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Understanding Snowflake Pricing

Snowflake’s platform powers the Data Cloud by eliminating the complexity, cost, and constraints inherent with other approaches. Available as a service on leading cloud providers, Snowflake eliminates architectural complexity, so you can run many workloads with the elasticity, performance and scale required by the modern enterprise.

The Snowflake architecture separates data warehousing into three distinct layers: storage, virtual warehouses (compute), and cloud services. Snowflake pricing is based on the actual usage of these layers and of serverless features.

Storage

A monthly fee for data stored in Snowflake is calculated using the average amount of storage used per month, after compression, for data ingested into Snowflake. Depending on file types, compression can reduce the total storage needs substantially.

Virtual Warehouses (Compute)

A virtual warehouse is one or more compute clusters that enable customers to load data and perform queries. Customers pay for virtual warehouses using Snowflake credits.

Cloud Services

The cloud services layer provides all permanent state management and overall coordination of Snowflake. Customers pay for cloud services using Snowflake credits.

What is a Snowflake credit?

Snowflake credits are used to pay for the consumption of resources on Snowflake. A Snowflake credit is a unit of measure, and it is consumed only when a customer is using resources, such as when a virtual warehouse is running, the cloud services layer is performing work, or serverless features are used.

VIRTUAL WAREHOUSES (COMPUTE)

Snowflake supports a wide range of virtual warehouse sizes: X-Small, Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, 2X-Large, 3X-Large, and 4X-Large. The size of the virtual warehouse determines how fast queries will run. When a virtual warehouse is not running (that is, when it is set to sleep mode), it does not consume any Snowflake credits. The different sizes of virtual warehouses consume Snowflake credits at the following rates, billed by the second with a one-minute minimum.

VIRTUAL WAREHOUSES CREDITS PER HOUR
XS S M L XL 2XL 3XL 4XL 5XL* 6XL*
Standard 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512
Snowpark-Optimized N/A N/A 6 12 24 48 96 192 384 786

CLOUD SERVICES

Cloud services resources are automatically assigned by Snowflake based on the requirements of the workload. Typical utilization of cloud services (up to 10% of daily compute credits) is included for free, which means most customers will not see incremental charges for cloud services usage.

 

 

Serverless FEATURES

Snowflake offers the following additional serverless features that use Snowflake-managed compute resources and consume Snowflake credits when they are used.

Snowpipe & Snowpipe Streaming
  • Rapidly ingests streaming data
  • Is an automated service
  • Requires no virtual warehouses
  • Uses Snowflake-managed compute resources, which are paid for with Snowflake credits and are billed per second, plus incurs a fixed Snowflake credit charge per file
Database Replication
  • Seamlessly replicates data across regions and cloud platforms
  • Requires no virtual warehouses
  • Uses Snowflake-managed compute resources, which are paid for with Snowflake credits and are billed per second, plus incurs standard storage and data transfer costs
Materialized Views Maintenance
  • Automatically syncs materialized views with underlying base tables
  • Requires no virtual warehouses
  • Uses Snowflake-managed compute resources, which are paid for with Snowflake credits and are billed per second
Automatic Clustering
  • Maintains optimal clustering state using defined cluster keys
  • Applies to tables and materialized views
  • Uses Snowflake-managed compute resources, which are paid for with Snowflake credits and are billed per second
Search Optimization Service
  • Greatly speed up point lookup queries in massive tables
  • Pair SOS with smaller virtual warehouses to lower costs
  • Uses Snowflake-managed compute resources, which are paid for with Snowflake credits and are billed per second

Snowflake Editions

Snowflake offers four different Editions, each providing progressively more features.

For more information on the features available in each service type, refer to the features table on the webpage snowflake.com/product/pricing.

