Choose Aiven if you need
- Integration with AWS, Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure. We haven't found them on MotherDuck's website.
- ISO 27001. We haven't found it on MotherDuck's website.
At a glance
- Both have a free plan.
- Both offer a free trial (Aiven: 30 days, MotherDuck: 7 days).
- Aiven's lowest paid plan is Developer at $5 per month, for PostgreSQL, as of October 23, 2026.
- MotherDuck's lowest paid plan is Business at $250 per org per month plus usage, as of October 28, 2026.
- They list no integrations in common.
- Both list SOC 2, GDPR and HIPAA.
- Only Aiven lists ISO 27001.
- Only MotherDuck lists SSO.
- Aiven has a public API. We haven't confirmed one for MotherDuck.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose MotherDuck if you need
- Integration with Hex, dbt or Fivetran. We haven't found them on Aiven's website.
- SSO. We haven't found it on Aiven's website.
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Review MotherDuckThe facts
- What it does
- AivenYour AI-ready open source data platform
- MotherDuckFast, serverless analytics powered by DuckDB with dedicated compute for every user and every agent.
- Free plan
- AivenYes
- MotherDuckYes
- Pricing
- AivenPer service, monthly
- MotherDuckNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
- Aiven
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Integrations
BothNone in common
Only Aiven
- AWS
- Google Cloud
- Microsoft Azure
- DigitalOcean
- UpCloud
- OVHcloud
- Terraform
- Kubernetes
Only MotherDuck
- Hex
- dbt
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Aiven and MotherDuck yet.
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