Databendlabs by databendlabs
Data Agent Ready Warehouse : One for Analytics, Search, AI, Python Sandbox., rebuilt from scratch. Unified architecture on your S3.
About Databendlabs
From the project's README at github.com/databendlabs/databend. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Databend Enterprise Data Warehouse for AI Agents Large-scale analytics, vector search, full-text search, with flexible agent orchestration and secure Python UDF sandboxes. Built for enterprise AI workloads.
Try Cloud • Quick Start • Documentation • Slack Why Databend?
Databend is an open-source enterprise data warehouse built in Rust.
Core capabilities: Analytics, vector search, full-text search, auto schema evolution, unified in one engine.
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 9.3k | github.com/databendlabs/databend |
| GitHub forks | 869 | github.com/databendlabs/databend |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 5.7 years | since Oct 2020 |
| Last commit | 2 months ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 1,781 | last: 2 months ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
- Deep Dive into Databend UDF, implementing your data solutions with Python, WASM
- Tour of Datacenters in the SLC Valley
- More than 100 UK datacentres plan to burn gas to generate electricity
- Nobody's negotiating for the people here: Charlie Berens takes on AI datacenters
- More than 100 UK datacentres plan to burn gas to generate electricity
Ready to self-host Databendlabs?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
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