druid ☆

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Description:
High-performance, column-oriented, distributed data store

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 35.0.1@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | @ApacheDruid | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Databases

Tags: database olap analytics real-time distributed

Install: brew install druid

About:
Apache Druid is a real-time analytics database designed for fast slice-and-dice queries ('groupBys') on large, event-oriented datasets. It provides low-latency ingestion and sub-second query performance, making it ideal for powering interactive dashboards and operational analytics.

Key Features:

Low-latency, high-concurrency query engine
Real-time and batch ingestion capabilities
Columnar storage format optimized for OLAP
Horizontal scalability and fault tolerance

Use Cases:

Real-time operational dashboards
Event-oriented data analysis
High-concurrency user-facing analytics

Alternatives:

ClickHouse – ClickHouse is a high-performance columnar OLAP database, often noted for its single-node efficiency and SQL capabilities.
Apache Pinot – Pinot is a direct competitor also designed for real-time OLAP, often compared on ingestion scalability and query features.

License: Apache-2.0

Dependencies: openjdk@17

Bottles available for: all

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Dec 16, 2025 12:26am		0	VERSION_BUMP	af438fc9
Oct 23, 2024 12:50am		0	VERSION_BUMP	99334863