# databend vs QGIS

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | databend | QGIS |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 | 81/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 2 in Data Warehousing | #1 of 8 in Geospatial |
| GitHub stars | 9 487 | 14 730 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +36 | +109 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 10 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.2.925-patch-15 · 15 Oct 2026 ✓ | final-4_2_3 · 28 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-2.0 |
| Main language | Rust | C++ |

## Which one should you pick?

QGIS scores 81/100 against 69/100 for databend, so it is the safer default.

QGIS ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for databend.

If you want the quickest setup, databend is easier to run; QGIS needs more configuration.

QGIS is growing faster right now (+109 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [databend](https://selfhost.directory/project/databend) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/databend.md)
- [QGIS](https://selfhost.directory/project/qgis) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/qgis.md)

---
Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/databend-vs-qgis