# tensorbase/tensorbase

TensorBase is a new big data warehousing with modern efforts.

Repository: https://github.com/tensorbase/tensorbase
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tensorbase
Homepage: https://tensorbase.io/
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, bigdata, database, analytics, modern, infrastructure, data, data-infrastructure, high-performance, engineering, rust-lang, warehouse, data-warehouse
Last push: 2022-05-10T13:04:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2220, "days_push": 1576, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1460, forks 121 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:47.351891+00:00)

## What it is
TensorBase is a Rust-based open-source OLAP data warehouse designed as a ClickHouse-compatible, high-performance alternative for big data analytics. The project has been dormant since 2022 and its maintainers recommend ClickHouse for production use.

## Use cases
- run fast analytical queries over billions of rows
- replace or accelerate ClickHouse workloads
- ingest high-throughput event data for OLAP analysis
- learn how to build a high-performance database in Rust
- embed a lightweight data analysis engine into a larger system
- run a DBA-free data warehouse on commodity hardware

## When to choose
- you want to study database internals or modern Rust systems engineering
- you need a lightweight ClickHouse-compatible engine for experimentation
- you want a self-contained single-binary analytical database for learning

## When to avoid
- you need a production-grade, actively maintained data warehouse (use ClickHouse)
- you require long-term support, security patches, or community fixes
- you need broad SQL feature coverage or ecosystem integrations

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: database, search-engine, analytics
- domain: databases, big-data, analytics
- platform: rust, self-hosted
- tags: data-warehouse, olap, clickhouse-compatible, columnar-storage, sql, high-performance, data-engineering, linux

## Member repositories
- tensorbase/tensorbase (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:47.351891+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:35:25.695727+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tensorbase/tensorbase (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:47.351891+00:00, sha 22155bcf79a2)
  - homepage: https://tensorbase.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:44:12.836508+00:00, sha 04b7e522a35a)
  - site_page: https://tensorbase.io/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:44:12.845396+00:00, sha 3d0d53d5fa0d)
  - site_page: https://tensorbase.io/blog (fetched 2026-08-29T11:44:12.847130+00:00, sha d39b62ec37fb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.