Best Data Lakehouse Platforms in 2026
Updated
In short: Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse is ranked #1 of 22 as of 5 October 2026, ahead of Starburst Data Platform and Starburst Galaxy. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Starburst Data Platform. The lowest first paid tier on this page is IOMETE at $41.67/mo.
Choosing a data lakehouse means weighing how storage and analytics fit your workloads and stack. Compared on storage model and table format support, these platforms also cover ACID transactions, SQL analytics, streaming ingestion and governance catalog capabilities. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add practical cost context. Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse, Starburst Data Platform and Starburst Galaxy are among the named options to assess against your data architecture. Check which table formats and transaction requirements matter to your pipelines, and whether the listed analytics, ingestion and governance features match how your team manages data.
22 data lakehouse platforms ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Data Lakehouse Platforms, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 9 of the 22 on this page have a public API.
- 01 Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.4Free
- 02 Starburst Data Platform API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.4Free
- 03 Starburst Galaxy API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.4Free
- 04 Amazon SageMaker Autopilot API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.3
- 05 Bauplan API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.3$700/mo
- 06 IOMETE API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.3$41.67/mo
- 07 Cloudera Data Lake Service API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.0
- 08 Onehouse Cloud API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.9
- 09 Datastrato Iceberg Lakehouse Platform API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.8
- 10 Databricks Notebooks API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 6.0Free
- 11 Apache Hudi API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 12 Google Cloud Lakehouse for Apache Iceberg API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9
- 13 Dremio API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 14 Qlik Talend Cloud API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 15 LavaLake API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 16 Microsoft Fabric Notebooks API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 17 Qlik Open Lakehouse API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 18 Tencent Big Data Suite API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 19 AetherLake API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 20 Alibaba Cloud OpenLake API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 21 Hapi Data Lakehouse API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 22 OpenLake API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
Compare all 22 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Storage model | SQL analytics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | — | — | both | Yes |
| 2 | Starburst Data Platform | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 3 | Starburst Galaxy | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 4 | Amazon SageMaker Autopilot | 7.3 | No | — | No | — | both | Yes |
| 5 | Bauplan | 7.3 | Free plan | $700/mo | Yes | 700 /mo | external | Yes |
| 6 | IOMETE | 7.3 | Free plan | $41.67/mo | Yes | — | external | Yes |
| 7 | Cloudera Data Lake Service | 7.0 | No | — | No | — | both | Yes |
| 8 | Onehouse Cloud | 6.9 | No | — | — | — | both | Yes |
| 9 | Datastrato Iceberg Lakehouse Platform | 6.8 | No | — | — | — | external | Yes |
| 10 | Databricks Notebooks | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 11 | Apache Hudi | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | — | — | external | Yes |
| 12 | Google Cloud Lakehouse for Apache Iceberg | 5.9 | No | — | No | — | both | Yes |
| 13 | Dremio | 5.4 | No | — | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 14 | Qlik Talend Cloud | 5.4 | No | — | No | — | external | Yes |
| 15 | LavaLake | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | external | Yes |
| 16 | Microsoft Fabric Notebooks | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 17 | Qlik Open Lakehouse | 5.2 | No | — | No | — | external | Yes |
| 18 | Tencent Big Data Suite | 5.2 | No | — | — | — | both | Yes |
| 19 | AetherLake | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 20 | Alibaba Cloud OpenLake | 5.1 | No | — | — | — | both | Yes |
| 21 | Hapi Data Lakehouse | 5.1 | No | — | — | — | both | Yes |
| 22 | OpenLake | 5.1 | No | — | — | — | external | Yes |
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Questions about this list
Which data lakehouse platform is ranked first on Inferse?
Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse is ranked #1 of 22 with a score of 7.4. Starburst Data Platform is second and Starburst Galaxy third.
How many of these have a free plan?
7 of the 22 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, IOMETE has the lowest first paid tier we found: $41.67/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.