Apache Iceberg vs MotherDuck

Side-by-side comparison of Apache Iceberg and MotherDuck to help you choose the right tool.

Feature	Apache Iceberg	MotherDuck
Pricing	Free (open source)	Free / $25+/mo
Rating	⭐ 4.6/5	⭐ 4.6/5
Categories	data-warehouses, data-catalogs	data-warehouses, data-science
ACID transactions	✅	❌
Schema evolution	✅	❌
Time travel	✅	❌
Partition evolution	✅	❌
Hidden partitioning	✅	❌
Compaction	✅	❌
Cloud DuckDB	❌	✅
Hybrid execution	❌	✅
Data sharing	❌	✅
Collaborative notebooks	❌	✅
S3 integration	❌	✅
SQL interface	❌	✅

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