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Amazon Redshift vs GoodData

Amazon Redshift logo

Amazon Redshift

Database & Data Management

Fast, scalable cloud data warehouse from AWS

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
GoodData logo

GoodData

Business Intelligence

Analytics platform for data products

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Amazon Redshift has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Amazon Redshift on-demand pricing runs up to 75% higher than competitors like Snowflake and BigQuery; GoodData pricing scales per workspace as customer base grows, increasing costs with scale
  • They diverge on capability: Amazon Redshift covers Columnar Storage, GoodData covers Headless BI.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Amazon Redshift and GoodData actually diverge.

Attributes where Amazon Redshift and GoodData differ
AttributeAmazon RedshiftGoodData
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelusage-basedUnknown
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWebWeb, Cloud AWS, Cloud Azure
CategoryDatabase & Data ManagementBusiness Intelligence
Founded20122007

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Amazon Redshift

  • Columnar Storage
  • Massively Parallel
  • Machine Learning
  • AQUA Acceleration
  • Data Sharing
  • Federated Query
  • Concurrency Scaling
  • S3

Only in GoodData

  • Headless BI
  • Semantic Layer
  • Embedded Analytics
  • Multi-tenancy
  • White-labeling
  • Snowflake
  • BigQuery
  • Redshift

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Amazon Redshift

  • Business intelligencenot GoodData
  • Data warehousingnot GoodData
  • Real-time analyticsnot GoodData
  • Reportingnot GoodData
  • Machine learningnot GoodData

GoodData

  • Self-service analyticsnot Amazon Redshift
  • Data explorationnot Amazon Redshift
  • Ad-hoc reportingnot Amazon Redshift
  • Collaborative analysisnot Amazon Redshift
  • Embedded analyticsnot Amazon Redshift

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Amazon Redshift

  • On-demand pricing runs up to 75% higher than competitors like Snowflake and BigQuery
  • Requires significant manual tuning including managing concurrency scaling costs and configuring Workload Management queues
  • Performance degrades without proper design of distribution keys and sort keys
  • Limited elastic resize options - can only halve or double current cluster size
  • AWS lock-in makes it unsuitable for multi-cloud architectures

GoodData

  • Pricing scales per workspace as customer base grows, increasing costs with scale
  • Advanced security features like audit logging and HIPAA compliance only on Enterprise plan

Pricing, plan by plan

Amazon Redshift

Free
  • Free TrialFree
    • 750 DC2.Large hours
    • 2 months free
    • Full features
  • On-Demand$0.25/hour
    • Pay per node hour
    • All features
    • Standard support

GoodData

On request
  • Professional$undefined/mo
    • Core BI and analytics
    • Full embedding with whitelabeling
    • Multi-tenancy support
  • Enterprise$undefined/mo
    • All Professional features
    • Custom agents and Agent Builder
    • 99.5% guaranteed uptime SLA

Which should you pick?

Choose Amazon Redshift if

  • You need columnar storage.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want massively parallel.
Amazon Redshift review

Choose GoodData if

  • You need headless bi.
  • You work on Web, Cloud AWS, Cloud Azure.
  • You also want semantic layer.
GoodData review

Questions people ask

Is Amazon Redshift or GoodData better?
Neither clearly leads. Amazon Redshift starts at Free and GoodData at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Amazon Redshift or GoodData?
Amazon Redshift has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Amazon Redshift and On request for GoodData.
Does Amazon Redshift or GoodData run on more platforms?
Amazon Redshift runs on Web. GoodData runs on Web, Cloud AWS, Cloud Azure.
Can I use Amazon Redshift for free?
Yes. Amazon Redshift has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. GoodData starts at On request.
What is Amazon Redshift best used for?
Amazon Redshift is most often used for business intelligence, data warehousing, real-time analytics, reporting. Of those, business intelligence and data warehousing are not what GoodData is typically brought in for.
What can Amazon Redshift do that GoodData cannot?
Amazon Redshift covers Columnar Storage, Massively Parallel, Machine Learning, AQUA Acceleration. GoodData covers Headless BI, Semantic Layer, Embedded Analytics, Multi-tenancy. Both handle Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Amazon Redshift: What deployment options does Amazon Redshift offer?

Redshift offers Provisioned Cluster (with RA3 or DC2 nodes) and Serverless options to match varying workloads. The new Redshift RG instance family, powered by Graviton, delivers 2.4x faster performance than RA3 at 30% lower cost per vCPU.

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GoodData: Does GoodData offer a free tier?

No, GoodData does not offer a free tier. The platform has Professional and Enterprise pricing tiers that require sales contact for quotes.

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Amazon Redshift: What does Amazon Redshift cost?

Provisioned cluster pricing: RA3 on-demand starts at $1.086/hour for ra3.xlplus. Serverless costs approximately $0.375 per RPU-hour with 4-RPU minimum (roughly $1.50/hour active workload). Managed storage costs $0.024/GB-month.

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GoodData: What data warehouses can GoodData connect to?

GoodData supports direct connections to Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Azure Databricks, and PostgreSQL through a direct-query-only integration model.

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Amazon Redshift: Does Redshift work with data lakes?

Yes, Redshift's integrated data lake query engine processes workloads on Apache Iceberg tables and other supported formats in Amazon S3, allowing you to run SQL analytics across your data warehouse and data lake from the same engine.

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GoodData: Can you self-host GoodData?

Self-hosted deployment is only available on the Enterprise plan. Professional plan customers are limited to the managed SaaS offering.

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Amazon Redshift: Is there a free tier for Amazon Redshift?

AWS offers a free trial with $300 USD in Serverless credits valid for 90 days, but Redshift is not part of the permanent AWS Free Tier.

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