--- title: What is the best database for real-time analytics? description: Learn about the best databases for real-time analytics, including ClickHouse, Apache Druid, and Apache Pinot. These databases are open-source, column-oriented,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/what-is-the-best-database-for-real-time-analytics--p3vvwrqat twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: What is the best database for real-time analytics? | daily.dev og:description: Learn about the best databases for real-time analytics, including ClickHouse, Apache Druid, and Apache Pinot. These databases are open-source, column-oriented,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/what-is-the-best-database-for-real-time-analytics--p3vvwrqat og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/P3VvWRQat.png og:image:alt: What is the best database for real-time analytics? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # What is the best database for real-time analytics? **[Tinybird](https://daily.dev/sources/tinybird)** · 10 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Learn about the best databases for real-time analytics, including ClickHouse, Apache Druid, and Apache Pinot. These databases are open-source, column-oriented, distributed, OLAP databases that are uniquely suited for real-time analytics. Discover the criteria for selecting a real-time analytics database and consider using a managed service like Tinybird for easier deployment and maintenance. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#backend](https://daily.dev/tags/backend), [#real-time-analytics](https://daily.dev/tags/real-time-analytics), [#clickhouse](https://daily.dev/tags/clickhouse) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/what-is-the-best-database-for-real-time-analytics--p3vvwrqat) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"What is the best database for real-time analytics?","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/what-is-the-best-database-for-real-time-analytics--p3vvwrqat","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/what-is-the-best-database-for-real-time-analytics--p3vvwrqat"},"datePublished":"2024-03-26T17:02:20.842Z","dateModified":"2024-05-09T08:58:27.770Z","description":"Learn about the best databases for real-time analytics, including ClickHouse, Apache Druid, and Apache Pinot. These databases are open-source, column-oriented,...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/e33f5e6943ddf418964754dc37c99dd8?_a=AQAEufR","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/e33f5e6943ddf418964754dc37c99dd8?_a=AQAEufR","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Tinybird","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Tinybird","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/Tinybird-Avatar","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tinybird"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/what-is-the-best-database-for-real-time-analytics--p3vvwrqat","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":2},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"backend,real-time-analytics,clickhouse","timeRequired":"PT10M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Tinybird","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tinybird"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"What is the best database for real-time analytics?"}]} ```