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DuckDB

★ 28k

In-process analytics database — query parquet files and gigabytes of data from a laptop, no warehouse needed.

DuckDB does the job of BigQuery, self-hosted. It is MIT-licensed, so you can do essentially what you like with it, and it installs in about one command. BigQuery bills $50+ for it. 28k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for BigQuery.

Licence
MIT
Self-hosting
Easy
The paid one costs
$50+
GitHub stars
28k
view the code →official site →

Is it actually a replacement?

We have not written a verdict on BigQuery yet, so this page says what DuckDB is rather than judging what you would give up. When that product gets a page, this one will link to it.

DuckDB questions

Is DuckDB open source?

Yes — it is released under MIT.

Can I self-host DuckDB?

Yes — we rate it easy to self-host.

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