Pick DuckDB if
analysts and app teams who will stay on local DuckDB at $0 (MIT) while they open a first UI notebook, then attach MotherDuck only when they need a hosted share.
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Our take
Pick DuckDB if analysts and app teams who will stay on local DuckDB at $0 (MIT) while they open a first UI notebook, then attach MotherDuck only when they need a hosted share. Pick Turso if app teams who will stay on Free at $0 / month (100 databases, 5 GB, 500M row reads) while they open a first Query, then buy Developer at $5.99 / month ($4.99 yearly) or Scaler at $29 / month ($24.92 yearly).
Best for
DuckDB A columnar query you open on one machine
Turso LibSQL rows you inspect at $0
Free plan
DuckDB $0 · mIT. Local / embeddable. Governed by the DuckDB Foundation
Turso $0 · / month. No credit card. 100 databases. 5 GB storage. 500 million row reads / month. 10 million writes. 3 GB syncs. 1-day PITR
Lowest paid
DuckDB Not published by the vendor
Turso Developer $5.99
Next step up
DuckDB
Turso Scaler $29
Runs where
DuckDB Hosted
Turso Hosted
Watch out
DuckDB Local UI is not a warehouse SLA
Turso Free caps at 100 databases and 5 GB
Last checked
DuckDB 2026-10-23 · duckdb.org
Turso 2026-10-23 · turso.tech/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Turso if
app teams who will stay on Free at $0 / month (100 databases, 5 GB, 500M row reads) while they open a first Query, then buy Developer at $5.99 / month ($4.99 yearly) or Scaler at $29 / month ($24.92 yearly).
Read the Turso page