Google BigQuery

Serverless cloud data warehouse for running large-scale SQL analytics.

Pricing: free, usage
Free tier: true
Open source: No

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Identity · Taxonomy

Tags(open-source;cloud-native): data-warehouse, gcp, sql-analytics, ai, streaming, lakehouseVerification pending

Platform · Deployment

Delivery model(SaaS;self-hosted;desktop;mobile;embedded;managed-cloud;appliance): managed-cloudVerification pending

Pricing · Licensing

Free plan(true/false): trueVerification pending
Free trial(true/false): trueVerification pending
Pricing model(free;subscription;usage;seat;asset;transaction;revenue-share;perpetual;custom): free, usageVerification pending

Features · Product · Fit

Core capabilities(authoring;automation;analytics): Built-in predictive analytics and AI inferencing with BigQuery AI, Gemini-powered conversational and agentic analytics agents, Decoupled storage and compute for petabyte-scale analysis, Apache Iceberg read/write interoperability with zero data movement, Real-time streaming analytics with continuous queries and Managed Service for Apache Kafka, Automated governance with Knowledge Catalog metadata, profiling, quality, and lineageVerification pending

Api · Integrations · Ecosystem

API available(true/false): trueVerification pending

Audience · Use · Case

Best for(Neutral editorial summary): Teams wanting a fully managed, AI-assisted warehouse with an always-free tier and usage-based pricingVerification pending
Company-size fit(individual;SMB;mid-market;enterprise): SMB, mid-market, enterpriseVerification pending
Primary use cases(build;monitor;automate): Data science and ML model workflows, Real-time analytics on streaming data, Conversational analytics for business users, RAG and vector search applications, Managed disaster recovery and observabilityVerification pending

Vendor · Maintainer

Founded year(2012): 1998Verified
Headquarters country(US): United StatesVerified
Vendor type(commercial;foundation;community;government;consortium;individual): commercialVerification pending

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