# DuckDB

> Run analytics where your data lives

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/duckdb
- **Category:** Data Warehouse Software
- **Homepage:** https://duckdb.org
- **Also known as:** duckdb
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T16:05:00.844Z

## Vioscale score

**60.1 / 100**, confidence 46% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 100 | 8 | 800 | ✓ |
| reliability | 50 | 30 | 1500 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 28.9 | 12 | 346.9 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 86.8 | 5 | 434 | ✓ |
| integrations | 28.8 | 16 | 460.1 | ✓ |
| github_activity | 63.1 | 18 | 1135.8 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 85 | 10 | 850 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 22 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 92.6 | 26 | 2407.6 | ✓ |
| pricing_transparency | 25 | 12 | 300 | ✓ |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-01, [verify at source](https://duckdb.org). Independently observed._

Open source · Free tier

## About

An in-process SQL OLAP database for analytical queries on Parquet, JSON, CSV, and cloud storage with multiple client APIs.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, macOS, Web, Linux, Windows
- **Deployment:** Self-hosted

## Integrations (9)

_Independently observed._

- Postgres
- SQLite
- MySQL
- AWS
- Azure
- Google Cloud
- Iceberg
- Delta Lake
- Parquet

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Data Warehouse Software. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Deployment** | |
| Deployment | Embedded |
| **Architecture** | |
| Architecture | - |
| Compute model | - |
| **Query** | |
| SQL dialect | Vendor-specific |
| **Interoperability** | |
| Table-format support | Parquet, CSV, JSON, Iceberg, Delta Lake, Lance, Vortex, DuckLake |
| **Scale** | |
| Concurrency scaling | - |
| **Ingestion** | |
| Streaming ingest | - |
| **Data model** | |
| Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT) | First-class |
| **Analytics** | |
| ML / in-DB functions | - |
| **Sharing** | |
| Data sharing / marketplace | - |
| **Query** | |
| Federation / lakehouse query-in-place | ✓ |
| **Licensing** | |
| Licence class | Permissive OSS |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 39,882 | [link](https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 13,463,232 | [link](https://pypistats.org/packages/duckdb) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 9 | [link](https://duckdb.org) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | C++ | [link](https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb) | 2026-08-01 | 63% (medium) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | MIT | [link](https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb) | 2026-08-01 | 99% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://duckdb.org) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://duckdb.org) | 2026-08-01 | 48% (low) |
| pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://duckdb.org) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 27 | [link](https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/releases) | 2026-08-01 | 70% (medium) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://status.duckdb.org) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | [link](https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pulse) | 2026-08-01 | 65% (medium) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/duckdb). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*