Standard
  • Complete SQL Data Warehouse
  • Secure Data Sharing across regions / clouds
  • Premier Support 24 x 365
  • 1 day of time travel
  • Always-on enterprise grade encryption in transit and at rest
  • Customer dedicated virtual warehouses
  • Federated authentication
  • Database Replication
  • External Functions
  • Snowsight analytics UI
  • Create your own Data Exchange
  • Data Marketplace access
Enterprise
  • Standard +
  • Multi-cluster warehouse
  • Up to 90 days of Time Travel
  • Annual rekey of all encrypted data
  • Materialized Views
  • Search Optimization Service
  • Dynamic Data Masking
  • External Data Tokenization
Business Critical
  • Enterprise +
  • HIPAA Support
  • PCI Compliance
  • Data encryption everywhere
  • Tri-Secret Secure using customer managed keys
  • AWS PrivateLink support
  • Database failover and failback for business continuity
  • External Functions - AWS API Gateway Private Endpoints support
Virtual Private Snowflake
  • Business Critical +
  • Customer dedicated virtual servers wherever the encryption key is in memory
  • Customer dedicated metadata store

Buying the Snowflake service

There are two ways to buy the Snowflake Service: On Demand or pre-paid Capacity.

On Demand

The easiest and most flexible way to purchase the Snowflake Service is On Demand. Similar to Amazon AWS, customers are charged 
a fixed rate for the services that are consumed and are billed in arrears every month.

Select region

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$40 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in AWS – US East (Northern Virginia)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.00
Enterprise $3.00
Business Critical $4.00

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$40 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in AWS – US East (Ohio)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.00
Enterprise $3.00
Business Critical $4.00

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$40 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in AWS – US West (Oregon)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.00
Enterprise $3.00
Business Critical $4.00

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$46 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in AWS – Canada (Central)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.25
Enterprise $3.50
Business Critical $4.50

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$42 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in AWS – EU (London)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.70
Enterprise $4.00
Business Critical $5.40

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$40 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in AWS – EU (Ireland)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.60
Enterprise $3.90
Business Critical $5.20

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$45 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in AWS – EU (Frankfurt)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.60
Enterprise $3.90
Business Critical $5.20

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$40 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in AWS – EU (Stockholm)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.60
Enterprise $3.90
Business Critical $5.20

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$40 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in AWS – EU (Paris)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.60
Enterprise $3.90
Business Critical $5.20

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$46 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in AWS – Asia Pacific (Sydney)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.75
Enterprise $4.05
Business Critical $5.50

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$46 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in AWS – Asia Pacific (Singapore)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.50
Enterprise $3.70
Business Critical $5.00

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$46 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in AWS – Asia Pacific (Tokyo)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.85
Enterprise $4.30
Business Critical $5.70

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$46 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in AWS – Asia Pacific (Seoul)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.75
Enterprise $4.05
Business Critical $5.50

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$46 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in AWS – Mumbai

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.20
Enterprise $3.30
Business Critical $4.40

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$40 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in AWS US East (Commercial Gov – N. Virginia)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard Not available
Enterprise Not available
Business Critical $4.80

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$68 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in AWS US Gov West 1

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard Not available
Enterprise Not available
Business Critical $5.60
Virtual Private Snowflake $8.40

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$68 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in AWS US Gov West 1 (Fedramp High Plus)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard Not available
Enterprise Not available
Business Critical $5.60
Virtual Private Snowflake $8.40

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$74 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in AWS South America East 1 (São Paulo)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $3.10
Enterprise $4.65
Business Critical $6.20
Virtual Private Snowflake $9.30

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$40 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in Azure – East US 2 (Virginia)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.00
Enterprise $3.00
Business Critical $4.00

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$40 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in Azure – West US 2 (Washington)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.00
Enterprise $3.00
Business Critical $4.00

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$40 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in Azure – Central US (Iowa)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.00
Enterprise $3.00
Business Critical $4.00

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$46 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in Azure – Canada Central (Toronto)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.25
Enterprise $3.50
Business Critical $4.50

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$40 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in Azure – West Europe (Netherlands)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.60
Enterprise $3.90
Business Critical $5.20

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$40 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in Azure – North Europe (Ireland)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.60
Enterprise $3.90
Business Critical $5.20

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$46 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in Azure – Australia East (Sydney)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.75
Enterprise $4.05
Business Critical $5.50

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$46 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in Azure – Southeast Asia (Singapore)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.50
Enterprise $3.70
Business Critical $5.00

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$50.50 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in Azure – Switzerland North (Zurich)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $3.10
Enterprise $4.65
Business Critical $6.20

