Comparison

DuckDB vs StarRocks

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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
DuckDB62
StarRocks39
Score
Vioscale score
DuckDB62 / 100medium · 56%
StarRocks39 / 100low · 14%
Pricing
Free tier
DuckDB
StarRocks
Model
StarRocksopen_source
Price level
DuckDBfree
StarRocksfree
Transparent
DuckDB
StarRocks
Integrations
Count
DuckDB27
StarRocks14
Reliability
Status page
DuckDB
StarRocks
Adoption
Dependent repos
DuckDB1
StarRocks
Github stars
DuckDB40,661
StarRocks
Package downloads weekly
StarRocks
Activity
Commits last 30d
DuckDB100
StarRocks
Release
Cadence days
DuckDB28
StarRocks
History
DuckDB20 items
StarRocks
License
Spdx
DuckDBMIT
StarRocks
Language
Primary
DuckDBC++
StarRocks
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Deployment
DuckDBEmbedded
StarRocksHybrid
Architecture
Architecture
DuckDB-
StarRocksSeparated storage/compute
Compute model
DuckDB-
StarRocksClusters
Query
SQL dialect
DuckDBVendor-specific
StarRocksANSI SQL
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place
DuckDB
StarRocks
Interoperability
Table-format support
DuckDBParquet, CSV, JSON, Iceberg, Delta Lake, Vortex, DuckLake, Lance, Arrow, Avro, E
StarRocksApache Iceberg, Apache Hudi, Apache Hive, Delta Lake
Scale
Concurrency scaling
DuckDB-
StarRocksManual
Ingestion
Streaming ingest
DuckDB-
StarRocks
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)
DuckDBFunctional
StarRocks-
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions
DuckDB
StarRocks
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace
DuckDB-
StarRocks
Licensing
Licence class
DuckDBPermissive OSS
StarRocksSource-available

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

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.

DuckDB

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free, open source under MIT license

as of verify ↗

StarRocks

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
DuckDB
StarRocks
macOS
DuckDB
StarRocks
Windows
DuckDB
StarRocks
Linux
DuckDB
StarRocks
CLI
DuckDB
StarRocks
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
DuckDB
StarRocks
Self-hosted
DuckDB
StarRocks
Hybrid
DuckDB
StarRocks

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • AWS
  • Delta Lake

DuckDB

Leader
27 total - 25 not shared
  • Postgres
  • S3
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Hugging Face
  • SQLite
  • MySQL
  • Iceberg
  • Parquet
  • JSON
  • Arrow
  • Avro
  • Pandas
  • dplyr
  • Jupyter
  • Marimo
  • Claude
  • Cloudflare
  • ODBC
  • HTTP
  • Excel
  • Vortex
  • DuckLake
  • Lance
  • +1 more
Independently observed

StarRocks

14 total - 12 not shared
  • Apache Iceberg
  • Apache Hudi
  • Apache Hive
  • Apache Kafka
  • Airbyte
  • Apache Superset
  • Min.IO
  • dbt Labs
  • Alibaba Cloud EMR
  • 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.