Head-to-Head Specification Audit
AWS vs Snowflake
Enterprise & SaaS Developers · Global
Specification Matrix
| Metric | AWS | Snowflake |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | CustomBetter | Custom |
| API Rate Limit | N/A | 500 req/min |
| Target Country | Global | Global |
| Category | Cloud Hosting & Edge | Data Engineering |
| Compliance | GDPR, CCPA, POPIA, SOC2, ISO27001, HIPAA, FedRAMP | SOC2, GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, ISO27001 |
| Hosting Regions | US-East, US-West, EU-West, AP-Southeast, AU-East, AF-South-ZA | US-East, US-West, EU-West, EU-Central, AP-Southeast, AP-Northeast, AU-East |
| Native Integrations | 7 listed | 8 listedBetter |
AWS — Key Specs
- ✓Cape Town region (af-south-1) provides local ZA data residency for POPIA compliance
- ✓200+ cloud services covering compute, storage, AI, databases, and IoT
- ✓99.99% uptime SLA on core services including S3, RDS, and EC2
- ✓Spot Instances reduce compute costs by up to 90% for fault-tolerant workloads
Snowflake — Key Specs
- ✓Separate compute and storage scaling — pay only for queries you run
- ✓Data Sharing enables live data sharing across organizations without copying data
- ✓Snowpark supports Python, Java, and Scala for ML workloads directly in Snowflake
- ✓Marketplace has 2,000+ live data sets from commercial providers
Frequently Asked Questions
What is cheaper, AWS or Snowflake?+
Both tools start at $0/mo on their entry plans.
Which tool is better for compliance — AWS or Snowflake?+
Both support GDPR, CCPA, SOC2, ISO27001, HIPAA. AWS additionally supports POPIA, FedRAMP.
Is AWS or Snowflake compliant with South Africa's POPIA?+
AWS supports POPIA compliance. Snowflake does not list POPIA as a supported framework.
Which tool is better suited for Global?+
AWS is evaluated for Enterprise & SaaS Developers in Global with hosting regions: US-East, US-West, EU-West, AP-Southeast, AU-East, AF-South-ZA. Snowflake has hosting regions: US-East, US-West, EU-West, EU-Central, AP-Southeast, AP-Northeast, AU-East. For data residency in Global, check each vendor's data processing agreements.
Data last verified: 25 June 2026
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