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IBM Data Virtualization vs PrestoDB

IBM Data Virtualization

ibm.com

PrestoDB

prestodb.io

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FigureIBM Data VirtualizationPrestoDB
Price from—Free
Free plan—Yes
Free trial——
Open source—Yes
WebYesYes
macOS—Yes
Linux—Yes
API—Yes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published12
Spec score · Query Engine Software5.8 (#24)8.4 (#6)
Spec score · Data Virtualization Software6.3 (#23)8.8 (#3)

Plans

IBM Data Virtualization

  • EnterprisePriced on request

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PrestoDB

  • PrestoDBFree
  • Presto open-source distributionFree

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IBM Data Virtualization

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PrestoDB

PrestoDB is a free, open-source distributed SQL query engine for querying large data sets across different kinds of data systems. Connectors access sources through a standard API, with documented options including Hive, Iceberg, Kafka, Cassandra, MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, BigQuery, Redshift, and SQL Server. Queries run across a coordinator and worker nodes. The project provides a server tarball, command line interface, JDBC driver, and Docker container, with deployment guidance for Docker, Helm, and Homebrew. Presto documents Kerberos, LDAP, password-file, and OAuth 2.0 authentication, plus access control and secure internal communication; SSL/TLS can protect communication between cluster nodes. It is self-hosted and governed as an independent open-source project under the Linux Foundation. The documentation cautions that SQL familiarity does not mean Presto includes the features of a standard database. The project directs users to its Slack community to connect with engineers and other users. The listed current release is version 0.299, dated August 31, 2026.

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