AppBreakup
Submit an app

Microsoft Fabric alternatives: 6 apps ranked by verified data

Facts checked Nov 8, 2026AppBreakup editorialHow we rankAll data warehouses and analytics databases

Top picks

  • Google BigQuery logo

    Best overall

    Google BigQuery

    Starting price: $6.25 per TiB scanned (on-demand)

  • ClickHouse logo

    Best free option

    ClickHouse

    Free trial: 30 days with $300 credits

Common reasons people leave Microsoft Fabric: runs only on Azure, with no AWS or Google Cloud option, and capacity sizing in compute units is hard to estimate up front. We ranked 6 alternatives by how directly each one replaces Microsoft Fabric, then by reviews, real visits and how recently each app's facts were checked against its own website. Google BigQuery currently ranks first.

Quick comparison

#AppPricingVerified priceOpen sourcePlatformsVerified factsScore
1Google BigQuery logoGoogle BigQueryFree plan + paid$6.25 per TiB scanned (on-demand)NoWeb4 of 476.8
2ClickHouse logoClickHouseOpen source30 days with $300 creditsNoWeb, Linux, macOS +15 of 570.9
3Databricks logoDatabricksPaid—NoWeb4 of 468.8
4Snowflake logoSnowflakePaid—NoWeb4 of 464.8
5Teradata logoTeradataPaid—NoWeb, Self-hosted4 of 459.4
6Amazon Redshift logoAmazon RedshiftPaid$0.543 per hour (provisioned)NoWeb4 of 457.5
  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

    76.8

    score / 100

    Why switch from Microsoft Fabric

    Serverless warehouse for teams on Google Cloud, billed by query or reserved slots.

    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 Compare with Microsoft FabricDetails and reviews
    How this score is calculated
    Editorial fit ×0.377
    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 Microsoft Fabric 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. ClickHouse logo

    2. ClickHouse

    Best for: Engineering teams building real-time dashboards, observability or analytics over billions of rows

    Open sourceWeb, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted

    70.9

    score / 100

    Why switch from Microsoft Fabric

    Open-source column store for very fast analytics, self-hosted or as ClickHouse Cloud, without capacity units.

    Pros

    • Very fast aggregations over large tables, suited to live dashboards
    • Apache 2.0 open source, so it can be self-hosted at no licence cost
    • Strong compression keeps storage costs down
    • Managed cloud option on AWS, Google Cloud and Azure

    Cons

    • Schema and table-engine choices need care to get good performance
    • Updates, deletes and large joins are weaker than in general-purpose warehouses
    • Self-hosting a cluster takes real operational work
    Visit ClickHouse Details and reviews
    How this score is calculated
    Editorial fit ×0.357
    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 ClickHouse a good Microsoft Fabric alternative?

    Verified facts

    5 of 5 verified
    License
    Apache-2.0
    Checked Oct 29, 2026github.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Open source
    Yes
    Checked Nov 8, 2026clickhouse.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Free trial
    30 days with $300 credits
    Checked Nov 8, 2026clickhouse.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Pricing model
    Compute and storage metered separately
    Checked Nov 8, 2026clickhouse.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Cloud providers
    AWS, Google Cloud, Azure
    Checked Nov 8, 2026clickhouse.com(opens source in a new tab)
  3. Databricks logo

    3. Databricks

    Best for: Data engineering and ML teams that want SQL, Spark and model training on one platform

    PaidWeb

    68.8

    score / 100

    Why switch from Microsoft Fabric

    Lakehouse platform on all three major clouds, stronger for Spark and ML engineering.

    Pros

    • Data stays in open formats in your own cloud storage
    • Covers ETL, SQL analytics and machine learning in one place
    • Available on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud

    Cons

    • Billing in DBUs plus separate cloud compute charges is hard to predict
    • Steeper learning curve than a pure SQL warehouse
    • Overkill for teams that only need BI dashboards
    Visit Databricks Compare with Microsoft FabricDetails and reviews
    How this score is calculated
    Editorial fit ×0.3100
    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 Databricks a good Microsoft Fabric alternative?

    Verified facts

    4 of 4 verified
    Pricing model
    Pay as you go, no up-front cost
    Checked Nov 8, 2026databricks.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Billing unit
    Databricks Unit (DBU)
    Checked Nov 8, 2026databricks.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Free trial
    Yes
    Checked Nov 8, 2026databricks.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Cloud charges
    Billed separately by your cloud provider
    Checked Nov 8, 2026databricks.com(opens source in a new tab)
  4. Snowflake logo

    4. Snowflake

    Best for: Companies that want a managed, governed warehouse shared across many teams and clouds

    PaidWeb

    64.8

    score / 100

    Why switch from Microsoft Fabric

    Multi-cloud data warehouse with per-second compute billing and less Microsoft lock-in.

    Pros

    • Little infrastructure or tuning work compared with running your own database
    • Separate compute warehouses stop teams from slowing each other down
    • Built-in data sharing and marketplace across accounts
    • Runs on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud

    Cons

    • Consumption billing can get expensive without close monitoring
    • No self-hosted or open-source edition
    • Slower than ClickHouse for sub-second, high-concurrency dashboards
    Visit Snowflake Compare with Microsoft FabricDetails and reviews
    How this score is calculated
    Editorial fit ×0.387
    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 Snowflake a good Microsoft Fabric alternative?

    Verified facts

    4 of 4 verified
    Pricing model
    Consumption-based
    Checked Nov 8, 2026snowflake.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Editions
    Standard, Enterprise, Business Critical
    Checked Nov 8, 2026snowflake.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Time Travel
    Yes
    Checked Oct 30, 2026snowflake.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Encryption
    Automatic encryption of all data
    Checked Oct 30, 2026snowflake.com(opens source in a new tab)
  5. Teradata logo

    5. Teradata

    Best for: Large regulated enterprises that need one warehouse across cloud and on-premises

    PaidSelf-hostableWeb, Self-hosted

    59.4

    score / 100

    Why switch from Microsoft Fabric

    Enterprise warehouse that also runs on-premises and across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.

