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Lance vs Apache Paimon
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Lance | Apache Paimon |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Rust | Java |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 7.2k | 3.4k |
| Latest | v13.0.0 | release-2.1.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-19 | 2026-10-19 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 63+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 55+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Apache Iceberg. Alternatives to Apache Iceberg →
PartialLanceColumnar table format aimed at ML and multimodal data, with fast random access and vector indexes.
PartialApache PaimonLake table format built for streaming writes with Flink and Spark, with changelog production.
Lance
- v14.0.0-beta.212026-10-19feat(index): distributed execution of optimize indicespre-release
- v14.0.0-beta.202026-10-18fix(io): reject zero multipart upload concurrencypre-release
- v14.0.0-beta.192026-10-16feat(format): define Arrow-ordered zone write seedspre-release
- v14.0.0-beta.182026-10-15fix(index): trace segment coverage across recorded compactionspre-release
- v14.0.0-beta.172026-10-15fix(index): harvest zone map seeds from the serving data filepre-release
Apache Paimon
- release-2.1.02026-10-12Apache Paimon 2.1.0 source, signature and checksum
- release-2.0.02026-08-07Apache Paimon 2.0.0
Lance
unsigned The latest release, v13.0.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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Apache Paimon
✓ signed The latest release, release-2.1.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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