List of column-oriented DBMSes

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This article is a list of column-oriented database management system software.

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Free and open-source software (FOSS)

Database nameLanguage implemented inNotes
Apache DorisJava & C++Open source (since 2017), database for high-concurrency point queries and high-throughput analysis.
Apache Druid JavaStarted in 2011 for low-latency massive ingestion and queries. Support and extensions available from Imply Data.
Apache Kudu C++Released in 2016 to complete the Apache Hadoop ecosystem
Apache Pinot JavaOpen sourced in 2015 for real-time low-latency analytics. Support and extensions available from StarTree.
Calpont InfiniDB C++
ClickHouse C++Released in 2016 to analyze data that is updated in real time
CrateDB Java
C-Store C++The last release of the original code was in 2006; Vertica a commercial fork, lives on.
DuckDB C++An embeddable, in-process, column-oriented SQL OLAP RDBMS
DatabendRustAn elastic and reliable Serverless Data Warehouse
InfluxDB Rust Time series database
Greenplum DatabaseCSupport and extensions available from VMware.
HEAVY.AI C++Formerly MapD
MariaDB ColumnStoreC & C++Formerly Calpont InfiniDB
Metakit C++
MonetDB COpen-source (since 2004) columnar Relational DBMS pioneer
PostgreSQL cstore fdw, [1] vops [2] Ccstore_fdw uses ORC format
StarRocksJava & C++Open source, unified analytics platform for batch and real-time analytics. Supports and extensions available from CelerData.
VictoriaMetricsGo Time series database [3]

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Proprietary

References

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  2. "Vectorized Operations extension for PostgreSQL".
  3. "Install and Use VictoriaMetrics time-series database on Ubuntu | ComputingForGeeks". 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  4. "Oracle Database 12c: In-Memory Option" (PDF).
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