#3 in DatabasesUpdated 2026-08

Databend

by Databend · Open-source Rust data warehouse for SQL, search and vector workloads

75.7 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Databend is an open-source, Rust-based cloud data warehouse that runs SQL analytics, full-text and JSON search, and vector search on object storage including S3, Azure, GCS, OSS, R2, MinIO and HDFS. A Raft-backed meta service handles metadata and transactions while a vectorised engine queries columnar blocks, segments and snapshots. It is offered as a managed service or self-hosted.

Best for: Data teams wanting SQL analytics, full-text and vector search in one warehouse over object storage
Pricing: Usage-based: storage at $23.00/TB/month plus compute from $1.00/hour on Personal or $1.50/hour on Business, with HTTP API requests at $1–$2 per 10,000; the Dedicated tier is quoted by sales and the core can be self-hosted.
Runs on: WebSelf-hostedCLI

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Analytics, full-text search and vector search in one SQL engine
Runs on S3, Azure, GCS, OSS, R2, MinIO or HDFS; self-host via Docker
SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, RBAC, masking policies and AWS PrivateLink
Sub-500ms provisioning with per-second warehouse billing

Trade-offs

Compute, storage and API requests are billed separately, so costs need modelling
Personal tier keeps only 1 day of history and 1 business day support response
PrivateLink and sub-15-second provisioning need the Business tier or above
Dedicated tier prices are hidden and require a sales conversation

Pricing

Published plans from Databend’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Databend pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Personal	—$23.00 per TB storage per month plus minimum $1.00 per compute hour	Compute provisioned in 1-5 minutes, no reserved resources 1 day of historical data access and restore 1 business day response for non-critical issues Cloud service at $1.00 per 10,000 API requests
Business	—$23.00 per TB storage per month plus minimum $1.50 per compute hour	Compute provisioned in under 15 seconds with reserved resources Up to 90 days of data retention for audits and rollback AWS PrivateLink network access; 24/7 support, 8-hour critical response Cloud service at $2.00 per 10,000 API requests
Dedicated	Contact sales	Instant compute provisioning with customisable resources Fully isolated environment and schedulable upgrades Dedicated support with Prometheus metrics Up to 99.9% uptime SLA

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 92 out of 100
API quality: 30 out of 100
Documentation: 80 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 80 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 100 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 65 out of 100
Operational trust: 75 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 55 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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