# Apache Doris vs Firebolt

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Firebolt

| Attribute | Apache Doris | Firebolt |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 51.1 (31% (low)) | 62.2 (69% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 1 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 15,817 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Apache Doris is an open-source, real-time database for modern analytics and AI. Run it shared-nothing on bare metal, or disaggregated on cloud object storage. | High-performance open-source analytical database supporting real-time analytics and batch processing. Runs as a single binary on laptops and scales to hundreds of nodes and petabytes in the cloud with per-second billing. |
| features.capabilities | `{"deployment":"hybrid","architecture":"coupled_mpp","compute_model":"clusters","semi_structured":"first_class","streaming_ingest":true}` | `{"deployment":"hybrid","sql_dialect":"vendor","architecture":"separated","compute_model":"clusters","license_class":"permissive","table_formats":"Iceberg, DuckLake","streaming_ingest":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 10 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"Copilot"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"RudderStack"},{"name":"Onfire"},{"name":"Calendly"},{"name":"Cal.com"},{"name":"Smartlead"},{"name":"Zapier"}]` |
| language.primary | C++ | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Open source, free","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://doris.apache.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T12:40:49.748Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","summary":"Free self-hosted","features":["self-hosted","no limits"],"description":"Self-hosted, fully open source, no limits","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Managed Service","summary":"From $0.92/hr per node + $0.0264/GB·mo storage. Includes $200 free credits.","features":["per-second billing","auto-scaling","auto start/resume","scale to zero","workload isolation","online version upgrades"],"components":[{"kind":"metered","unit":"S node","amount":0.92,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"metered","unit":"gb","amount":0.0264,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Cloud-managed analytical database with per-second billing","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"free_credits":"$200"}},{"free":false,"name":"Bring Your Own Cloud","description":"Managed service on your cloud infrastructure","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free open-source self-hosted option, or managed service from $0.92/hr per node + $0.0264/GB·mo. Includes $200 free credits.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.firebolt.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T12:40:52.479Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.0264,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 18 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/apache/doris/releases/tag/4.0.8","date":"2026-08-14T07:11:13Z","type":"stable","version":"4.0.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/doris/releases/tag/4.1.3","date":"2026-07-13T02:08:40Z","type":"stable","version":"4.1.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/doris/releases/tag/4.0.7","date":"2026-07-12T04:24:42Z","type":"stable","version":"4.0.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/doris/releases/tag/4.1.2","date":"2026-06-17T10:53:46Z","type":"stable","version":"4.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/doris/releases/tag/4.0.6","date":"2026-06-08T07:17:48Z","type":"stable","version":"4.0.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/doris/releases/tag/4.1.1","date":"2026-05-25T01:56:19Z","type":"stable","version":"4.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/doris/releases/tag/4.1.0","date":"2026-04-16T06:26:34Z","type":"stable","version":"4.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/doris/releases/tag/4.0.5","date":"2026-03-31T02:50:34Z","type":"stable","version":"4.0.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/doris/releases/tag/4.0.4-release","date":"2026-03-11T02:30:26Z","type":"stable","version":"4.0.4-release"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/doris/releases/tag/4.0.3-rc03","date":"2026-01-30T07:11:12Z","type":"stable","version":"4.0.3-rc03"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/doris/releases/tag/3.1.4-rc02","date":"2025-12-31T03:58:09Z","type":"stable","version":"3.1.4-rc02"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/doris/releases/tag/4.0.2-rc02","date":"2025-12-15T01:57:00Z","type":"stable","version":"4.0.2-rc02"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/doris/releases/tag/3.1.3-rc02","date":"2025-11-24T09:22:31Z","type":"stable","version":"3.1.3-rc02"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/doris/releases/tag/4.0.1-rc02","date":"2025-11-05T15:11:05Z","type":"stable","version":"4.0.1-rc02"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/doris/releases/tag/3.1.2-rc01","date":"2025-10-27T09:11:05Z","type":"stable","version":"3.1.2-rc01"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/doris/releases/tag/4.0.0-rc02","date":"2025-10-14T03:12:45Z","type":"stable","version":"4.0.0-rc02"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/doris/releases/tag/3.1.1-rc01","date":"2025-09-25T08:03:20Z","type":"stable","version":"3.1.1-rc01"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/doris/releases/tag/3.1.0-rc01","date":"2025-09-03T08:43:32Z","type":"stable","version":"3.1.0-rc01"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/doris/releases/tag/3.0.8-rc01","date":"2025-09-08T15:38:48Z","type":"stable","version":"3.0.8-rc01"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/doris/releases/tag/2.1.11-rc01","date":"2025-08-15T06:45:39Z","type":"stable","version":"2.1.11-rc01"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fapache%2Fdoris&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Data Warehouse Software)

| Capability | Apache Doris | Firebolt |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Hybrid | Hybrid |
| **Architecture** |  |  |
| Architecture | Coupled MPP | Separated storage/compute |
| Compute model | Clusters | Clusters |
| **Query** |  |  |
| SQL dialect | - | Vendor-specific |
| Federation / lakehouse query-in-place | - | - |
| **Interoperability** |  |  |
| Table-format support | - | Iceberg, DuckLake |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Concurrency scaling | - | - |
| **Ingestion** |  |  |
| Streaming ingest | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Data model** |  |  |
| Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT) | First-class | - |
| **Analytics** |  |  |
| ML / in-DB functions | - | - |
| **Sharing** |  |  |
| Data sharing / marketplace | - | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | - | Permissive OSS |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:34:49.358Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*