Exasol: The High-Performance Analytics Engine

Run complex analytics at in-memory speed with full SQL compatibility and built-in AI functions. Exasol gives you the performance of an in-memory engine, the flexibility of MPP architecture, and the freedom to deploy anywhere: on-premises, cloud, or hybrid.

Why Exasol

• Ultra-fast analytics – process billions of rows in seconds with our in-memory MPP (Massively Parallel Processing) engine.

• Fully SQL-compatible – Exasol follows the SQL syntax which is very familiar with other SQL databases.

• Sovereign by design – deploy in your own environment and keep data where it belongs.

• AI-ready – integrate large language models, Python, R, or GPU acceleration using our UDF framework.

• Seamless integration – connect easily to BI tools, data lakes, and modern data platforms.

Quick Start (Community Edition)

The easiest way to try Exasol is through the Community Edition: a fully functional version for personal or non-production use.

1. Go to the download page: Exasol Community Edition → .

2. Download the Community Edition.

3. Follow the installation steps in the Community Edition Guide .

Once installed, connect via your preferred SQL clients e.g. DBVisualizer, DBeaver

Then run your first query:

SELECT 'Hello Exasol!' AS greeting;

Next steps: explore integration examples and AI workloads in Exasol AI Lab →

Ecosystem Overview

Component	Respository	Description
🧩 Docker DB	exasol/docker-db	Run Exasol locally in containers
🔗 Virtual Schemas	exasol/virtual-schemas	Federate queries across multiple data sources
🧠 AI Lab	exasol/ai-lab	Build and run AI/ML workloads with Exasol
🧑‍💻 JDBC Drivers	exasol/exasol-jdbc	Connect Exasol to Java applications
📚 Developer Docs	exasol/developer-documentation	Guides, SDKs, and integration docs

Join the Community

We’re building an open, collaborative developer community. Please, join to ask questions, share feedback, or contribute ideas.

• 🧭 Developer Community .
• 🧾 Official Documentation .
• 🧰 Support Portal .

Benchmarks & Case Studies

Exasol has consistently achieved top performance in industry benchmarks and is trusted by leading global brands.

• ⚙️ TPC-H: record-breaking analytic query performance.

• 🏢 Used by companies in finance, healthcare, retail and more.

• 📈 Read customer stories → .

Compare Editions

Start free with the Community Edition and upgrade when ready.

Edition	Ideal for	Key benefits
🧑‍💻 Community Edition	Developers & teams	Free, local, full-featured testing
🏢 Enterprise Edition	Production & multi-user	Production & multi-user

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