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Amazon Redshift vs ClickHouse

Data Warehousing pricing comparison · 2026

Amazon Redshift is usage-based from $0.375 per RPU-hour, while ClickHouse has a free plan and quote-based paid plans.

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Amazon Redshift
Amazon Redshift is AWS's fully managed cloud data warehouse service, offering both provisi
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ClickHouse
ClickHouse pricing varies dramatically based on deployment model.
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Estimated license cost
at 25 seats
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Usage-based
$0.375 per RPU hour
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Pricing model unknown
no public list price found
What buyers actually pay
median, annual
Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.
Median annual
$370/yr
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Not in Vendr's deal flow
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Sources & confidence

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Where this data comes from
Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs
Sources 1 sourced fact
Vendr median
Last verified 2mo ago
Confidence Medium confidence
Sources 6 sourced facts
5 hidden-cost · 1 contract
Last verified 3mo ago
Confidence Medium confidence
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Hidden costs

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Beyond the sticker
Severity-ranked, sourced
No hidden costs documented
4 documented
  • Cloud Provider Markup
    $3,900/month
    1 source
  • SQL Compatibility Gaps Requiring Workarounds
    15-25% of license costs
    1 source
  • Operational Complexity for Self-Hosted Deployments
    10-20% of license costs
    2 sources
  • Join Performance Requiring Denormalization
    20-40% increase in storage costs
    1 source
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What users say

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TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2
No public ratings yet
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.
No public ratings yet
Best for
Getting started at no cost
Watch out
SQL compatibility gaps requiring workarounds
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Free plan limits → Discount programs →
License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats). Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges. Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.
Data Warehousing

Amazon Redshift

Usage-based, from $0.375 per RPU-hour
3 plans
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Data Warehousing

ClickHouse

Free plan; paid plans by quote
4 plans · Free tier
Full pricing breakdown →

Plan-by-Plan Pricing

Plan Amazon Redshift ClickHouse
Redshift Serverless Custom Free /user/month
RA3 Provisioned (Managed Storage) Custom Custom
DC2 Provisioned (Dense Compute) Custom Custom
Enterprise — Custom

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