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Hydra

Hydra embeds DuckDB's state-of-the-art analytics engine into standard Postgres, offering millisecond response times for complex queries.

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Hydra is an innovative open-source project that combines the power of PostgreSQL with DuckDB's high-performance analytics engine. This hybrid solution allows developers to build faster applications with advanced analytical capabilities right within their Postgres database. Key features and benefits: Hydra is backed by Y Combinator and has garnered support from industry leaders, including the DuckDB Foundation, Dagster, Svix, and HashiCorp. Its ability to handle both transactional and analytical workloads in a single database makes it an attractive solution for companies looking to simplify their data architecture while improving query performance. The project is actively developed and maintained, with regular updates and improvements. Developers can contribute to the project, join the community on Discord, or become supporters to help drive the future of this innovative database solution.

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