MotherDuck

Ship incredibly interactive analytics applications

MotherDuck is the serverless backend for high-performance, interactive data apps, powered by DuckDB. Connect using any standard PostgreSQL client via our Postgres endpoint, or use @motherduck/wasm-client to build WebAssembly applications that bring data to the user's browser.

Deploy powerful analytics anywhere in minutes

Ultra-Fast: Columnar execution provides instantly responsive results for heavy analytics workloads.

Familiar & Flexible: Works with standard PostgreSQL clients and integrates easily with the Vercel stack.

Scalable: Untether analytics from your app backend database to safeguard reliability.

Start building with free monthly compute and storage.

Getting started is easy

Refer to the Docs and demos get inspired and start building.

1. Install MotherDuck as your serverless backend for analytics
2. Clone a template to kickstart your project: Postgres endpoint quickstart or Next.js Wasm demo app
3. Deploy your app on Vercel to make scalable analytics work without maintenance overhead

Environment variables

The MotherDuck Vercel integration automatically populates the following environment variables. Exercise caution and keep these secure.

MOTHERDUCK_TOKEN: A token that grants read-write access to a service account created for the integration.

MOTHERDUCK_READONLY_TOKEN: A token that grants read access to a service account created for the integration.

NOTE: You can create new tokens and revoke existing ones in the MotherDuck UI or via API