# DuckDB benchmarked against Spark

DevFeed: [DuckDB benchmarked against Spark](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/duckdb-benchmarked-against-spark-27243.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.dataexpert.io/p/duckdb-can-be-100x-faster-than-spark>)

Author: Matt Martin

Published: 2025-09-22T20:13:34Z

Content type: comparison

Language: en

Sources: [DataExpert.io Newsletter](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dataexpert-io-newsletter.md>)

Topics: [DuckDB](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/duckdb.md>), [Apache Spark](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/spark.md>)

Tags: [duckdb](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/duckdb.md>), [spark](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/spark.md>)

## AI overview

A comparison article about benchmarking DuckDB against Apache Spark.

## Source excerpt

You Don't Always Need A Sledgehammer