# Dremio vs Trino

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Dremio

| Attribute | Dremio | Trino |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 71.7 (69% (medium)) | 50.7 (54% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 468 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 13,330 |
| 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":"An open-source SQL query engine built for fast, distributed analytics over large-scale datasets stored in multiple systems. It enables users to query data in place without copying, supporting interactive analytics workloads from single queries to high-volume applications. It is indexed under Data Warehouse Software.","source":"https://trino.io","question":"What is Trino?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Trino is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://trino.io","question":"Is Trino free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Trino supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://trino.io","question":"What platforms does Trino support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Trino can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://trino.io","question":"Can Trino be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 17 integrations for Trino, including Grafana, Apache Airflow, Apache DolphinScheduler, Coginiti, Cube, DBeaver, dbt and DbVisualizer, plus 9 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://trino.io","question":"What does Trino integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Trino is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/trinodb/trino","question":"Is Trino open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":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. | Trino is an open-source SQL query engine designed for fast analytics on big data. It enables distributed querying across multiple data sources and integrates with numerous data processing, visualization, and analytics tools. |
| 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":"self","sql_dialect":"ansi","architecture":"coupled_mpp","compute_model":"clusters","license_class":"permissive","federation_query":true}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | 10 |
| 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":"Grafana"},{"name":"Apache Airflow"},{"name":"Apache DolphinScheduler"},{"name":"Coginiti"},{"name":"Cube"},{"name":"DBeaver"},{"name":"dbt"},{"name":"DbVisualizer"},{"name":"Emacs"},{"name":"Tableau"},{"name":"Power BI"},{"name":"Superset"},{"name":"R"},{"name":"Hadoop"},{"name":"S3"},{"name":"Cassandra"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"Elasticsearch"},{"name":"Fugue","category":"data_processing"},{"name":"Logi Symphony","category":"analytics"},{"name":"Mitzu","category":"product_analytics"},{"name":"DolphinScheduler","category":"workflow_scheduling"},{"name":"Cognos Analytics","category":"business_intelligence"},{"name":"MicroStrategy","category":"business_intelligence"},{"name":"JupySQL","category":"notebooks"},{"name":"SQuirrel SQL","category":"database_client"},{"name":"Zing Data","category":"analytics"},{"name":"Trino CLI","native":true,"category":"client"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Java |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":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":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://trino.io","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T15:15:20.514Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 45 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/trinodb/trino/releases/tag/483","date":"2026-07-18T01:28:57Z","type":"stable","version":"483"},{"url":"https://github.com/trinodb/trino/releases/tag/482","date":"2026-06-25T19:22:28Z","type":"stable","version":"482"},{"url":"https://github.com/trinodb/trino/releases/tag/481","date":"2026-05-12T01:03:57Z","type":"stable","version":"481"},{"url":"https://github.com/trinodb/trino/releases/tag/480","date":"2026-03-24T23:06:31Z","type":"stable","version":"480"},{"url":"https://github.com/trinodb/trino/releases/tag/479","date":"2025-12-15T03:19:30Z","type":"stable","version":"479"},{"url":"https://github.com/trinodb/trino/releases/tag/478","date":"2025-10-29T18:42:57Z","type":"stable","version":"478"},{"url":"https://github.com/trinodb/trino/releases/tag/477","date":"2025-09-25T00:32:51Z","type":"stable","version":"477"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.6 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=io.trino%3Atrino-jdbc&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Data Warehouse Software)

| Capability | Dremio | Trino |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Hybrid | Self-hosted |
| **Architecture** |  |  |
| Architecture | Separated storage/compute | Coupled MPP |
| Compute model | - | Clusters |
| **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 | - |
| **Analytics** |  |  |
| ML / in-DB functions | - | - |
| **Sharing** |  |  |
| Data sharing / marketplace | - | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | Source-available | Permissive OSS |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:24:25.713Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*