Alternatives to DuckDB

Ordered by how much they overlap with DuckDB, then by score.

Alternatives, ranked

  1. Supabase

    The open source Firebase alternative providing Postgres database, authentication, instant APIs and realtime subscriptions.

    • Released more recently
    • Higher score
    • Runs on more platforms
    • No shared features
    Updated 10 days ago
    15 92.0 = Compare
  2. PocketBase

    Open source backend for SaaS and mobile apps in 1 file with embedded SQLite, auth, realtime subscriptions and admin UI.

    • Released more recently
    • Higher score
    • Runs on more platforms
    • No shared features
    Updated 7 days ago
    38 89.9 = Compare
  3. ClickHouse

    Column-oriented database for real-time analytical SQL queries over large datasets.

    • Released more recently
    • Higher score
    • No shared features
    Updated 1 day ago
    51 89.2 = Compare
  4. Valkey

    In-memory key-value data store forked from Redis 7.2, supporting caching, queues and pub/sub.

    • Released more recently
    • Higher score
    • No shared features
    Updated 18 days ago
    88 87.0 = Compare
  5. MariaDB Server

    Relational database forked from MySQL, with additional storage engines and Galera clustering.

    • Released more recently
    • No shared features
    Updated 4 days ago
    118 82.7 = Compare
  6. MySQL

    Relational database server with the InnoDB storage engine, replication and group replication.

    • Released more recently
    • No shared features
    Updated 53 days ago
    132 80.7 = Compare