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Apache Druid

Druid is a column-oriented, open-source, distributed data store written in Java. Druid is designed to quickly ingest massive quantities of event data, and provide low-latency queries on top of the data. The name Druid comes from the shapeshifting Druid class in many role-playing games, to reflect that the architecture of the system can shift to solve…

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Column-orientedOpen-sourceDistributedData storeJava
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Developer
Apache Software Foundation
License
Apache License 2.0
Operating system
Cross-platform
Original author
Metamarkets
Repository
github.com/apache/druid
Stable release
37.0.0 / 8 May 2026; 3 months ago (8 May 2026)

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Apache Druid

Nodes43
Edges42
Triples26
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.046512
Components1

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Apache Druid

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Type · 4
Apache Druid → column-oriented data store, distributed, real-time, time-series
Developer · 1
Apache Druid → Apache Software Foundation
License · 1
Apache Druid → Apache License 2.0
Operating system · 1
Apache Druid → Cross-platform
Original author · 1
Apache Druid → Metamarkets
Repository · 1
Apache Druid → github.com/apache/druid
Stable release · 1
Apache Druid → 37.0.0 / 8 May 2026; 3 months ago (8 May 2026)
Website · 1
Apache Druid → druid.apache.org
Written in · 1
Apache Druid → Java

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data druid nodes column-oriented real-time queries used cluster architecture apache distributed java using historical performance store written system foundation provide

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Apache DruidDeveloperApache Software Foundation1.00infobox
Apache DruidLicenseApache License 2.01.00infobox
Apache DruidOperating systemCross-platform1.00infobox
Apache DruidOriginal authorMetamarkets1.00infobox
Apache DruidRepositorygithub.com/apache/druid1.00infobox
Apache DruidStable release37.0.0 / 8 May 2026; 3 months ago (8 May 2026)1.00infobox
Apache DruidTypedistributed1.00infobox
Apache DruidTypereal-time1.00infobox
Apache DruidTypetime-series1.00infobox
Apache DruidTypecolumn-oriented data store1.00infobox
Apache DruidWebsitedruid.apache.org1.00infobox
Apache DruidWritten inJava1.00infobox

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