What CedrusData does

CedrusData is a Russian developer of lakehouse-oriented big data infrastructure, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Saint Petersburg under the legal entity OOO KVERIFAI LABS (Querify Labs). The company's product portfolio comprises three components: CedrusData Engine, a commercially licensed massively parallel SQL query engine built on Trino with substantial kernel-level modifications including a native Rust-based execution core (Oxide, on Apache Arrow/DataFusion), automatic materialized view rewriting, query result caching, and proprietary Greenplum/Teradata/Vertica connectors; CedrusData Catalog, an Iceberg-native metadata service with REST API support, RBAC, global time travel, and table maintenance; and CedrusData Platform, an integrated stack combining the engine and catalog with Apache Ozone object storage, scaled for deployments from tens of terabytes to hundreds of petabytes. The architecture is storage-compute separated on open table formats (Iceberg, Parquet, ORC) with S3-compatible object storage, including certified compatibility with Russian providers VK Cloud, Yandex Object Storage, Selectel, TATLIN.OBJECT, and ЗАКРОМА.

The business model is enterprise software licensing with individually calculated pricing based on system parameters and mandatory first-year technical support (8x5, Moscow time). CedrusData sells through a direct sales team supplemented by a partner network of system integrators and resellers (IBS, Softline, Navicon, Axenix, YADRO, TData, Jet, Zakroma, Innotech), with free evaluation downloads of Engine and Catalog for trials. The company is registered in the Russian Unified Register of Domestic Software, positioning it as a domestic alternative to Databricks, Starburst, Cloudera, Snowflake, Vertica, Greenplum, Dremio, Denodo, and Presto. Named customers include S7 Airlines, Ecom.tech, Kuban Credit Bank, and X5 Group, spanning aviation, e-commerce, banking, and retail. In March 2026, VK Tech acquired CedrusData to integrate its engine and catalog into the VK Data Platform lakehouse.

Name

CedrusData

Legal name

OOO «KVERIFAY LABS» (ООО «КВЕРИФАЙ ЛАБС»)

Website

https://cedrusdata.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CedrusData is a Russian lakehouse data platform offering a Trino-based MPP SQL engine, an Iceberg-native metadata catalog, and a full-stack platform. It sells to Russian enterprises and government entities as a domestic alternative to Databricks, Starburst, and Snowflake.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Analytics and Lakehouse Platform

NAICS

Software Publishers (51321)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Platform (Unified Data & Analytics) Suites (HDAEABAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Metadata, Catalog & Semantic Layer for Data Platforms (HDAEABAJ)

Keywords

• Lakehouse data platform
• MPP SQL engine
• Federated query analytics
• Apache Iceberg catalog
• Enterprise data warehouse

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Petersburg

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses (CedrusData Engine and Platform): CedrusData Engine and Platform are commercial products requiring a license for production use. Free download and evaluation is available with a weekly cluster restart requirement without a license. Pricing is individually calculated based on system parameters. CedrusData Catalog is also a licensed component.
2. Technical Support Services: Technical support is provided on a paid basis. Purchasing technical support for the first year of use is mandatory. Remote technical support is provided in 8x5 mode (10:00 to 18:00 Moscow time). Extended support tiers are available for purchase. If a customer later purchases support after a gap period, they must also pay for the uncovered period.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CedrusData develops and licenses a Russian lakehouse data platform built on open-source foundations (Trino, Spark, Iceberg, Flink). Its commercially licensed core products are CedrusData Engine (a massively parallel SQL engine based on Trino with significant kernel-level optimizations including a Rust-based Oxide execution core), CedrusData Catalog (a high-performance metadata catalog for Apache Iceberg), and CedrusData Platform (an integrated enterprise Lakehouse combining Engine, Catalog, and Apache Ozone storage). Software is sold via licenses with mandatory paid first-year technical support, targeting Russian enterprises and government customers seeking a domestic alternative to Databricks, Starburst, Dremio, Cloudera, and Snowflake.

Product overview

CedrusData is a Russian ecosystem of Big Data solutions comprising three core products: CedrusData Platform (enterprise Lakehouse platform combining Apache Ozone storage, CedrusData Engine compute, and CedrusData Catalog metadata management), CedrusData Engine (high-performance massively parallel SQL query engine based on Trino with Rust-native execution core, advanced caching, and multi-source federation), and CedrusData Catalog (standalone Iceberg metadata catalog with REST API, time travel, and RBAC governance). The architecture follows a lakehouse model: storage-compute separation on open formats (Iceberg, Parquet, ORC, CSV, Avro) with S3-compatible object storage. The three products function independently or as a unified stack — CedrusData Engine ships bundled within CedrusData Platform, and CedrusData Catalog integrates with CedrusData Engine via a native high-performance protocol (embedded or remote mode) plus standard Iceberg REST Protocol. The platform targets Russian enterprises seeking technological independence from foreign vendors (Databricks, Starburst/Trino, Dremio, Cloudera, Snowflake) with AI/ML readiness and cloud/on-premise flexibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CedrusData Platform: High-performance platform for data processing and analytics designed for building modern Lakehouse architectures
• CedrusData Engine
• CedrusData Catalog

