At a glance
- BigQuery is listed under Data warehouses, alongside Amazon Redshift, ClickHouse and Firebolt.
- BigQuery has a free plan.
- BigQuery works with Apache Iceberg, Looker, dbt and Apache Kafka.
- BigQuery's main features: Built-in predictive analytics, Agentic experience, Real-time streaming analytics, Iceberg performance, Automated governance, Disaster recovery.
- BigQuery has a public API.
Facts from cloud.google.com, checked November 13, 2026.
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