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SuperDB vs DuckDB: catalog facts
SuperDBDuckDB
Free

Free to download and use; the source is public on GitHub.

Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

macOS, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Queries JSON and relational data together
  • Runs locally as a command-line tool
  • Queries CSV and Parquet files directly with no loading step
  • Embeds into Python, R and the shell with a single dependency
  • No tagged releases on GitHub
  • License is not clearly identified in the repository metadata
  • Single-process by design; it is not a shared multi-user database
  • Concurrent writers are not supported
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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