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Comparison

DuckDB vs Teradata

No clear leader: DuckDB (62.4) and Teradata (61.2) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

DuckDB full profile →Teradata full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
DuckDB62
Teradata61
Score
Vioscale score
DuckDB62 / 100medium · 56%updating
Teradata61 / 100low · 14%updating
Pricing
Free tier
DuckDB✓
Teradata✗
Model
DuckDBopen_source
Teradatacommercial
Price level
DuckDBfree
Teradatalow
Transparent
DuckDB✓
Teradata✓
Integrations
Count
DuckDB27
Teradata–
Security
Disclosure policy
DuckDB–
Teradata✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
DuckDB✓
Teradata–
Adoption
Dependent repos
DuckDB1
Teradata–
Github stars
DuckDB40,661
Teradata–
Package downloads weekly
DuckDB17,889,302
Teradata–
Activity
Commits last 30d
DuckDB100
Teradata–
Release
Cadence days
DuckDB28
Teradata–
History
DuckDB20 items
Teradata–
License
Spdx
DuckDBMIT
Teradata–
Language
Primary
DuckDBC++
Teradata–
Market
Availability

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
Teradata-
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

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

Teradata

Teradata's Autonomous Knowledge Platform connects multi-modal data, operationalizes AI and analytics, and embeds intelligence into workflows for autonomous decision-making at scale. Supports cloud and on-premises deployments.

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

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✗
On-premise
DuckDB✗
Teradata✓
Hybrid
DuckDB✗
Teradata✓

Integrations

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

DuckDB

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

Teradata

Not documented yet.

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