Comparison

Apache Doris vs Apache Iceberg

On the evidence we track, Apache Iceberg leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Apache Doris50

★Apache Iceberg60

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apache Doris	Apache IcebergLeader
vioscaleAI score	50 / 100low · 45%	60 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	15	20
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	7.9
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://doris.apache.org/community/security/	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=dbt-doris&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=apache-iceberg&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1	1
Github starsadoption.github_stars	16,078	9,326
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	6,665,583
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	20	50
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Java	Java
Content
Faqcontent.faq	4 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Apache Doris50 / 100low · 45%

Apache Iceberg60 / 100medium · 56%

Pricing

Free tier

Apache Doris✓

Apache Iceberg–

Model

Apache Dorisopen_source

Apache Icebergopen_source

Price level

Apache Dorisfree

Apache Icebergfree

Integrations

Count

Apache Doris15

Apache Iceberg20

Security

Disclosure policy

Apache Doris✓

Apache Iceberg✓

Scorecard

Apache Doris–

Apache Iceberg7.9

Trust center

Apache Dorishttps://doris.apache.org/community/security/

Apache Iceberg–

Vulnerabilities

Apache DorisCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=dbt-doris&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Apache IcebergCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=apache-iceberg&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Apache Doris–

Apache Iceberg✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Apache Doris1

Apache Iceberg1

Github stars

Apache Doris16,078

Apache Iceberg9,326

Package downloads weekly

Apache Doris–

Apache Iceberg6,665,583

Activity

Commits last 30d

Apache Doris100

Apache Iceberg100

Release

Cadence days

Apache Doris20

Apache Iceberg50

History

Apache Doris20 items

Apache Iceberg20 items

License

Spdx

Apache DorisApache-2.0

Apache IcebergApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Apache DorisJava

Apache IcebergJava

Content

Faq

Apache Doris4 items

Apache Iceberg5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for data warehouse software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Data Warehouse Software
Capability	Apache Doris	Apache Iceberg
Deployment
Deployment	Hybrid	Embedded
Architecture
Architecture	Coupled MPP	-
Compute model	Clusters	-
Query
SQL dialect	-	-
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place	✓	✓
Interoperability
Table-format support	Iceberg, Delta Lake, Hudi	Iceberg (Parquet, ORC, Avro, Puffin data files)
Scale
Concurrency scaling	-	Automatic
Ingestion
Streaming ingest	✓	✓
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)	First-class	First-class
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions	-	-
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace	-	✓
Licensing
Licence class	Permissive OSS	Permissive OSS

Deployment

Apache DorisHybrid

Apache IcebergEmbedded

Architecture

Apache DorisCoupled MPP

Apache Iceberg-

Compute model

Apache DorisClusters

Apache Iceberg-

Query

SQL dialect

Apache Doris-

Apache Iceberg-

Federation / lakehouse query-in-place

Apache Doris✓

Apache Iceberg✓

Interoperability

Table-format support

Apache DorisIceberg, Delta Lake, Hudi

Apache IcebergIceberg (Parquet, ORC, Avro, Puffin data files)

Scale

Concurrency scaling

Apache Doris-

Apache IcebergAutomatic

Ingestion

Streaming ingest

Apache Doris✓

Apache Iceberg✓

Data model

Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)

Apache DorisFirst-class

Apache IcebergFirst-class

Analytics

ML / in-DB functions

Apache Doris-

Apache Iceberg-

Sharing

Data sharing / marketplace

Apache Doris-

Apache Iceberg✓

Licensing

Licence class

Apache DorisPermissive OSS

Apache IcebergPermissive OSS

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Apache Doris

A distributed analytics database optimized for low-latency queries on petabyte-scale data. Supports querying data lakes in open formats like Iceberg and Delta Lake, as well as streaming data ingestion and semi-structured data processing.

Independently observed

Apache Iceberg

Leader

A table format that brings SQL capabilities to large-scale analytical datasets and enables multiple computing engines to safely and concurrently query and modify the same tables.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Apache Doris

Open sourceFree tier

Open source, free

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

Apache Iceberg

Leader

Open source

Open source, no licensing cost

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Apache Doris	Apache Iceberg
macOSPlatforms	✓	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

macOS

Apache Doris✓

Apache Iceberg✓

Windows

Apache Doris✓

Apache Iceberg✓

Linux

Apache Doris✓

Apache Iceberg✓

CLI

Apache Doris✓

Apache Iceberg✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Apache Doris✓

Apache Iceberg✗

Self-hosted

Apache Doris✓

Apache Iceberg✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (5)

Hive
Flink
Spark
Parquet
ORC

Apache Doris

15 total - 10 not shared

Iceberg
Delta Lake
Hudi
Kafka
PostgreSQL
Microsoft Fabric
MaxCompute
AWS S3
Tencent Cloud COS
MySQL

Independently observed

Apache Iceberg

Leader

23 total - 18 not shared

Trino
Presto
Impala
PyArrow
DuckDB
Polars
Pandas
Ray
Datafusion
BigQuery
SQLAlchemy
S3
GCS
Azure Data Lake Storage
Hadoop
Kerberos
Thrift
Avro

Independently observed

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