Comparison

DuckDB vs Google BigQuery

On the evidence we track, DuckDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 62/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

DuckDB full profile →Google BigQuery full profile →

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★DuckDB62

Google BigQuery46

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	DuckDBLeader	Google BigQuery
Vioscale score	62 / 100medium · 56%	46 / 100low · 49%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	27	4
Security
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=conda&package_name=python-duckdb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	40,661	-
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	17,889,302	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	28	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C++	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ NL	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

DuckDB62 / 100medium · 56%

Google BigQuery46 / 100low · 49%

Pricing

Free tier

DuckDB✓

Google BigQuery✓

Model

DuckDBopen_source

Google BigQueryfreemium

Price level

DuckDBfree

Google BigQuerylow

Transparent

DuckDB✓

Google BigQuery✗

Integrations

Count

DuckDB27

Google BigQuery4

Security

Vulnerabilities

DuckDBCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=conda&package_name=python-duckdb&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Google BigQuery–

Reliability

Status page

DuckDB✓

Google BigQuery✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

DuckDB1

Google BigQuery–

Github stars

DuckDB40,661

Google BigQuery–

Package downloads weekly

DuckDB17,889,302

Google BigQuery–

Activity

Commits last 30d

DuckDB100

Google BigQuery–

Release

Cadence days

DuckDB28

Google BigQuery–

History

DuckDB20 items

Google BigQuery–

License

Spdx

DuckDBMIT

Google BigQuery–

Language

Primary

DuckDBC++

Google BigQuery–

Market

Availability

DuckDBAvailable worldwide · HQ NL

Google BigQueryAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Data Warehouse Software
Capability	DuckDB	Google BigQuery
Deployment
Deployment	Embedded	Managed cloud
Architecture
Architecture	-	Serverless
Compute model	-	-
Query
SQL dialect	Vendor-specific	Vendor-specific
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place	✓	✓
Interoperability
Table-format support	Parquet, CSV, JSON, Iceberg, Delta Lake, Vortex, DuckLake, Lance, Arrow, Avro, E	-
Scale
Concurrency scaling	-	-
Ingestion
Streaming ingest	-	✗
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)	Functional	First-class
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions	✓	✓
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace	-	✓
Licensing
Licence class	Permissive OSS	Proprietary

Deployment

DuckDBEmbedded

Google BigQueryManaged cloud

Architecture

DuckDB-

Google BigQueryServerless

Compute model

DuckDB-

Google BigQuery-

Query

SQL dialect

DuckDBVendor-specific

Google BigQueryVendor-specific

Federation / lakehouse query-in-place

DuckDB✓

Google BigQuery✓

Interoperability

Table-format support

DuckDBParquet, CSV, JSON, Iceberg, Delta Lake, Vortex, DuckLake, Lance, Arrow, Avro, E

Google BigQuery-

Scale

Concurrency scaling

DuckDB-

Google BigQuery-

Ingestion

Streaming ingest

DuckDB-

Google BigQuery✗

Data model

Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)

DuckDBFunctional

Google BigQueryFirst-class

Analytics

ML / in-DB functions

DuckDB✓

Google BigQuery✓

Sharing

Data sharing / marketplace

DuckDB-

Google BigQuery✓

Licensing

Licence class

DuckDBPermissive OSS

Google BigQueryProprietary

What each one is

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

DuckDB

Leader

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

Google BigQuery

BigQuery is a fully managed, serverless data warehouse that supports analytics, machine learning, and AI applications. It enables users to store and query large datasets while integrating built-in AI capabilities for predictive analytics and natural language interaction.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

DuckDB

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Free, open source under MIT license

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Google BigQuery

Usage-basedFree tier

Free tier with 10 GiB storage and 1 TiB monthly queries. New customers receive $300 in free credits.

Free tierFree

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	DuckDB	Google BigQuery
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

DuckDB✓

Google BigQuery✓

macOS

DuckDB✓

Google BigQuery✗

Windows

DuckDB✓

Google BigQuery✗

Linux

DuckDB✓

Google BigQuery✗

CLI

DuckDB✓

Google BigQuery✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

DuckDB✗

Google BigQuery✓

Self-hosted

DuckDB✓

Google BigQuery✗

Integrations

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

DuckDB

Leader

27 total

Postgres
AWS
S3
Azure
Google Cloud
Hugging Face
SQLite
MySQL
Iceberg
Delta Lake
Parquet
JSON
Arrow
Avro
Pandas
dplyr
Jupyter
Marimo
Claude
Cloudflare
ODBC
HTTP
Excel
Vortex
+3 more

Independently observed

Google BigQuery

4 total

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform
Data Engineering Agent
Data Science Agent
Conversational Analytics Agent

Independently observed

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