Your BigQuery bill is out of control. It doesn’t have to be.
BigQuery charges by data scanned, so one heavy dashboard or a bad SELECT * can spike your bill overnight. Move your most expensive workloads to GizmoSQL and cut that spend by 90%+ — faster queries, predictable per-core pricing, running in your own cloud.
99% cheaper than BigQuery on TPC-H 1 TB · Your data never leaves your cloud · No bill shock
Scan-based pricing punishes exactly the workloads you run most.
BigQuery bills per terabyte scanned. Recurring dashboards, large joins, and high-frequency queries scan the same data again and again, and the bill climbs with no change in value delivered. Finance sees it 30 days too late. That is the workload to move first.
Same benchmark. A fraction of the bill.
TPC-H 1 TB, run head to head. GizmoSQL is both faster and dramatically cheaper.
| TPC-H 1 TB | GizmoSQL | Google BigQuery |
|---|---|---|
| Cost per run | $0.17 | $23.49 |
| Runtime | 108.9s | 447.7s |
| Pricing model | Predictable, per vCPU | Per TB scanned (variable) |
| Where it runs | Your own cloud or VPC | Google's cloud only |
| Your data leaves your environment | Never | Yes |
Benchmark figures from GizmoSQL’s published, reproducible TPC-H 1 TB run. Reproduce it yourself.
You don’t have to leave BigQuery. Just offload the expensive part.
Keep BigQuery where it works. Move the costly, scan-heavy workloads to GizmoSQL and watch that slice of the bill collapse. Low risk, fast payback.
Find the costly workloads
We identify the recurring dashboards and heavy queries driving most of your BigQuery spend.
Move them to GizmoSQL
Standard SQL, so your queries and dashboards come along. It runs in your own cloud, on Kubernetes or a single VM.
Cut that bill 90%+
Predictable per-core pricing replaces per-scan bill shock. Same speed or faster, a fraction of the cost.
Cutting your BigQuery bill — FAQ
Why is my BigQuery bill so high?
BigQuery bills per terabyte of data scanned, so recurring dashboards, large joins, high-frequency queries, and the occasional SELECT * scan the same data again and again — and the bill climbs with no change in value delivered. Finance usually sees the spike 30 days too late.
How much cheaper is GizmoSQL than BigQuery?
On the published, reproducible TPC-H 1 TB benchmark, GizmoSQL costs $0.17 per run versus $23.49 on BigQuery — about 99% cheaper — and finishes in 108.9 seconds versus 447.7 seconds. Real workloads vary, which is why the migration sprint guarantees at least a 50% cut on the workloads we move.
Do I have to leave BigQuery entirely?
No. Keep BigQuery where it works. The play is to offload only the expensive, scan-heavy workloads — recurring dashboards and heavy queries — to GizmoSQL, and watch that slice of the bill collapse. Low risk, fast payback.
Will my existing queries and dashboards work?
GizmoSQL speaks standard SQL plus Apache Arrow Flight SQL, ADBC, and JDBC, so your queries and dashboards come along. It runs in your own cloud or VPC, on Kubernetes or a single VM — your data never leaves your environment.
Cut your BigQuery bill 50%+, guaranteed.
Our engineers migrate your most expensive workloads and cut that compute bill by 50%+ — or you don’t pay for the sprint.