Who each engine recommends
Position of every brand named in the latest run.
| Brand | ChatGPT | Perplexity | AI Mode | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SnowflakeTop pick | #1 | #1 | #1 | |
| BigQuery | #2 | #2 | #2 | |
| Amazon Redshift | #3 | #3 | #3 | |
| AWS | #5 | #10 | #4 | |
| Databricks | #4 | #4 | #5 | |
| ClickHouse | #8 | #7 | #6 | |
| Microsoft Azure | #7 | #11 | #8 | |
| Microsoft Fabric | #6 | #5 | — | |
| DuckDB | #9 | #8 | — | |
| Azure Synapse | — | #6 | — | |
| PostgreSQL | — | — | #7 | |
| MotherDuck | — | #9 | — | |
| Firebolt | #10 | — | — | |
| Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse | — | #12 | — | |
| Teradata | — | #13 | — | |
| Vertica | — | #14 | — | |
| Airbyte | — | #15 | — |
Responses
What each engine answered, and how the shortlist moved.
ChatGPT · run of Nov 3 · sentiment toward the top pick: → Neutral
- Snowflake — If by "the most popular data warehouse" you mean Snowflake, there are several strong alternatives worth considering in 2026.
- BigQuery — Snowflake remains a major cloud data warehouse, alongside Google BigQuery and Amazon Redshift.
- Amazon Redshift — Snowflake remains a major cloud data warehouse, alongside Google BigQuery and Amazon Redshift.
- Databricks — Databricks – strongest option for a modern data and AI platform.
- AWS — Deep AWS ecosystem integration.
- Microsoft Fabric
- Microsoft Azure — Best for: Enterprises using Microsoft Azure and Power BI.
- ClickHouse — ClickHouse – particularly compelling for high-performance analytics.
- DuckDB
- Firebolt
Perplexity · run of Nov 3 · sentiment toward the top pick: → Neutral
- Snowflake — If you mean Snowflake, the strongest alternatives are Google BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric/Azure Synapse, ClickHouse, and DuckDB/MotherDuck.
- BigQuery — If you mean Snowflake, the strongest alternatives are Google BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric/Azure Synapse, ClickHouse, and DuckDB/MotherDuck.
- Amazon Redshift — If you mean Snowflake, the strongest alternatives are Google BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric/Azure Synapse, ClickHouse, and DuckDB/MotherDuck.
- Databricks — If you mean Snowflake, the strongest alternatives are Google BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric/Azure Synapse, ClickHouse, and DuckDB/MotherDuck.
- Microsoft Fabric — If you mean Snowflake, the strongest alternatives are Google BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric/Azure Synapse, ClickHouse, and DuckDB/MotherDuck.
- Azure Synapse — If you mean Snowflake, the strongest alternatives are Google BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric/Azure Synapse, ClickHouse, and DuckDB/MotherDuck.
- ClickHouse — If you mean Snowflake, the strongest alternatives are Google BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric/Azure Synapse, ClickHouse, and DuckDB/MotherDuck.
- DuckDB — If you mean Snowflake, the strongest alternatives are Google BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric/Azure Synapse, ClickHouse, and DuckDB/MotherDuck.
- MotherDuck — If you mean Snowflake, the strongest alternatives are Google BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric/Azure Synapse, ClickHouse, and DuckDB/MotherDuck.
- AWS — Choose Redshift if most data, applications, and security controls already run on AWS.
- Microsoft Azure — If you mean Snowflake, the strongest alternatives are Google BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric/Azure Synapse, ClickHouse, and DuckDB/MotherDuck.
- Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse
- Teradata
- Vertica
Google AI Mode · run of Nov 3 · sentiment toward the top pick: ↑ Positive
- Snowflake — Snowflake is widely considered the most popular cloud data warehouse , accounting for the largest market share in modern enterprise analytics.
- BigQuery
- Amazon Redshift
- AWS — Why choose it: If your infrastructure is deeply rooted in AWS, Redshift minimizes data-egress costs and integrates smoothly with S3, Glue, and Kinesis.
- Databricks
- ClickHouse — Why choose it: If you need blazing-fast, real-time dashboards or log analytics where traditional warehouses struggle with latency, ClickHouse delivers column-oriented speed orders of magnitude faster for high-…
- PostgreSQL — PostgreSQL / Managed Postgres (RDS):.
- Microsoft Azure — What cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure) are you currently using?
Citations
Sources the engines cited for this prompt.
| Source | Type | Citations | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|
| clickhouse.com | Brand site · ClickHouse | 2 | ChatGPT |
| 6sense.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| airbyte.com | Brand site · Airbyte | 1 | Perplexity |
| amazon.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| codewithsql.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| databricks.com | Brand site · Databricks | 1 | ChatGPT |
| domo.com | Web | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| duckdb.org | Brand site · DuckDB | 1 | ChatGPT |
| firebolt.io | Brand site · Firebolt | 1 | ChatGPT |
| flexera.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| g2.com | Review site | 1 | Perplexity |
| google.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| hevodata.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| integrate.io | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| macrostack.net | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| microsoft.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| ovaledge.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| peerspot.ai | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| posthog.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| reddit.com | Forum | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| skyvia.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| thectoclub.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| toolradar.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |