Comparison

Dremio vs Presto

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 →Presto full profile →

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★Dremio72

Presto55

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	DremioLeader	Presto
Vioscale score	72 / 100medium · 71%	55 / 100low · 33%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	13	-
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	5
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=com.facebook.presto%3Apresto-jdbc&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.99	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	441
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	16,724
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	47
Historyrelease.history	-	17 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Java

Score

Vioscale score

Dremio72 / 100medium · 71%

Presto55 / 100low · 33%

Pricing

Free tier

Dremio✓

Presto✓

Model

Dremiofreemium

Prestocommercial

Price level

Dremiolow

Prestofree

Transparent

Dremio✗

Presto–

Integrations

Count

Dremio13

Presto–

Security

Disclosure policy

Dremio✓

Presto–

Gdpr

Dremio✓

Presto–

Iso27001

Dremio✓

Presto–

Scorecard

Dremio–

Presto5

Soc2

Dremio✓

Presto–

Vulnerabilities

Dremio–

PrestoCount: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=com.facebook.presto%3Apresto-jdbc&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH

Reliability

Sla pct

Dremio99.99

Presto–

Status page

Dremio✓

Presto–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Dremio–

Presto441

Github stars

Dremio–

Presto16,724

Activity

Commits last 30d

Dremio–

Presto100

Release

Cadence days

Dremio–

Presto47

History

Dremio–

Presto17 items

License

Spdx

Dremio–

PrestoApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Dremio–

PrestoJava

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Data Warehouse Software
Capability	Dremio	Presto
Deployment
Deployment	Hybrid	Self-hosted
Architecture
Architecture	Separated storage/compute	Separated storage/compute
Compute model	-	-
Query
SQL dialect	Vendor-specific	ANSI SQL
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place	✓	✓
Interoperability
Table-format support	Apache Iceberg	-
Scale
Concurrency scaling	-	-
Ingestion
Streaming ingest	✓	-
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)	First-class	Functional
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions	-	-
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace	-	-
Licensing
Licence class	Source-available	Permissive OSS

Deployment

DremioHybrid

PrestoSelf-hosted

Architecture

DremioSeparated storage/compute

PrestoSeparated storage/compute

Compute model

Dremio-

Presto-

Query

SQL dialect

DremioVendor-specific

PrestoANSI SQL

Federation / lakehouse query-in-place

Dremio✓

Presto✓

Interoperability

Table-format support

DremioApache Iceberg

Presto-

Scale

Concurrency scaling

Dremio-

Presto-

Ingestion

Streaming ingest

Dremio✓

Presto-

Data model

Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)

DremioFirst-class

PrestoFunctional

Analytics

ML / in-DB functions

Dremio-

Presto-

Sharing

Data sharing / marketplace

Dremio-

Presto-

Licensing

Licence class

DremioSource-available

PrestoPermissive 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

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.

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 2026-08-03verify ↗

Presto

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Dremio	Presto
WebPlatforms	✓	-
CLIPlatforms	✓	-
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Dremio✓

Presto–

CLI

Dremio✓

Presto–

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Dremio✓

Presto✗

Self-hosted

Dremio✓

Presto✓

Integrations

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

Dremio

Leader

13 total

Apache Iceberg
Apache Polaris
dbt
PostgreSQL
MySQL
MongoDB
DynamoDB
Oracle
SQL Server
DB2
AWS EMR
AWS Glue
Apache Spark

Independently observed

Presto

Not documented yet.

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