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Snowflake

Snowflake

8.8 /10
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Snowflake
8.8 /10

What is Snowflake?

Snowflake’s cloud data platform supports a multi-cloud strategy, including a cross-cloud approach to mix and match clouds as you see fit. Snowflake is available globally on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform. With a common and interchangeable code base, Snowflake delivers advantages such as global data replication, which means you can move your data to any cloud in any region, without having to re-code your applications or learn new skills.

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Awards & Recognition

Snowflake won the following awards in the Analytical Data Store category

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89 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Snowflake?

0% Negative
5% Neutral
95% Positive

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Helps Innovate
  • Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Data Management

86

Workload Management and Monitoring

84

Distributed Processing

83

Data Security

82

Data Integration

82

Metadata Management

80

Platform Administration

79

Real Time Capabilities

79

Analytics and Data Science Tools

77

Data Visualization

75

Analytics and Reporting

75

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Ease of Implementation

85

Ease of Data Integration

84

Usability and Intuitiveness

83

Business Value Created

83

Quality of Features

82

Ease of IT Administration

82

Ease of Customization

81

Vendor Support

80

Breadth of Features

80

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

80

Availability and Quality of Training

79

Snowflake Reviews

Daniel P.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

Data management and analysis in the cloud.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Snowflake from other similar products?

Snowflake's unique architecture makes data management and processing easy. Its user interface is intuitive and reliable. The platform enables real-time data sharing within a business ecosystem without the need to copy or move data sets. Query execution is extremely fast and caching can be managed to optimize performance.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Snowflake is highly scalable and has very good performance. Designed specifically for the cloud, its architecture separates processing from storage, allowing both to scale independently. This allows us to handle large volumes of data without worrying about infrastructure or performance degradation.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Their pricing structure can be high, especially for smaller businesses or those with limited budgets.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Snowflake is an excellent choice for businesses looking for a robust and flexible solution for cloud data management and analysis, enabling efficient scaling and optimal performance without compromising simplicity of use.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Étienne D.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2024

Snowflake is the best analytics database.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Snowflake from other similar products?

Snowflake has remarkable speed and ability to handle massive volumes of data. It manages concurrency in our tests better than other premium competitors, and the cloud-based technical architecture gives us significant advantages over other offerings, including the critical ability to segment usage patterns and scale reliably.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Snowflake is a great tool for connecting multiple data sources. It has a SQL-based approach that makes it easy to manage and query data lakes. Its cloud-native setup ensures everything works as it should. Therefore, even with large data workloads, we can rely on optimal performance.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Inexperienced team members may find the user interface a little overwhelming at first.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Snowflake is a very fast and easy to maintain cloud-based storage solution. It provides the best infrastructure to store, manage, use and analyze data. It is ideal for companies that are growing at a really fast pace.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Neha B.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Healthcare
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2024

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy
  • Caring

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