Comparison

Dremio vs StarRocks

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.

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★Dremio72

StarRocks39

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	DremioLeader	StarRocks
Vioscale score	72 / 100medium · 71%	39 / 100low · 14%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	13	14
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.99	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-

Score

Vioscale score

Dremio72 / 100medium · 71%

StarRocks39 / 100low · 14%

Pricing

Free tier

Dremio✓

StarRocks✓

Model

Dremiofreemium

StarRocksopen_source

Price level

Dremiolow

StarRocksfree

Transparent

Dremio✗

StarRocks–

Integrations

Count

Dremio13

StarRocks14

Security

Disclosure policy

Dremio✓

StarRocks–

Gdpr

Dremio✓

StarRocks–

Iso27001

Dremio✓

StarRocks–

Soc2

Dremio✓

StarRocks–

Reliability

Sla pct

Dremio99.99

StarRocks–

Status page

Dremio✓

StarRocks–

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	StarRocks
Deployment
Deployment	Hybrid	Hybrid
Architecture
Architecture	Separated storage/compute	Separated storage/compute
Compute model	-	Clusters
Query
SQL dialect	Vendor-specific	ANSI SQL
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place	✓	✓
Interoperability
Table-format support	Apache Iceberg	Apache Iceberg, Apache Hudi, Apache Hive, Delta Lake
Scale
Concurrency scaling	-	Manual
Ingestion
Streaming ingest	✓	✓
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)	First-class	-
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions	-	✗
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace	-	✗
Licensing
Licence class	Source-available	Source-available

Deployment

DremioHybrid

StarRocksHybrid

Architecture

DremioSeparated storage/compute

StarRocksSeparated storage/compute

Compute model

Dremio-

StarRocksClusters

Query

SQL dialect

DremioVendor-specific

StarRocksANSI SQL

Federation / lakehouse query-in-place

Dremio✓

StarRocks✓

Interoperability

Table-format support

DremioApache Iceberg

StarRocksApache Iceberg, Apache Hudi, Apache Hive, Delta Lake

Scale

Concurrency scaling

Dremio-

StarRocksManual

Ingestion

Streaming ingest

Dremio✓

StarRocks✓

Data model

Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)

DremioFirst-class

StarRocks-

Analytics

ML / in-DB functions

Dremio-

StarRocks✗

Sharing

Data sharing / marketplace

Dremio-

StarRocks✗

Licensing

Licence class

DremioSource-available

StarRocksSource-available

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

StarRocks

An open-source analytical database optimized for real-time analytics with sub-second latency on complex queries. It queries directly from open lakehouse formats like Iceberg and Delta Lake without data copying, and handles high-concurrency workloads for AI agents and analytics.

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 ↗

StarRocks

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of 2026-08-16verify ↗

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	StarRocks
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Dremio✓

StarRocks✗

Linux

Dremio✗

StarRocks✓

CLI

Dremio✓

StarRocks✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Dremio✓

StarRocks✓

Self-hosted

Dremio✓

StarRocks✓

Hybrid

Dremio✗

StarRocks✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)

Apache Iceberg

Dremio

Leader

13 total - 12 not shared

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

Independently observed

StarRocks

14 total - 13 not shared

Apache Hudi
Apache Hive
Delta Lake
Apache Kafka
Airbyte
Apache Superset
Min.IO
dbt Labs
Alibaba Cloud EMR
AWS
ByteDance Volcano Engine
CelerData
Mirrorship

Independently observed

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