Exasol vs. Snowflake Comparison

What is Exasol?

Exasol is a software company for analytics database management. Exasol offers in-memory processing, column-oriented storage, and massively parallel processing (MPP), all based on a shared-nothing architecture for higher query performance. Exasol is scalable and can be expanded with additional server (capacity) as needed. Exasol offers various price segments that can be calculated individually on the website. The Exasol SaaS Edition starts at $2 per hour per billing. The cost for a more comprehensive package can be requested on the website. Exasol can also be tested free of charge for 30 days.

What is Snowflake?

Snowflake is a cloud data platform. Snowflake creates a central, controlled, and queryable source for data, including JSON and XML files, with cost-efficient storage capacities. Semi-structured data can be directly queried with SQL and tools for business intelligence and machine learning. Snowflake offers low-cost cloud storage with 2 to 3 times compression.

Snowflake also provides native support for geospatial data and analysis. The stored data is dynamically masked and tokenized. Also, Snowflake is SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, PCI, HIPAA FedRAMP, etc. certified. Snowflake can be used free of charge for 30 days. Individual prices can be requested on the website.