MotherDuck
Serverless analytics warehouse built on DuckDB
About MotherDuck
MotherDuck offers a managed cloud data warehouse based on DuckDB, an open source in-process analytical database, with hybrid execution between local machines and the cloud. It targets analysts and engineers who want fast SQL analytics without heavy infrastructure. It integrates with common data tools and open table formats.
Common use cases
- Interactive analytics
- Embedded analytics
- Data application backends
- Small-to-medium data warehousing
Products and services
MotherDuck
Serverless DuckDB-based cloud data warehouse.
Key features
- DuckDB engine
- Hybrid local-cloud queries
- Serverless operation
- Data sharing
- Parquet and Iceberg support
- Notebook and SQL access
Integrations
- dbt
- Fivetran
- Airbyte
- Tableau
- Python
- Hex
MotherDuck alternatives
FAQs
What is it built on?
DuckDB.
Is there a free plan?
Yes, there is a free tier and usage-based paid plans.
What scale does it suit?
Analytics on small to mid-sized datasets, with growing support for larger workloads.

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