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DuckDB
DATAIn-process analytical SQL database engine.
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 DuckDB
Blazing fast column store database running within processes, perfect for querying massive CSVs/Parquet locally.
WHAT IT DOES WELL
- +Sensationally fast analytical query run speed
- +Direct query over local Parquet and S3 files cleanly
HONEST PROBLEMS
- ✗Not designed for concurrent write transactional databases
SELF-HOSTABILITY PROFILE
DifficultyEASY
License typeMIT
💡 "Extremely popular tool on data sciences."
PROJECT METRICS
Repositorygithub.com/duckdb/duckdb
LicenseMIT
GitHub Stars⭐ 20,100
Last CommitMay 30, 2026
Last VerifiedVerified May 2026