Firebolt Cloud Data Warehouse and Firebolt Core

Firebolt Analytics develops Firebolt, a SQL analytics engine designed for low-latency, high-concurrency queries behind data applications, dashboards and AI workloads. Its terms of use are issued by Firebolt Analytics Ltd. under the laws of Israel, and the website footer names Firebolt Analytics Inc.

Firebolt uses a PostgreSQL-compatible SQL dialect, ACID transactions with snapshot isolation and a custom storage format for real-time data, while reading Parquet and Apache Iceberg for batch analytics. Engines scale from 1 to 256 nodes with workload isolation, auto start and stop, and per-second billing. It runs as a managed service on AWS and GCP in regions that include Singapore and Mumbai, in the customer's own cloud (BYOC), or as Firebolt Core, a free self-hosted edition delivered as a single binary, Docker image or Kubernetes Helm chart.

• PostgreSQL dialect: Familiar SQL with cross-database joins, MERGE and multi-statement transactions.
• Real-time plus batch: Custom storage for fresh data and native Parquet and Iceberg reading.
• Elastic engines: 1 to 256 nodes per engine and up to 10 parallel clusters with workload isolation.
• Vector and JSON: Native JSON type and HNSW vector indexes for AI search use cases.
• Firebolt Core: Free self-hosted edition on laptop, cloud or data center via Docker or Helm.
• Open connectivity: Postgres wire protocol, ADBC, REST API, Tableau and an MCP server for LLM tools.

A Vietnamese SaaS or e-commerce company can power embedded analytics for thousands of merchants from one Firebolt engine in the Singapore region. A bank or insurer that must keep data in-country can run Firebolt Core on its own servers for internal reporting. A game or media company can analyze event logs in Iceberg alongside fresh streaming data.

Engineering teams get one engine for both real-time and batch analytics using familiar PostgreSQL-style SQL. Per-second billing and scale-to-zero mean idle engines cost nothing, with storage passed through at 0.0264 USD per GB-month. Firebolt Core lets companies run the same engine free on their own hardware or cloud, useful where data must stay on-premise. New accounts receive 200 USD in free credits.

Customer-facing analytics and AI agents push data warehouses toward millisecond responses under heavy concurrency, while finance teams want usage-based pricing that can drop to zero. Open formats such as Iceberg and the option to self-host are increasingly important for companies with data residency concerns, including regulated sectors in Southeast Asia.

Terms of use are issued by Firebolt Analytics Ltd. and governed by Israeli law with Tel Aviv courts; the site footer names Firebolt Analytics Inc. The company states SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27018 and HIPAA compliance. Firebolt Core was introduced in June 2025.