Compatibility with Query Engines

You can query OLake Iceberg tables from multiple engines. The table below shows catalog compatibility at a glance, with links to setup guides.

Query Tool	AWS Glue	Hive Metastore	JDBC	REST	Docs
Amazon Athena	✅	❌	❌	❌	AWS Docs
Apache Spark (v3.3+)	✅	✅	✅	✅	Spark Docs
Apache Flink (v1.18+)	✅	✅	✅	✅	Flink Docs
Trino (v475 +)	✅	✅	✅	✅	Trino Docs
Starburst Enterprise	✅	✅	✅	✅	Starburst Docs
Presto (v0.288 +)	✅	✅	✅	✅	Presto Guide
Apache Hive (v4.0)	✅	✅	❌	✅	Hive Docs
Apache Impala (v4.4)	❌	✅	❌	❌	Impala Docs
Dremio (v25/26)	✅	✅	❌	✅	Dremio Docs
DuckDB (v1.2.1)	❌	❌	❌	✅	DuckDB Docs
ClickHouse (v24.3 +)	❌	❌	❌	✅	ClickHouse Docs
StarRocks (v3.2 +)	❌	✅	❌	✅	StarRocks Docs
Apache Doris (v2.1 +)	✅	✅	❌	✅	Doris Docs
BigQuery (BigLake)	❌	❌	❌	❌	BigQuery Docs
Snowflake (GA)	❌	❌	❌	✅	Snowflake Docs
Databricks (Unity)	❌	❌	❌	✅	Databricks Docs

Important Notes

• Amazon Athena → Supports Iceberg v2 tables only when registered in Glue.
• Presto → REST catalog supported from v0.288+; Glue requires the AWS SDK fat-jar.
• Apache Hive v4.0 → Glue requires adding the AWS bundle.
• Impala → Works with Hive Metastore; Glue/REST only via Hive federation.
• Dremio → Supports Polaris/REST/Nessie natively; JDBC not supported.
• DuckDB → Supports REST catalogs (Nessie, Tabular); Glue/Hive not yet supported.
• ClickHouse → Iceberg tables are read-only; REST support stable from v24.12+.
• BigQuery → Reads Iceberg manifests directly, without a catalog.
• Snowflake → Can read external REST catalogs, but they are read-only.
• Databricks Unity Catalog → REST endpoint allows federation with Glue, Hive, and Snowflake catalogs.