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Firebolt vs Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Firebolt
Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse
18th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Azure Synapse Ana...
Ranking in Cloud Data Warehouse
6th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
98
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Cloud Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Firebolt is 2.2%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is 6.1%, up from 6.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Data Warehouse Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics6.1%
Firebolt2.2%
Other91.7%
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Featured Reviews

Iqbal Hossain Raju - PeerSpot reviewer
Junior Software Engineer at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Can quickly query it to generate quick results
We have used Snowflake before. We support both. Firebolt has better performance, executing queries much quicker than Snowflake. However, Snowflake has more functionality. Depending on the client's needs, we can recommend the best option. Firebolt is a relatively new technology. Snowflake has many functionalities. Firebolt does not support unloading data to S3. There is no built-in way to do this in Firebolt. Alternatively, the data can be retrieved using API calls and loaded to S3 manually. Data can be unloaded to S3 directly using Snowflake. Firebolt significantly improves our performance over Snowflake because it takes less time to execute queries. This is especially important for our company because we use some KPIs that require fast loading times.
AnandTiwari - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at New Turn Technologies
Has consistently supported integration across diverse environments and streamlined deployment processes
Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics could improve their pricing structure. They currently have two separate pricing tiers: full log and partial log. I suggest they implement a single price and reduce charges on logs. They could implement a cap with some free tier or price tier based on the GBs of log collected. This would help customers use Azure more effectively. Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is an excellent product because it includes both SIEM and orchestration capabilities with playbooks, but the log management part is very costly. Regarding future improvements, I would appreciate more application connectors for integration, particularly for on-premise based solutions. Many customers still maintain on-premise infrastructure, so having more integration possibilities for these environments would be beneficial.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Firebolt is fast for analytical purposes. For example, we have analytical data in our data warehouse, and Firebolt can quickly query it to generate quick results."
"The stability of the solution is pretty good."
"Our primary use case is for gathering data and analytics. We provide insights into vehicle data. We gather millions of records per second and we have various millions of vehicles running across."
"I like SQL post, which is for storage and distributed computing. Another good feature is the copy activity."
"The ability to scale out services on-demand and scale them down when they are not required is most valuable. You are in control of your expenditures, and you are also in control of the horsepower that you need. That's a major advantage."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its filling of the gap between big data and classic data warehouses."
"The solution handles single or complex items within a second."
"The product provides a seamless and adaptable approach to data processing and analytics."
"With this solution, I can better understand buying patterns and user habits, and I can tell in real time a customer's review and purchase based on the cloud data of Azure Data Warehouse."
 

Cons

"Firebolt's engine takes a long time to start because it needs to make engine calls."
"Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics's pricing could be reduced."
"There may be some challenges in terms of connecting with Virtual Networks (VNETs) to Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics."
"They should automate some of the features. There are some things, such as the creation of external tables, that you have to do manually. They should be automated."
"The major pro of Synapse is the service, and the major con is that when you decide to move out of Synapse, you would have to rewrite the entire thing, whereas, with Snowflake, it would be just simple migration to different cloud providers."
"The solution can get expensive, and it's hard to monitor the costs."
"Integration with other vendors has limitations and could be improved."
"Real-time integration is hard to do in Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics."
"This is a young product in transition to the cloud and it needs more work before it is both settled as a product and competitive in the market."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Microsoft's pricing is relatively high, and it varies according to the extent of our usage. The pricing is directly tied to our consumption. This decision is ultimately a business choice."
"We chose the serverless option for the database which has saved us a lot of money. Our costs are approximately £600 per month."
"I don't know about the price, but I'm trying to get a sense of the cost."
"The licensing fees for this solution are on a pay-per-use basis, and not very expensive."
"We are on a monthly payment plan for the use of Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics."
"You have to be very careful with one specific service inside Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics which is called the Sequel Data Warehouse Dedicated. It is very reliable and performs well, but it's expensive. You need to define the tier well because you can choose between several tiers and you have to define which suits your needs and not overperform the tier because it's quite expensive."
"All of the prices are available online."
"Because it's cloud the cost is a different convention and the licensing costs are not the same."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
12%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Construction Company
7%
 

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Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise18
Large Enterprise60
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics?
I think the licensing cost for Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is very high, but I have a local system to support that, so I don't consider that in the near future.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics?
I am hoping that in the future Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics may have AI support.
 

Also Known As

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Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Microsoft Azure SQL DW, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, MS Azure Synapse Analytics
 

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