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$68 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in Azure – US Gov Virginia

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard Not Available
Enterprise Not Available
Business Critical $5.60

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$46 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in Azure – Japan East (Tokyo)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.85
Enterprise $4.30
Business Critical $5.70

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$44.50 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in Azure – UAE North (Dubai)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.70
Enterprise $4.40
Business Critical $5.40

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$40 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in Azure – South Central US (Texas)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.00
Enterprise $3.00
Business Critical $4.00

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$Azure – Central India (Pune) per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in Azure – Central India (Pune)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.20
Enterprise $3.30
Business Critical $4.40

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$42 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in Azure – UK South (London)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.70
Enterprise $4.00
Business Critical $5.40

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$46 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in GCP – US-Central1 (Iowa)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.00
Enterprise $3.00
Business Critical $4.00

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$40 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in GCP – US East 4 (N. Virginia)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.00
Enterprise $3.00
Business Critical $4.00

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$35 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in GCP – Europe West 4 (Netherlands)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.60
Enterprise $3.90
Business Critical $5.20

On Demand storage is charged at the fixed rate of:
$40 per Terabyte per month for customers deployed in GCP – Europe West 2 (London)

On Demand Price per Snowflake Credit
Standard $2.70
Enterprise $4.00
Business Critical $5.40

Pre-Purchased Capacity

Snowflake provides customers the option to pre-purchase Capacity. A capacity purchase is a specific dollar commitment to Snowflake. 
The Capacity purchased is then consumed on a monthly basis. Capacity purchases provide more service options, lower prices, and a long-term price guarantee.

Select region

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$23 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in AWS – US East (Northern Virginia)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$23 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in AWS – US East (Ohio)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$23 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in AWS – US West (Oregon)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$25 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in AWS – Canada (Central)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$24.00 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in AWS – EU (London)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$23.00 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in AWS – EU (Ireland)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$24.50 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in AWS – EU (Frankfurt)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$23 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in AWS – EU (Stockholm)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$23 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in AWS – EU (Paris)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$25.00 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in AWS – Asia Pacific (Sydney)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$25 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in AWS – Asia Pacific (Singapore)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$25 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in AWS – Asia Pacific (Tokyo)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$25 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in AWS – Asia Pacific (Seoul)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$25 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in AWS – Mumbai

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$23 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in AWS US East (Commercial Gov – N. Virginia)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$39 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in AWS US Gov West 1

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$39 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in AWS US Gov West 1 (Fedramp High Plus)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$40.50 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in AWS South America East 1 (São Paulo)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$23 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in Azure – East US 2 (Virginia)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$23 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in Azure – West US 2 (Washington)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$23 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in Azure – Central US (Iowa)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$25 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in Azure – Canada Central (Toronto)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$23.00 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in Azure – West Europe (Netherlands)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$23.00 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in Azure – North Europe (Ireland)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$25 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in Azure – Australia East (Sydney)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$25 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in Azure – Southeast Asia (Singapore)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$28.80 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in Azure – Switzerland North (Zurich)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$39 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in Azure – US Gov Virginia

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$25 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in Azure – Japan East (Tokyo)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$25.40 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in Azure – UAE North (Dubai)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$23 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in Azure – South Central US (Texas)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$25 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in Azure – Central India (Pune)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$24 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in Azure – UK South (London)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$20 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in GCP – US-Central1 (Iowa)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$23 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in GCP – US East 4 (N. Virginia)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$20 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in GCP – Europe-West4 (Netherlands)

For Capacity storage, the price is:
$23 per Terabyte per month for customer deployed in GCP – Europe West 2 (London)

Capacity Credit Pricing And Usage

For a capacity purchase, the price of Snowflake credits is determined at the time the order is placed and is based on the size of the total committed customer purchase. For more information about the discounts available for capacity purchases, please talk to a Snowflake sales representative.

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Data Transfer

Customers who wish to move or copy their data between regions or clouds will incur data transfer charges. Features such as External Tables, External Functions and Data Lake Export may incur data transfer charges.

