Best Data Lakehouse Platforms in 2026
Updated
In short: Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse is ranked #1 of 22 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Starburst Data Platform and Starburst Galaxy. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Starburst Data Platform. The lowest first paid tier on this page is IOMETE at $41.67/mo.
Data lakehouse platforms bring storage and analytics capabilities into one set of choices to assess. Compare storage model and table format support alongside ACID transactions, SQL analytics, and streaming ingestion. Governance catalog is another capability to consider; free-plan availability and paid-from pricing offer cost context. Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse, Starburst Data Platform, and Starburst Galaxy are among the options. Think about the workloads you need to support and how the listed details around governance, data formats, and analytics fit your operating needs.
22 data lakehouse platforms ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Data Lakehouse Platforms, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 9 of the 22 on this page can be tried for free.
- 1 Oracle Autonomous AI LakehouseFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 2 Starburst Data PlatformFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 3 Starburst GalaxyFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 4 Amazon SageMaker Autopilot
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 5 BauplanPaid from $700/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 6 Databricks NotebooksFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 7 Google Cloud Lakehouse for Apache Iceberg
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 8 IOMETEPaid from $41.67/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 9 Apache HudiFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 10 Cloudera Data Lake Service
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 11 Dremio
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 12 Qlik Talend Cloud
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 13 Qlik Open Lakehouse
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 14 LavaLake
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 15 Onehouse Cloud
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 16 Tencent Big Data Suite
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 17 AetherLake
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 18 Alibaba Cloud OpenLake
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 19 Datastrato Iceberg Lakehouse Platform
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 20 Microsoft Fabric Notebooks
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 21 OpenLake
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 22 Hapi Data Lakehouse
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
Compare all 22 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Storage model | SQL analytics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | — | — | both | Yes |
| 2 | Starburst Data Platform | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 3 | Starburst Galaxy | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 4 | Amazon SageMaker Autopilot | 7.6 | No | — | No | — | both | Yes |
| 5 | Bauplan | 7.6 | Free plan | $700/mo | Yes | 700 /mo | external | Yes |
| 6 | Databricks Notebooks | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 7 | Google Cloud Lakehouse for Apache Iceberg | 7.0 | No | — | No | — | both | Yes |
| 8 | IOMETE | 7.0 | Free plan | $41.67/mo | Yes | — | external | Yes |
| 9 | Apache Hudi | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | — | — | external | Yes |
| 10 | Cloudera Data Lake Service | 6.4 | No | — | No | — | both | Yes |
| 11 | Dremio | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 12 | Qlik Talend Cloud | 6.2 | No | — | No | — | external | Yes |
| 13 | Qlik Open Lakehouse | 6.0 | No | — | No | — | external | Yes |
| 14 | LavaLake | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | external | Yes |
| 15 | Onehouse Cloud | 5.9 | No | — | — | — | both | Yes |
| 16 | Tencent Big Data Suite | 5.9 | No | — | — | — | both | Yes |
| 17 | AetherLake | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 18 | Alibaba Cloud OpenLake | 5.8 | No | — | — | — | both | Yes |
| 19 | Datastrato Iceberg Lakehouse Platform | 5.8 | No | — | — | — | external | Yes |
| 20 | Microsoft Fabric Notebooks | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | both | Yes |
| 21 | OpenLake | 5.8 | No | — | — | — | external | Yes |
| 22 | Hapi Data Lakehouse | 5.7 | No | — | — | — | both | Yes |
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Questions about this list
Which data lakehouse platform is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse is ranked #1 of 22 with a score of 7.8. Starburst Data Platform is second and Starburst Galaxy third.
How many of these have a free plan?
7 of the 22 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, IOMETE has the lowest first paid tier we found: $41.67/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.