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Comparison

Apache Iceberg vs Teradata

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
Teradata35
Score
vioscaleAI score
Apache Iceberg60 / 100medium · 56%
Teradata35 / 100low · 33%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Iceberg–
Teradata✗
Model
Apache Icebergopen_source
Teradatacommercial
Price level
Apache Icebergfree
Teradataunknown
Transparent
Apache Iceberg–
Teradata✗
Integrations
Count
Apache Iceberg20
Teradata11
Security
Disclosure policy
Apache Iceberg✓
Teradata✓
Gdpr
Apache Iceberg–
Teradata✓
Hipaa
Apache Iceberg–
Teradata✓
Scorecard
Apache Iceberg7.9
Teradata–
Trust center
Apache Iceberg–
Teradatahttps://www.teradata.com/trusted-ai
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Apache Iceberg✓
Teradata–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Iceberg1
Teradata–
Github stars
Apache Iceberg9,326
Teradata–
Package downloads weekly
Apache Iceberg6,665,583
Teradata–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Iceberg100
Teradata–
Release
Cadence days
Apache Iceberg50
Teradata–
History
Apache Iceberg20 items
Teradata–
License
Spdx
Apache IcebergApache-2.0
Teradata–
Language
Primary
Apache IcebergJava
Teradata–
Market
Availability
Apache Iceberg–
TeradataAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
Apache Iceberg5 items
Teradata5 items

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Deployment
Apache IcebergEmbedded
TeradataHybrid
Architecture
Architecture
Apache Iceberg-
Teradata-
Compute model
Apache Iceberg-
Teradata-
Query
SQL dialect
Apache Iceberg-
TeradataVendor-specific
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place
Apache Iceberg✓
Teradata-
Interoperability
Table-format support
Apache IcebergIceberg (Parquet, ORC, Avro, Puffin data files)
Teradata-
Scale
Concurrency scaling
Apache IcebergAutomatic
TeradataAutomatic
Ingestion
Streaming ingest
Apache Iceberg✓
Teradata-
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)
Apache IcebergFirst-class
TeradataFirst-class
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions
Apache Iceberg-
Teradata✓
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace
Apache Iceberg✓
Teradata-
Licensing
Licence class
Apache IcebergPermissive OSS
Teradata-

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

Teradata

Teradata is a cloud-based enterprise data platform that enables organizations to build and operate AI agents on governed data, providing advanced analytics, query optimization, and significantly reduced operational costs compared to competing platforms.

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 ↗

Teradata

from $4.80/moconsumption

Consumption-based pricing: from $4.80/hour compute + storage from $276/TB/year (object storage). On-demand and commitment options. Pricing for U.S. region; data transfer charged separately.

  • StandardFrom $4.80/hour compute (U.S. region only)
    • Teradata Engine
    • Premier Cloud Support
  • VantageCloud LakeFrom $6.00/hour compute (U.S. region only)
    • Teradata Engine
  • VantageCloud Lake+From $7.20/hour compute (U.S. region only)
    • Teradata Engine
    • Priority Service
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✗
Teradata✓
macOS
Apache Iceberg✓
Teradata✗
Windows
Apache Iceberg✓
Teradata✗
Linux
Apache Iceberg✓
Teradata✗
CLI
Apache Iceberg✓
Teradata✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache Iceberg✗
Teradata✓
Self-hosted
Apache Iceberg✓
Teradata✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Trino

Apache Iceberg

Leader
23 total - 22 not shared
  • Spark
  • 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

Teradata

13 total - 12 not shared
  • dbt
  • Apache Airflow
  • Dagster
  • Airbyte
  • Python
  • R
  • Node.js
  • JDBC
  • REST API
  • Jupyter
  • Salesforce
  • ServiceNow
Independently observed
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