pinot ☆
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Description:
Realtime distributed OLAP datastore
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @ApachePinot  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Databases
Tags: olap real-time analytics database distributed streaming
Install: brew install pinot
About:
Apache Pinot is a real-time distributed OLAP datastore designed for low-latency analytics on high-throughput event streams. It enables users to execute SQL queries on massive datasets with sub-second response times, making it ideal for user-facing analytical applications. Its architecture supports direct ingestion from message queues like Kafka and provides horizontal scalability for large-scale data workloads.
Key Features:
  • Real-time ingestion from streams like Kafka and Kinesis
  • Sub-second query latency with high concurrency
  • Columnar storage format with advanced indexing
  • SQL support with interactive query editor
  • Horizontal scalability and fault tolerance
Use Cases:
  • User-facing analytics and dashboards requiring low-latency queries
  • Operational monitoring and real-time metrics analysis
  • Anomaly detection and fraud prevention systems
  • Clickstream analysis and personalization engines
Alternatives:
  • Apache Druid – Similar real-time OLAP capabilities, but Pinot offers better support for upserts and has a more flexible architecture for streaming ingestion
  • ClickHouse – Excellent columnar OLAP performance, though Pinot is more specialized for real-time streaming scenarios and user-facing applications
  • Elasticsearch – Primarily a search engine with analytics capabilities, while Pinot is purpose-built for OLAP queries at scale
Version History
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Sep 25, 2025 2:38am 0 VERSION_BUMP cc03d48e
Aug 21, 2024 11:21am 0 VERSION_BUMP 455d5a3c
Sep 17, 2023 3:14pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 2ae5a63b
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