The pricing for those charges is as follows for customers on Amazon Web Services:

Cloud Region where data is stored Transfer to same region, same cloud (per TB) Transfer to different region, same cloud (per TB) Transfer to different cloud (per TB)
AWS US East (Northern Virginia) $0.00 $20.00 $90.00
AWS US East (Ohio) $0.00 $20.00 $90.00
AWS US West (Oregon) $0.00 $20.00 $90.00
AWS Canada (Central) $0.00 $20.00 $90.00
AWS EU (Ireland) $0.00 $20.00 $90.00
AWS EU (London) $0.00 $20.00 $90.00
AWS EU (Frankfurt) $0.00 $20.00 $90.00
AWS EU (Paris) $0.00 $20.00 $90.00
AWS EU (Stockholm) $0.00 $20.00 $90.00
AWS Asia Pacific (Sydney) $0.00 $140.00 $140.00
AWS Asia Pacific (Singapore) $0.00 $90.00 $120.00
AWS Asia Pacific (Osaka) $0.00 $90.00 $114.00
AWS Asia Pacific (Tokyo) $0.00 $90.00 $114.00
AWS Asia Pacific (Seoul) $0.00 $80.00 $126.00
AWS Asia Pacific (Mumbai) $0.00 $86.00 $109.30
AWS US East 1 Commercial Gov $0.00 $20.00 $90.00
AWS AWS US Gov West 1 $0.00 $30.00 $155.00
AWS AWS US Gov West 1 (Fedramp High Plus) $0.00 $30.00 $155.00
AWS South America East 1 (São Paulo) $0.00 $138.00 $150.00

For Customers on Microsoft Azure, data transfer pricing if the destination is known is as follows:

Cloud Provider Data Transfer Source Region Destination Region (per TB)
Same Cloud Provider Different Cloud Provider or Internet
Same Region Same Continent Different Continent
Azure East US 2 (Virginia) $0.00 $20.00 $50.00 $87.50
Azure West US 2 (Washington) $0.00 $20.00 $50.00 $87.50
Azure West Europe (Netherlands) $0.00 $20.00 $50.00 $87.50
Azure Australia East (New South Wales) $0.00 $80.00 $80.00 $120.00
Azure Canada Central (Toronto) $0.00 $20.00 $50.00 $87.50
Azure Southeast Asia (Singapore) $0.00 $80.00 $80.00 $120.00
Azure Switzerland North $0.00 $20.00 $50.00 $87.50
Azure US Gov Virginia $0.00 $20.00 $50.00 $87.50
Azure US Central (Iowa) $0.00 $20.00 $50.00 $87.50
Azure North Europe (Ireland) $0.00 $20.00 $50.00 $87.50
Azure Japan East (Tokyo) $0.00 $80.00 $80.00 $120.00
Azure UAE North (Dubai) $0.00 $80.00 $80.00 $120.00
Azure South Central US (Texas) $0.00 $20.00 $50.00 $87.50
Azure Central India (Pune) $0.00 $80.00 $80.00 $120.00
Azure UK South (London) $0.00 $20.00 $50.00 $87.50

For Customers on Google Cloud Platform, data transfer pricing if the destination is known is as follows:

Cloud Provider Data Transfer Source Region Data Transfer To Same Cloud Provider (TB) Data Transfer to Different Cloud Provider or Internet (TB)
Same Region Different Region, Same Continent Different Continents (excludes Oceania) Oceania Same Continent Different Continent (excludes Oceania) Oceania
GCP US Central 1 (Iowa) $0.00 $10.00 $80.00 $150.00 $120.00 $120.00 $190.00
GCP US East 4 (N. Virginia) $0.00 $10.00 $80.00 $150.00 $120.00 $120.00 $190.00
GCP Europe West 4 (Netherlands) $0.00 $20.00 $80.00 $150.00 $120.00 $120.00 $190.00
GCP Europe West 2
(London)		 $0.00 $20.00 $80.00 $150.00 $120.00 $120.00 $190.00

Pricing for Specific Endpoint Types

Endpoint Type Pricing per TB of data processed through the endpoint you configure
AWS API Gateway, Private Endpoints $10

Pricing Examples

The cost of the Snowflake service is determined by actual usage which varies based on the individual customer application. Most Snowflake customers gain experience using Snowflake On Demand. That allows the application workload to be developed and tested and provides real-world experience to estimate the monthly cost. When the application workload is understood, an appropriately sized Capacity purchase can be made. Here are two different examples of Snowflake Capacity pricing:

  • Pricing Example 1

    Customer has purchased the Snowflake Capacity Standard Service with Premier Support in the United States. They load data every night and have 8 users using the database during business hours. This customer:

    • Stores an average of 4 TB’s of compressed data (compare with 20 TB without compression).
    • Runs a batch loading task every night for 2.5 hours, using a Small Standard Virtual Warehouse.
    • Enables eight users to work 5 days a week from 8am until 6pm using a Medium Standard Virtual Warehouse.

