BigQueryFully managed, serverless enterprise data warehouse from Google Cloud

ClickHouseThe leading database for AI

Comparison · Data Warehouse · weekly run Nov 3

BigQuery vs ClickHouse

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

BigQuery is the stronger AI pick in Data Warehouse: it has a visibility score of 63.6 versus 16.5 for ClickHouse, and ranks ahead in 93% of the answers that name both.

Choose BigQuery if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (63.6 vs 16.5)
You need SOC 1 or SOC 2 or SOC 3 or ISO/IEC 27001 or NIST 800-53 or NIST 800-171 or IRAP or GDPR or Cyber Essentials coverage
Serverless, highly scalable data warehouse
Free tier suited to small teams and light workloads

Choose ClickHouse if…

AI answers describe it more positively (58% vs 41% positive)
You need PCI coverage
fast real-time analytics
high-concurrency analytics performance

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	BigQuery	ClickHouse
Visibility score	63.6%	16.5%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Data Warehouse	#2	#8
Share of voice	12%	5.4%
Mentions this run	67	30
Positive in AI answers	41%	58%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

BigQuery 0pp · ClickHouse 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

BigQuery leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

68.7%

14.4%

AI Mode

65.9%

12%

Perplexity

56.1%

23.1%

BigQueryClickHouse

Head to head in AI answers

29 engine answers name both brands

27BigQuery ranked higher

2ClickHouse ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	BigQuery	ClickHouse
What are the best data warehouse tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#3	#7
What are the best data warehouse tools in 2026?	AI Mode	#4	#7
What are the best data warehouse tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#3	#8
Top data warehouse options for B2B SaaS companies	ChatGPT	#2	#5
Top data warehouse options for B2B SaaS companies	AI Mode	#4	#7
Top data warehouse options for B2B SaaS companies	Perplexity	#2	#8
Best data warehouse for startups	ChatGPT	#1	#4
Best data warehouse for startups	AI Mode	#1	#5
Best data warehouse for startups	Perplexity	#1	#8
Best data warehouse for enterprise	Perplexity	#6	#9
Which data warehouse has the best reviews?	Perplexity	#3	#5
Compare the leading data warehouse platforms	Perplexity	#2	#10

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	BigQuery	ClickHouse
Pricing model	—	Usage-based
Entry price	—	$0.218 / mo
Free plan	—	No · 30-day trial
Deployment	Serverless, runs only on Google Cloud	ClickHouse Cloud on AWS, GCP and Azure, self-managed open-source installs, and Bring Your Own Cloud within the customer's own VPC.
Integrations	—	100+
Compliance	SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, ISO/IEC 27001, HIPAA, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, IRAP, GDPR, Cyber Essentials	HIPAA, PCI
Support	—	Expert support with 1 business day response time on Basic, Expert support with 1 hour response time on Scale, Enterprise support with 30 min response time for Severity 1 issues, Named Lead Support Engineer on Enterprise
Founded	—	2009
Headquarters	—	Palo Alto, CA, United States
Employees	—	501–1,000
Funding	—	Series D, led by Dragoneer
Best for	—	Developers and data teams that need real-time queries on large datasets at an affordable cost, including teams adding a speed layer on top of an existing data warehouse or OLTP database.