--- description: Review of BigQuery Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: BigQuery | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Marketing Analytics Software](/directory/1702/analytics-tools/software) > [BigQuery](/software/354939/google-cloud-bigquery) # BigQuery Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/354939/google-cloud-bigquery Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/354939/google-cloud-bigquery?page=2) > Google Cloud BigQuery is a data and AI platform designed to manage the entire data lifecycle, from ingestion to generating AI-driven insights. It is used by data scientists, analysts, engineers, and business users to process large datasets and extract meaningful information. The platform supports data warehousing, analytics, and machine learning workflows within a single environment. BigQuery includes predictive analytics and AI capabilities, enabling users to train, evaluate, and deploy machine learning models using SQL. It provides AI-driven tools tailored to specific roles, such as a Data Engineering Agent for automating data preparation and pipeline creation, a Data Science Agent for feature engineering and model training, and a Conversational Analytics Agent for natural language queries. The platform supports Apache Iceberg for read and write operations, generative AI functions for analyzing multimodal data such as images, PDFs, audio, and video, and real-time analytics through SQL-based continuous queries. Additional features include BigQuery Graph for identifying complex data relationships, vector search for context-based retrieval, and geospatial analytics with access to Earth Engine imagery and Google Maps Platform datasets. The platform includes automated governance features such as metadata harvesting, data profiling, quality checks, and lineage tracking through Knowledge Catalog. It supports various data ingestion methods, including batch loads via BigQuery Data Transfer Service, streaming data through Pub/Sub subscriptions, and change data capture from databases using Datastream. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 37 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 37 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Google ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$0.01 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Free Trial: New customers get $300 in free credits to spend on BigQuery during the first 90 days. Free Usage per Month: All customers get 10 GB storage and up to 1 TB queries free per month, not charged against their credits. General Pricing: BigQuery charges for data storage, streaming inserts, and querying data, but loading and exporting data are free of charge. • Storage: $0.02 per GB, per month and $0.01 per GB, per month for long-term storage • Streaming inserts: $0.01 per 200 MB - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more ## Features - AI/Machine Learning - Access Controls/Permissions - Ad hoc Analysis - Ad hoc Query - Ad hoc Reporting - Auto Extraction - Batch Processing - Charting - Collaboration Tools - Configurable Workflow - Configuration Management - Customisable Templates - Dashboard Creation - Data Aggregation and Publishing - Data Classification - Data Cleansing - Data Clustering - Data Connectors - Data Discovery - Data Import/Export ## Integrations (43 total) - Airbyte - Built - Built - Context - Continuous - Conversa - Conversa - DTS - Data - Dataflo - Engine - Frame - Frame - Gemini Enterprise - Generative AI ... and 28 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Marketing Analytics Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/1702/analytics-tools/software) ## Related Categories - [Marketing Analytics Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/1702/analytics-tools/software) - [ETL Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/1252/etl-software/software) - [Database Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4512/database-management-systems/software) - [Data Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4230/data-management/software) - [Business Intelligence Platform](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4336/bi/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Google Cloud](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/172144/google-cloud-platform) — 4.7/5 (2320 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Good tool" — 5.0/5 > **Andres Ernesto** | *11 November 2023* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: importing information from Google Sheets seems like a super advantage to me, as does the ability to execute large queries without affecting performance. > > **Cons**: I have no complaints about the tool so far > > I use this tool daily and it meets my expectations, easy to create jobs in the form of scheduled queries, easy import of data from Google Sheets, integration with Google GAS and many other advantages that I have discovered ----- ### "Worth a try for datawarehousing loads" — 5.0/5 > **Pratik** | *23 December 2024* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Free 1TB compute User friendly web UI Amazing web SQL editor > > **Cons**: I can't find anything wrong with biguery ----- ### "Get started with BigQuery, A powerful tool for analysing Big data" — 3.0/5 > **Chhaya** | *18 September 2022* | Food & Beverages | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Our salesforce campaigns relies heavily on data warehouse, which is the backbone of everything we do. This data set contains both row data sets and BigQuery is used to aggregate this sets by running schedule queries on it. > > **Cons**: This platform requires strong SQL skills. Huge dependency on tech team to fix queries sometime. ----- ### "GBQ is a good Choice" — 4.0/5 > **Erika** | *3 January 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Super fast\! Can handle tons of data in seconds. No worries about it slowing down. Works well with other Google stuff > > **Cons**: Pricing is a bit confusing. Not easy to know how much it will cost. Interface could be better ----- ### "Do you like Google Stack? It's good to go with BigQuery" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *7 June 2022* | E-Learning | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: If you work with Google Stack in your company, using BigQuery makes sense. It's cloud, it's fast and it's easy to keep and update. > > **Cons**: It's not so easy as some other tools. But in the other hand, it's part of Google Stack and you have easy information to get in the net. > > An excellent option for keep a consistent tech stack, some limits (no problems) but fast and easy after you built you database and connections. ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/354939/google-cloud-bigquery?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/354939/google-cloud-bigquery) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data