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Comparison

Apache Doris vs DuckDB

On the evidence we track, DuckDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 59/100. 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
★DuckDB59
Score
vioscaleAI score
Apache Doris50 / 100low · 45%
DuckDB59 / 100medium · 51%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Doris✓
DuckDB✓
Model
Apache Dorisopen_source
DuckDBopen_source
Price level
Apache Dorisfree
DuckDBfree
Transparent
Apache Doris–
DuckDB✓
Integrations
Count
Apache Doris15
DuckDB27
Security
Disclosure policy
Apache Doris✓
DuckDB–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Apache Doris–
DuckDB✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Doris1
DuckDB1
Github stars
Apache Doris16,078
DuckDB42,154
Package downloads weekly
Apache Doris–
DuckDB15,285,415
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Doris100
DuckDB100
Release
Cadence days
Apache Doris20
DuckDB33
History
Apache Doris20 items
DuckDB20 items
License
Spdx
Apache DorisApache-2.0
DuckDBMIT
Language
Primary
Apache DorisJava
DuckDBC++
Market
Availability
Apache Doris–
DuckDBAvailable worldwide · HQ NL
Content
Faq
Apache Doris4 items
DuckDB7 items

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Deployment
Apache DorisHybrid
DuckDBEmbedded
Architecture
Architecture
Apache DorisCoupled MPP
DuckDB-
Compute model
Apache DorisClusters
DuckDB-
Query
SQL dialect
Apache Doris-
DuckDBVendor-specific
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place
Apache Doris✓
DuckDB✓
Interoperability
Table-format support
Apache DorisIceberg, Delta Lake, Hudi
DuckDBParquet, CSV, JSON, Iceberg, Delta Lake, Vortex, DuckLake, Lance, Arrow, Avro, E
Scale
Concurrency scaling
Apache Doris-
DuckDB-
Ingestion
Streaming ingest
Apache Doris✓
DuckDB-
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)
Apache DorisFirst-class
DuckDBFunctional
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions
Apache Doris-
DuckDB✓
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace
Apache Doris-
DuckDB-
Licensing
Licence class
Apache DorisPermissive OSS
DuckDBPermissive 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

DuckDB

Leader

A portable analytical database that runs locally or embedded in applications, with PostgreSQL-like SQL and APIs for major programming languages, supporting popular data formats including CSV, JSON, Parquet, and Apache Iceberg.

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 verify ↗

DuckDB

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free, open source under MIT license

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
macOS
Apache Doris✓
DuckDB✓
Windows
Apache Doris✓
DuckDB✓
Linux
Apache Doris✓
DuckDB✓
CLI
Apache Doris✓
DuckDB✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache Doris✓
DuckDB✗
Self-hosted
Apache Doris✓
DuckDB✓

Integrations

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

In common (5)
  • Iceberg
  • Delta Lake
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • Parquet

Apache Doris

15 total - 10 not shared
  • Hudi
  • Hive
  • Kafka
  • Flink
  • Spark
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • MaxCompute
  • AWS S3
  • Tencent Cloud COS
  • ORC
Independently observed

DuckDB

Leader
30 total - 25 not shared
  • Postgres
  • AWS
  • S3
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Hugging Face
  • SQLite
  • JSON
  • Arrow
  • Avro
  • Pandas
  • dplyr
  • Jupyter
  • Marimo
  • Claude
  • Cloudflare
  • ODBC
  • HTTP
  • Excel
  • Vortex
  • DuckLake
  • Lance
  • Geospatial formats
  • Apache Iceberg
  • +1 more
Independently observed
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