Comparison

Apache Iceberg vs Presto

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 Iceberg60
Presto53
Score
vioscaleAI score
Apache Iceberg60 / 100medium · 56%
Presto53 / 100low · 40%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Iceberg–
Presto✓
Model
Apache Icebergopen_source
Price level
Apache Icebergfree
Prestofree
Integrations
Count
Apache Iceberg20
Presto–
Reliability
Status page
Apache Iceberg✓
Presto–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Iceberg1
Presto441
Github stars
Apache Iceberg9,326
Presto16,760
Package downloads weekly
Apache Iceberg6,665,583
Presto–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Iceberg100
Presto97
Release
Cadence days
Apache Iceberg50
Presto47
History
Apache Iceberg20 items
Presto18 items
License
Spdx
Apache IcebergApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Apache IcebergJava
PrestoJava
Content
Faq
Apache Iceberg5 items
Presto4 items

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

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

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.

Platforms
macOS
Apache Iceberg✓
Presto–
Windows
Apache Iceberg✓
Presto–
Linux
Apache Iceberg✓
Presto–
CLI
Apache Iceberg✓
Presto–
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
23 total
  • Spark
  • Trino
  • Presto
  • Flink
  • Hive
  • Impala
  • PyArrow
  • DuckDB
  • Polars
  • Pandas
  • Ray
  • Datafusion
  • BigQuery
  • SQLAlchemy
  • S3
  • GCS
  • Azure Data Lake Storage
  • Hadoop
  • Kerberos
  • Thrift
  • Avro
  • Parquet
  • ORC
Independently observed

Presto

Not documented yet.

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