Pick ClickHouse if
analytics teams who will burn the $300 / 30-day credits on a first SQL Console, then stay on Basic at $0.2181 / compute-unit / hour + $25.30 / TB / month when the warehouse must stay up.
Read the ClickHouse pageClickHouse vs Materialize
Our take
Pick ClickHouse if analytics teams who will burn the $300 / 30-day credits on a first SQL Console, then stay on Basic at $0.2181 / compute-unit / hour + $25.30 / TB / month when the warehouse must stay up. Pick Materialize if data teams who will start the Cloud trial, then stay on on-demand at $1.50 / compute credit / hour when a live view must stay correct as the source moves.
ClickHouse
OLAP SQL Cloud. Trial
Materialize
streaming-SQL warehouse
Best for
ClickHouse Warehouse queries you start with $300 trial credits
Materialize Live views you pay per credit
Free plan
ClickHouse $0 · apache-2.0. Confirmed by the public repo license
Materialize No free plan
Lowest paid
ClickHouse Data transfer $0.1152
Materialize Cloud Capacity (annual) $1.50
Next step up
ClickHouse Managed Postgres from $0.125/hour
Materialize
Runs where
ClickHouse Local or hosted
Materialize
Watch out
ClickHouse $300 is trial credits, not a forever Free plan
Materialize Credits are not seats
Last checked
ClickHouse 2026-10-23 · clickhouse.com/pricing
Materialize 2026-10-23 · materialize.com/materialize-pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Materialize if
data teams who will start the Cloud trial, then stay on on-demand at $1.50 / compute credit / hour when a live view must stay correct as the source moves.
Read the Materialize page