StarRocks
A high-performance, open-source data warehouse built for rapid analytical queries
- Vendor
- PhoenixAI
- Also known as
- starrocks
Available worldwide
What is StarRocks?
An open-source analytical database that delivers sub-second query performance on both structured data and data lakes, serving real-time analytics and AI agents at scale.
StarRocks pricing
We don't have StarRocks's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Free and open source
What StarRocks does
The capabilities that matter for data warehouse software, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Deployment
- Hybrid
- Architecture
- Separated storage/compute
- Compute model
- Clusters
- SQL dialect
- ANSI SQL
- Federation / lakehouse query-in-place
- ✓
- Table-format support
- Apache Iceberg, Apache Hudi, Apache Hive, Delta Lake
- Concurrency scaling
- Manual
- Streaming ingest
- ✓
- Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)
- -
- ML / in-DB functions
- ✗
- Data sharing / marketplace
- ✗
- Licence class
- Source-available
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Linux
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Integrations (18)
Independently observed- 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
- Apache Flink•
- Grafana•
- Apache Paimon•
- dbt•
StarRocks FAQ
Common questions about StarRocks, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is StarRocks?
A query engine delivering sub-second analytics performance, supporting direct access to multiple data lake formats without requiring data migration. It is indexed under Data Warehouse Software.
Source: https://www.starrocks.io
Is StarRocks free to use?
StarRocks is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://www.starrocks.io
What platforms does StarRocks support?
StarRocks supports Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://www.starrocks.io
Can StarRocks be self-hosted?
Yes. StarRocks can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://www.starrocks.io
What does StarRocks integrate with?
We have confirmed 16 integrations for StarRocks, including Apache Iceberg, Apache Hudi, Apache Hive, Delta Lake, Apache Kafka, Airbyte, Apache Superset and Min.IO, plus 8 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://www.starrocks.io
StarRocks alternatives
Other data warehouse software we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- SingleStoreA high-performance database for real-time analytics on operational datamedium · 68%
- Dremiomedium · 69%
- SnowflakeA cloud-based data platform for analytics, machine learning and AI-driven insights across multiple cloud providersmedium · 63%
- FireboltAn open-source distributed query engine for real-time and batch analytics, deployable from a laptop to enterprise clusters with per-second billing.medium · 74%
- Google BigQueryAutonomous platform for data warehouse and AI analyticslow · 40%
- Delta LakeAn open-source storage framework for building lakehouse systems with multiple compute enginesmedium · 58%
Compare StarRocks
Side by side against other data warehouse software, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for StarRocks, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 46 | 0.06 | 2.9 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 29 | 0.07 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| Stars | 0 | 0.03 | 0.0 | - |
| Dependent projects | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
| Development activity | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Release cadence | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.12 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Security score | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
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All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 5 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | In db ml: No · Deployment: hybrid · Sql dialect: ansi · Architecture: separated · Data sharing: No · Compute model: clusters | mediumsource · 2026-09-23 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 9 | mediumsource · 2026-09-23 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-09-23 · 75% |
Pricing
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