Is Ninox or Presto better?

Neither clearly leads. Ninox starts at Free and Presto at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Ninox or Presto?

Ninox starts at Free and Presto at Free.

Does Ninox or Presto run on more platforms?

Ninox runs on Web. Presto runs on Linux, Docker, Kubernetes.

Can I use Ninox for free?

Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.

What is Ninox best used for?

Ninox is most often used for no-code database solutions for small to medium teams, workflow automation and process management, customer data and project tracking with custom views. Of those, no-code database solutions for small to medium teams and workflow automation and process management are not what Presto is typically brought in for.

What can Ninox do that Presto cannot?

Presto covers Federated querying, In-memory execution, Open table format support, Presto C++ workers.

Databases · head to head

Ninox vs Presto

Ninox

Databases

The database for teams

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Presto

Databases

The Meta-lineage distributed SQL query engine, distinct from the Trino fork

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Ninox free plan limited to 5 users and 5,000 records; Presto the original creators and most of the active contributor base left for Trino in 2020, so Presto has the smaller community, fewer connectors and slower feature delivery of the two branches.
Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Ninox and Presto actually diverge.

Attributes where Ninox and Presto differ
Attribute	Ninox	Presto
Pricing model	freemium	Open source, no licence fee
Platforms	Web	Linux, Docker, Kubernetes

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Databases).

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 Ninox

Nothing recorded that Presto does not also cover.

Only in Presto

Federated querying
In-memory execution
Open table format support
Presto C++ workers
ANSI SQL
Pluggable connectors

What people use each for

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

Ninox

No-code database solutions for small to medium teamsnot Presto
Workflow automation and process managementnot Presto
Customer data and project tracking with custom viewsnot Presto

Presto

An existing PrestoDB estate that needs continued upgrades rather than a migration to Trinonot Ninox
A team buying IBM watsonx.data, where Presto is the underlying query enginenot Ninox
Joining a Hive or Iceberg lake to an operational PostgreSQL database in one query without an ETL stepnot Ninox
Very large scale interactive SQL where the Meta-tested branch is a specific requirementnot Ninox

Where each one falls short

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

Ninox

Free plan limited to 5 users and 5,000 records
API call limits restrict automation on lower tiers (1,000/month free, 10,000/month team)
Only 7-day history on free plan vs. unlimited on Business

Presto

The original creators and most of the active contributor base left for Trino in 2020, so Presto has the smaller community, fewer connectors and slower feature delivery of the two branches.
Documentation, tutorials and Stack Overflow answers for the two projects are frequently mixed up, and a solution written for Trino often does not apply, which costs real debugging time.
It is a query engine with no storage of its own, so query performance is dictated by your file layout, partitioning and statistics, and a badly organised lake makes Presto look slow.
Memory-bound execution means a single large join can fail the whole query rather than spilling gracefully, and tuning cluster memory settings is a persistent operational chore.
Commercial support has consolidated into IBM since the Ahana acquisition, so the independent vendor market that once existed around Presto is largely gone.

Pricing, plan by plan

Ninox

Free

FreeFree
- Up to 5 users
- 100 MB storage
- Up to 5,000 records
Team$25/month
- 5 GB storage per user
- 50,000 records per user
- 10,000 API calls per user per month
Business$40/month
- 10 GB storage per user
- 250,000 records per user
- 50,000 API calls per user per month
Enterprise$null/custom
- Custom pricing available
- Dedicated support
- Custom solutions and governance

Presto

Free

PrestoFree
- Apache 2.0 licence
- Presto Foundation governance under the Linux Foundation
- No node or query limits

Which should you pick?

Choose Ninox if

You want to start without paying.

Ninox review

Choose Presto if

You need federated querying.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Linux, Docker, Kubernetes.
You also want in-memory execution.

Presto review

Questions people ask

Is Ninox or Presto better?: Neither clearly leads. Ninox starts at Free and Presto at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Ninox or Presto?: Ninox starts at Free and Presto at Free.
Does Ninox or Presto run on more platforms?: Ninox runs on Web. Presto runs on Linux, Docker, Kubernetes.
Can I use Ninox for free?: Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Ninox best used for?: Ninox is most often used for no-code database solutions for small to medium teams, workflow automation and process management, customer data and project tracking with custom views. Of those, no-code database solutions for small to medium teams and workflow automation and process management are not what Presto is typically brought in for.
What can Ninox do that Presto cannot?: Presto covers Federated querying, In-memory execution, Open table format support, Presto C++ workers.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Ninox: How much does Ninox cost?

Ninox is free for individuals with up to 5 users. Team plan is 25 EUR per user per month (billed annually), and Business plan is 40 EUR per user per month (billed annually). Enterprise plans have custom pricing.

Source

Presto: Is this Presto or Trino?

This is PrestoDB, the branch that stayed at Facebook and moved to the Linux Foundation. Trino is the 2020 fork by the original creators.

Ninox: Is Ninox free?

Yes, Ninox offers a free plan for up to 5 users with 100 MB storage and 5,000 records. No payment required to start, and includes all core views: table, form, chart, kanban, maps, and calendar.

Source

Presto: Which should I choose for a new project?

Trino, in most cases. It has the larger community, more connectors and more commercial options.

Ninox: What is Ninox Team plan pricing?

The Team plan costs 25 EUR per user per month (billed annually). It includes 5 GB storage per user, 50,000 records, 10,000 API calls per month per user, and 30-day history. Annual billing is required.

Source

Presto: Who maintains Presto now?

Principally Meta, Uber and IBM, which acquired the Presto vendor Ahana in 2023.

Presto: Is it still actively released?

Yes, releases continue on a regular cadence under the Presto Foundation.

Ninox vs Presto

Ninox

Presto

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Ninox

Only in Presto

What people use each for

Ninox

Presto

Where each one falls short

Ninox

Presto

Pricing, plan by plan

Ninox

Presto

Which should you pick?

Choose Ninox if

Choose Presto if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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