Apache Cloudberry
by Apache Cloudberry · Open-source MPP data warehouse built on a PostgreSQL kernel
31.8 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
Apache Cloudberry is an open-source massively parallel processing (MPP) database derived from the open-source Greenplum Database and built on a PostgreSQL 14.4 kernel. It serves as a data warehouse for large-scale analytics and AI/ML workloads on commodity hardware, virtual machines or cloud. It includes parallel query execution, incremental materialized views, a hybrid PAX storage engine and transparent data encryption.
- Best for
- Teams running open-source Greenplum that want a vendor-neutral MPP warehouse for large-scale analytics
- Pricing
- No prices are shown; the project is described as 100% open source under the Apache License 2.0, with a download available from the site.
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Built on a PostgreSQL kernel with access to its extension ecosystem
- Migration path from open-source Greenplum using gpbackup
- Vendor-neutral, Apache-governed, Apache License 2.0
- PostGIS spatial analysis and Apache MADlib ML in one engine
Trade-offs
- Still an Apache incubator project, not yet fully endorsed by the ASF
- Self-hosted cluster; no managed or hosted service is mentioned
- Support is community-only: Slack, Discord, GitHub issues and discussions
- Greenplum compatibility is stated as a goal, so migrations need testing
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 0 out of 100
- Documentation
- 30 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 59 out of 100
- Changelog
- 55 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 60 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 0 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 60 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 100 out of 100
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