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# Cloud backend support policy

Ibis supports a number of proprietary cloud backends.
Ibis supports and tests some of the major proprietary cloud backends:

Snowflake and Databricks cost money to test in our continuous integration test suite.
- Google BigQuery
- Snowflake
- Databricks Cloud
- Amazon Athena

If funding dries up, support for these backends will become best effort.
**All of these services cost money to run in our continuous integration test suite.**

If you're interested in ensuring continued support for a cloud backend, please
consider sponsoring Ibis development.
If funding for these services dries up, support for these backends will move to
best effort.

The cost at the time of writing (2024-10-31) is about **$5,000 USD per year**
split evenly between the Snowflake and Databricks backend.
If you or your company are interested in ensuring continued maintenance for one
of these backends, please get in touch with us on
[Zulip](https://ibis-project.zulipchat.com/), or [open a GitHub
issue](https://github.com/ibis-project/ibis/issues/new) and consider sponsoring
Ibis development.

Google has very generously supported the entire cost of testing the BigQuery
backend for a number of years.
## Current cost estimates

- Google BigQuery: free, donated very generously by Google
- Snowflake: $2500 USD per year
- Databricks Cloud: $2500 USD per year
- Amazon Athena: ?

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