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Best Amazon Redshift alternatives in 2026

Data compiled by Toolradar Updated November 9, 2026 How we rate

Cite this list: Toolradar, best Amazon Redshift alternatives 2026, toolradar.com/alternatives/amazon-redshift

2 direct alternatives to Amazon Redshift and 6 more tools in the same category, compared on pricing, features, and best-for use cases. Pick the right replacement without the marketing fluff.

Quick answer

Snowflake is the top alternative to Amazon Redshift on our list, followed by Azure Synapse and Informatica.
2 of the 8 alternatives have a free plan, starting with Mozart Data.
Highest rated: Mozart Data, 4.6 out of 5 from 68 ratings, Sep 2026.

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8 alternatives
2 direct
2 with a free plan

Snowflake
#1 Top pick
Unify your data across clouds with separate compute and storage
Pricing
Contact sales
4.1 /5 across G2, Capterra and Trustpilot · 865 ratings, Sep 2026
Our take
Best overall
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Azure Synapse
#2
Analytics service combining data warehousing and big data
Pricing
Not published
4.4 /5 across G2 and Capterra · 70 ratings, Sep 2026
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Informatica
#3
Enterprise data management and integration
Pricing
Contact sales
4.3 /5 on G2 · 335 ratings, Sep 2026
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Amazon Redshift vs 8 alternatives

Amazon Redshift and its alternatives compared on starting price (cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026), free plan and average user rating, and how directly each replaces it.
Tool	Starting price (Nov 2026)	Free plan	Rating	Fit
Amazon Redshift Compared tool	Price: Usage-based	Free plan: No	4.3 out of 5, from 420 ratings across G2 and Capterra (420)
Snowflake	Price: Contact sales	Free plan: No	4.1 out of 5, from 865 ratings across G2, Capterra and Trustpilot (865)	Direct alternative
Azure Synapse	Price: Not published	Free plan: No	4.4 out of 5, from 70 ratings across G2 and Capterra (70)	Direct alternative
Informatica	Price: Contact sales	Free plan: No	4.3 out of 5, from 335 ratings on G2 (335)	Same category as Amazon Redshift
Matillion	Price: Usage-based	Free plan: No	4.4 out of 5, from 236 ratings across G2 and Capterra (236)	Same category as Amazon Redshift
Mozart Data	Price: Free + paid	Free plan: Yes	4.6 out of 5, from 68 ratings on G2 (68)	Same category as Amazon Redshift
Mitzu	Price: $149/mo	Free plan: No	4.7 out of 5, from 9 ratings on G2 (9)	Same category as Amazon Redshift
Polar Analytics	Price: $720/mo	Free plan: No	n/a	Same category as Amazon Redshift
Matillion MCP	Price: Free + paid	Free plan: Yes	n/a	Same category as Amazon Redshift

Why people consider alternatives to Amazon Redshift

Amazon Redshift is AWS's fully managed, petabyte-scale cloud data warehouse. It uses columnar storage and massively parallel processing (MPP) to deliver fast query performance on large datasets.

Teams most often switch away when one of these starts to bite:

Pricing at scale as usage or premium tiers add up.
Missing integrations with the rest of your stack.
Performance or scale limits as your needs grow.
A specific feature gap you have hit in data warehouses.

The 2 direct alternatives below cover the same core job (data warehouses) with different trade-offs. The 6 tools marked "Same category as Amazon Redshift" fit the category but replace Amazon Redshift less directly.

See full Amazon Redshift review Best data warehouses tools How we rank

Amazon Redshift by the numbers

Amazon Redshift compared with 521 Cloud & Infrastructure tools on Toolradar, as of Nov 2026
Metric	Amazon Redshift	Peer median	Position (1 is best)
Free plan	No	55% have one	n/a
Listed as an alternative to	20 tools	3	#42 of 521 (joint)
User rating	4.3/5 (across the web, 420 ratings)	4.5/5	#155 of 226 (joint) tools with 20+ reviews
Compare-page visits, last 30 days	57 visits	35	#45 of 190 (joint) tools with 20+ compare-page visits

Listed as an alternative to: #43 on 2026-10-16 to #42 on 2026-11-05 (rank among 521 tools, 1 is best).

Each position is counted among the tools that have data for that row, as noted under it. All Cloud & Infrastructure data · How we compute this. Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position. Visit counts include visits from every source.

Cite this: Toolradar, “Amazon Redshift by the numbers”, Nov 2026.

8 alternatives to Amazon Redshift

Direct alternatives come first, ranked by G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editor review. Tools marked "Same category as Amazon Redshift" follow, ranked the same way.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Amazon Redshift?

Based on real-signal scoring (G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editorial review), the top alternatives to Amazon Redshift are Snowflake, Azure Synapse, Informatica. Each solves the same core job with different trade-offs on pricing, features, and integrations.

Is there a free alternative to Amazon Redshift?

There is no fully free alternative in this list. Mozart Data is freemium: a permanent free tier plus paid plans (The modern data platform for growing businesses, simplifying ETL, warehousing, and transformation).

Why do people look for Amazon Redshift alternatives?

Common reasons teams switch away from Amazon Redshift: pricing that scales aggressively, missing integrations with the rest of their stack, performance or scale limits, or a specific feature gap in data warehouses. The alternatives on this page solve the same core problem with different trade-offs.

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Top 3 alternatives to Amazon Redshift

Snowflake

Azure Synapse

Informatica