Here’s the difference between Firebolt and Starburst. The comparison is based on pricing, deployment, business model, and other important factors.
Firebolt is the world’s fastest cloud data warehouse, purpose-built for delivering a new grade of analytic experiences over big data. It provides tech companies with a modern data stack, an order of magnitude faster query performance at a fraction of the cost of the alternatives by combining the simplicity, elasticity and low cost of the cloud with the latest innovations in analytics. Engineering teams that adopted Firebolt have been able to deploy data applications and interactive analytics over big data in weeks while delivering sub-second performance at terabyte to petabyte scale.
Starburst queries data across any database, making it instantly actionable for data-driven organizations. With Starburst, teams can lower the total cost of their infrastructure and analytics investments, prevent vendor lock-in, and use the existing tools that work for their business. Trusted by companies like Comcast, FINRA, and Condé Nast, Starburst helps companies make better decisions faster on all data.