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DuckDB stays open source while the team behind it goes to work for Amazon
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Fusion42 · 2 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
DuckLabs' team behind the DuckDB analytical database joins Amazon AWS as employees while DuckDB remains open source under the DuckDB Foundation, maintaining its MIT license and independent stewardship.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Enterprise Software.
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Amazon integrating the DuckDB team signals growing cloud investment in embedded analytical databases while keeping DuckDB open source. You should explore how this relationship could open new technical partnerships or sales channels without losing project autonomy.
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