| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 17 | 1 |
| Spec score · OLAP Databases | 9.2 (#1) | 7.3 (#21) |
| Spec score · Columnar Databases | 9.2 (#2) | 7.3 (#21) |
| Spec score · Database Software | 9.0 (#10) | 7.6 (#64) |
| Deployment | CrateDB can be used as a fully managed service or deployed on preferred infrastructure, and its download page provides Linux and macOS installation information plus Docker and Kubernetes guides. | StarRocks can be deployed on public or private clouds and on-premises, with manual and Kubernetes deployment options. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Documented integrations include Tableau Cloud, Power BI, Kafka, StreamSets, DBeaver, Prometheus, Grafana, Airflow, Superset, Metabase, Excel and n8n. | The integrations documentation lists Kafka, Flink, Tableau, Power BI, Datadog, JDBC, Airflow, dbt, and Superset among its integrations and tools. |
| License | The open-source core is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. | StarRocks is licensed under Apache License 2.0. |
| Security | CrateDB describes authentication, authorization, encryption, audit logging and compliance certifications across managed and self-managed deployments. | StarRocks supports SSL-encrypted connections and external authentication integrations for LDAP, JWT, and OAuth 2.0. |
| Support | Support options include a Discourse community, GitHub issues and feature requests, documentation and paid support plans. | The project directs users to GitHub issues and a Slack community for questions and feedback. |