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ClickHouse vs Databend
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| Fact | ClickHouse | Databend |
|---|---|---|
| Language | C++ | Rust |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Other |
| Stars | 50k | 9.5k |
| Latest | v26.8.19.9-lts | v1.2.881 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 1 day between releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 52+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 23 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Snowflake. Alternatives to Snowflake →
Full replacementClickHouseColumnar SQL analytics on your own servers or object storage.
Full replacementDatabendA warehouse on object storage with compute separated from storage, on your own servers.
ClickHouse
- v26.8.19.9-lts2026-10-06Release v26.8.19.9-lts
- v26.7.23.7-stable2026-10-06Release v26.7.23.7-stable
- v26.3.43.4-lts2026-10-06Release v26.3.43.4-lts
- v26.9.11.2-stable2026-10-05Release v26.9.11.2-stable
- v26.8.18.2-lts2026-10-05Release v26.8.18.2-lts
Databend
- v1.2.951-nightly2026-10-04feat(planner): validate column scope of the plan after every optimizerpre-release
- v1.2.950-nightly2026-09-29feat(planner): parse constant EXECUTE IMMEDIATE scripts when defining taskspre-release
- v1.2.949-nightly2026-09-27feat(query): add CURRENT_TENANT_ID() context functionpre-release
- v1.2.948-nightly2026-09-21feat(query): add row-level TTL DDL and metadata supportpre-release
- v1.2.947-nightly2026-09-20feat(query): support indexes on materialized viewspre-release
ClickHouse
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Databend
✓ signed The latest release, v1.2.881, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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