The Great OLAP Divide: Choosing Between ClickHouse, Snowflake, and DuckDB in 2025
The OLAP database market isn’t a single battlefield anymore. In 2024-2025, comparing “ClickHouse vs. Snowflake” is like comparing a race car to a cargo ship—they’re built for completely different purposes. The real question isn’t which database is better, but which archetype matches your workload. After analyzing seven leading OLAP solutions, three distinct architectural patterns emerge. Choosing the wrong one is the most expensive mistake you can make in modern data architecture. ...