# Presto vs Trino

| Attribute | Presto | Trino |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 52.9 (40% (low)) | 50.7 (54% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 97 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 441 | 468 |
| adoption.github_stars | 16,760 | 13,330 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"The fastest open-source SQL query engine for modern data analytics at scale. Enables querying massive datasets across multiple data sources with sub-second performance. It is indexed under Data Warehouse Software.","source":"https://prestodb.io","question":"What is Presto?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Presto is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://prestodb.io","question":"Is Presto free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Presto can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://prestodb.io","question":"Can Presto be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Presto is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/prestodb/presto","question":"Is Presto open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"An open-source SQL query engine built for fast, distributed analytics over large-scale datasets stored in multiple systems. It enables users to query data in place without copying, supporting interactive analytics workloads from single queries to high-volume applications. It is indexed under Data Warehouse Software.","source":"https://trino.io","question":"What is Trino?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Trino is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://trino.io","question":"Is Trino free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Trino supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://trino.io","question":"What platforms does Trino support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Trino can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://trino.io","question":"Can Trino be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 17 integrations for Trino, including Grafana, Apache Airflow, Apache DolphinScheduler, Coginiti, Cube, DBeaver, dbt and DbVisualizer, plus 9 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://trino.io","question":"What does Trino integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Trino is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/trinodb/trino","question":"Is Trino open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | The fastest open-source SQL query engine for modern data analytics at scale. Enables querying massive datasets across multiple data sources with sub-second performance. | Trino is an open-source SQL query engine designed for fast analytics on big data. It enables distributed querying across multiple data sources and integrates with numerous data processing, visualization, and analytics tools. |
| features.capabilities | `{"deployment":"self","sql_dialect":"ansi","architecture":"separated","license_class":"permissive","semi_structured":"functional","federation_query":true}` | `{"deployment":"self","sql_dialect":"ansi","architecture":"coupled_mpp","compute_model":"clusters","license_class":"permissive","federation_query":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 10 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"Apache Airflow"},{"name":"Apache DolphinScheduler"},{"name":"Coginiti"},{"name":"Cube"},{"name":"DBeaver"},{"name":"dbt"},{"name":"DbVisualizer"},{"name":"Emacs"},{"name":"Tableau"},{"name":"Power BI"},{"name":"Superset"},{"name":"R"},{"name":"Hadoop"},{"name":"S3"},{"name":"Cassandra"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"Elasticsearch"},{"name":"Fugue","category":"data_processing"},{"name":"Logi Symphony","category":"analytics"},{"name":"Mitzu","category":"product_analytics"},{"name":"DolphinScheduler","category":"workflow_scheduling"},{"name":"Cognos Analytics","category":"business_intelligence"},{"name":"MicroStrategy","category":"business_intelligence"},{"name":"JupySQL","category":"notebooks"},{"name":"SQuirrel SQL","category":"database_client"},{"name":"Zing Data","category":"analytics"},{"name":"Trino CLI","native":true,"category":"client"}]` |
| language.primary | Java | Java |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://prestodb.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T12:41:36.983Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://trino.io","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T15:15:20.514Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 47 | 45 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/prestodb/presto/releases/tag/0.299","date":"2026-08-28T07:12:06Z","type":"stable","version":"0.299"},{"url":"https://github.com/prestodb/presto/releases/tag/0.298.1","date":"2026-06-17T16:41:32Z","type":"stable","version":"0.298.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/prestodb/presto/releases/tag/0.298","date":"2026-06-12T18:46:43Z","type":"stable","version":"0.298"},{"url":"https://github.com/prestodb/presto/releases/tag/0.297","date":"2026-04-14T01:39:14Z","type":"stable","version":"0.297"},{"url":"https://github.com/prestodb/presto/releases/tag/0.296","date":"2025-12-08T18:33:56Z","type":"stable","version":"0.296"},{"url":"https://github.com/prestodb/presto/releases/tag/0.295","date":"2025-10-15T07:54:22Z","type":"stable","version":"0.295"},{"url":"https://github.com/prestodb/presto/releases/tag/0.294","date":"2025-08-27T18:59:30Z","type":"stable","version":"0.294"},{"url":"https://github.com/prestodb/presto/releases/tag/0.293","date":"2025-08-28T21:44:31Z","type":"stable","version":"0.293"},{"url":"https://github.com/prestodb/presto/releases/tag/0.292","date":"2025-08-28T21:44:27Z","type":"stable","version":"0.292"},{"url":"https://github.com/prestodb/presto/releases/tag/0.291","date":"2025-08-28T21:44:22Z","type":"stable","version":"0.291"},{"url":"https://github.com/prestodb/presto/releases/tag/0.290","date":"2025-08-28T21:44:18Z","type":"stable","version":"0.290"},{"url":"https://github.com/prestodb/presto/releases/tag/0.289","date":"2025-08-28T21:44:13Z","type":"stable","version":"0.289"},{"url":"https://github.com/prestodb/presto/releases/tag/0.288","date":"2025-08-28T21:44:08Z","type":"stable","version":"0.288"},{"url":"https://github.com/prestodb/presto/releases/tag/0.287","date":"2025-08-28T21:44:04Z","type":"stable","version":"0.287"},{"url":"https://github.com/prestodb/presto/releases/tag/0.286","date":"2025-08-28T21:43:58Z","type":"stable","version":"0.286"},{"url":"https://github.com/prestodb/presto/releases/tag/0.285","date":"2025-08-28T21:43:54Z","type":"stable","version":"0.285"},{"url":"https://github.com/prestodb/presto/releases/tag/0.284","date":"2025-08-28T21:43:50Z","type":"stable","version":"0.284"},{"url":"https://github.com/prestodb/presto/releases/tag/0.283","date":"2025-08-28T21:43:46Z","type":"stable","version":"0.283"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/trinodb/trino/releases/tag/483","date":"2026-07-18T01:28:57Z","type":"stable","version":"483"},{"url":"https://github.com/trinodb/trino/releases/tag/482","date":"2026-06-25T19:22:28Z","type":"stable","version":"482"},{"url":"https://github.com/trinodb/trino/releases/tag/481","date":"2026-05-12T01:03:57Z","type":"stable","version":"481"},{"url":"https://github.com/trinodb/trino/releases/tag/480","date":"2026-03-24T23:06:31Z","type":"stable","version":"480"},{"url":"https://github.com/trinodb/trino/releases/tag/479","date":"2025-12-15T03:19:30Z","type":"stable","version":"479"},{"url":"https://github.com/trinodb/trino/releases/tag/478","date":"2025-10-29T18:42:57Z","type":"stable","version":"478"},{"url":"https://github.com/trinodb/trino/releases/tag/477","date":"2025-09-25T00:32:51Z","type":"stable","version":"477"}]` |
| security.scorecard | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":2,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=com.facebook.presto%3Apresto-jdbc&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=io.trino%3Atrino-jdbc&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Data Warehouse Software)

| Capability | Presto | Trino |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| **Architecture** |  |  |
| Architecture | Separated storage/compute | Coupled MPP |
| Compute model | - | Clusters |
| **Query** |  |  |
| SQL dialect | ANSI SQL | ANSI SQL |
| Federation / lakehouse query-in-place | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Interoperability** |  |  |
| Table-format support | - | - |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Concurrency scaling | - | - |
| **Ingestion** |  |  |
| Streaming ingest | - | - |
| **Data model** |  |  |
| Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT) | Functional | - |
| **Analytics** |  |  |
| ML / in-DB functions | - | - |
| **Sharing** |  |  |
| Data sharing / marketplace | - | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | Permissive OSS | Permissive OSS |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:27:52.327Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*