Pick Snowflake if
data teams who will open Snowsight Home and run a first Query data worksheet, then size warehouses against the published $2 / credit worked example (4,464 credits = $8,928 compute on that page).
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Our take
Pick Snowflake if data teams who will open Snowsight Home and run a first Query data worksheet, then size warehouses against the published $2 / credit worked example (4,464 credits = $8,928 compute on that page). Pick Turso if app teams who will stay on Free at $0 / month (100 databases, 5 GB, 500M row reads) while they open a first Query, then buy Developer at $5.99 / month ($4.99 yearly) or Scaler at $29 / month
Best for
Snowflake A warehouse query you bill in credits
Turso LibSQL rows you inspect at $0
Free plan
Snowflake No free plan
Turso $0 · / month. No credit card. 100 databases. 5 GB storage. 500 million row reads / month. 10 million writes. 3 GB syncs. 1-day PITR
Lowest paid
Snowflake
Turso Developer $5.99
Next step up
Snowflake
Turso Scaler $29
Runs where
Snowflake Hosted
Turso Hosted
Watch out
Snowflake Worksheets consume warehouse credits
Turso Free caps at 100 databases and 5 GB
Last checked
Snowflake 2026-10-23 · docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/cost-understanding-overall
Turso 2026-10-23 · turso.tech/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Turso if
app teams who will stay on Free at $0 / month (100 databases, 5 GB, 500M row reads) while they open a first Query, then buy Developer at $5.99 / month ($4.99 yearly) or Scaler at $29 / month ($24.92 yearly).
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