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Free Dremio alternatives: 2 apps ranked by verified data

Facts checked Nov 8, 2026AppBreakup editorialHow we rank

2 of the 4 Dremio alternatives we track can be used for free (free, open source, or with a free plan). Google BigQuery and Firebolt rank highest, with facts last verified Nov 8, 2026.

Dremio has been acquired. Now part of SAP, according to a notice on Dremio's website.

Quick comparison

#AppPricingVerified priceOpen sourcePlatformsVerified factsScore
1Google BigQuery logoGoogle BigQueryFree plan + paid$6.25 per TiB scanned (on-demand)NoWeb4 of 472.5
2Firebolt logoFireboltFree plan + paid$0.92 per hour of compute (1 S node, US East)NoWeb, Linux, Self-hosted6 of 655.9
  1. Google BigQuery logo

    1. Google BigQueryTop pick

    Best for: Teams on Google Cloud or GA4 who want a warehouse with no servers to manage

    Free plan + paidWeb

    72.5

    score / 100

    Why switch from Dremio

    Serverless warehouse with BigLake for querying open table formats on Google Cloud.

    Pros

    • Fully serverless, with nothing to size or keep running
    • Monthly free query and storage allowance for small projects
    • Native exports from Google Analytics 4 and other Google products
    • Machine learning models can be trained in plain SQL

    Cons

    • Tied to Google Cloud; there is no self-hosted version
    • On-demand billing by data scanned can surprise teams that query wide tables
    • Less control over performance tuning than with your own cluster
    Visit Google BigQuery Details and reviews
    How this score is calculated
    Editorial fit ×0.363
    Reviews ×0.363
    Clicks (90 days) ×0.15100
    Freshness ×0.15100
    Votes ×0.150

    0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula

    Is Google BigQuery a good Dremio alternative?

    Verified facts

    4 of 4 verified
    Serverless
    Yes
    Checked Nov 8, 2026cloud.google.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Free query allowance
    First 1 TiB per month
    Checked Nov 8, 2026cloud.google.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Starting price
    $6.25 per TiB scanned (on-demand)
    Checked Nov 8, 2026cloud.google.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Free storage
    First 10 GiB per month
    Checked Nov 8, 2026cloud.google.com(opens source in a new tab)
  2. Firebolt logo

    2. Firebolt

    Best for: Engineering teams building low-latency, customer-facing analytics who want to self-host or use a managed service

    Free plan + paidSelf-hostableWeb, Linux, Self-hosted

    55.9

    score / 100

    Why switch from Dremio

    Analytical engine that reads Iceberg in place and can be self-hosted free, with a managed option.

    Pros

    • Same engine from laptop to large cloud cluster
    • Free self-hosted edition with no usage limits
    • Per-second billing with scale to zero on the managed service
    • Postgres-style SQL and in-place Iceberg queries

    Cons

    • Firebolt Core uses Firebolt's own licence, not a standard OSI one
    • Azure support for the managed service is still in preview
    • Smaller ecosystem and community than Snowflake or ClickHouse
    Visit Firebolt Details and reviews
    How this score is calculated
    Editorial fit ×0.357
    Reviews ×0.363
    Clicks (90 days) ×0.150
    Freshness ×0.15100
    Votes ×0.150

    0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula

    Is Firebolt a good Dremio alternative?

    Verified facts

    6 of 6 verified
    Free credits
    $200
    Checked Nov 8, 2026firebolt.io(opens source in a new tab)
    Billing
    Per second, scale to zero
    Checked Nov 8, 2026firebolt.io(opens source in a new tab)
    SQL dialect
    PostgreSQL
    Checked Nov 8, 2026firebolt.io(opens source in a new tab)
    Cloud
    AWS, GCP; Azure in preview
    Checked Nov 8, 2026firebolt.io(opens source in a new tab)
    Starting price
    $0.92 per hour of compute (1 S node, US East)
    Checked Nov 8, 2026firebolt.io(opens source in a new tab)
    Storage price
    $0.0264 per GB a month
    Checked Nov 8, 2026firebolt.io(opens source in a new tab)