DB-EnginesextremeDB - Data management wherever you need itEnglish
Deutsch
Knowledge Base of Relational and NoSQL Database Management Systemsprovided by Redgate Software

DBMS > Apache Doris vs. ClickHouse vs. Kdb

System Properties Comparison Apache Doris vs. ClickHouse vs. Kdb

Please select another system to include it in the comparison.

Editorial information provided by DB-Engines
NameApache Doris  Xexclude from comparisonClickHouse  Xexclude from comparisonKdb  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionAn MPP-based analytics DBMS embracing the MySQL protocolA high-performance, column-oriented SQL DBMS for online analytical processing (OLAP) that uses all available system resources to their full potential to process each analytical query as fast as possible. It is available as both an open-source software and a cloud offering.High performance Time Series DBMS
Primary database modelRelational DBMSRelational DBMSTime Series DBMS
Vector DBMS
Secondary database modelsTime Series DBMSRelational DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score0.51
Rank#246  Overall
#115  Relational DBMS
Score18.77
Rank#31  Overall
#19  Relational DBMS
Score6.58
Rank#54  Overall
#3  Time Series DBMS
#4  Vector DBMS
Websitedoris.apache.org
github.com/­apache/­doris
clickhouse.comkx.com
Technical documentationgithub.com/­apache/­doris/­wikiclickhouse.com/­docscode.kx.com
DeveloperApache Software Foundation, originally contributed from BaiduClickhouse Inc.Kx Systems, a division of First Derivatives plc
Initial release201720162000 infokdb was released 2000, kdb+ in 2003
Current release1.2.2, February 2023v24.6.2.17-stable, July 20243.6, May 2018
License infoCommercial or Open SourceOpen Source infoApache Version 2.0Open Source infoApache 2.0commercial infofree 32-bit version
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

Providers of DBaaS offerings, please contact us to be listed.
Implementation languageJavaC++q
Server operating systemsLinuxFreeBSD
Linux
macOS
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Data schemeyesyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyes
XML support infoSome form of processing data in XML format, e.g. support for XML data structures, and/or support for XPath, XQuery or XSLT.nonoyes
Secondary indexesyesyesyes infotable attribute 'grouped'
SQL infoSupport of SQLyesClose to ANSI SQL (SQL/JSON + extensions)SQL-like query language (q)
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
MySQL client
gRPC
HTTP REST
JDBC
MySQL wire protocol
ODBC
PostgreSQL wire protocol
Proprietary protocol
HTTP API
JDBC
Jupyter
Kafka
ODBC
WebSocket
Supported programming languagesJavaC# info3rd party library
C++
Elixir info3rd party library
Go info3rd party library
Java info3rd party library
JavaScript (Node.js) info3rd party library
Kotlin info3rd party library
Nim info3rd party library
Perl info3rd party library
PHP info3rd party library
Python info3rd party library
R info3rd party library
Ruby info3rd party library
Rust
Scala info3rd party library
C
C#
C++
Go
J
Java
JavaScript
Lua
MatLab
Perl
PHP
Python
R
Scala
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresuser defined functionsyesuser defined functions
Triggersnonoyes infowith views
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodeshorizontal partitioningkey based and customhorizontal partitioning
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneAsynchronous and synchronous physical replication; geographically distributed replicas; support for object storages.Source-replica replication
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonono infosimilar paradigm used for internal processing
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemImmediate ConsistencyImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynonoyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanono
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datayesyesyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlfine grained access rights according to SQL-standardAccess rights for users and roles. Column and row based policies. Quotas and resource limits. Pluggable authentication with LDAP and Kerberos. Password based, X.509 certificate, and SSH key authentication.rights management via user accounts

More information provided by the system vendor

We invite representatives of system vendors to contact us for updating and extending the system information,
and for displaying vendor-provided information such as key customers, competitive advantages and market metrics.

Related products and services

We invite representatives of vendors of related products to contact us for presenting information about their offerings here.

More resources
Apache DorisClickHouseKdb
DB-Engines blog posts

DB-Engines shares Q1 2025 database industry rankings and top climbers: Snowflake and PostgreSQL trending
1 May 2025, DB-Engines

show all

Recent citations in the news

Fixing Garbled Text When Syncing Oracle to Doris with SeaTunnel 2.3.9
29 April 2025, HackerNoon

Apache Doris just ‘graduated’: Why care about this SQL data warehouse
24 June 2022, InfoWorld

Snowflake Releases Polaris Catalog: Transforming Data Interoperability with Open Source Apache Iceberg Integration
4 June 2024, MarkTechPost

Apache Doris Analytical Database Graduates from Apache Incubator
20 June 2022, datanami.com

How to Digest 15 Billion Logs Per Day and Keep Big Queries Within 1 Second
1 September 2023, KDnuggets

provided by Google News

Securing Cloud Databases: Best Practices with ClickHouse and Wiz
18 March 2025, wiz.io

Snowflake Challenger ClickHouse Targets $6 Billion Valuation
9 May 2025, The Information

DeepSeek Exposed Database Leaks Sensitive Data
30 January 2025, Infosecurity Magazine

ClickHouse Acquires HyperDX to Accelerate the Future of Observability
13 March 2025, Business Wire

A Beginner’s Guide to ClickHouse Database
13 September 2024, KDnuggets

provided by Google News

KX Supercharges Python Workloads with kdb+ Speed and AI/ML Library Integration
12 November 2024, Business Wire

Introducing Amazon FinSpace with Managed kdb Insights, a fully managed analytics engine, commonly used by capital markets customers for analysis of real-time and historical time series data
18 May 2023, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

McLaren Applied and KX partner to enhance ATLAS software analytics capabilities
9 August 2023, Professional Motorsport World

KX BRINGS THE POWER AND PERFORMANCE OF KDB+ TO PYTHON DEVELOPERS WITH PYKX
7 June 2023, PR Newswire

KX Community Grows with Thousands of Members; Empowers Developers to Solve High-Frequency, Large-Volume Data Challenges for AI and Analytics Applications
17 October 2024, Business Wire

provided by Google News



Share this page

Featured Products

Neo4j logo

See for yourself how a graph database can make your life easier.
Use Neo4j online for free.

Datastax Astra logo

Bring all your data to Generative AI applications with vector search enabled by the most scalable
vector database available.
Try for Free

RaimaDB logo

RaimaDB, embedded database for mission-critical applications. When performance, footprint and reliability matters.
Try RaimaDB for free.

SingleStore logo

The data platform to build your intelligent applications.
Try it free.

Milvus logo

Vector database designed for GenAI, fully equipped for enterprise implementation.
Try Managed Milvus for Free

Present your product here