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Comparison

Dremio vs DuckDB

On the evidence we track, Dremio leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Dremio full profile →DuckDB full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
★Dremio72
DuckDB62
Score
Vioscale score
Dremio72 / 100medium · 71%
DuckDB62 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tier
Dremio✓
DuckDB✓
Model
Price level
Dremiolow
DuckDBfree
Transparent
Dremio✗
DuckDB✓
Integrations
Count
Dremio13
DuckDB27
Security
Disclosure policy
Dremio✓
DuckDB–
Gdpr
Dremio✓
DuckDB–
Iso27001
Dremio✓
DuckDB–
Soc2
Dremio✓
DuckDB–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Dremio99.99
DuckDB–
Status page
Dremio✓
DuckDB✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Dremio–
DuckDB1
Github stars
Dremio–
DuckDB40,661
Package downloads weekly
Dremio–
DuckDB17,889,302
Activity
Commits last 30d
Dremio–
DuckDB100
Release
Cadence days
Dremio–
DuckDB28
History
Dremio–
DuckDB20 items
License
Spdx
Dremio–
DuckDBMIT
Language
Primary
Dremio–
DuckDBC++
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Deployment
DremioHybrid
DuckDBEmbedded
Architecture
Architecture
DremioSeparated storage/compute
DuckDB-
Compute model
Dremio-
DuckDB-
Query
SQL dialect
DremioVendor-specific
DuckDBVendor-specific
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place
Dremio✓
DuckDB✓
Interoperability
Table-format support
DremioApache Iceberg
DuckDBParquet, CSV, JSON, Iceberg, Delta Lake, Vortex, DuckLake, Lance, Arrow, Avro, E
Scale
Concurrency scaling
Dremio-
DuckDB-
Ingestion
Streaming ingest
Dremio✓
DuckDB-
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)
DremioFirst-class
DuckDBFunctional
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions
Dremio-
DuckDB✓
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace
Dremio-
DuckDB-
Licensing
Licence class
DremioSource-available
DuckDBPermissive OSS

What each one is

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

Dremio

Leader

An open-source lakehouse platform built on Apache Iceberg that enables data analytics and AI workloads with support for CDC, multi-source ingestion, and SQL-based querying.

Independently observed

DuckDB

An in-process SQL analytical database that runs natively in applications across operating systems and environments. Supports querying files and cloud data directly with a SQL dialect and includes vector search capabilities.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Dremio

Leader
from $0.20/moconsumptionFree tier30-day trial

From $0.20 per DCU. Free Community Edition. 30-day free trial.

  • Dremio Cloud$0.20 per DCU. $400 credit free trial for 30 days.
    • Fully managed infrastructure (AWS, Azure coming soon)
    • Automatic scaling and optimization
    • Automatic feature releases
    • Zero infrastructure management
    • AI Agent
    • +4 more
  • Dremio EnterpriseContact sales
    • Self-managed on Kubernetes, on-premises, or cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)
    • Full control over infrastructure, security, compliance
    • Flexible deployment options
    • AI Agent
    • AI Semantic Layer
    • +4 more
  • Dremio Community EditionFree
    • Query engine
as of verify ↗

DuckDB

Open sourceFree tier

Free, open source under MIT license

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Dremio✓
DuckDB✓
macOS
Dremio✗
DuckDB✓
Windows
Dremio✗
DuckDB✓
Linux
Dremio✗
DuckDB✓
CLI
Dremio✓
DuckDB✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Dremio✓
DuckDB✗
Self-hosted
Dremio✓
DuckDB✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • MySQL

Dremio

Leader
13 total - 12 not shared
  • Apache Iceberg
  • Apache Polaris
  • dbt
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • DynamoDB
  • Oracle
  • SQL Server
  • DB2
  • AWS EMR
  • AWS Glue
  • Apache Spark
Independently observed

DuckDB

27 total - 26 not shared
  • Postgres
  • AWS
  • S3
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Hugging Face
  • SQLite
  • Iceberg
  • Delta Lake
  • Parquet
  • JSON
  • Arrow
  • Avro
  • Pandas
  • dplyr
  • Jupyter
  • Marimo
  • Claude
  • Cloudflare
  • ODBC
  • HTTP
  • Excel
  • Vortex
  • DuckLake
  • +2 more
Independently observed

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