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ClickHouse
DATAHigh-performance columnar database management.
FREEDOM SCORE5.0Open
✓Is it free?
+1.5✓Open source?
+1.5✓Self-hostable?
+1.0✓Data export?
+0.5✓Free pricing tier?
+0.5RELEVANCE SCORE5.0Active
✓Actively maintained?
+1.5✓Large community?
+1.5✓Has public API?
+1.0✓Commit < 3 months?
+0.5✓Stars > 20k?
+0.5About ClickHouse
Blazing fast SQL columnar relational system handling petabytes of data log streams efficiently.
WHAT IT DOES WELL
- +Astounding multi-thread query processing latency
- +Extremely efficient column gzip compression levels
HONEST PROBLEMS
- ✗Requires massive cluster servers to operate properly
SELF-HOSTABILITY PROFILE
DifficultyHARD
License typeApache-2.0
💡 "Fastest SQL engine for log analysis."
PROJECT METRICS
Repositorygithub.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse
LicenseApache-2.0
GitHub Stars⭐ 34,100
Last CommitMay 30, 2026
Last VerifiedVerified May 2026