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Dremio to DuckDB integration — real-time, two-way sync

Keep Dremio and DuckDB in sync without custom scripts. Cut weeks of integration work, eliminate silent data drift, and give your team a single, reliable source of truth.

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Why teams connect Dremio and DuckDB

Connect DuckDB and Dremio with one live, two-way sync: operational rows flow into the warehouse, and computed results flow back where systems can read them fast.

Operational databases and analytical warehouses want the same data at different moments. Analysts want DuckDB's rows in Dremio, current and joinable, without a change-data-capture pipeline to maintain. Engineers want the outputs of warehouse work, such as aggregates, features, and segments, available in DuckDB where the services that read from it get them at normal query latency.

Stacksync covers both directions with one connection. Tables or collections in DuckDB sync into Dremio in real time, and result tables in Dremio sync back into DuckDB, with schema and type mapping between the two systems handled for you.

Common use cases

  • Consolidate data from multiple lake sources through one Dremio semantic layer into a single warehouse target.
  • Sync curated Dremio views into an operational Postgres so applications get low-latency access to lakehouse data.
  • Use DuckDB as a transform step: read synced Parquet exports, aggregate with SQL, and write results back to an operational database.
  • Sync SaaS data to Parquet on object storage and query it with DuckDB without standing up a warehouse.

Serve warehouse results at database speed

Aggregates or model outputs computed in Dremio sync into DuckDB, where whatever reads from that database gets them without querying the warehouse.

Fresh analytics without loading windows

Because changes stream continuously, analysts query current data instead of waiting for last night's load.

Offload heavy reads

Point analytical queries at the synced copy in Dremio and keep DuckDB focused on its operational workload.

What you can sync between Dremio and DuckDB

Representative objects on each side — any object or custom field can map to any target. Schemas are auto-detected; types are converted between the two systems.

Dremio objects DuckDB objects
Virtual datasets (views) SQL views layering semantics over physical data; the preferred sync target for curated extracts. Attached databases Additional database files or external systems attached into one session for cross-source queries.
Apache Iceberg tables Lakehouse tables supporting DML and snapshot metadata usable for incremental reads. Database files Single-file .duckdb databases that jobs read and write directly on disk or object storage.
Spaces and folders Namespaces that organize virtual datasets and govern access. Schemas Namespaces within a database used to organize tables in sync outputs.
Reflections Materialized accelerations that make repeated extraction queries cheaper. Tables Columnar tables created via SQL; the destination for materialized sync data.
Jobs Query execution records useful for monitoring sync workloads. Views SQL views used to shape or filter data for downstream consumers.
Sources Connected storage and database systems (S3, ADLS, relational databases) Dremio queries in place. External files (Parquet/CSV/JSON) Files DuckDB queries in place without loading, common as a sync interchange format.
What ships with Dremio ⇄ DuckDB

Connect Dremio and DuckDB for flexible, real-time data sync.

Real-time sync, workflow automation, event queues, EDI, and monitoring, for every Dremio–DuckDB connection.

Real-time

Two-way sync

Changes in Dremio or DuckDB instantly reflect in both systems. No stale data, no manual imports.

No-code + pro-code

Workflow automation

Trigger automated workflows whenever Dremio or DuckDB data changes, update records, fire webhooks, or kick off sequences without brittle API scripts.

At scale

Event queues

Handle millions of events per minute without losing a single Dremio or DuckDB record.

Observability

Monitoring

Track your Dremio ⇄ DuckDB sync health, view errors, and replay failed events in one click.

Trading partners

EDI

Transform legacy EDI complexity into simple database interactions between Dremio and DuckDB.

How the Dremio and DuckDB connectors work

Dremio

Integration surface
Arrow Flight SQL, JDBC/ODBC, and a REST API
Authentication
Personal access tokens or username/password; OAuth-based SSO on Dremio Cloud
Change detection
Polling via SQL; Iceberg table snapshots can anchor incremental reads; no consumer-facing change feed
Capabilities
read · write
Rate limits
Bounded by engine capacity and workload management rather than API rate limits

DuckDB

Integration surface
In-process SQL engine via client libraries (Python, Node.js, JDBC, CLI); no server or network API by default
Authentication
None built in; access control is file-system level (MotherDuck adds token auth for its hosted service)
Change detection
Polling or full re-reads; no change feed or transaction log API
Capabilities
read · write
Rate limits
No API rate limits; throughput is bounded by local compute and I/O
How it works

How to connect Dremio to DuckDB — three steps, no code

Configure and sync within minutes, no code. Whether you sync 50k or 100M+ records, Stacksync handles the queues, infra, and plumbing. Integrations are non-invasive and need zero setup on your systems.

  1. 01

    Connect your apps

    Authenticate Dremio and DuckDB with each platform's native method — OAuth, API keys, or service accounts — plus secure options like SSH tunneling, IP whitelisting, and VPC peering.

    • OAuth 2.0
    • SSH tunnel
    • VPC peering
    Dremio connected
    DuckDB connected
    OAuth 2.0
    SSH tunnel
    SSL certificate
    VPC peering
  2. 02

    Choose tables

    Pick the Dremio and DuckDB objects to sync — Stacksync auto-detects both schemas, including custom fields where the platform exposes them. Sync to existing tables, or let Stacksync create new ones with ideal data types.

    • Standard objects
    • Custom objects
    • Auto-schema
    objects · Dremio ⇄ DuckDB
    Customers 12,480
    Sales Orders 8,213
    Invoices 5,902
    Items 1,344
  3. 03

    Map fields

    Fields map automatically even when names and types differ. Stacksync handles transformation and type casting for you, zero configuration required.

    • Auto-map
    • Type casting
    • Transforms
    Dremio DuckDB
    Company company_name text
    Email email text
    Amount amount numeric
    Created created_at timestamp
FAQ

Dremio and DuckDB integration FAQ

SECURITY

Security teams love Stacksync

As a data company, we understand the importance of keeping your data secure. Stacksync is built with security best practices to keep your data safe at every layer, and is DPF-certified for US, EU, UK and CH data transfers.

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ISO 27001
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GDPR
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DPF US-EU-UK-CH
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SSO & SCIM

Let your users access Stacksync from your centralized user management systems. Works with Okta, Azure, Google SSO and more.

Alerts

Immediately get alerted about record syncing issues over email, Slack, PagerDuty and WhatsApp. Resolve issues from a centralized dashboard with retry and revert options.

Secure connection options

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