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Comparison

Apache Iceberg vs Dremio

On the evidence we track, Dremio leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Apache Iceberg full profile →Dremio full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Apache Iceberg62
★Dremio72
Score
Vioscale score
Apache Iceberg62 / 100medium · 56%
Dremio72 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Iceberg–
Dremio✓
Model
Apache Icebergopen_source
Dremiofreemium
Price level
Apache Icebergfree
Dremiolow
Transparent
Apache Iceberg–
Dremio✗
Integrations
Count
Apache Iceberg20
Dremio13
Security
Disclosure policy
Apache Iceberg✓
Dremio✓
Gdpr
Apache Iceberg–
Dremio✓
Iso27001
Apache Iceberg–
Dremio✓
Scorecard
Apache Iceberg7.9
Dremio–
Soc2
Apache Iceberg–
Dremio✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Apache Iceberg–
Dremio99.99
Status page
Apache Iceberg✓
Dremio✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Iceberg1
Dremio–
Github stars
Apache Iceberg9,176
Dremio–
Package downloads weekly
Apache Iceberg11,384,061
Dremio–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Iceberg100
Dremio–
Release
Cadence days
Apache Iceberg50
Dremio–
History
Apache Iceberg20 items
Dremio–
License
Spdx
Apache IcebergApache-2.0
Dremio–
Language
Primary
Apache IcebergJava
Dremio–

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Deployment
Apache IcebergEmbedded
DremioHybrid
Architecture
Architecture
Apache Iceberg-
DremioSeparated storage/compute
Compute model
Apache Iceberg-
Dremio-
Query
SQL dialect
Apache Iceberg-
DremioVendor-specific
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place
Apache Iceberg✓
Dremio✓
Interoperability
Table-format support
Apache IcebergIceberg (Parquet, ORC, Avro, Puffin data files)
DremioApache Iceberg
Scale
Concurrency scaling
Apache IcebergAutomatic
Dremio-
Ingestion
Streaming ingest
Apache Iceberg✓
Dremio✓
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)
Apache IcebergFirst-class
DremioFirst-class
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions
Apache Iceberg-
Dremio-
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace
Apache Iceberg✓
Dremio-
Licensing
Licence class
Apache IcebergPermissive OSS
DremioSource-available

What each one is

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

Apache Iceberg

Apache Iceberg is a table format that enables reliable, ACID-compliant SQL operations on big data. It allows multiple query engines—such as Spark, Trino, Flink, Hive, and Impala—to safely read and write the same tables concurrently, bringing traditional database semantics to analytics workloads.

Independently observed

Dremio

Leader

An open-source lakehouse platform built on Apache Iceberg that enables data analytics and AI workloads with support for CDC, multi-source ingestion, and SQL-based querying.

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 Iceberg

Open source

Open source, no licensing cost

as of verify ↗

Dremio

Leader
from $0.20/moconsumptionFree tier30-day trial

From $0.20 per DCU. Free Community Edition. 30-day free trial.

  • Dremio Cloud$0.20 per DCU. $400 credit free trial for 30 days.
    • Fully managed infrastructure (AWS, Azure coming soon)
    • Automatic scaling and optimization
    • Automatic feature releases
    • Zero infrastructure management
    • AI Agent
    • +4 more
  • Dremio EnterpriseContact sales
    • Self-managed on Kubernetes, on-premises, or cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)
    • Full control over infrastructure, security, compliance
    • Flexible deployment options
    • AI Agent
    • AI Semantic Layer
    • +4 more
  • Dremio Community EditionFree
    • Query engine
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Apache Iceberg–
Dremio✓
CLI
Apache Iceberg–
Dremio✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache Iceberg✗
Dremio✓
Self-hosted
Apache Iceberg✓
Dremio✓

Integrations

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

Apache Iceberg

20 total
  • Spark
  • Trino
  • Presto
  • Flink
  • Hive
  • Impala
  • PyArrow
  • DuckDB
  • Polars
  • Pandas
  • Ray
  • Datafusion
  • BigQuery
  • SQLAlchemy
  • S3
  • GCS
  • Azure Data Lake Storage
  • Hadoop
  • Kerberos
  • Thrift
Independently observed

Dremio

Leader
13 total
  • Apache Iceberg
  • Apache Polaris
  • dbt
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • DynamoDB
  • Oracle
  • SQL Server
  • DB2
  • AWS EMR
  • AWS Glue
  • Apache Spark
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.