Before You Begin

Once your Snowflake account has been provisioned, you can access Snowflake using any of the following methods:

  • Browser-based web interface

  • SnowSQL, the Snowflake command line client

  • Any client application connected via JDBC or ODBC

  • Any 3rd-party partner that can connect to Snowflake

If you do not have an account yet, you can sign up for a free trial or contact us directly to request an account.

For pricing and service details, see the pricing page (on the Snowflake website).

For more details about trial accounts, see Trial Accounts.

In this Topic:

Browser Requirements

You can use any of the following browsers to access the Snowflake classic web interface:

Supported Browser

Minimum Version

Chrome

47

Safari

9

Firefox

45

Opera

36

Edge

12

Note

The new web interface, currently in preview, supports a different set of browsers and minimum versions. For details, see Getting Started With the New Web Interface.

Tip

We recommend using Google Chrome. Other browsers have not been tested as extensively as Chrome and may exhibit some unexpected behavior. If you encounter issues using the web interface with any of the listed browsers, please contact Snowflake Support.

SnowSQL OS Platform Requirements

SnowSQL (CLI Client) can be installed on the following platforms:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux or a compatible operating system.

  • macOS (64-bit).

  • Microsoft Windows (64-bit).

For more details about the supported version numbers of these operating systems, see Operating System Support.

Other platforms have not been tested at this time and may not be compatible with SnowSQL. For example, some Linux variants may not have the libraries that the SnowSQL client needs by default.

JDBC and ODBC OS Platform Requirements

Both drivers can be installed on the following platforms:

  • Linux

  • macOS

  • Windows:

    • 64-bit for the JDBC driver

    • 32-bit and 64-bit for the ODBC driver

For more details about the supported version numbers of these operating systems, see Operating System Support.

Other platforms have not been tested at this time and may not be compatible with the drivers.

The JDBC driver is available for download from the Maven Central Repository:

The ODBC driver is available for download from the Snowflake Client Repository: