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Comparison

Apache Iceberg vs StarRocks

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
StarRocks47
Score
vioscaleAI score
Apache Iceberg60 / 100medium · 56%
StarRocks47 / 100low · 10%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Iceberg–
StarRocks✓
Model
Apache Icebergopen_source
StarRocksopen_source
Price level
Apache Icebergfree
StarRocksfree
Integrations
Count
Apache Iceberg20
StarRocks9
Security
Disclosure policy
Apache Iceberg✓
StarRocks–
Scorecard
Apache Iceberg7.9
StarRocks–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Apache Iceberg✓
StarRocks–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Iceberg1
StarRocks–
Github stars
Apache Iceberg9,326
StarRocks–
Package downloads weekly
Apache Iceberg6,665,583
StarRocks–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Iceberg100
StarRocks–
Release
Cadence days
Apache Iceberg50
StarRocks–
History
Apache Iceberg20 items
StarRocks–
License
Spdx
Apache IcebergApache-2.0
StarRocks–
Language
Primary
Apache IcebergJava
StarRocks–
Market
Availability
Apache Iceberg–
StarRocksAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
Apache Iceberg5 items
StarRocks5 items

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Deployment
Apache IcebergEmbedded
StarRocksHybrid
Architecture
Architecture
Apache Iceberg-
StarRocksSeparated storage/compute
Compute model
Apache Iceberg-
StarRocksClusters
Query
SQL dialect
Apache Iceberg-
StarRocksANSI SQL
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place
Apache Iceberg✓
StarRocks✓
Interoperability
Table-format support
Apache IcebergIceberg (Parquet, ORC, Avro, Puffin data files)
StarRocksApache Iceberg, Apache Hudi, Apache Hive, Delta Lake
Scale
Concurrency scaling
Apache IcebergAutomatic
StarRocksManual
Ingestion
Streaming ingest
Apache Iceberg✓
StarRocks✓
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)
Apache IcebergFirst-class
StarRocks-
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions
Apache Iceberg-
StarRocks✗
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace
Apache Iceberg✓
StarRocks✗
Licensing
Licence class
Apache IcebergPermissive OSS
StarRocksSource-available

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

StarRocks

An open-source analytical database that delivers sub-second query performance on both structured data and data lakes, serving real-time analytics and AI agents at scale.

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 ↗

StarRocks

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✓
StarRocks✗
Windows
Apache Iceberg✓
StarRocks✗
Linux
Apache Iceberg✓
StarRocks✓
CLI
Apache Iceberg✓
StarRocks✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache Iceberg✗
StarRocks✓
Self-hosted
Apache Iceberg✓
StarRocks✓

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

StarRocks

18 total
  • Apache Iceberg
  • Apache Hudi
  • Apache Hive
  • Delta Lake
  • Apache Kafka
  • Airbyte
  • Apache Superset
  • Min.IO
  • dbt Labs
  • Alibaba Cloud EMR
  • AWS
  • ByteDance Volcano Engine
  • CelerData
  • Mirrorship
  • Apache Flink
  • Grafana
  • Apache Paimon
  • dbt
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Apache Iceberg or StarRocks: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

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