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At GizmoData, we believe lightning-fast analytics should be accessible to businesses of every size — and at a fraction of the cost of other platforms.
⭐️ GizmoSQL — Lightning-Fast SQL Server
GizmoSQL is an open-source Arrow Flight SQL server powered by DuckDB, designed to make analytics faster, cheaper, more secure, and simpler than ever.
Over the past month, we’ve made major progress on integrations and tooling — making GizmoSQL even more compatible with reporting, ETL, and data engineering systems.
🔗 Highlights
💥 SQLFrame Integration
We forked the SQLFrame utility repo to enable GizmoSQL as a drop-in replacement for Spark when executing PySpark DataFrames.
➡️ This can reduce compute costs by 75% or more compared to Databricks for workloads under 5 TB — and yes, it even works inside a Databricks notebook.
We upgraded GizmoSQL to the latest DuckDB v1.4.2 release — unlocking every new DuckDB feature, including the new Vortex file format.
⬆️ Arrow Flight Upgrade
We also updated GizmoSQL’s Arrow Flight SQL engine to v22.0.0, ensuring all customers get the latest Arrow capabilities and performance improvements.
❤️ Customer Testimonials
More customers are adopting GizmoSQL as an alternative to “base DuckDB,” MotherDuck, Databricks, Snowflake, Oracle, and more.
GizmoSQL can chew through billions of rows in seconds — outperforming engineered systems that cost millions… for just pennies. If it sounds unbelievable, try it. You have nothing to lose.
We even saw someone post a totally unsolicited testimonial in the DuckDB Discord this month!
🏢 Enterprise Edition
Did you know GizmoData offers an Enterprise version of GizmoSQL with premium features?
The GizmoEdge worker app is on the Apple App Store — meaning you can literally use your iPhone, iPad, or Mac as a DuckDB worker. Try it today!
🧩 What’s Next
We’re working on:
ETL workflow guides showing how to combine dbt, Dagster, and GizmoSQL
Tutorials on connecting Tableau, Superset, PowerBI, Metabase, etc.
GizmoSQL Cloud (beta) — fully managed SQL over your data lake
New GizmoSQL Features
Enhanced RBAC (system / schema / object level)
Bulk data ingestion (server + ADBC client improvements)
DuckDB extension for remote GizmoSQL connectivity
dbt adapter + Metabase driver (released 🎉)
Benchmarks + customer case studies
🙏 Thank You
Thanks for reading — and for being part of the GizmoData community.
We’re building the fastest, most cost-efficient data platform in the world, and we genuinely appreciate your interest and support. Whether you’re testing GizmoSQL, kicking the tires on GizmoEdge, or just curious about the future of analytics — we’re thrilled to have you here.
Regarding the article, the potential for these new open source tools is imense.