GlareDB

GlareDB

High-performance SQL database for analytics

Overview

GlareDB provides a high-performance SQL database designed for querying and analyzing distributed data. Its product stores data across multiple locations and runs SQL queries efficiently to support fast data processing and analytics. Customers license or subscribe to the database, with potential premium features or support services added on top. GlareDB differentiates itself by focusing on distributed data and analytics workloads, offering scalable, fast query execution that helps organizations derive insights from large datasets. The company’s goal is to help enterprises and data-driven teams access and analyze big data quickly to support informed decision-making.

About GlareDB

Simplify's Rating
Why GlareDB is rated
C+
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Enterprise Software

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Austin, Texas

Founded

2022

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Benchmarks show GlareDB competitive with DuckDB and ClickHouse on TPC-H.
  • Open-source GitHub repo enables rapid iteration toward production readiness.
  • Integrates with Snowflake, Postgres, MongoDB, and BigQuery seamlessly.

What critics are saying

  • MotherDuck erodes GlareDB's Python data scientist base in 6-12 months.
  • v0.6.0 unreadiness drives enterprise churn to Trino in 3-6 months.
  • Dremio's Iceberg support displaces GlareDB in lakehouse pipelines by 2027.

What makes GlareDB unique

  • GlareDB queries Pandas DataFrames directly with SQL, avoiding data movement.
  • GlareDB leverages Apache DataFusion for efficient OLAP on distributed data.
  • GlareDB added PRQL support and GlareDB Pro in v0.6.0 last week.

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Company News

GlareDB
Oct 31st, 2023
Adding PRQL Support to GlareDB

tl;dr> Last week GlareDB announced GlareDB Pro in v0.6.0, along with a host of other features including experimental support for PRQL.

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