# StarRocks · compute · 2023

Revision 1 (11 October 2026) · Modeled snapshot · through 8 October 2026.

All figures are research-informed estimates of analytical activity. Significant errors may remain; decimal places do not imply measurement precision.

0.4% of the full compute layer.

[StarRocks](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/compute/starrocks.md): historical names and annual shares.

Connections below describe the whole StarRocks engine. Access and storage mixes are estimated separately; they are not a joint interface-to-storage distribution.

## Access use within this engine

| Option | Share of engine activity | Share of full access layer |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [JDBC](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/jdbc.md) | 28.7% | 0.1% |
| [ODBC](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/odbc.md) | 23.1% | <0.1% |
| [Python DB-API (other drivers)](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/python.md) | 20.6% | <0.1% |
| [StarRocks vendor-specific interface](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/vendor-starrocks.md) | 16.3% | <0.1% |
| [Other language/portable APIs](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/access/other-api.md) | 11.3% | <0.1% |

## Storage use within this engine

| Option | Share of engine activity | Share of full storage layer |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [StarRocks native storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/native-starrocks.md) | 88.8% | 0.4% |
| [Iceberg-authoritative tables](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/iceberg.md) | 4.4% | <0.1% |
| [Standalone Parquet on object storage](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/parquet-object.md) | 3.8% | <0.1% |
| [Hudi-authoritative tables](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/hudi.md) | 1.9% | <0.1% |
| [Delta-authoritative tables](https://history.columnar.tech/technologies/storage/delta.md) | 1.3% | <0.1% |

[All percentages for 2023](https://history.columnar.tech/years/2023.md)

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