Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: DuckDB
DuckDB clearly comes out ahead of MotherDuck on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. MotherDuck's paid plans start at $250/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | hybrid |
| Company | MotherDuck | DuckDB Labs |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentData & AnalyticsSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentData & Analytics |
| Categories | database | database |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
DuckDB
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| Feature | motherduck | duckdb |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Gb Free Storage | ||
| Columnar Storage Engine | ||
| 10 Hrs Pulse Compute Per Month Included | ||
| In-Process Sql Olap Database | ||
| 2 Service Accounts | ||
| Mit Licensed | ||
| 5 Instance Types And Read-Scaling Replicas | ||
| Python, R, Java, Node.Js, Rust, And Wasm Support | ||
| 90-Day Snapshot Retention | ||
| Support For Parquet, Csv, Json, And Arrow | ||
| 99.9% Availability Sla | ||
| Vectorized Query Execution | ||
| Aws Privatelink Connectivity | ||
| Zero External Dependencies | ||
| Community Support | ||
| Everything In Business | ||
| Fixed-Cost Capacity Pricing | ||
| Hipaa Baa | ||
| Pulse Instances Only | ||
| Query History | ||
| Support From Motherduck Experts | ||
| Unlimited Internal Active Users | ||
| Unlimited Service Accounts | ||
| Up To 10 Internal Active Users | ||
| Up To 3 Internal Active Users |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, DuckDB comes out ahead overall, though MotherDuck can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both MotherDuck and DuckDB offer a free tier.
DuckDB scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
DuckDB is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
