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Comparison

Apache Iceberg vs Teradata

No clear leader: Apache Iceberg (62.2) and Teradata (61.2) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Apache Iceberg full profile →Teradata full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Apache Iceberg62
Teradata61
Score
Vioscale score
Apache Iceberg62 / 100medium · 56%updating
Teradata61 / 100low · 14%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Iceberg–
Teradata✗
Model
Apache Icebergopen_source
Teradatacommercial
Price level
Apache Icebergfree
Teradatalow
Transparent
Apache Iceberg–
Teradata✓
Integrations
Count
Apache Iceberg20
Teradata–
Security
Disclosure policy
Apache Iceberg✓
Teradata✓
Scorecard
Apache Iceberg7.9
Teradata–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Apache Iceberg✓
Teradata–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Iceberg1
Teradata–
Github stars
Apache Iceberg9,176
Teradata–
Package downloads weekly
Apache Iceberg11,384,061
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

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-
Teradata-
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

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

Teradata

Teradata's Autonomous Knowledge Platform connects multi-modal data, operationalizes AI and analytics, and embeds intelligence into workflows for autonomous decision-making at scale. Supports cloud and on-premises deployments.

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 ↗

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✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache Iceberg✗
Teradata✓
Self-hosted
Apache Iceberg✓
Teradata✗
On-premise
Apache Iceberg✗
Teradata✓
Hybrid
Apache Iceberg✗
Teradata✓

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

Teradata

Not documented yet.

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