DuckDB vs ClickHouse

Side-by-side comparison of DuckDB and ClickHouse to help you choose the right tool.

Feature	DuckDB	ClickHouse
Pricing	Free (open source)	Free / $197+/mo
Rating	⭐ 4.8/5	⭐ 4.7/5
Categories	data-warehouses, data-science	data-warehouses, streaming
In-process execution	✅	❌
Columnar storage	✅	✅
Parquet/CSV/JSON support	✅	❌
SQL compliant	✅	❌
Zero dependencies	✅	❌
Python/R/Java bindings	✅	❌
Blazing query speed	❌	✅
Real-time ingestion	❌	✅
Materialized views	❌	✅
SQL support	❌	✅
Replication	❌	✅

In-process analytical database

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Fast open-source OLAP database

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