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Comparison

DuckDB vs Tinybird

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 →Tinybird full profile →
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★DuckDB59
Tinybird52
Score
vioscaleAI score
DuckDB59 / 100medium · 51%
Tinybird52 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
DuckDB✓
Tinybird✓
Model
DuckDBopen_source
Tinybirdfreemium
Price level
DuckDBfree
Tinybirdlow
Transparent
DuckDB✓
Tinybird✗
Integrations
Count
DuckDB27
Tinybird7
Security
Certifications
DuckDB–
TinybirdSOC 2 Type II
Gdpr
DuckDB–
Tinybird✓
Hipaa
DuckDB–
Tinybird✓
Pci
DuckDB–
Tinybird✓
Soc2
DuckDB–
Tinybird✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
DuckDB✓
Tinybird✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
DuckDB1
Tinybird–
Github stars
DuckDB42,154
Tinybird–
Package downloads weekly
DuckDB15,285,415
Tinybird–
Activity
Commits last 30d
DuckDB100
Tinybird–
Release
Cadence days
DuckDB33
Tinybird–
History
DuckDB20 items
Tinybird–
License
Spdx
DuckDBMIT
Tinybird–
Language
Primary
DuckDBC++
Tinybird–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
DuckDB7 items
Tinybird7 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

Tinybird

A data platform providing managed ClickHouse with serverless scaling, built-in data connectors, and developer tools to quickly build real-time analytics APIs without infrastructure management.

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 ↗

Tinybird

from $49/moHybridFree tier

From $49/month. Free tier available. Usage-based compute and storage charges.

  • FreeFree
    • Shared infrastructure
    • 0.25 vCPUs
    • 1 thread/request
    • 1k requests per day
    • 10GB included storage
    • +1 more
  • Developer$49/month
    • Shared infrastructure
    • 0.5 vCPUs
    • 1 thread/request
    • 25GB included storage
    • Vertical scaling
    • +2 more
  • SaaSContact sales
    • Shared infrastructure
    • Up to 32 vCPUs
    • 4 to 16 threads/request
    • 500GB included storage
    • Vertical scaling
    • +3 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Dedicated infrastructure
    • Unlimited vCPUs
    • Custom threads/request
    • Bottomless storage
    • Vertical and horizontal scaling
    • +4 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

In common (3)
  • Postgres
  • S3
  • MySQL

DuckDB

Leader
30 total - 27 not shared
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Hugging Face
  • SQLite
  • Iceberg
  • Delta Lake
  • Parquet
  • JSON
  • Arrow
  • Avro
  • Pandas
  • dplyr
  • Jupyter
  • Marimo
  • Claude
  • Cloudflare
  • ODBC
  • HTTP
  • Excel
  • Vortex
  • DuckLake
  • Lance
  • Geospatial formats
  • +3 more
Independently observed

Tinybird

8 total - 5 not shared
  • Kafka
  • GCS
  • DynamoDB
  • BigQuery
  • Snowflake
Independently observed
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DuckDB or Tinybird: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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