infra
ClickHouse
Columnar database built for real-time analytics, blazing fast but steep learning curve
7.8Overall
Utility9
Onboarding5
Craft8
Niche fit8
Longevity8
Five dimensions scored independently; overall is a weighted average. Scores are only comparable within this same rubric.
Good for
Teams needing real-time analytics on massive datasets
Not for
Small projects or simple CRUD applications
Project description
Column-oriented OLAP database. Real-time analytics on billions of rows. Used by Cloudflare, GitLab, Uber.
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