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DuckDB vs Progress OpenEdge RDBMS comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

DuckDB
Ranking in Embedded Database
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Progress OpenEdge RDBMS
Ranking in Embedded Database
8th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Embedded Database category, the mindshare of DuckDB is 11.0%, down from 12.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Progress OpenEdge RDBMS is 6.9%, up from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Embedded Database Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
DuckDB11.0%
Progress OpenEdge RDBMS6.9%
Other82.1%
Embedded Database
 

Featured Reviews

MC
Senior Analytics Engineer at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Caching analytics queries has reduced repeated compute and supports faster embedded reporting
The use of DuckDB as a cache for analytics in an embedded analytics product is a valuable feature. It helps manage compute resources efficiently by preventing repeated computations of the same query. This has made it quite handy and quick to implement, which aligns with the fast-paced needs of our engineering team.
reviewer1648848 - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President Strategic Development at a hospitality company with 1-10 employees
Customizable, intelligent, and reacts in real-time
There aren't any areas of improvement. We have a very long relationship with their R&D group. They're fairly dynamic there, however, it's not the relationships I manage. The only big hurdle for us is that most customers aren't familiar with it, so it's scary. If you're in commercial environments, everybody knows SQL, everybody knows Oracle, or whatever. It doesn't really matter due to the fact that it's embedded, however, they're paying those licenses. The only drawback is you can't just say, "Hey, provide us three Enterprise SQL licenses," and they just go reach into their Microsoft licensing deal and plug them in and go. Instead, it's plugging a new product into the mix that they otherwise would take care of on their own. The apparent cost is higher, however, in the end, it's really not.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"DuckDB is very fast."
"The use of DuckDB as a cache for analytics in an embedded analytics product is a valuable feature."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"It's my 'go to' database if I want a database to just run 24/7/365, year-after-year with absolute minimal downtime."
"Once you switch it on, it simply runs and runs."
"It is very customizable and it's intelligent."
"The product can be scaled in any direction and a very nice feature is that you can logically split the database by the value of the data, which is great."
 

Cons

"Sometimes we have memory issues that cause job failures, which we don't fully understand why, but we can rerun the jobs without problems."
"Advanced security would be a good additional feature."
"The installation process can be a bit confusing for someone who's new to OpenEdge."
"The only big hurdle for us is that most customers aren't familiar with it, so it's scary. If you're in commercial environments, everybody knows SQL, everybody knows Oracle, or whatever."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
7%
Legal Firm
10%
Educational Organization
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DuckDB?
We use the open-source version of DuckDB and don't have costs associated with it. There is a company that provides commercial software, but we use the open-source library, not the services.
What needs improvement with DuckDB?
Sometimes we have memory issues that cause job failures, which we don't fully understand why, but we can rerun the jobs without problems. There were also problems with binary formats in the previou...
What is your primary use case for DuckDB?
My main use case for DuckDB is that we're using it as a cache for analytics. We have an embedded analytics product, and in order to manage our compute resources, we are using DuckDB so that we do n...
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Also Known As

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OpenEdge RDBMS, Progress OpenEdge
 

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Sample Customers

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Apero Solutions, Heath Village, International Energy Services, Exact Software, PepsiCo Russia, Pero, SVK, FreshERP
Find out what your peers are saying about DuckDB vs. Progress OpenEdge RDBMS and other solutions. Updated: August 2026.
909,725 professionals have used our research since 2012.