VeloDB Cloud vs. Apache Doris
Run the same Apache Doris engine without operating it. VeloDB Cloud is a fully managed service built on Apache Doris that separates storage and compute: your SQL, tables, and queries work unchanged, while deployment, tuning, reliability, and security become the platform's job. The table below summarizes the differences by category.
VeloDB Cloud comes in two deployment models, SaaS and BYOC, and the comparison below applies to both. A few capabilities differ by model. For example, UDFs and the Spark connector are available in BYOC but not in SaaS. For a side-by-side comparison of the two models, see Deployment Models.
| Category | Capability | Apache Doris OSS | VeloDB Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| Database engine | SQL, table models, indexes, materialized views, lakehouse, database RBAC | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deployment & infrastructure | Provisioning and cluster lifecycle | Manual | Managed |
| Deployment & infrastructure | Configuration tuning | Manual (fe.conf, be.conf) | Managed by VeloDB |
| Deployment & infrastructure | Version upgrades | Manual | Managed |
| Scaling & performance | Compute scaling | Manual | Managed |
| Scaling & performance | Elastic compute groups on shared data | Self-deployed (decoupled mode) | Default architecture |
| Reliability | High availability | Manual | Managed multi-AZ and standby virtual clusters |
| Reliability | Backup and restore | Manual | Managed |
| Monitoring & operations | Metrics, query audit, alerts, health checks | Self-managed tools | Built into the console |
| Security & access | Console sign-in with SSO and SAML | — | ✓ |
| Security & access | Encryption at rest (TDE, customer-managed keys) | — | ✓ |
| Compliance & governance | Compliance program (SOC 2 Type II) | Your responsibility | Maintained by VeloDB |
| Developer experience | Management console | — | ✓ |
| Developer experience | Cloud API and Terraform | — | ✓ |
| Cost | Total cost | Infrastructure plus your own maintenance | Usage-based service fee, operations included |
| Support | Technical support and migration assistance | Community | Enterprise |
Apache Doris features not offered in VeloDB Cloud
A few Apache Doris capabilities are not available in VeloDB Cloud, with alternatives where applicable:
- SQL Convertor: experimental in Apache Doris and not offered in VeloDB Cloud.
- X2Doris: replaced by VeloDB Cloud's managed migration tooling.
Because VeloDB Cloud manages the servers, steps in the Apache Doris docs that involve editing fe.conf or be.conf, restarting a node, or placing files on a node do not apply. To enable a setting that lives in the configuration files, such as LDAP authentication, contact VeloDB support.
Next steps
- Create a warehouse and run your first query in minutes.
- Deployment Models: how the SaaS and BYOC models differ.
- Compliance & Trust: current certifications and trust materials.
- Version Mapping: translate the Doris "Since X.Y" markers in the docs into VeloDB Cloud releases.
- Connect to VeloDB Cloud: supported clients and endpoints.