Azure Synapse Analytics vs Amazon Redshift Pricing (2026)
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Azure Synapse Analytics vs Amazon Redshift

Data Warehousing pricing comparison · 2026

Azure Synapse Analytics is usage-based from $0.143 per vCore-hour, while Amazon Redshift is usage-based from $0.375 per RPU-hour. Amazon Redshift is typically 96% more affordable, though your actual cost depends on tier and team size.

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Azure Synapse Analytics
Azure Synapse Analytics is Microsoft's unified analytics platform that combines enterprise
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Amazon Redshift
Amazon Redshift is AWS's fully managed cloud data warehouse service, offering both provisi
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Estimated license cost
at 25 seats
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Usage-based
$5 per TB processed
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Usage-based
$0.375 per RPU hour
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What buyers actually pay
median, annual
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Median annual
$370/yr
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46 hidden-cost · 2 contract · 2 review platforms
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Vendr median
Last verified 2mo ago
Confidence Medium confidence
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Hidden costs

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Beyond the sticker
Severity-ranked, sourced
5 documented
  • Complex Cost Structure
    10-30% of license costs
    1 source
  • Unexpected Service Charges from Tutorials
    $14-$200+
    2 sources
  • Hidden Costs and Opaque Pricing
    10-50% of license costs
    4 sources
  • Priority Support Surcharge
    $99+/month
    1 source
  • SSL Binding Feature Lock-in
    $70+/month
    1 source
No hidden costs documented
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What users say

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TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2
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7.7out of 5 (10)
Trustpilot
1.1out of 5 (20)
Best for
Ad-hoc queries, data exploration, and variable workloads against data lake files
Watch out
Charges continuing after resource deletion or service cancellation
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Best for
Variable or unpredictable workloads, getting started quickly without capacity planning
Watch out
Cluster sizing, tuning, and cost optimization require very careful management, and costs can increase quickly if not monitored properly.
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Data Warehousing

Azure Synapse Analytics

Usage-based, from $0.143 per vCore-hour
10 plans
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Data Warehousing

Amazon Redshift

Usage-based, from $0.375 per RPU-hour
3 plans
Full pricing breakdown →

Azure Synapse Analytics and Amazon Redshift both operate in the data warehousing category. This page compares their list pricing.

Plan-by-Plan Pricing

Plan Azure Synapse Analytics Amazon Redshift
Pre-Purchase Plan Tier 1 (5,000 SCUs, 6% discount) $4.7K /one-time Custom
Pre-Purchase Plan Tier 2 (10,000 SCUs, 8% discount) $9.2K /one-time Custom
Pre-Purchase Plan Tier 3 (24,000 SCUs, 11% discount) $21.4K /one-time Custom
Pre-Purchase Plan Tier 4 (60,000 SCUs, 16% discount) $50.4K /one-time —
Pre-Purchase Plan Tier 5 (150,000 SCUs, 22% discount) $117K /one-time —
Pre-Purchase Plan Tier 6 (360,000 SCUs, 28% discount) $259.2K /one-time —
Serverless SQL Pool Custom —
Dedicated SQL Pool (100 DWU) Custom —
Apache Spark Pool Custom —
Data Integration (Pipelines) Custom —

Cost at Scale

Total cost of ownership — licenses, implementation, and hidden costs included.

Azure Synapse Analytics

4 scenarios
$10
Serverless Data Lake Analytics
$25/month
$23/month
Small Dedicated Data Warehouse
for 1 TB of storage ($23 × 1 TB), plus dedicated pool compute billed per DWU-hour
$115
Mid-Size Analytics Platform
$230/month for 5-10 TB of dedicated storage ($23 × 5 to $23 × 10), plus $0.143 per vCore-hour for memory optimized Spark, $5 per TB of serverless data processed, and dedicated pool compute
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Amazon Redshift

1 scenario
$3
Serverless Analytics
$6 per hour of active compute (8-16 RPUs × $0.375 per RPU-hour)

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