    Data Loading Requirements

    Parameter Customer Requirements Proposed Setup
    Data Load Frequency Daily Small Standard Virtual Warehouse (2 Credits per hour)
    Loading Window 2.5 hours (2 Credits x 2.5 hours per day x 31 days per month)
    Credits Required per month 155

    User Requirements

    Parameter Customer Requirements Proposed Setup
    No. of Users 8 Users Medium Virtual Warehouse (4 Credits per hour)
    Time Slot 8AM-6PM (10 hours)
    Credits Required per month 800 (4 Credits x 10 hours per day x 20 days per month)
    Credits Required per month 955 (800 Credits for Users + 155 for Data Loading)

    Storage Requirements

    Data Set size (per month) 4TB (After Compression)
    Data storage price (per year) $1,104 4TB x $23 (per TB per month, based on Storage table) x 12 months
    Virtual Warehouse (per year) $21,774 955 (Credits per month) x $2 (per credit) x 0.95 (5% sample discount) x 12 months
    Total Price (per year) $22,878 Data Set (per year) + Virtual Warehouse (per year)
  • Pricing Example 2

    Customer has purchased the Snowflake Capacity Standard Service with Premier Support in the United States.

    They load data constantly, 24×7. They have two different groups of users (Finance and Sales) using the database in overlapping, but different times of the day. They also run a weekly batch report. This customer:

    • Stores an average of 65 TB’s of compressed data (compare with 325 TB without compression).
    • Loads data 24×365. They use a Small Standard Virtual Warehouse to do this.
    • Enables seven finance users to work 5 days a week from 8am until 5pm using a Large Standard Virtual Warehouse.
    • Enables twelve sales users in different geographies to work a total of 16 hours a day (across Europe and the Americas), 5 days a week using a Medium Standard Virtual Warehouse.
    • Runs a complex weekly report every Friday. This report takes approximately 2 hours to run on a 2X-Large standard warehouse.

    Data Loading Requirements

    Parameter Customer Requirements Proposed Setup
    Data Load Frequency Daily Small Standard Virtual Warehouse (2 Credits)
    Loading Window 24 x 7 x 365
    Credits Required per month 1,488 (2 Credits x 24 hours per day x 31 days per month)

    User Requirements

    Parameter Customer Requirements Proposed Setup
    Finance No. of Users 5 Users Large Standard Virtual Warehouse (8 Credits)
    Time Taken per day 8am–5pm (9 hours)
    Finance Credits Required per month 1,440 (8 Credits x 9 hours per day x 20 days per month)
    Sales No. of Users 12 Users Medium Standard Virtual Warehouse (4 Credits)
    Time Slot per day 16 hours
    Sales Credits Required per month 1,280 (4 Credits x 16 hours per day x 20 days per month)
    Complex Query No. of Users 1 user (2X Standard Virtual Warehouse (32 Credits)
    Time Taken per day 2 hours
    Complex Query Credits Required per month 256 (32 Credits x 2 hours per day x 4 days per month)
    Total Credits Required per month 4,424 (2,976 Credits for Users + 1,448 Credits for Loading)

    Storage Requirements

    Data Set size (per month) 65 TB (After Compression)

    Capacity Purchase Totals

    Data storage price (per year) $17,940.00 65TB x $23 (per TB per month, based on Storage table) x 12 months
    Virtual Warehouse (per year) $100,867.20 4,424 (Credits per month) x $2 (per credit) x 0.95 (5% sample discount) x 12 months
    Total Price (per year) $118,807.20 Data Set (per year) + Virtual Warehouse (per year)