Products and services

• CedrusData Platform High-performance enterprise platform for data processing and analytics, designed for building modern Lakehouse architectures. It combines storage (Apache Ozone), compute (CedrusData Engine), and metadata management (CedrusData Catalog) into a unified solution. Scales from tens of terabytes to hundreds of petabytes, supporting both cloud and on-premise deployments.
• CedrusData Engine Massively parallel SQL query engine for building enterprise analytics platforms. Based on Trino with significant core optimizations including a native Rust-based execution engine (Oxide), automatic query rewriting to materialized views, result caching, local disk data caching, CTE materialization, advanced join planning via DPHyp, and multi-connector support (Greenplum, Teradata, Vertica, ClickHouse, Hive, Iceberg, and more). Ships as part of CedrusData Platform or as a standalone component.
• CedrusData Catalog High-performance metadata catalog for Apache Iceberg with support for REST API, materialized views, and Iceberg time travel. Provides centralized metadata management, RBAC access control applicable to any connected compute engine (CedrusData, Spark, Flink), Iceberg table maintenance (compaction/optimization), and global time travel across all data objects. Works in embedded mode inside CedrusData Coordinator or as a standalone remote service.

Quantifiable outcome

• Eliminated complex ETL processes and reduced infrastructure costs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration32 records

AI capability2 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VK Tech (VK Technologies)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026VK Tech acquired CedrusData in March 2026 to strengthen its data services portfolio. The integration combines CedrusData's high-performance SQL engine and metadata catalog with Iceberg support into VK Tech's VK Data Platform lakehouse platform, creating a unified data storage and processing stack that eliminates data duplication and complex ETL processes. The merged entity offers clients scalable data management with unified governance and AI/ML readiness across cloud and on-premise deployments.
• IBSminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIBS logo is displayed in the partners section. IBS is a large Russian IT services company providing system integration and consulting services.
• TDataminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTData logo is displayed and a partnership agreement has been signed. TData operates as a technology distributor and integration partner.
• SoftlineminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSoftline logo is displayed in the partners section. Softline is an international IT solutions provider operating in Russia.
• JetminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJet logo is displayed in the partners section of CedrusData's website.
• NaviconminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNavicon logo is displayed in the partners section. Navicon is a Russian systems integrator and IT services company.
• AxenixminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAxenix logo is displayed in the partners section. Axenix is a Russian IT services and consulting company.
• InnotechminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInnotech logo is displayed in the partners section.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Starburst: Starburst is the primary commercial vendor of Trino, the same open-source query engine CedrusData Engine is built on. It is the most direct head-to-head competitor for federated SQL analytics on enterprise data lakes and lakehouses.
• Arenadata: Arenadata is a Russian vendor of enterprise big data platforms (Arenadata Hadoop, Arenadata DB) and is the closest domestic-Russian peer competing for the same import-substitution-driven enterprise workloads as CedrusData.
• Dremio: Dremio is a lakehouse platform offering SQL query, Iceberg-based catalogs, and data mesh capabilities — directly comparable to CedrusData Platform and Catalog for federated analytics on open formats.

Broad incumbents

• Databricks: Databricks is a unified data and AI platform built on Spark, Delta Lake, and Iceberg. It is the broader incumbent lakehouse competitor that CedrusData positions against, especially for AI/ML readiness.
• Cloudera: Cloudera is an established enterprise data platform offering hybrid cloud analytics, including Iceberg-based lakehouse offerings. It competes with CedrusData for large enterprise workloads and is explicitly listed as a competitor on CedrusData's site.
• Snowflake: Snowflake is a leading cloud data platform competing in the broader data warehousing and lakehouse market. While not a Trino-based engine, it competes with CedrusData Platform for unified analytical workloads in large enterprises.

Emerging players

• Lakekeeper: Lakekeeper is an open-source Iceberg REST catalog implementation that directly competes with CedrusData Catalog on Iceberg-native metadata management. It is listed as a competitor on CedrusData's site.
• Project Nessie (Dremio): Nessie is an open-source Iceberg-compatible catalog with Git-like branching, positioned as a Cedar Catalog alternative and listed as a competitor on CedrusData's site.
• Gravitino (Apache): Apache Gravitino is an open-source metadata catalog and governance layer with Iceberg support, listed as a competitor on CedrusData's site and offering overlapping catalog and governance features.
• Apache Polaris (incubating): Apache Polaris is an open-source Iceberg catalog project that overlaps directly with CedrusData Catalog's REST API, time travel, and RBAC features. It is explicitly listed as a competitor on CedrusData's site and could commoditize catalog functionality.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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