CrateDB

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European real-time analytics database for live operational data

Vector DatabasesVienna, Austria11–50 employeesFounded 2013

#29 of 30 in Vector Databases 0% positive in AI answers

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Data collected Nov 2, 2026·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run Nov 9, 2026

CrateDB ranks #29 of 30 in Vector Databases with an AI visibility score of 0 (SlateIndex, Nov 2, 2026).
CrateDB is most visible on ChatGPT (0) and least on Perplexity (0).
AI engines name CrateDB in 0 of the 29 Vector Databases buyer prompts SlateIndex tracks.
cratedb.com is the source AI engines cite most in answers about CrateDB, with 10 citations.

About

Company details for CrateDB

CrateDB is a distributed SQL database for real-time analytics on live operational data. It stores time-series, JSON, full-text, vector, geospatial and relational data in one engine and is queried with standard SQL over the PostgreSQL wire protocol. The core is Apache 2.0 licensed and can run on-prem, at the edge or in any cloud, with a fully managed option on CrateDB Cloud. It ranks #29 of 30 in Vector Databases on SlateIndex and has a visibility score of 0 in the latest weekly run.

Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Vienna, Austria, the company employs 11–50 people. Its differentiator: one SQL engine for time-series, JSON, full-text, vector and geospatial data, so live and historical data can be queried together without ETL.

Website: cratedb.com
Categories: Vector Databases
Company size: 11–50 employees
Headquarters: Vienna, Austria
Founded: 2013
Company type: Private, venture-backed
Funding: Seed round (per Caplight, amount not stated)
Pricing: Free; paid from $0.073 / mo · usage-based
Free trial: Free plan available
Deployment: On-prem, at the edge, in public or private cloud, or fully managed on CrateDB Cloud or STACKIT.
Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP
Compliance: ISO 27001 (CrateDB Cloud on AWS and Azure), SOC 2 Type II
Support: Development support (free plan), Basic support (included with dedicated plans), Premium support (optional)

GitHub · github.com/crate/crate/Twitter · twitter.com/cratedb LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/crateio/YouTube · youtube.com/@CrateDB

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Changes appear after the second weekly run in Vector Databases. Pinecone leads the category at 71.8%.

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What are the pros and cons of CrateDB?

CrateDB: Pros and Cons (2026)

ChatGPT · run of Nov 2

What are the pros and cons of CrateDB?

CrateDB is a distributed SQL database designed to handle massive amounts of time-series, IoT, and fast-moving operational data in real-time.

Google AI Mode · run of Nov 2

What are the pros and cons of CrateDB?

CrateDB is strongest for high-volume, real-time analytics and time-series workloads where horizontal scalability and SQL access matter more than full transactional guarantees.

Perplexity · run of Nov 2

Products & features

What CrateDB sells

CrateDB

Open-source distributed SQL database for real-time analytics, licensed under Apache 2.0 and deployable on-prem, at the edge or in any cloud.

CrateDB Cloud

Fully managed CrateDB service with shared and dedicated plans, backups and uptime SLAs.

CrateDB Enterprise

Commercial edition of CrateDB listed alongside Cloud and OSS on the pricing page.

CrateDB Edge

Edge offering named alongside CrateDB and CrateDB Cloud on the team page.

Strengths engines cite

Handles massive time-series, IoT, and operational data in real time
Strong for high-volume real-time analytics
Horizontal scalability with SQL access

Target market & buyers

Companies with high-volume sensor, telemetry and event data, such as manufacturers, energy and logistics firms, and media and software businesses.

Notable customers include ABB, Bitmovin, Rauch Fruchtsäfte, Gantner Instruments, TGW Logistics Group, GolfNow (NBC Universal GolfChannel).

Industry	Primary use case
Manufacturing and industrial	Real-time analytics on sensor and telemetry data, and production monitoring at Rauch Fruchtsäfte and Gantner Instruments.
Energy and EV charging	Time-series data handling for ABB's OPTIMAX Cloud smart-charging load management.
Logistics	Connected warehouse sensor data for TGW Logistics Group.
Media and video streaming	Storing user events and playback data for large-scale video analytics at Bitmovin.
Software and online services	Real-time queries over more than 300 million rows for GolfNow's course search.

Funding & recent developments

Funding

Round	Year	Amount
Seed round	2014	$2M
Seed round	2015	$4M
Founding round	2016	$4M
Round following CrateDB 2.0 (Dawn Capital, Draper Esprit, Speedinvest, Sunstone Capital)	2017	$3M
Series A (Zetta Venture Partners, Deutsche Invest Equity)	2018	$11M
Series A (LeadIQ dates Oct 01, 2020; GetLatka dates Sep 2020)	2020	$14M
Additional funding incl. $2M debt (Draper Esprit, Vito Ventures, individual investors)	2021	—
Seed round (per Caplight, amount not stated)	2023	—

Latest known round	Total raised
Seed round (per Caplight, amount not stated)	—

Recent developments

May 2026ProductCrateDB 6.3 released
CrateDB 6.3 was released on May 20, 2026.
Oct 2025CompanyRobert Ekstrom appointed CEO
CrateDB appointed Robert Ekstrom as CEO, with Gregor Bauer joining as VP of Customer Engineering.