DuckDB license, foundation and stars
Query and processing engines · MIT (open source) · DuckDB Foundation · backed by DuckDB Labs · 41,699 stars
DuckDB is an analytical in-process SQL database management system
License history
LICENSE fileMIT No license change recorded since the repository was created in 2018.
Latest release
v1.5.5 published Jul 22, 2026
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About and history
- Repository
- duckdb/duckdb · created Jun 26, 2018
- Website
- duckdb.org
- Language
- C++
- Foundation
- DuckDB Foundation · source
- Company
- DuckDB Labs
- GitHub detects
- MIT
- Stars per week
- 232 (OSS Insight weekly star history, Aug 31 to Sep 21, 2026)
Weekly snapshots
| Week of | Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | 41,699 |
Changes
| What changed | |
|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | TrackedAdded: duckdb/duckdb |