CrateDB
Distributed SQL for sub-second queries on live operational data
CrateDB is a European real-time analytics database for live operational data. It is built for teams who work with high-volume, high-cardinality data and cannot wait for ETL to catch up.
| Best for | real-time industrial analytics |
| Website | cratedb.com |
Strengths and trade-offs
- The product stores time-series, JSON, full-text, vector, geospatial, and structured data in one engine.
- The product provides full SQL support including JOINs and aggregations over billions of rows without pre-aggregation.
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Questions about CrateDB
Who is CrateDB best for?
CrateDB is best for real-time industrial analytics.
Where does CrateDB rank?
CrateDB is ranked #3 in Open-source cloud data warehouses (Lister Score 88.0).
What are the best alternatives to CrateDB?
The closest alternatives on Lister are Meltano (#1 in Open-source cloud data warehouses), Cloudera (#2 in Open-source cloud data warehouses) and Databend (#4 in Open-source cloud data warehouses).
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