ClickHouse vs Dremio

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

The short answer

ClickHouse is the stronger AI pick in Data Warehouse: it has a visibility score of 16.5 versus 0.6 for Dremio, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose ClickHouse if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (16.5 vs 0.6)
AI answers describe it more positively (58% vs 50% positive)
You need HIPAA or PCI coverage
fast real-time analytics

Choose Dremio if…

You want a lower entry price ($0.2 vs $0.218)
You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
You need SOC 2 Type 2 or ISO 27001:2013 or GDPR or CCPA coverage
keeps data in an open lakehouse without copying it into a proprietary warehouse

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	ClickHouse	Dremio
Visibility score	16.5%	0.6%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Data Warehouse	#8	#27
Share of voice	5.4%	0.4%
Mentions this run	30	2
Positive in AI answers	58%	50%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Engine by engine

ClickHouse leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

14.4%

0.9%

AI Mode

12%

Perplexity

23.1%

0.9%

ClickHouseDremio

Head to head in AI answers

2 engine answers name both brands

2ClickHouse ranked higher

0Dremio ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	ClickHouse	Dremio
What are the best data warehouse tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#8	#11
Official website of the top data warehouse vendors	ChatGPT	#12	#15

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	ClickHouse	Dremio
Pricing model	Usage-based	Usage-based
Entry price	$0.218 / mo	$0.2 / mo
Free plan	No · 30-day trial	No · 30-day trial
Deployment	ClickHouse Cloud on AWS, GCP and Azure, self-managed open-source installs, and Bring Your Own Cloud within the customer's own VPC.	Fully managed cloud service (Dremio Cloud) or self-managed software on Kubernetes, on-premises or in AWS, Azure or GCP (Dremio Enterprise).
Integrations	100+	—
Compliance	HIPAA, PCI	SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001:2013, GDPR, CCPA
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	Enterprise-grade support plans, Security documentation and Trust Center, Hands-on workshops
Founded	2009	2015
Headquarters	Palo Alto, CA, United States	—
Employees	501–1,000	—
Funding	Series D, led by Dragoneer	Series E
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.	Teams wanting a zero-maintenance, cloud-native experience and fast time to value (Dremio Cloud); organizations needing full control, on-prem requirements, or strict compliance constraints (Dremio Enterprise).