Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Azure Cosmos DB
Azure Cosmos DB clearly comes out ahead of Azure Data Explorer on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Azure Cosmos DB has a free tier; Azure Data Explorer does not.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Microsoft | Microsoft |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentData & AnalyticsMedia & Entertainment | DevelopmentData & Analytics |
| Categories | analyticsdatabase | database |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Azure Cosmos DB
usage based
usage based
freemium
usage based
| Feature | azure-data-explorer | azure-cosmos-db |
|---|---|---|
| Compute Optimized: High Query Performance | ||
| 1,000 Ru/S Provisioned Throughput | ||
| No Azure Data Explorer Markup Charge | ||
| 25 Gb Storage | ||
| No Sla | ||
| Autoscale Provisioned Throughput | ||
| Storage Optimized: Large Data Volumes With Lower Query Frequency | ||
| Lifetime Of One Azure Cosmos Db Account Per Azure Subscription | ||
| Uses Smaller Cost-Effective Vm Series | ||
| Pay For Compute (Ru/S Or Vcores), Storage, And Bandwidth | ||
| Serverless Throughput | ||
| Standard Provisioned Throughput |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Azure Cosmos DB comes out ahead overall, though Azure Data Explorer can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Azure Cosmos DB offers a free tier; Azure Data Explorer does not currently list one.
