Amazon Redshift vs Snowflake Pricing (2026)
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Amazon Redshift vs Snowflake

Data Warehousing pricing comparison · 2026

Amazon Redshift pricing ranges from $0.543–$1.5/month, while Snowflake ranges from $0–$50000/month. These products use different pricing models (Per-seat subscription vs Custom enterprise pricing), so a direct price comparison isn't meaningful — costs depend on usage volume and mix.

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Amazon Redshift
Amazon Redshift is AWS's fully managed cloud data warehouse service, offering both provisi
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$370 $97K
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Snowflake
Snowflake uses consumption-based pricing starting at approximately $2/credit for Standard
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$370 $97K
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Verdict · Vendr median · year 1
Amazon saves $96K vs Snowflake · 25 seats
Cheapest $370
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Custom pricing
Custom
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What buyers actually pay
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Median annual
$370/yr
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Median annual
$97K/yr
Vendr · n=622 avg 8% negotiated
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Sources & confidence

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Sources 11 sourced facts
5 hidden-cost · 3 contract · Vendr median · 2 review platforms
Last verified 3w ago
Confidence High confidence
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Hidden costs

Each cost is severity-ranked, with the dollar range quoted from its source (Vendr, Reddit, TrustRadius, BBB, official docs) — never our estimate.

Beyond the sticker
Severity-ranked, sourced
No hidden costs documented
5 documented
  • Complex pricing model with credit-based system
    20-40% of license costs
    1 source
  • Enterprise edition pricing premium
    100% markup on credit costs (2x standard pricing)
    1 source
  • Lack of native governance tooling requires custom development
    $50,000-$200,000
    1 source
  • Cloud provider fees passed through to customers
    44% of revenue goes to cloud infrastructure costs
    1 source
  • Costs scale faster than business growth
    70% annual cost growth reported
    1 source
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What users say

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Data Warehousing

Amazon Redshift

$0.543–$1.5
/month
3 plans
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Data Warehousing

Snowflake

$0–$50000
/month
4 plans
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Different Pricing Models

Direct price comparison isn't meaningful here — Amazon Redshift uses Per-seat subscription pricing while Snowflake uses Custom enterprise pricing pricing. Your actual cost will depend on usage volume, team size, or both. Here's each product in its native unit.

Per-seat subscription

Amazon Redshift

$0.543–$1.5 / month
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Custom enterprise pricing

Snowflake

$0–$50000 / month
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Amazon Redshift and Snowflake are the two most established cloud data warehouses. Redshift is AWS's native offering with deep integration into the AWS ecosystem, while Snowflake is cloud-agnostic and runs on AWS, Azure, and GCP. Redshift Serverless starts at $0.375/RPU-hour, and provisioned RA3 nodes run ~$0.26–$1.08/node-hour. Snowflake credits cost ~$2–$4 each depending on edition. Both offer free tiers: Redshift Serverless has a free trial, and Snowflake offers $400 in trial credits.

Plan-by-Plan Pricing

Plan Amazon Redshift Snowflake
Redshift Serverless Custom Custom
RA3 Provisioned (Managed Storage) Custom Custom
DC2 Provisioned (Dense Compute) Custom Custom
Virtual Private Snowflake (VPS) — Custom

Cost at Scale

Total cost of ownership — licenses, implementation, and hidden costs included.

Amazon Redshift

4 scenarios
$365
Startup / Dev Environment
$500/month
$2,500
Mid-Size Production Cluster
$5,000/month
$15,000
Enterprise Data Warehouse
$50,000/month
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Snowflake

6 scenarios
$250/month ($220 compute + $23 storage + $7 transfer)
Small Analytics Team (Standard Edition)
$3,000/month ($2,640 compute + $184 storage + $176 transfer)
Mid-Size Data Team (Enterprise Edition)
$14,000/month ($12,672 compute + $1,150 storage + $178 transfer)
Enterprise Analytics Platform (Business Critical)
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Market Intelligence

Amazon Redshift

Median annual cost
$370
Based on
21 deals

Snowflake

Median annual cost
$96,594
Average negotiated discount
8%
Based on
622 deals

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Amazon Redshift

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Our Verdict

Choose Amazon Redshift if you're deeply invested in AWS (S3, Glue, SageMaker, Kinesis), need predictable provisioned cluster pricing, or want the lowest egress costs within AWS. Redshift's tight AWS integration reduces data movement costs significantly.

Choose Snowflake if you need multi-cloud flexibility, have teams across AWS and Azure/GCP, or require Snowflake's mature data sharing and marketplace features. Snowflake's compute-storage separation is often simpler to manage than Redshift's node-based architecture.

Frequently Asked Questions

01 Is Redshift cheaper than Snowflake?

For AWS-native workloads with predictable volume, Redshift provisioned clusters can be cheaper than Snowflake. RA3.xlplus nodes at ~$0.26/node-hour can undercut Snowflake for steady-state workloads. However, Snowflake's auto-suspend feature (pausing compute when idle) can make it cheaper for intermittent workloads.

02 Which is easier to manage: Redshift or Snowflake?

Snowflake is generally easier to manage. There's no cluster resizing, VACUUM, or ANALYZE maintenance. Redshift Serverless reduces operational overhead, but provisioned Redshift still requires table design decisions (sort keys, distribution keys) that Snowflake handles automatically.

03 Can Redshift query data in S3 like Snowflake queries external stages?

Yes. Redshift Spectrum queries S3 data directly at $5/TB scanned. Snowflake External Tables query S3, Azure Blob, or GCS. Both approaches allow querying raw data without loading it, though Redshift Spectrum is more cost-effective for AWS-native data lakes.

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