Snowflake Analytics Reviews and Pricing

Nirmal Kosuru

Data Architect at Cognizio

Aug 2, 2024

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An user-friendly solution that allows you to scale up or down based on usage

Pros and Cons

"One advantage is that installation is unnecessary since it's cloud-based. You subscribe to a Snowflake instance, configure it, and start using it. It's very user-friendly and allows you to scale up or down based on usage."

"I don't see many drawbacks with Snowflake Analytics, but it's not as mature as other tools. It is evolving and needs to integrate various features, like data loading and analytics, better. These components are not fully connected, so the tool should become a more integrated application."

What is most valuable?

One advantage is that installation is unnecessary since it's cloud-based. You subscribe to a Snowflake instance, configure it, and start using it. It's very user-friendly and allows you to scale up or down based on usage.

What needs improvement?

I don't see many drawbacks with Snowflake Analytics, but it's not as mature as other tools. It is evolving and needs to integrate various features, like data loading and analytics, better. These components are not fully connected, so the tool should become a more integrated application.

The solution is costlier than Azure or other tools like Pentaho, which are cheaper but require more effort in ETL or ELT development and integrating all the tools.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Snowflake Analytics integrates well with the data, keeping everything within the same network and premises, eliminating network latency, and ensuring fast performance. Scalability is a strong point, as the compute and storage layers are separate, allowing independent scaling. This elasticity means that as more users or developers work on it, Snowflake can handle any load by leveraging CPU and GPU capacity.

What other advice do I have?

I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner

reviewer2009835

Senior Solutions Architect at a tech consulting company with 201-500 employees

Nov 22, 2023

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Offers good performance and straightforward deployment

Pros and Cons

"Deployment is straightforward as it's a SaaS product. No maintenance required."

"The UI could be more user-friendly."

What is our primary use case?

It's primarily used for data migration, platform organization, and advanced analytics. As an Elite Partner, we provide consulting services to various customers.

What is most valuable?

It's a fast, 100% SaaS data cloud offering, which is unique in the market. Snowflake is available on all three major cloud providers: AWS, Azure, and GCP.

What needs improvement?

The UI could be more user-friendly.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for three and a half years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the stability a ten out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would rate the scalability a ten out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

The support is very good. The documentation is very robust, a large online community and a dedicated support team is available.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have experience with Microsoft Azure. I was working on the on-premises, and I was looking for a SaaS offering, that's why switched to Snowflake.

How was the initial setup?

Deployment is straightforward as it's a SaaS product. No maintenance required.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. I would definitely recommend using this solution.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.