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Alternatives to Apache Kudu

The tools Specifiction weighs against Apache Kudu, from its list of columnar databases, each with its plans, platforms and spec score.

  1. 01 Amazon Timestream

    It suits teams needing managed time-series storage, retention policies, scaling and AWS-connected ingestion.

    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    9.5 Visit Specs
  2. 02 CrateDB
    Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    9.2 Visit Specs
  3. 03 Databend
    From $23/mo Free plan Open source Web · macOS · Linux · API
    9.2 Visit Specs
  4. 04 ClickHouse Cloud
    From $25.30/mo Free trial Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    9.1 Visit Specs
  5. 05 Exasol

    Exasol SaaS is described for organizations needing multi-departmental analytics, in-database machine learning or AI, and complex data integration or virtualization.

    From $3.30/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    9.1 Visit Specs
  6. 06 Apache Druid

    Druid suits teams building user-facing analytics or working with streaming data, low-latency queries and ad hoc exploration.

    Free plan Web · macOS · Linux · API
    9.0 Visit Specs
  7. 07 Amazon Redshift

    It suits teams running SQL analytics, dashboards, application workloads, data sharing, or ETL in the cloud.

    From $0.54/mo Free trial Web · API
    8.3 Visit Specs
  8. 08 IBM Db2

    Db2 suits enterprise applications, AI assistants, cloud-native data-intensive applications, and CRM or ERP systems.

    From $630/mo Free plan Web · Windows · Linux · API
    8.3 Visit Specs
  9. 09 InfluxDB

    InfluxDB suits teams working with timestamped data for industrial operations, observability or AI applications.

    From $0.01/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.3 Visit Specs
  10. 10 Apache Pinot

    Apache Pinot suits teams building real-time analytics or user-facing applications with streaming and batch data.

    Free plan Web · API · Self-hosted
    8.2 Visit Specs
  11. 11 DuckDB UI

    DuckDB UI suits DuckDB users who want to explore local data through a browser-based SQL notebook and table tools.

    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.0 Visit Specs
  12. 12 Firebolt

    Firebolt suits engineers building analytical workloads who want Postgres-compatible SQL and a choice of self-managed or managed deployment.

    Free plan Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    7.9 Visit Specs
  13. 13 QuestDB

    QuestDB suits teams building time-series workloads that need SQL querying and low-latency ingestion.

    Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.9 Visit Specs
  14. 14 SAP Customer Data Platform

    It suits organizations that need to unify customer profiles across B2B or B2C use cases and coordinate permitted data with engagement systems.

    From $1.15/mo Web · API
    7.9 Visit Specs
  15. 15 GreptimeDB

    GreptimeDB suits teams handling time-indexed observability or IoT data that want SQL and PromQL querying.

    From $290/mo Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.8 Visit Specs
  16. 16 MonetDB

    MonetDB suits teams doing data warehousing, bulk processing, business intelligence, or scientific analysis who can self-host a database.

    Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · API
    7.8 Visit Specs
  17. 17 MotherDuck

    It suits data teams, app developers, and AI agents that need cloud data warehousing, sharing, pipelines, or visualizations.

    From $250/mo Free plan Web · API
    7.8 Visit Specs
  18. 18 Yellowbrick Data Warehouse

    Yellowbrick is aimed at enterprises with demanding analytics workloads or data residency and security requirements.

    From $0.28/mo Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.8 Visit Specs
  19. 19 Apache Doris
    Linux · API · Self-hosted
    7.7 Visit Specs
  20. 20 StarRocks
    Free plan Linux · Self-hosted
    7.3 Visit Specs
  21. 21 Couchbase Capella
    From $0.15/mo Free plan Web
    7.2 Visit Specs
  22. 22 MariaDB Enterprise Analytics
    Linux · Self-hosted
    6.8 Visit Specs
  23. 23 Azure Synapse Analytics
    Web
    6.2 Visit Specs
  24. 24 SAP Master Data Governance
    Web
    5.8 Visit Specs
  25. 25 Google BigQuery
    Web
    5.5 Visit Specs
  26. 26 Snowflake Notebooks
    Web
    5.2 Visit Specs

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