Snowflake
Cloud-native data platform for warehousing, data lakes, and AI/ML workloads, billed on consumption-based Snowflake credits.
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Snowflake is a fully-managed cloud data platform providing data warehousing, data engineering, data lakes, and AI/ML (Cortex) capabilities across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Founded in 2012 by Benoît Dageville, Thierry Cruanes, and Marcin Żukowski, and headquartered in Menlo Park, CA, it went public on the NYSE (SNOW) in September 2020 in one of the largest software IPOs ever. Pricing is consumption-based (per Snowflake credit for compute plus per-TB storage) across Standard, Enterprise, Business Critical, and Virtual Private Snowflake editions, with a 30-day/$400-credit self-serve trial and on-demand credit-card billing for smaller usage.
Pricing
| Tier | Price | Key features |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | Custom | Core SQL data warehousing, 1-day Time Travel, Standard support |
| Enterprise | Custom | Multi-cluster warehouses, 90-day Time Travel, Query acceleration & search optimization, Column-level security |
| Business Critical | Custom | Customer-managed encryption keys, Private connectivity (PrivateLink), HIPAA/HITRUST-ready controls, Database failover/replication |
| Virtual Private Snowflake (VPS) | Custom | Fully isolated dedicated infrastructure, No shared compute/storage with other customers |
Source: https://www.snowflake.com/en/pricing/
Agent-readiness
- Discoverability
- 40/100
- Machine-readable content
- 55/100
- Programmatic access
- 75/100
- MCP / agent support
- 70/100
- Self-serve transactability
- 55/100
- Transparency
- 65/100
Security & compliance
- SSO / SAML
- Yes
- Encryption at rest
- Yes
- Encryption in transit
- Yes
- Audit log
- Yes
- Pentest report
- Not publicly documented
"Not publicly documented" means Crail found no public evidence either way — not a confirmed absence. See our methodology. Trust center: https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/intro-compliance.
FAQ
Does Snowflake have a free tier?
No — Snowflake does not offer a free tier as of 2026-07-26.
Can you buy Snowflake without talking to sales?
Yes, Snowflake can be purchased self-serve without a sales call.
Does Snowflake have an official MCP (Model Context Protocol) server?
Yes, Snowflake publishes an official MCP server.
What compliance certifications does Snowflake hold?
Snowflake holds: SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 9001:2015, PCI DSS, FedRAMP Moderate, FedRAMP High, HITRUST CSF, CSA STAR.
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Methodology & disclosure
Data verified via agent crawled, last checked 2026-07-26. Agent-readiness methodology version crail-ar-v0.1. No vendor payment influences these scores — see our methodology page.