DuckDB vs TimescaleDB

Side-by-side comparison of DuckDB and TimescaleDB to help you choose the right tool.

Feature	DuckDB	TimescaleDB
Pricing	Free (open source)	Free / $29+/mo
Rating	⭐ 4.8/5	⭐ 4.5/5
Categories	data-warehouses, data-science	data-warehouses, streaming
In-process execution	✅	❌
Columnar storage	✅	❌
Parquet/CSV/JSON support	✅	❌
SQL compliant	✅	❌
Zero dependencies	✅	❌
Python/R/Java bindings	✅	❌
Hypertables	❌	✅
Continuous aggregates	❌	✅
Columnar compression	❌	✅
Full PostgreSQL	❌	✅
Multi-node	❌	✅
Data retention policies	❌	✅

In-process analytical database

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Time-series database on PostgreSQL

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