Snowflake vs StarRocks:Which is searched more?
In September 2026, Snowflake had more branded searches than StarRocks among OLAP database platforms worldwide. Snowflake had about 9,900 branded searches, while StarRocks had 8,100. Snowflake made up 2.3% of all OLAP database platform searches we track, and StarRocks accounted for 1.9%. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.
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Is Snowflake or StarRocks more popular in search?
Compare the databases built for analytical queries. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.
Share of searches by month for Snowflake, StarRocks. The figures are in the table below the chart.
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| Month | BigQuery | ClickHouse | DuckDB | Amazon Redshift | Vertica | Snowflake | StarRocks | Apache Doris | Apache Druid | Apache Pinot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 31.2% | 25.4% | 17.1% | 12.8% | 4.2% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1% |
| Nov 2025 | 32.3% | 26.3% | 17.7% | 10.8% | 4.3% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Dec 2025 | 30.2% | 24.9% | 20.3% | 10.2% | 5% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.99% |
| Jan 2026 | 30.5% | 30.5% | 16.7% | 9.7% | 4.1% | 3.3% | 2.2% | 1% | 1% | 0.81% |
| Feb 2026 | 32.7% | 26.7% | 17.9% | 10.4% | 4.4% | 2.9% | 2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.87% |
| Mar 2026 | 31.2% | 25.4% | 20.9% | 10.5% | 4.2% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 1% | 0.83% | 0.83% |
| Apr 2026 | 31.4% | 25.6% | 21.1% | 10% | 4.2% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 1% | 0.84% | 0.68% |
| May 2026 | 32.2% | 26.2% | 21.6% | 8.8% | 4.3% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 1% | 0.86% | 0.69% |
| Jun 2026 | 32.2% | 26.3% | 21.6% | 8.4% | 4.3% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1.1% | 0.69% | 0.69% |
| Jul 2026 | 32.6% | 26.6% | 21.9% | 8.5% | 3.6% | 2.4% | 2% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Aug 2026 | 25.5% | 31.2% | 25.5% | 8.1% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 1% | 0.56% | 0.56% |
| Sep 2026 | 31% | 25.3% | 25.3% | 8.1% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 1% | 0.55% | 0.55% |
How has the Snowflake and StarRocks comparison changed over the last 12 months?
3 findings
- Snowflake was ahead of StarRocks in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Snowflake’s share of searches among OLAP database platforms worldwide moved from 3.4% to 2.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 9.9K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, StarRocks’ share of searches among OLAP database platforms worldwide moved from 2.3% to 1.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.9K to 8.1K.
How did search popularity change for OLAP database platforms worldwide in September 2026?
2 changes
StarRocks’ share of searches among OLAP database platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.4% to 1.9% in September 2026.
Estimated monthly branded searches for Snowflake worldwide fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 14.8K to 9.9K in September 2026.
How are branded searches counted?
2 search terms
Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Snowflake’s and StarRocks’ 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.
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