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DuckDB

SQLite for analytics — OLAP in-process

provisional — pending verificationMITself-hostable
Value Index
5.0 / 5
Transparency5
Value density5
Privacy5
Efficiency5

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Why it's listed

DuckDB is listed in databases because it competes on utility: sqlite for analytics — olap in-process. It's stewarded by a non-profit or foundation, which structurally protects it from acquisition-driven enshittification. Licensed MIT; pricing: free. Technically it's lean — it runs comfortably on modest hardware, which is exactly the proof-of-work efficiency we rank for. This entry is provisional — the scores are seeded estimates pending our full manual rubric pass, and the verification date will appear here once complete.

Facts

License
MIT
Pricing
Free
Funding model
Foundation + company
Self-hostable
Yes
Replaces
pandas-on-CSV pain
Verification
Provisional — scores are seeded estimates pending manual verification

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