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Comparison

DuckDB vs Vertica

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 →Vertica full profile →
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★DuckDB59
Vertica41
Score
vioscaleAI score
DuckDB59 / 100medium · 51%
Vertica41 / 100low · 14%
Pricing
Free tier
DuckDB✓
Vertica–
Model
Price level
DuckDBfree
Vertica–
Transparent
DuckDB✓
Vertica–
Integrations
Count
DuckDB27
Vertica–
Security
Gdpr
DuckDB–
Vertica✓
Hipaa
DuckDB–
Vertica✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
DuckDB✓
Vertica–
Adoption
Dependent repos
DuckDB1
Vertica–
Github stars
DuckDB42,154
Vertica–
Package downloads weekly
DuckDB15,285,415
Vertica–
Activity
Commits last 30d
DuckDB100
Vertica–
Release
Cadence days
DuckDB33
Vertica–
History
DuckDB20 items
Vertica–
License
Spdx
DuckDBMIT
Vertica–
Language
Primary
DuckDBC++
Vertica–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
DuckDB7 items
Vertica3 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

Vertica

A high-performance analytics platform built on columnar architecture and massively parallel processing that delivers real-time insights, machine learning, and fraud detection across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid deployments. Designed for enterprises to analyze massive volumes of data while maintaining flexibility in infrastructure choices.

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 ↗

Vertica

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
macOS
DuckDB✓
Vertica–
Windows
DuckDB✓
Vertica–
Linux
DuckDB✓
Vertica–
CLI
DuckDB✓
Vertica–
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
DuckDB✗
Vertica✓
Self-hosted
DuckDB✓
Vertica✓
On-premise
DuckDB✗
Vertica✓
Hybrid
DuckDB✗
Vertica✓

Integrations

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

DuckDB

Leader
30 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
  • +6 more
Independently observed

Vertica

Not documented yet.

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DuckDB or Vertica: which one depends on you

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