ClickHouse Alternatives

ClickHouse is described as 'Open source column-oriented database management system capable of real time generation of analytical data reports using SQL queries' and is an app. There are six alternatives to ClickHouse for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Self-Hosted and Amazon Web Services apps. The best ClickHouse alternative is DuckDB, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ClickHouse are Apache Pinot, StarRocks, Sybase IQ and Druid.

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ClickHouse alternatives page was last updated Mar 10, 2025
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  1. DuckDB icon

    DuckDB

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    There are many database management systems (DBMS) out there. But there is no one-size-fits all database system. All take different trade-offs to better adjust to specific use cases. DuckDB is no different.

    7 DuckDB alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    DuckDB VS ClickHouse

     

    • DuckDB is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to ClickHouse.

    • DuckDB is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ClickHouse.

    • DuckDB is Free and Open SourceClickHouse is Freemium and Open Source
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    Apache Pinot

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    Apache Pinot is a real-time distributed OLAP datastore, built to deliver scalable real-time analytics with low latency. It can ingest from batch data sources (such as Hadoop HDFS, Amazon S3, Azure ADLS, Google Cloud Storage) as well as stream data sources (such as Apache Kafka).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
    • Docker
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Apache Pinot screenshot 1

    Apache Pinot Features

    1.  Real-time analytics
    2.  Low Latency

    Apache Pinot VS ClickHouse

     

    • Apache Pinot is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to ClickHouse.

    • Apache Pinot is Free and Open SourceClickHouse is Freemium and Open Source
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    StarRocks

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    StarRocks, a Linux Foundation project, is a next-generation sub-second MPP OLAP database for full analytics scenarios, including multi-dimensional analytics, real-time analytics, and ad-hoc queries. InfoWorld’s 2023 BOSSIE Award for best open source software.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    StarRocks screenshot 1

    StarRocks Features

    1.  Real-time analytics
    2.  Distributed Database
    3.  Real time updates

    StarRocks VS ClickHouse

     
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    Sybase IQ

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    SAP Sybase IQ, a highly optimized analytics server software which provides business intelligence through column-based oriented architecture tool for data warehousing and mining. Our Sybase analytic database management software server product provides faster results for...

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Sybase IQ screenshot 1

    Sybase IQ Features

    1.  Data visualization

    Sybase IQ VS ClickHouse

     

    • Sybase IQ is the most popular commercial alternative to ClickHouse.

    • Sybase IQ is Paid and ProprietaryClickHouse is Freemium and Open Source
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    Druid

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    Druid is an open-source analytics data store designed for business intelligence (OLAP) queries on event data. Druid provides low latency (real-time) data ingestion, flexible data exploration, and fast data aggregation.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Druid VS ClickHouse

     

  7. MatrixOne

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    MatrixOne is a hyper-converged cloud and edge native DBMS that supports transactional, analytical, and streaming workloads with a simplified and distributed database engine, across multiple data centers, clouds, edges and other infrastructures.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Architecture

    MatrixOne Features

    1.  Data-management

    MatrixOne VS ClickHouse

     
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