# Dremio vs SingleStore

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** SingleStore

| Attribute | Dremio | SingleStore |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 71.7 (69% (medium)) | 78.8 (68% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Data Warehouse Software.","source":"https://www.dremio.com","question":"What is Dremio?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Dremio offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.20. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.dremio.com","question":"Is Dremio free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Dremio supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.dremio.com","question":"What platforms does Dremio support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Dremio can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.dremio.com","question":"Can Dremio be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 13 integrations for Dremio, including Apache Iceberg, Apache Polaris, dbt, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB and Oracle, plus 5 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.dremio.com","question":"What does Dremio integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Dremio. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Dremio not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.dremio.com/security","question":"What security certifications does Dremio have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"A high-performance distributed database that enables real-time data ingestion from and querying of Apache Iceberg data lakes without complex ETL tooling, supporting bi-directional data flow between the database and data lakes. It is indexed under Data Warehouse Software.","source":"https://www.singlestore.com","question":"What is SingleStore?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"SingleStore offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.02. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.singlestore.com","question":"Is SingleStore free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"SingleStore supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.singlestore.com","question":"What platforms does SingleStore support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. SingleStore can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.singlestore.com/pricing/","question":"Can SingleStore be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 16 integrations for SingleStore, including Kafka, Amazon S3, HDFS, MongoDB, Okta, Azure AD, Ping and Apache Iceberg, plus 8 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.singlestore.com","question":"What does SingleStore integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for SingleStore. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as SingleStore not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.singlestore.com/security/","question":"What security certifications does SingleStore have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"SingleStore is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.singlestore.com/pricing/","question":"Where is SingleStore available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | SingleStore is a unified database platform that processes both transactions and analytics with low-latency query performance and high-volume data ingestion capabilities, including native Apache Iceberg integration for lakehouse connectivity. |
| features.capabilities | `{"deployment":"hybrid","sql_dialect":"vendor","architecture":"separated","license_class":"source_available","table_formats":"Apache Iceberg","semi_structured":"first_class","federation_query":true,"streaming_ingest":true}` | `{"deployment":"hybrid","sql_dialect":"vendor","architecture":"coupled_mpp","data_sharing":true,"license_class":"proprietary","semi_structured":"first_class","federation_query":true,"streaming_ingest":true}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | 8 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Apache Iceberg"},{"name":"Apache Polaris"},{"name":"dbt"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"DynamoDB"},{"name":"Oracle"},{"name":"SQL Server"},{"name":"DB2"},{"name":"AWS EMR"},{"name":"AWS Glue"},{"name":"Apache Spark"},{"name":"Postgres"},{"name":"Kafka"}]` | `[{"name":"Kafka"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"HDFS"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"Azure AD"},{"name":"Ping"},{"name":"Apache Iceberg","native":true,"category":"data_integration","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"AWS Glue","native":true,"category":"data_catalog"},{"name":"AWS S3","native":true,"category":"storage"},{"name":"MySQL","native":true,"category":"database"},{"name":"Langchain","native":true,"category":"ai_ml"},{"name":"VS Code","native":true,"category":"ide"},{"name":"Metabase","category":"bi_analytics"},{"name":"Snowflake","category":"data_platform"},{"name":"Cloudera","category":"data_platform"},{"name":"node-mysql2","category":"driver"},{"name":"go-sql-driver/mysql","category":"driver"},{"name":"S3","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Power BI","native":true,"category":"analytics","direction":"outbound"}]` |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"consumption","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Dremio Cloud","summary":"$0.20 per DCU. $400 credit free trial for 30 days.","features":["Fully managed infrastructure (AWS, Azure coming soon)","Automatic scaling and optimization","Automatic feature releases","Zero infrastructure management","AI Agent","AI Semantic Layer","Intelligent Query Engine","Open Catalog (Apache Polaris)","Enterprise-ready security"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"DCU"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.2,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Fully managed lakehouse on AWS with automatic scaling","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Dremio Enterprise","summary":"Consumption-based. Contact Sales for pricing.","features":["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","Intelligent Query Engine","Open Catalog (Apache Polaris)","Enterprise-ready security","Manual scaling and updates"],"description":"Self-managed software with full control and customization","contactSales":true},{"free":true,"name":"Dremio Community Edition","summary":"Free, no time limit.","features":["Query engine"],"description":"Free query engine for local machines or servers","contactSales":false}],"summary":"From $0.20 per DCU. Free Community Edition. 30-day free trial.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.dremio.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T12:40:05.170Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"amount":0.2,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free Workspace","summary":"Free","features":["Shared Workspace","All SQL and Programmability features","Monitoring","Self-support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Shared workspace for evaluation, development and non-production testing","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"Starts at $0.99/hr + $0.023/GB storage","features":["Read-replicas","All SQL and Programmability features","Database Branching","Monitoring (30-day)","99.9% SLA (1 AZ) or 99.99% SLA (2 AZ)","Standard Support"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.99,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.023,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"For general-purpose production workloads","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Standard BYOC","summary":"Contact us for pricing","features":["Fully managed within customer VPC","Read-replicas","All SQL and Programmability features","Monitoring (30-day)","Standard Support"],"description":"Bring Your Own Cloud - fully managed within customer VPC","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Starts at $1.49/hr","features":["Online PITR","Smart DR","Audit Logging","CMEK","99.9% SLA (1 AZ) or 99.99% SLA (2 AZ)"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":1.49,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Enhanced DR & security for customer-facing workloads","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier available. Usage-based with commitment options. Compute from $0.99/hr (Standard) or $1.49/hr (Enterprise); storage $0.023/GB. Includes $600 free credits for Standard.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.singlestore.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T12:41:44.172Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.023,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"PCI DSS v4.0.1","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (Data Warehouse Software)

| Capability | Dremio | SingleStore |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Hybrid | Hybrid |
| **Architecture** |  |  |
| Architecture | Separated storage/compute | Coupled MPP |
| Compute model | - | - |
| **Query** |  |  |
| SQL dialect | Vendor-specific | Vendor-specific |
| 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 | First-class |
| **Analytics** |  |  |
| ML / in-DB functions | - | - |
| **Sharing** |  |  |
| Data sharing / marketplace | - | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | Source-available | Proprietary |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:08:32.855Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*