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Trino

Free

Distributed SQL query engine for federated analytics across data lakes and warehouses.

Open SourceSelf-hostedEnterpriseSQL SDKJava SDK

Tool Info

Categories
Data Engineering
Official Website
trino.io
Repository
trinodb/trino
Official Docs

Overview

Trino (formerly PrestoSQL) runs ANSI SQL across Hive, Iceberg, Delta, Postgres, and more.

It enables interactive analytics without copying data into a single warehouse.

Common in lakehouse architectures for BI and data exploration.

Pricing

Free tier available
Free (open source)

Pros

  • Query anything with SQL
  • Connector ecosystem
  • Interactive latency

Best For

Federated SQL queriesLakehouse analyticsAd-hoc exploration

When NOT to Use

  • Not a storage engine
  • Cluster ops required

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dbt
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Alternatives

Databricks
Unified data and AI platform built on Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and MLflow.
DuckDB
In-process analytical database for fast local SQL on Parquet, CSV, and DataFrames.

Often Compared With

Databricks
Unified data and AI platform built on Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and MLflow.
DuckDB
In-process analytical database for fast local SQL on Parquet, CSV, and DataFrames.

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Tags

#sql#federated#data-engineering#query-engine

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