Open 5GB files in under 500ms. Query 46.7 million rows with SQL. No Python. No Spark. No cloud. Just your data, instantly.
| Excel | Pandas | Spark | Parq-Bench | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open 10GB file | ✕ Crashes | ~45s + 20GB RAM | ~60s startup | ✓ <1s |
| SQL queries | ✕ | Via pandasql | ✓ | ✓ DuckDB |
| Parquet support | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ Native |
| No install / setup | ✓ | ✕ Python env | ✕ JVM + cluster | ✓ Single binary |
| RAM for 5GB file | — | ~20GB | ~8GB | <260MB |
| Runs offline | ✓ | ✓ | Mostly | ✓ Always |
Open your first 5GB file in under 500ms. Free and open source.