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Lakekeeper vs Unity Catalog
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Lakekeeper | Unity Catalog |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Rust | Java |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 1.5k | 3.6k |
| Latest | v0.14.1 | v0.7.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-17 | 2026-10-16 |
| Release cadence | about 8 days between releases | about 44 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 17 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
Lakekeeper replaces Unity Catalog. Alternatives to Unity Catalog →
PartialIceberg REST catalog with access control and credential vending; Iceberg tables only.
Lakekeeper
- v0.14.12026-10-16Security: S3 remote signing signs only what it knows. The S3 signer signs requests only with query parameters and heade…
- v0.13.72026-10-16Security: S3 remote signing and metadata cleanup stay inside the table. The S3 signer signs only requests for objects i…
- v0.14.02026-10-07authn: token roles and admission gates hold in every project (#2071)
- v0.13.62026-09-22api: mark responses private and vary on the request identity (#1947) (cc162fe)
- v0.13.52026-09-16storage: enable S3 request signing for Generic Tables (#1910) (cc42aed)
Lakekeeper
✓ signed The latest release, v0.14.1, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Unity Catalog
✓ signed The latest release, v0.7.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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