    Pros

    • Runs on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud or on-premises
    • Supports air-gapped and sovereign deployments
    • Fixed + Flex pricing gives a predictable baseline cost
    • Mature at running many concurrent enterprise workloads

    Cons

    • No public price list; pricing goes through a specialist
    • Built for large enterprises, heavy for small data teams
    • Smaller community and third-party ecosystem than Snowflake or Databricks
    Visit Teradata Details and reviews
    How this score is calculated
    Editorial fit ×0.369
    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 Teradata a good Microsoft Fabric alternative?

    Verified facts

    4 of 4 verified
    Clouds
    AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud
    Checked Nov 8, 2026teradata.com(opens source in a new tab)
    On-premises
    Yes, including air-gapped
    Checked Nov 2, 2026teradata.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Pricing model
    Fixed + Flex
    Checked Nov 2, 2026teradata.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Billing unit
    Teradata Unit
    Checked Nov 8, 2026teradata.com(opens source in a new tab)
  6. Amazon Redshift logo

    6. Amazon Redshift

    Best for: Teams on AWS that want a managed SQL warehouse integrated with their other AWS services

    PaidWeb

    57.5

    score / 100

    Why switch from Microsoft Fabric

    AWS's managed warehouse, the closest fit if your data and tooling already live on Amazon rather than Azure.

    Pros

    • Serverless option bills compute per second
    • Queries data in S3 directly with Spectrum
    • Deep integration with IAM and other AWS services
    • Standard SQL that common BI tools support

    Cons

    • Runs only on AWS
    • Usage-based pricing can be hard to forecast
    • Provisioned clusters need sizing and tuning
    Visit Amazon Redshift Details and reviews
    How this score is calculated
    Editorial fit ×0.363
    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 Amazon Redshift a good Microsoft Fabric alternative?

    Verified facts

    4 of 4 verified
    Free trial
    $300 credit for 90 days
    Checked Nov 8, 2026aws.amazon.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Starting price
    $0.543 per hour (provisioned)
    Checked Nov 8, 2026aws.amazon.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Serverless price
    From $1.50 per hour
    Checked Nov 8, 2026aws.amazon.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Billing
    Per second, 60-second minimum
    Checked Nov 8, 2026aws.amazon.com(opens source in a new tab)

The best Microsoft Fabric alternative for…

The highest-ranked app in this list for each need.

Google BigQuery logo

Best Microsoft Fabric alternative for most people

Google BigQuery

Serverless warehouse for teams on Google Cloud, billed by query or reserved slots.

ClickHouse logo

Best Microsoft Fabric alternative for a free option

ClickHouse

Open-source column store for very fast analytics, self-hosted or as ClickHouse Cloud, without capacity units.

Google BigQuery logo

Best Microsoft Fabric alternative for a free plan you can upgrade

Google BigQuery

Serverless warehouse for teams on Google Cloud, billed by query or reserved slots.

Teradata logo

Best Microsoft Fabric alternative for self-hosting

Teradata

Enterprise warehouse that also runs on-premises and across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.

ClickHouse logo

Best Microsoft Fabric alternative for Mac

ClickHouse

Open-source column store for very fast analytics, self-hosted or as ClickHouse Cloud, without capacity units.

ClickHouse logo

Best Microsoft Fabric alternative for Linux

ClickHouse

Open-source column store for very fast analytics, self-hosted or as ClickHouse Cloud, without capacity units.

Databricks logo

Best Microsoft Fabric alternative for working in the browser

Databricks

Lakehouse platform on all three major clouds, stronger for Spark and ML engineering.

Microsoft Fabric alternatives: common questions

What is the best alternative to Microsoft Fabric?

Google BigQuery ranks first right now. Serverless warehouse for teams on Google Cloud, billed by query or reserved slots. ClickHouse and Databricks follow it in our ranking.

Microsoft Fabric vs Google BigQuery: what's the difference?

Microsoft Fabric is a paid product; Google BigQuery is free with paid plans. Both run on Web.

Is Microsoft Fabric free?

Microsoft Fabric is a paid product. Free trial: Yes, per-user trial capacity; Pricing model: Pay-as-you-go or reserved capacity; Reservation discount: About 41% for 1 or 3 years. Checked on Microsoft Fabric's own site, November 2026.

How much do Microsoft Fabric alternatives cost?

Verified prices for the top-ranked Microsoft Fabric alternatives: Google BigQuery, $6.25 per TiB scanned (on-demand); ClickHouse, 30 days with $300 credits; Amazon Redshift, $0.543 per hour (provisioned). Each price was checked on the app's own site; see each card below for the date and source.

Is there a free alternative to Microsoft Fabric?

Yes. Google BigQuery (free plan + paid) and ClickHouse (open source) have a free option. Check each app's verified facts for current plan limits.

Is there an open-source alternative to Microsoft Fabric?

None of the 6 alternatives in this list is open source.

Which Microsoft Fabric alternatives work on Linux?

ClickHouse runs on Linux.

Why do people switch from Microsoft Fabric?

The complaints we hear most: runs only on Azure, with no AWS or Google Cloud option; capacity sizing in compute units is hard to estimate up front; some features still depend on separate Power BI licensing.

How is this list ranked?

Every app is scored with the same published formula: how directly it replaces Microsoft Fabric, reviews (weighted by verification), visits from AppBreakup, how recently its facts were checked against its own website, and reader votes.