Best OLAP Databases in 2026
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When analytics workloads call for fast, concurrent queries, OLAP databases offer different approaches to deployment and data handling. Compared on data lake querying, real-time ingestion, and query concurrency, these options also show whether materialized views and separate compute and storage are covered. Deployment model can help you assess fit with your infrastructure, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing provide cost context. Exasol, Apache Druid, and CrateDB are among the platforms represented. Compare the listed capabilities with the shape of your data and the way your team runs analytical workloads.
OLAP Databases, one module each.A lit port is something its maker publishes; 21 of 21 with a known API signal have a public API.
- 01 Exasol API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.4$3.30/mo
- 02 Apache Druid API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 03 CrateDB API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 04 Greenplum Database API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 05 Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 06 Teradata VantageCloud API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 07 Apache Impala API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 08 Apache Kylin API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 09 Apache Pinot API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 10 QuestDB API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 11 Apache Hive API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.1Free
- 12 Firebolt API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.1Free
- 13 MonetDB API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.1Free
- 14 PrestoDB API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.1Free
- 15 Trino API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.1Free
- 16 BigQuery Data Clean Rooms API yesDOCS 6.9
- 17 Apache Doris API yesDOCS 6.8
- 18 ClickHouse Cloud API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7$53/mo
- 19 Amazon Redshift API yesFREE noDOCS 6.6$0.54/mo
- 20 Huawei CloudTable ClickHouse API yesDOCS 6.6
- 21 Yellowbrick Data Warehouse API yesFREE noDOCS 6.6$0.28/mo
- 22 Databricks Notebooks FREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 23 StarRocks FREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 24 DuckDB UI FREE yesDOCS 5.7Free
- 25 MariaDB Enterprise Analytics DOCS 5.2
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | Separate compute and storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exasol | 7.4 | Free plan | $3.30/mo | Yes | |||
| 2 | Apache Druid | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | ||||
| 3 | CrateDB | 7.3 | Free plan | Yes | ||||
| 4 | Greenplum Database | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | No | |||
| 5 | Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 6 | Teradata VantageCloud | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | cloud | ||
| 7 | Apache Impala | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 8 | Apache Kylin | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | ||||
| 9 | Apache Pinot | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | ||||
| 10 | QuestDB | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 11 | Apache Hive | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | ||||
| 12 | Firebolt | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 13 | MonetDB | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 14 | PrestoDB | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | ||||
| 15 | Trino | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 16 | BigQuery Data Clean Rooms | 6.9 | Yes | cloud | ||||
| 17 | Apache Doris | 6.8 | Yes | |||||
| 18 | ClickHouse Cloud | 6.7 | No | $53/mo | No | 50 /mo | ||
| 19 | Amazon Redshift | 6.6 | No | $0.54/mo | No | cloud | ||
| 20 | Huawei CloudTable ClickHouse | 6.6 | cloud | |||||
| 21 | Yellowbrick Data Warehouse | 6.6 | No | $0.28/mo | No | |||
| 22 | Databricks Notebooks | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | No | cloud | ||
| 23 | StarRocks | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 24 | DuckDB UI | 5.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 25 | MariaDB Enterprise Analytics | 5.2 |
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