Case Study: Datavations rebuilt its data architecture on ClickHouse for 18x faster processing
Key results
The challenge
Datavations builds a data and optimization platform for the home-improvement industry, helping manufacturers decide what to stock, how much inventory to carry, and how to price. As the company grew after a Series A, its existing data pipeline was costly and too slow to deliver timely client insights.
The solution
Datavations rebuilt its data architecture around ClickHouse, moving most client workloads onto a ClickHouse-based pipeline while some clients still pull raw data from S3.
“We saw a 15x cost reduction in all of our cloud expenses.”
JLJacob LucasCo-founder & Head of Engineering, Datavations
The results, in context
In an account shared at a July 2025 ClickHouse meetup in New York, Datavations reported a 15x reduction in all of its cloud expenses and processing speed 18 times faster, with analysts citing a 5x efficiency uplift from fresher data and faster feedback loops. Figures are quoted from ClickHouse's published story and dated.