Comparison

SingleStore vs StarRocks

On the evidence we track, SingleStore leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

SingleStore full profile →StarRocks full profile →

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★SingleStore72

StarRocks39

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	SingleStoreLeader	StarRocks
Vioscale score	72 / 100medium · 72%	39 / 100low · 14%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	7	14
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.99	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	-

Score

Vioscale score

SingleStore72 / 100medium · 72%

StarRocks39 / 100low · 14%

Pricing

Free tier

SingleStore✓

StarRocks✓

Model

SingleStorefreemium

StarRocksopen_source

Price level

SingleStorelow

StarRocksfree

Transparent

SingleStore✗

StarRocks–

Integrations

Count

SingleStore7

StarRocks14

Security

Disclosure policy

SingleStore✓

StarRocks–

Gdpr

SingleStore✓

StarRocks–

Hipaa

SingleStore✓

StarRocks–

Iso27001

SingleStore✓

StarRocks–

Soc2

SingleStore✓

StarRocks–

Reliability

Sla pct

SingleStore99.99

StarRocks–

Status page

SingleStore✓

StarRocks–

Market

Availability

SingleStoreAvailable worldwide · HQ US

StarRocks–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Data Warehouse Software
Capability	SingleStore	StarRocks
Deployment
Deployment	Hybrid	Hybrid
Architecture
Architecture	Coupled MPP	Separated storage/compute
Compute model	-	Clusters
Query
SQL dialect	Vendor-specific	ANSI SQL
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place	-	✓
Interoperability
Table-format support	-	Apache Iceberg, Apache Hudi, Apache Hive, Delta Lake
Scale
Concurrency scaling	-	Manual
Ingestion
Streaming ingest	✓	✓
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)	First-class	-
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions	-	✗
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace	-	✗
Licensing
Licence class	Proprietary	Source-available

Deployment

SingleStoreHybrid

StarRocksHybrid

Architecture

SingleStoreCoupled MPP

StarRocksSeparated storage/compute

Compute model

SingleStore-

StarRocksClusters

Query

SQL dialect

SingleStoreVendor-specific

StarRocksANSI SQL

Federation / lakehouse query-in-place

SingleStore-

StarRocks✓

Interoperability

Table-format support

SingleStore-

StarRocksApache Iceberg, Apache Hudi, Apache Hive, Delta Lake

Scale

Concurrency scaling

SingleStore-

StarRocksManual

Ingestion

Streaming ingest

SingleStore✓

StarRocks✓

Data model

Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)

SingleStoreFirst-class

StarRocks-

Analytics

ML / in-DB functions

SingleStore-

StarRocks✗

Sharing

Data sharing / marketplace

SingleStore-

StarRocks✗

Licensing

Licence class

SingleStoreProprietary

StarRocksSource-available

What each one is

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

SingleStore

Leader

A hybrid transactional and analytical processing (HTAP) database that combines real-time transactions, analytics, and AI capabilities in a single engine for enterprise applications.

Independently observed

StarRocks

An open-source analytical database optimized for real-time analytics with sub-second latency on complex queries. It queries directly from open lakehouse formats like Iceberg and Delta Lake without data copying, and handles high-concurrency workloads for AI agents and analytics.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

SingleStore

Leader

from $0.02/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Usage-based with commitment options. Compute from $0.99/hr (Standard) or $1.49/hr (Enterprise); storage $0.023/GB. Includes $600 free credits for Standard.

Free WorkspaceFree
- Shared Workspace
- All SQL and Programmability features
- Monitoring
- Self-support
StandardStarts at $0.99/hr + $0.023/GB storage
- Read-replicas
- All SQL and Programmability features
- Database Branching
- Monitoring (30-day)
- 99.9% SLA (1 AZ) or 99.99% SLA (2 AZ)
- +1 more
Standard BYOCContact sales
- Fully managed within customer VPC
- Read-replicas
- All SQL and Programmability features
- Monitoring (30-day)
- Standard Support
EnterpriseContact sales
- Online PITR
- Smart DR
- Audit Logging
- CMEK
- 99.9% SLA (1 AZ) or 99.99% SLA (2 AZ)

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

StarRocks

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of 2026-08-16verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	SingleStore	StarRocks
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

SingleStore✓

StarRocks✗

Linux

SingleStore✗

StarRocks✓

CLI

SingleStore✗

StarRocks✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

SingleStore✓

StarRocks✓

Self-hosted

SingleStore✓

StarRocks✓

Hybrid

SingleStore✗

StarRocks✓

Integrations

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

SingleStore

Leader

7 total

Kafka
Amazon S3
HDFS
MongoDB
Okta
Azure AD
Ping

Independently observed

StarRocks

14 total

Apache Iceberg
Apache Hudi
Apache Hive
Delta Lake
Apache Kafka
Airbyte
Apache Superset
Min.IO
dbt Labs
Alibaba Cloud EMR
AWS
ByteDance Volcano Engine
CelerData
Mirrorship

Independently observed

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