traildb ☆
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Description:
Blazingly-fast database for log-structured data
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Databases
Tags: database analytics logging compression big-data
Install: brew install traildb
About:
TrailDB is a high-performance database designed for storing and querying massive volumes of log-structured event data. It uses a novel data structure called a 'trail' to store related events, enabling extremely fast compression and retrieval. This makes it ideal for big data analytics where storage efficiency and query speed are critical.
Key Features:
  • High-performance compression and querying
  • Columnar storage optimized for event data
  • Bindings for Python, Go, and C
  • Designed for massive scale datasets
Use Cases:
  • Security log analysis and intrusion detection
  • User behavior analytics and clickstream processing
  • Large-scale time-series data storage
Alternatives:
  • ClickHouse – ClickHouse is a full-featured analytical DBMS, while TrailDB is specialized specifically for compressed event trails.
  • Elasticsearch – Elasticsearch provides full-text search and complex aggregations, whereas TrailDB focuses on raw speed and compression for structured event logs.
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Sep 12, 2024 4:17am 0 VERSION_BUMP 17115f86
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