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Comparison

Apache Iceberg vs Presto

On the evidence we track, Apache Iceberg leads this comparison with a composite score of 62/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Apache Iceberg full profile →Presto full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
★Apache Iceberg62
Presto55
Score
Vioscale score
Apache Iceberg62 / 100medium · 56%
Presto55 / 100low · 33%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Iceberg–
Presto✓
Model
Apache Icebergopen_source
Prestocommercial
Price level
Apache Icebergfree
Prestofree
Integrations
Count
Apache Iceberg20
Presto–
Security
Disclosure policy
Apache Iceberg✓
Presto–
Scorecard
Apache Iceberg7.9
Presto5
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Apache Iceberg✓
Presto–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Iceberg1
Presto441
Github stars
Apache Iceberg9,176
Presto16,724
Package downloads weekly
Apache Iceberg11,384,061
Presto–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Iceberg100
Presto100
Release
Cadence days
Apache Iceberg50
Presto47
History
Apache Iceberg20 items
Presto17 items
License
Spdx
Apache IcebergApache-2.0
PrestoApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Apache IcebergJava
PrestoJava

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Deployment
Apache IcebergEmbedded
PrestoSelf-hosted
Architecture
Architecture
Apache Iceberg-
PrestoSeparated storage/compute
Compute model
Apache Iceberg-
Presto-
Query
SQL dialect
Apache Iceberg-
PrestoANSI SQL
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place
Apache Iceberg✓
Presto✓
Interoperability
Table-format support
Apache IcebergIceberg (Parquet, ORC, Avro, Puffin data files)
Presto-
Scale
Concurrency scaling
Apache IcebergAutomatic
Presto-
Ingestion
Streaming ingest
Apache Iceberg✓
Presto-
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)
Apache IcebergFirst-class
PrestoFunctional
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions
Apache Iceberg-
Presto-
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace
Apache Iceberg✓
Presto-
Licensing
Licence class
Apache IcebergPermissive OSS
PrestoPermissive OSS

What each one is

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

Apache Iceberg

Leader

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

Presto

The fastest open-source SQL query engine for modern data analytics at scale. Enables querying massive datasets across multiple data sources with sub-second performance.

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

Leader
Open source

Open source, no licensing cost

as of verify ↗

Presto

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Deployment
Self-hosted
Apache Iceberg✓
Presto✓

Integrations

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

Apache Iceberg

Leader
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

Presto

Not documented yet.

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