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Apache Hudi 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 Hudi51
★DuckDB59
Score
vioscaleAI score
Apache Hudi51 / 100medium · 59%
DuckDB59 / 100medium · 51%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Hudi✓
DuckDB✓
Model
Apache Hudiopen_source
DuckDBopen_source
Price level
Apache Hudifree
DuckDBfree
Transparent
Apache Hudi–
DuckDB✓
Integrations
Count
Apache Hudi12
DuckDB27
Security
Scorecard
Apache Hudi6.4
DuckDB–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Apache Hudi–
DuckDB✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Hudi358
DuckDB1
Github stars
Apache Hudi6,318
DuckDB42,154
Package downloads weekly
Apache Hudi5,524
DuckDB15,285,415
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Hudi100
DuckDB100
Release
Cadence days
Apache Hudi63
DuckDB33
History
Apache Hudi20 items
DuckDB20 items
License
Spdx
Apache HudiApache-2.0
DuckDBMIT
Language
Primary
Apache HudiJava
DuckDBC++
Market
Availability
Apache Hudi–
DuckDBAvailable worldwide · HQ NL
Content
Faq
Apache Hudi6 items
DuckDB7 items

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Deployment
Apache HudiSelf-hosted
DuckDBEmbedded
Architecture
Architecture
Apache HudiSeparated storage/compute
DuckDB-
Compute model
Apache Hudi-
DuckDB-
Query
SQL dialect
Apache Hudi-
DuckDBVendor-specific
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place
Apache Hudi✓
DuckDB✓
Interoperability
Table-format support
Apache HudiParquet with MOR support
DuckDBParquet, CSV, JSON, Iceberg, Delta Lake, Vortex, DuckLake, Lance, Arrow, Avro, E
Scale
Concurrency scaling
Apache Hudi-
DuckDB-
Ingestion
Streaming ingest
Apache Hudi✓
DuckDB-
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)
Apache HudiFunctional
DuckDBFunctional
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions
Apache Hudi-
DuckDB✓
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace
Apache Hudi-
DuckDB-
Licensing
Licence class
Apache HudiPermissive OSS
DuckDBPermissive OSS

What each one is

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

Apache Hudi

An open data lakehouse platform that enables ACID transactions and incremental processing on data lakes across cloud environments, providing tools for data ingestion, management, and query.

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 Hudi

Open sourceFree tier
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 Hudi✗
DuckDB✓
Windows
Apache Hudi✗
DuckDB✓
Linux
Apache Hudi✗
DuckDB✓
CLI
Apache Hudi✓
DuckDB✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache Hudi✓
DuckDB✗
Self-hosted
Apache Hudi✓
DuckDB✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Iceberg

Apache Hudi

17 total - 16 not shared
  • AWS Glue
  • Apache Spark
  • Apache Flink
  • Trino
  • Presto
  • Apache Hive
  • Apicurio Registry
  • Apache Kafka
  • Apache Hive Metastore
  • Google BigQuery
  • Apache XTable
  • Amazon Athena
  • Kafka
  • Debezium
  • Hive Metastore
  • DuckDB
Independently observed

DuckDB

Leader
30 total - 29 not shared
  • Postgres
  • AWS
  • S3
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Hugging Face
  • SQLite
  • MySQL
  • Delta Lake
  • Parquet
  • JSON
  • Arrow
  • Avro
  • Pandas
  • dplyr
  • Jupyter
  • Marimo
  • Claude
  • Cloudflare
  • ODBC
  • HTTP
  • Excel
  • Vortex
  • DuckLake
  • +5 more
Independently observed
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