Cloud data warehouse Category leader
Databricks
Lakehouse platform with SQL warehouses, notebooks and ML
Key features
- SQL querying
- Fine-grained access control
MotherDuck alternatives
Other cloud data warehouse tools to consider instead of MotherDuck. Key features and starting prices come from each vendor's own site.
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| Pricing | Free plan $250/org/mo + usage | Paid | Paid | Paid | Paid |
| Best for | Small data teams running analytics on DuckDB who want a warehouse without cluster management. | — | — | — | — |
| Team size | 1–500 people | 51–500+ people | 2–500+ people | 51–500+ people | 2–500+ people |
| SQL querying | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Separate storage and compute | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pay-per-use pricing | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes |
| Semi-structured data support | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Not listed |
| Secure data sharing | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Not listed |
| Fine-grained access control | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed |
| Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit |
Head to head
The alternatives
Cloud data warehouse Category leader
Google BigQuery
Serverless data warehouse on Google Cloud
Key features
- SQL querying
- Separate storage and compute
- Fine-grained access control
Cloud data warehouse Category leader
Snowflake
Cloud data platform for analytics, AI and data sharing
Key features
- SQL querying
- Separate storage and compute
- Semi-structured data support
- Secure data sharing
Cloud data warehouse Rising
ClickHouse Cloud
Managed ClickHouse for real-time analytics
Key features
- SQL querying
- Separate storage and compute
- Pay-per-use pricing