Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Starburst Galaxy
Starburst Galaxy clearly comes out ahead of Snowflake on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Starburst Galaxy has a free tier; Snowflake does not.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Starburst | - |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | steep |
| Integration | - | high |
| Trending | Stable | Rising |
| Industries | Data & AnalyticsDevelopmentLegal & Compliance | Data & Analytics |
| Categories | data-engineering | databasedata-engineering |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Starburst Galaxy
freemium
custom
usage based
| Feature | starburst-galaxy | snowflake |
|---|---|---|
| Connect Directly To Data Sources | ||
| Highly Regulated Industries With Sensitive Data | ||
| Data Governance With Rbac And Abac | ||
| Introductory Offering With Core Functionality | ||
| Enterprise Trial License Key | ||
| Large-Scale Data Initiatives With Granular Controls | ||
| Internet-Scale Workloads With Trino | ||
| Maximum Security/Isolation | ||
| Smart Indexing And Caching With Warp Speed | ||
| Up To $500 In Usage Credits |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Starburst Galaxy comes out ahead overall, though Snowflake can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Starburst Galaxy offers a free tier; Snowflake does not currently list one.
