# Amazon Redshift alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 121 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Amazon Redshift holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/amazon-redshift/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Google BigQuery: 19
- Snowflake: 15
- MotherDuck: 7
- Azure Synapse Analytics: 1
- Databricks SQL: 1
- PostgreSQL: 1

## Data warehouses

**Small business**: 39 of 84 answers did not name Amazon Redshift (Amazon Redshift is #4 of 8 at 5%).

- Google BigQuery: first choice in 13 of those 39
- MotherDuck: first choice in 6 of those 39
- Snowflake: first choice in 3 of those 39
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 1 of those 39
- Snowflake's Standard edition: first choice in 1 of those 39

**Mid-market**: 39 of 84 answers did not name Amazon Redshift (Amazon Redshift is #3 of 8 at 2%).

- Snowflake: first choice in 4 of those 39
- Google BigQuery: first choice in 3 of those 39
- Databricks SQL: first choice in 1 of those 39

**Enterprise**: 43 of 84 answers did not name Amazon Redshift (Amazon Redshift is #3 of 7 at 12%).

- Snowflake: first choice in 8 of those 43
- Google BigQuery: first choice in 3 of those 43
- Azure Synapse Analytics: first choice in 1 of those 43
- MotherDuck: first choice in 1 of those 43

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