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Amazon Redshift vs BigQuery:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, BigQuery had more branded searches than Amazon Redshift among OLAP database platforms worldwide. BigQuery had about 135,000 branded searches, while Amazon Redshift had 35,200. BigQuery made up 31% of all OLAP database platform searches we track, and Amazon Redshift accounted for 8.1%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about OLAP database platforms, BigQuery appeared in all five answers and Amazon Redshift in four. BigQuery was mentioned before Amazon Redshift in four out of five answers.

Among OLAP database platforms worldwide in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

BigQuery, about 4 searches for every 1 for Amazon Redshift

BigQuery 135K searchesAmazon Redshift 35.2K searches

Who does AI mention more?

BigQuery, mentioned in every answer we collected

BigQuery in 5 of 5Amazon Redshift in 4 of 5

Who does AI recommend more?

BigQuery, named ahead of Amazon Redshift in 4 of 5 answers

BigQuery first in 4Amazon Redshift first in 1

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Top OLAP database platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, BigQuery appeared in all five answers. Amazon Redshift was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. BigQuery was listed before Amazon Redshift in four out of five answers.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. ClickHouse1st
  2. Snowflake2nd
  3. BigQuery3rd
  4. DuckDB4th
  5. Amazon Redshift5th
  6. Apache Pinot6th
  7. StarRocks7th
  8. Apache Doris8th
  9. Apache Druid9th
  10. Vertica–

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • BigQuery5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • ClickHouse5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Snowflake5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • DuckDB4 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Amazon Redshift4 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Apache Doris2 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Apache Druid2 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Apache Pinot2 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • StarRocks1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Vertica0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

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5 answers

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in the United States on October 21, 2026.

Is Amazon Redshift or BigQuery more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for Amazon Redshift and BigQuery by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all ten OLAP database platforms we track, month by month, from English-language searches worldwide.

Amazon Redshift and BigQuery among OLAP database platforms worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for BigQuery, Amazon Redshift. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthBigQueryClickHouseDuckDBAmazon RedshiftVerticaSnowflakeStarRocksApache DorisApache DruidApache Pinot
Oct 202531.2%25.4%17.1%12.8%4.2%3.4%2.3%1.2%1.2%1%
Nov 202532.3%26.3%17.7%10.8%4.3%2.9%2.4%1.1%1.1%1.1%
Dec 202530.2%24.9%20.3%10.2%5%3.3%2.7%1.2%1.2%0.99%
Jan 202630.5%30.5%16.7%9.7%4.1%3.3%2.2%1%1%0.81%
Feb 202632.7%26.7%17.9%10.4%4.4%2.9%2%1.1%1.1%0.87%
Mar 202631.2%25.4%20.9%10.5%4.2%2.8%2.3%1%0.83%0.83%
Apr 202631.4%25.6%21.1%10%4.2%2.8%2.3%1%0.84%0.68%
May 202632.2%26.2%21.6%8.8%4.3%2.4%1.9%1%0.86%0.69%
Jun 202632.2%26.3%21.6%8.4%4.3%2.4%2.4%1.1%0.69%0.69%
Jul 202632.6%26.6%21.9%8.5%3.6%2.4%2%1.1%0.7%0.7%
Aug 202625.5%31.2%25.5%8.1%3.4%2.3%1.9%1%0.56%0.56%
Sep 202631%25.3%25.3%8.1%4.2%2.3%1.9%1%0.55%0.55%

How has the Amazon Redshift and BigQuery comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for OLAP database platforms worldwide in September 2026?

2 changes

  1. In September 2026, BigQuery overtook ClickHouse to become the leader among OLAP database platforms worldwide, with 31% of the searches.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for Amazon Redshift worldwide fell 36.3% over 12 measured months, from 55.3K to 35.2K in September 2026.

How are branded searches counted?

4 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Amazon Redshift’s and BigQuery’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

Amazon Redshift

3 branded search terms

  • amazon redshift
  • aws redshift
  • redshift aws

BigQuery

1 branded search term

  • bigquery

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