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Firebolt vs Snowflake Analytics comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Firebolt
Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse
17th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Snowflake Analytics
Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse
12th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
Web Analytics (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Cloud Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Firebolt is 1.9%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Snowflake Analytics is 3.2%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Data Warehouse Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Snowflake Analytics3.2%
Firebolt1.9%
Other94.9%
Cloud Data Warehouse
 

Featured Reviews

Iqbal Hossain Raju - PeerSpot reviewer
Junior Software Engineer at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
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.
Garima Goel - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Principal Engineer at Nagarro
Have created secure cloud-based data lakes and improved real-time data processing using integrated AI features
There are many capabilities which Snowflake Analytics offers that I find valuable, such as the storage and compute engine that allows working with any cloud system such as AWS or Azure, alongside its efficiencies in storage computation and cost-effectiveness, which saves money compared to on-premise systems. We also have features such as pre-cached results, Time Travel, and fail-safe, which are very useful for restoring data if deleted accidentally, and the streams and data pipes that facilitate real-time ingestion are great features as well. Snowflake Analytics offers multiple new connectors, allowing me to connect it with Kafka, and with Snowpark, I can work with any programming language such as Python, Java, or Scala for data processing and analysis. The data sharing feature offered by Snowflake Analytics is good because it allows sharing specific sets of data to end customers or users from different Snowflake Analytics accounts without exposing the entire dataset for data security reasons. Snowflake Analytics' support for machine learning models and real-time insights has enhanced significantly. Originally, it wasn't strong in AI/ML, but now it has multiple models and forecasting capabilities, providing good competition to tools such as Databricks and Spark. In BI, I have worked majorly with Microsoft Power BI, and the integration with Snowflake Analytics is very easy. The way we integrate Snowflake Analytics with other on-premise systems just requires the warehouse details, username, passwords, and the account name, along with multiple options such as client ID and credentials for logging in and creating a session. The end-to-end encryption provided by Snowflake Analytics is very important because, in my previous firm, working in finance and investment management, data encryption is necessary due to the sensitive nature of customer data and the involvement of people's money. It's crucial to have encryption in transit and at rest, along with data masking features which Snowflake Analytics offers.

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 advanced features like time travel, zero copy cloning and scalability have been most useful. Snowflake requires zero maintenance for Data Warehousing on the cloud system."
"The most important feature is the warehouse functionality."
"Snowflake Analytics is pretty easy to use with the connectors for integration with the tools and systems in my company."
"It helps with business intelligence by providing analytics that can be reported."
"Snowflake Analytics' predictive analytics elements, which incorporate AI, are good and easy to integrate."
"While we've done many complex implementations, Snowflake always has a way of simplifying things."
"One of the key advancements in Snowflake Analytics is data sharing."
"Snowflake Analytics is flexible in nature, allowing for the addition of more data tables without affecting the main structure."
 

Cons

"Firebolt's engine takes a long time to start because it needs to make engine calls."
"Snowflake Analytics should probably have more built-in tools for master data management."
"The UI could be more user-friendly."
"I don't see many drawbacks with Snowflake Analytics, but it's not as mature as other tools. It is evolving and needs to integrate various features, like data loading and analytics, better. These components are not fully connected, so the tool should become a more integrated application."
"There are issues while loading data from Snowflake Analytics to the Power BI reporting, and it doesn't get loaded directly."
"Implementing everything on-premise is challenging because it require proper support from advisors, DBAs, and others."
"The distribution methodology isn't as strong as Bethesda or SAP HANA. It's not as strong as other competitors."
"The platform's data governance space needs more capability."
"Navigating the user console can be challenging, particularly when looking for details like the account ID."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is an expensive solution, but the kind of usability and flexibility it proactively provides for the organizations justify the price."
"I rate the product's licensing cost a five or six 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 solution's price is high and I would rate it an eight out of ten."
"I have been using free trial version."
"The product's pricing is subjective."
"The pricing is on the higher side."
"I rate the product price a seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price, and ten is high price."
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Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Construction Company
8%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
 

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Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise21
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Snowflake Analytics?
Snowflake Analytics is quite economical. It does not appear to incur significant extra expenses beyond the solution's initial cost. However, a complete pricing analysis is still in progress.
What needs improvement with Snowflake Analytics?
In my opinion, Snowflake Analytics can be improved by introducing more features, such as additional integration options. I remember using Snowflake Pro, which allows exporting direct data into the ...
 

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