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What is DuckDB?

It is an embedded database designed to execute analytical SQL queries fast while embedded in another process. It is designed to be easy to install and easy to use. DuckDB has no external dependencies. It has bindings for C/C++, Python and R.
DuckDB is a tool in the Databases category of a tech stack.
DuckDB is an open source tool with GitHub stars and GitHub forks. Here’s a link to DuckDB's open source repository on GitHub

Who uses DuckDB?

Companies
9 companies reportedly use DuckDB in their tech stacks, including Crunchr, Bigblue, and Adspert.

Developers
29 developers on StackShare have stated that they use DuckDB.

DuckDB Integrations

Python, C++, R Language, Modal, and lakeFS are some of the popular tools that integrate with DuckDB. Here's a list of all 13 tools that integrate with DuckDB.

DuckDB's Features

  • Embedded database
  • Designed to execute analytical SQL queries fast
  • No external dependencies

DuckDB Alternatives & Comparisons

What are some alternatives to DuckDB?
MonetDB
MonetDB innovates at all layers of a DBMS, e.g. a storage model based on vertical fragmentation, a modern CPU-tuned query execution architecture, automatic and self-tuning indexes, run-time query optimization, and a modular software architecture.
MySQL
The MySQL software delivers a very fast, multi-threaded, multi-user, and robust SQL (Structured Query Language) database server. MySQL Server is intended for mission-critical, heavy-load production systems as well as for embedding into mass-deployed software.
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system that supports an extended subset of the SQL standard, including transactions, foreign keys, subqueries, triggers, user-defined types and functions.
MongoDB
MongoDB stores data in JSON-like documents that can vary in structure, offering a dynamic, flexible schema. MongoDB was also designed for high availability and scalability, with built-in replication and auto-sharding.
Redis
Redis is an open source (BSD licensed), in-memory data structure store, used as a database, cache, and message broker. Redis provides data structures such as strings, hashes, lists, sets, sorted sets with range queries, bitmaps, hyperloglogs, geospatial indexes, and streams.
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DuckDB's Followers
59 developers follow DuckDB to keep up with related blogs and decisions.