Firebolt vs Snowflake Analytics comparison

Firebolt and Snowflake Computing are both solutions in the Cloud Data Warehouse category. Firebolt is ranked #15 with an average rating of 9.0, while Snowflake Computing is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.3. Firebolt holds a 0.4% mindshare in CDW, compared to Snowflake Computing’s 0.5% 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

15th

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

8th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Cloud Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Firebolt is 0.4%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Snowflake Analytics is 0.5%, down from 0.6% 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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KamleshPant

Senior Software Architect at USEReady

Data ecosystem thrives with advanced governance and streaming capabilities

It is a data offering where I can see data lineage, data governance, and data security. Snowflake has a streaming capability to work with real-time streaming data and delta tables. Additionally, task management, job scheduling, and connecting multiple data sources unify my data across internal and external sources. The system ecosystem for analytics is enhanced, and AI capabilities are incorporated.

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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."

"The most important feature is the warehouse functionality."

"One of the key advancements in Snowflake Analytics is data sharing."

"One of the distinctive features of Snowflake is its ability to handle large datasets efficiently."

"It ensures the optimization of the application development while maintaining the user-friendly nature of its UI."

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

"Scaling is very high – there's no problem for scaling purposes. The learning curve is very small. And there are a lot of advanced features like handling duplicates, security, data governance, data sharing, and data cloning."

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

"Snowflake Analytics' most valuable feature is its inbuilt infrastructure for executing queries, which I don't have to manage based on my data volume as it's taken care of by Snowflake."

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Cons

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

"We haven't seen any areas that are lacking."

"The pricing visibility is complex. If you understand pricing, you can estimate costs, but if not, it can be challenging."

"The solution’s interface is good but it could be improved."

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

"Implementing everything on-premise is challenging because it require proper support from advisors, DBAs, and others."

"Snowflake's Snowpark is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"I cannot comment on the product's stability because we are still struggling with its performance."

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product's pricing is subjective."

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price, I rate the pricing a seven. The solution's pricing is high."

"I have been using free trial version."

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

"The tool is quite expensive."

"I rate the product price a seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price, and ten is high price."

"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."

"The pricing is on the higher side."

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12%

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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?

Snowflake is better and cheaper than Redshift and other cloud warehousing systems. It's economical.

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What needs improvement with Snowflake Analytics?

Most features are already available. Perhaps AIML integration might be further needed, or Snowflake is already implementing it. AIML-based SQL prompt and query generation could be an area for enhan...

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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.

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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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