DuckDB open standards support
Data platforms · 4 standards supported · 1 from adopter lists · read Nov 5, 2026
In-process analytics database (MotherDuck runs it in the cloud).
Table formats2
Apache Iceberg
DuckDB reads and writes Apache Iceberg tables, per the Apache Iceberg vendors page and its own documentation.
Delta Lake
DuckDB works with Delta Lake tables, per its own documentation.
File and memory formats2
Apache Arrow
DuckDB ships an Arrow ADBC driver, per its own documentation.
Apache Parquet
DuckDB reads and writes Parquet files, per its own documentation.
History
Apache Iceberg
DuckDB supports Apache Iceberg, per the Apache Iceberg vendors page.
About DuckDB
In-process analytics database (MotherDuck runs it in the cloud).
- Website
- duckdb.org
No public evidence found for
- AI agents
- MCP, A2A
- Model APIs and runtimes
- OpenAI API, ONNX
- Telemetry and lineage
- OTel, Lineage
- Table formats
- Hudi
- Query languages
- SQL:2023
- Identity and sign-in
- SPIFFE, OIDC, FIDO2
- Provenance and supply chain
- C2PA, SPDX, CycloneDX
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