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Amazon Redshift vs Wattwatchers EMS

Amazon Redshift logo

Amazon Redshift

Databases

Fast, scalable cloud data warehouse from AWS

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Wattwatchers EMS logo

Wattwatchers EMS

Energy

Smart building energy management system

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; Wattwatchers EMS requires hardware installation at each monitoring point, increasing total cost of ownership
  • They diverge on capability: Amazon Redshift covers Columnar Storage, Wattwatchers EMS covers Real-time monitoring.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Amazon Redshift and Wattwatchers EMS actually diverge.

Attributes where Amazon Redshift and Wattwatchers EMS differ
AttributeAmazon RedshiftWattwatchers EMS
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelusage-basedUnknown
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android, Cloud
CategoryDatabasesEnergy
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 Wattwatchers EMS

  • Real-time monitoring
  • Energy analytics
  • Smart recommendations
  • Alert system
  • Mobile app
  • Home Assistant
  • Google Home
  • SSL encryption

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Amazon Redshift

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

Wattwatchers EMS

  • Energy optimizationnot Amazon Redshift
  • Cost reductionnot 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

Wattwatchers EMS

  • Requires hardware installation at each monitoring point, increasing total cost of ownership
  • Built for small to medium portfolios; scaling to large portfolios may present usability challenges
  • Limited to energy monitoring; not a comprehensive building management system

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

Wattwatchers EMS

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Wattwatchers EMS review.

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 Wattwatchers EMS if

  • You need real-time monitoring.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, Cloud.
  • You also want energy analytics.
Wattwatchers EMS review

Questions people ask

Is Amazon Redshift or Wattwatchers EMS better?
Neither clearly leads. Amazon Redshift starts at Free and Wattwatchers EMS at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Amazon Redshift or Wattwatchers EMS?
Amazon Redshift has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Amazon Redshift and On request for Wattwatchers EMS.
Does Amazon Redshift or Wattwatchers EMS run on more platforms?
Amazon Redshift runs on Web. Wattwatchers EMS runs on Web, iOS, Android, Cloud.
Can I use Amazon Redshift for free?
Yes. Amazon Redshift has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Wattwatchers EMS 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 Wattwatchers EMS is typically brought in for.
What can Amazon Redshift do that Wattwatchers EMS cannot?
Amazon Redshift covers Columnar Storage, Massively Parallel, Machine Learning, AQUA Acceleration. Wattwatchers EMS covers Real-time monitoring, Energy analytics, Smart recommendations, Alert system. 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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Wattwatchers EMS: What data does Wattwatchers monitor?

Wattwatchers measures consumption at the device or circuit level in real-time, identifies equipment inefficiencies, and streams data through cloud dashboards for detailed energy consumption pattern analysis.

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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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Wattwatchers EMS: What web-based tools does Wattwatchers provide?

Wattwatchers provides Fleet Management for fleet overview and device health, an Onboarding tool for smartphone-based device configuration, and a Dashboard for customers to view sites and data.

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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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Wattwatchers EMS: What is the mydata.energy app?

mydata.energy is Wattwatchers' mobile application available on iPhone and Android that provides real-time energy management and monitoring for homes and small businesses.

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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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Wattwatchers EMS: How does ADEPT help with energy management?

ADEPT is Wattwatchers' agile development platform for distributed energy that enables fleet analytics, real-time performance analysis, and zero-code prototyping of custom analytics rules.

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