Trino
Fast distributed SQL query engine for big data analytics.
Overview
Trino is an open-source distributed SQL query engine for running interactive analytic queries against data sources of all sizes ranging from gigabytes to petabytes. Trino is designed to query data where it lives, without requiring data movement. It allows querying data from multiple sources in a single query.
✨ Key Features
- Distributed SQL query engine
- High-performance and low-latency analytics
- Query federation across multiple data sources
- ANSI SQL compliant
- Scales to exabyte-scale data lakes and large data warehouses
🎯 Key Differentiators
- High performance for interactive queries
- Ability to query federated data sources
- Active open-source community
Unique Value: Provides a single point of access to query multiple disparate data sources at scale with high performance.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Querying exabyte-scale data lakes and massive data warehouses at large organizations.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Transactional workloads (OLTP)
🏆 Alternatives
Offers better performance and a more active development community compared to some alternatives.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Enterprise (via vendors like Starburst) tier)
💰 Pricing
Free tier: Open source and free to use.
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