Analytics

Warehouse-Native vs. Traditional CDPs

Why modern SaaS teams are moving away from Segment and toward tools like Hightouch and Census.

By TrackRaptor DevData Architect
READ: 13 min read
Warehouse-Native vs. Traditional CDPs

Traditional Customer Data Platforms (CDPs) create a black box. Warehouse-native apps sit directly on top of your Snowflake or BigQuery, making your data warehouse the single source of truth for your entire company.

Why go Warehouse-Native?

  • Lower storage costs by eliminating duplicate silos
  • Zero data latency between your app and your analytics
  • No vendor lock-in: you own the data in your own infrastructure
  • Ability to use SQL to define complex audience segments