?" They don't have to write a complex query.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Firebolt is fast for analytical purposes. For example, we have analytical data in our data warehouse, and Firebolt can quickly query it to generate quick results."

"It is quite a convenient tool."

"It's cloud-based technology, so users can spin it up a lot faster"

"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"Deployment is straightforward as it's a SaaS product. No maintenance required."

"One advantage is that installation is unnecessary since it's cloud-based. You subscribe to a Snowflake instance, configure it, and start using it. It's very user-friendly and allows you to scale up or down based on usage."

"Its structure aids in storing, managing, and analyzing large datasets in the cloud, using various relationships like one-to-one and many-to-one, ensuring consistency in the data structure."

"It helps with business intelligence by providing analytics that can be reported."

"The most valuable feature of Snowflake Analytics is the ability to control and manage the cost."

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Cons

"Firebolt's engine takes a long time to start because it needs to make engine calls."

"Snowflake could improve in the areas of advanced machine learning AML and generative AI."

"Snowflake should include a WHERE clause for building data pipelines."

"The UI must be improved."

"A room for improvement in Snowflake Analytics is Spark, particularly its connector for Spark. An additional feature I'd like to see in the next release of the solution is built-in analytics."

"Machine learning in Snowflake isn't as advanced as in other products. I haven't heard of any successful industry-wide use cases of machine learning implemented in Snowflake. It might take a couple of years to reach the same level as Databricks."

"The technical support is not very good."

"Moving data from legacy systems to Snowflake is not that easy. There are some cases where processors are not actually compatible with Snowflake."

"The distribution methodology isn't as strong as Bethesda or SAP HANA. It's not as strong as other competitors."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product's pricing is subjective."

"When using Snowflake, you pay based on your usage. They calculate how much CPU has been used. If you use excess warehouse storage, you are charged one credit per hour. If you are in Asia, you are charged $3 per credit. If you have 10 users running parallel with the same excess, you will be charged $30."

"It is an expensive solution, but the kind of usability and flexibility it proactively provides for the organizations justify the price."

"The tool is quite expensive."

"It is not overly expensive. I would rate the pricing a six out of ten, with ten being expensive."

"The cost of Snowflake Analytics is low, any small organization can use it."

"The solution's price is high and I would rate it an eight out of ten."

"It's not costly if you configure it properly to ensure optimal performance. People don't configure it properly, which is why costs go up."

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Top Industries

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Healthcare Company

17%

Computer Software Company

13%

University

Government

Computer Software Company

14%

Retailer

10%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Firebolt?

Firebolt is fast for analytical purposes. For example, we have analytical data in our data warehouse, and Firebolt can quickly query it to generate quick results.

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What needs improvement with Firebolt?

Firebolt's engine takes a long time to start because it needs to make engine calls. Currently, the data size of Firebolt is small. It can be increased.

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What advice do you have for others considering Firebolt?

One way to retrieve data from firewalls is to add query parameters to the connection string. For example, you can use the REST API to retrieve the security query. Some firewalls have been deployed ...

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What do you like most about Snowflake Analytics?

Its performance speed is very good.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Snowflake Analytics?

We don't handle the price part. However, our customer is happy with our services regarding Snowflake Analytics.

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What needs improvement with Snowflake Analytics?

When we insert data into a large table, it takes a lot of time. This performance issue can be improved.

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Overview

Firebolt is a cloud-native data warehouse that enables organizations to process massive amounts of data at lightning-fast speeds. This is achieved through its unique architecture that utilizes a cloud-native approach, allowing for elastic scaling and parallel processing.

Firebolt helps organizations with a scalable and cost-effective solution for their data warehousing needs. It eliminates the need for expensive hardware and maintenance costs associated with traditional data warehouses. Firebolt's real-time analytics capabilities also enable businesses to make data-driven decisions quickly, giving them a competitive edge in their respective industries.

Conventional data platforms and big data solutions struggle to deliver on their fundamental purpose: to enable any user to work with any data, without limits on scale, performance or flexibility. Whether you’re a data analyst, data scientist, data engineer, or any other business or technology professional, you’ll get more from your data with Snowflake.

To achieve this, we built a new data platform from the ground up for the cloud. It’s designed with a patented new architecture to be the centerpiece for data pipelines, data warehousing, data lakes, data application development, and for building data exchanges to easily and securely share governed data. The result, A platform delivered as a service that’s powerful but simple to use.

Snowflake’s cloud data platform supports a multi-cloud strategy, including a cross-cloud approach to mix and match clouds as you see fit. Snowflake delivers advantages such as global data replication, which means you can move your data to any cloud in any region, without having to re-code your applications or learn new skills.

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Lionsgate, Adobe, Sony, Capital One, Akamai, Deliveroo, Snagajob, Logitech, University of Notre Dame, Runkeeper

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