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Comparison

DuckDB vs Teradata

On the evidence we track, DuckDB leads this comparison with a composite score of 59/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

DuckDB full profile →Teradata full profile →
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★DuckDB59
Teradata35
Score
vioscaleAI score
DuckDB59 / 100medium · 51%
Teradata35 / 100low · 33%
Pricing
Free tier
DuckDB✓
Teradata✗
Model
DuckDBopen_source
Teradatacommercial
Price level
DuckDBfree
Teradataunknown
Transparent
DuckDB✓
Teradata✗
Integrations
Count
DuckDB27
Teradata11
Security
Disclosure policy
DuckDB–
Teradata✓
Gdpr
DuckDB–
Teradata✓
Hipaa
DuckDB–
Teradata✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
DuckDB✓
Teradata–
Adoption
Dependent repos
DuckDB1
Teradata–
Github stars
DuckDB42,154
Teradata–
Package downloads weekly
DuckDB15,285,415
Teradata–
Activity
Commits last 30d
DuckDB100
Teradata–
Release
Cadence days
DuckDB33
Teradata–
History
DuckDB20 items
Teradata–
License
Spdx
DuckDBMIT
Teradata–
Language
Primary
DuckDBC++
Teradata–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
DuckDB7 items
Teradata5 items

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Deployment
DuckDBEmbedded
TeradataHybrid
Architecture
Architecture
DuckDB-
Teradata-
Compute model
DuckDB-
Teradata-
Query
SQL dialect
DuckDBVendor-specific
TeradataVendor-specific
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place
DuckDB✓
Teradata-
Interoperability
Table-format support
DuckDBParquet, CSV, JSON, Iceberg, Delta Lake, Vortex, DuckLake, Lance, Arrow, Avro, E
Teradata-
Scale
Concurrency scaling
DuckDB-
TeradataAutomatic
Ingestion
Streaming ingest
DuckDB-
Teradata-
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)
DuckDBFunctional
TeradataFirst-class
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions
DuckDB✓
Teradata✓
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace
DuckDB-
Teradata-
Licensing
Licence class
DuckDBPermissive OSS
Teradata-

What each one is

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

DuckDB

Leader

A portable analytical database that runs locally or embedded in applications, with PostgreSQL-like SQL and APIs for major programming languages, supporting popular data formats including CSV, JSON, Parquet, and Apache Iceberg.

Independently observed

Teradata

Teradata is a cloud-based enterprise data platform that enables organizations to build and operate AI agents on governed data, providing advanced analytics, query optimization, and significantly reduced operational costs compared to competing platforms.

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 ↗

Teradata

from $4.80/moconsumption

Consumption-based pricing: from $4.80/hour compute + storage from $276/TB/year (object storage). On-demand and commitment options. Pricing for U.S. region; data transfer charged separately.

  • StandardFrom $4.80/hour compute (U.S. region only)
    • Teradata Engine
    • Premier Cloud Support
  • VantageCloud LakeFrom $6.00/hour compute (U.S. region only)
    • Teradata Engine
  • VantageCloud Lake+From $7.20/hour compute (U.S. region only)
    • Teradata Engine
    • Priority Service
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
DuckDB✗
Teradata✓
macOS
DuckDB✓
Teradata✗
Windows
DuckDB✓
Teradata✗
Linux
DuckDB✓
Teradata✗
CLI
DuckDB✓
Teradata✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
DuckDB✗
Teradata✓
Self-hosted
DuckDB✓
Teradata✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Jupyter

DuckDB

Leader
30 total - 29 not shared
  • Postgres
  • AWS
  • S3
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Hugging Face
  • SQLite
  • MySQL
  • Iceberg
  • Delta Lake
  • Parquet
  • JSON
  • Arrow
  • Avro
  • Pandas
  • dplyr
  • Marimo
  • Claude
  • Cloudflare
  • ODBC
  • HTTP
  • Excel
  • Vortex
  • DuckLake
  • +5 more
Independently observed

Teradata

13 total - 12 not shared
  • dbt
  • Apache Airflow
  • Dagster
  • Airbyte
  • Trino
  • Python
  • R
  • Node.js
  • JDBC
  • REST API
  • Salesforce
  • ServiceNow
Independently observed
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DuckDB or Teradata: which one depends on you

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