https://github.com/databendlabs/databend
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 & 𝗔𝗜. Modern alternative to Snowflake. Cost-effective and simple for massive-scale analytics. https://databend.com
https://github.com/databendlabs/databend
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𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 & 𝗔𝗜. Modern alternative to Snowflake. Cost-effective and simple for massive-scale analytics. https://databend.com
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/databendlabs/databend
- Owner: databendlabs
- License: other
- Created: 2020-10-10T06:04:42.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-05-10T10:35:58.000Z (9 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-05-11T03:47:57.909Z (9 months ago)
- Topics: ai, bigdata, database, lakehouse, olap, rust, serverless, snowflake
- Language: Rust
- Homepage: https://docs.databend.com
- Size: 291 MB
- Stars: 8,407
- Watchers: 96
- Forks: 771
- Open Issues: 589
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
- Codeowners: .github/CODEOWNERS
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README
Databend
One Rust Warehouse for Analytics, Search, AI
Snowflake + Elasticsearch + Vector Search — unified in one Rust-powered warehouse. Native on S3.
## 💡 Why Databend?
Databend is an open-source, **All-in-One multimodal database** built in Rust. It seamlessly unifies **Analytics**, **AI**, **Search**, and **Geo** workloads into a single platform, enabling high-performance processing directly on top of object storage.
| | |
| :--- | :--- |
| **📊 BI & Analytics**
Supercharge your analytics with a high-performance, vectorized SQL query engine. | **✨ Vector Search**
Power AI and RAG applications with built-in, high-speed vector similarity search. |
| **📄 JSON Search**
Seamlessly query and analyze semi-structured data with powerful JSON optimization. | **🌍 Geo Search**
Efficiently store, index, and query geospatial data for location intelligence. |
| **🔄 ETL Pipeline**
Streamline data ingestion and transformation with built-in Streams and Tasks. | **🌿 Branching**
Create isolated Copy-on-Write branches instantly for dev, test, or experiments. |
## ⚡ Quick Start
### 1. Cloud (Recommended)
[Start for free on Databend Cloud](https://docs.databend.com/guides/cloud/) - Production-ready in 60 seconds.
### 2. Local (Python)
Ideal for development and testing:
```bash
pip install databend
```
```python
import databend
ctx = databend.SessionContext()
ctx.sql("SELECT 'Hello, Databend!'").show()
```
### 3. Docker
Run the full warehouse locally:
```bash
docker run -p 8000:8000 datafuselabs/databend
```
## 🚀 Use Cases
- **BI & Analytics**: High-speed SQL on massive datasets. See [Query Processing](https://docs.databend.com/guides/query/sql-analytics).
- **AI & Vectors**: Built-in vector search and embedding management. See [Vector Database](https://docs.databend.com/guides/query/vector-db).
- **Full-Text Search**: Fast indexing and retrieval on text and semi-structured data (JSON). See [JSON Search](https://docs.databend.com/guides/query/json-search).
- **Geospatial**: Advanced geo-analytics and mapping. See [Geospatial Analysis](https://docs.databend.com/guides/query/geo-analytics).
- **Stream & Task**: Continuous data ingestion and transformation. See [Real-Time ETL](https://docs.databend.com/guides/query/lakehouse-etl).
## 🤝 Community & Support
- [📖 Documentation](https://docs.databend.com/)
- [💬 Join Slack](https://link.databend.com/join-slack)
- [🐛 Issue Tracker](https://github.com/databendlabs/databend/issues)
- [🗺️ Roadmap](https://github.com/databendlabs/databend/issues/14167)
**Contributors are immortalized in the `system.contributors` table! 🏆**
## 📄 License
[Apache 2.0](licenses/Apache-2.0.txt) + [Elastic 2.0](licenses/Elastic.txt) | [Licensing FAQ](https://docs.databend.com/guides/products/dee/license)
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