Case Study: Similarweb achieves sub-second analytics over 1 trillion rows with Firebolt

Similarweb delivers sub-second analytics over 1 trillion rows with Firebolt

Similarweb, a provider of detailed web analytics, faced a significant challenge in delivering a sub-second user experience for its complex "Segment Analysis" feature. The task required dynamically querying and comparing massive datasets—over 1 trillion rows—which proved too slow and costly with their existing solutions. They evaluated the Firebolt analytics database to overcome these performance hurdles.

Firebolt provided a cloud-native solution built on AWS that delivered superior query performance without requiring any additional data pre-processing. By implementing Firebolt, Similarweb achieved its goal of sub-second response times, scanning terabytes of data for dynamic user requests in approximately one second. The solution also offered workload isolation and a better price-performance ratio, enabling rapid integration and immediate value.

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