Best OLAP Databases in 2026
Updated
In short: Exasol is ranked #1 of 28 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Apache Druid and CrateDB. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Apache Druid. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Alibaba Cloud Hologres at $0.04/mo.
OLAP databases support analytical querying, and the options here can be compared across how they handle data, deployment and concurrent workloads. Data lake querying, real-time ingestion and materialized views are useful distinctions to weigh against your query patterns. Query concurrency and separate compute and storage offer further architectural comparison points, while deployment model clarifies how each option is delivered. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing help frame cost. The ranking begins with Exasol, Apache Druid and CrateDB, followed by Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse and Teradata VantageCloud. Apache Doris, Apache Impala and Apache Pinot also appear among the opening entries.
28 OLAP databases ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exasol | 7.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $3.30/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 2 |  Apache Druid | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | — | — | — | View |
| 3 |  CrateDB | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 4 | Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 5 |  Teradata VantageCloud | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | cloud | View |
| 6 | Apache Doris | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 7 |  Apache Impala | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 8 | Apache Pinot | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | — | — | — | View |
| 9 | QuestDB | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 10 | Firebolt | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 11 | MonetDB | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 12 | PrestoDB | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | — | — | — | View |
| 13 |  Trino | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 14 | BigQuery Data Clean Rooms | 6.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | cloud | View |
| 15 | ClickHouse Cloud | 6.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $53/mo | No | 50 /mo | — | View |
| 16 | Amazon Redshift | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $0.54/mo | No | — | cloud | View |
| 17 |  Databricks Notebooks | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | No | — | cloud | View |
| 18 |  StarRocks | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 19 | DuckDB UI | 5.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 20 | Snowflake Horizon Catalog | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 21 | Alibaba Cloud AnalyticDB | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $119/mo | — | 119 /mo | cloud | View |
| 22 | Alibaba Cloud Hologres | 5.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $0.04/mo | No | — | cloud | View |
| 23 |  MariaDB Enterprise Analytics | 5.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 24 |  Apache Kylin | 4.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 25 |  Huawei CloudTable ClickHouse | 4.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | cloud | View |
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Questions about this list
Which OLAP database is ranked first on Inferse?
Exasol is ranked #1 of 28 with a score of 7.4. Apache Druid is second and CrateDB third.
How many of these have a free plan?
15 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Alibaba Cloud Hologres has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.04/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. Paid placements never change a rank.