TL;DR - DuckDB
- DuckDB is an embedded analytical database designed for fast OLAP queries in applications
- It runs SQL queries directly on Parquet, CSV, and JSON files without a server
- Completely free and open-source
Pricing: Free forever
Best for: Individuals & startups
Score: 88/100
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- In-process analytics
- SQL
- Parquet/CSV support
- Python/R bindings
About DuckDB
DuckDB is an analytics database that runs in-process. Query data with SQL wherever your application runs—the analytical performance of columnar databases without separate infrastructure.
No server to manage. The SQL dialect is full-featured. Performance on analytical queries is excellent.
Data scientists and developers wanting fast SQL analytics without database servers choose DuckDB for embedded analytics.
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DuckDB FAQ
Yes, DuckDB is open source under MIT license. Completely free. No paid version. Community-supported.
DuckDB is an in-process analytical database. Like SQLite but for analytics. Run SQL queries on local files with excellent performance.
DuckDB is optimized for analytics (OLAP). SQLite is for transactions (OLTP). DuckDB for analytics; SQLite for application data.
Local analytics, data exploration, ETL scripts, and embedded analytics. Query Parquet, CSV, and JSON files directly.