Key Features of ClickHouse: DBMS Capabilities, Columnar Storage, Vectorized Execution, and Distributed Architecture
ClickHouse is an MPP column‑oriented DBMS that combines full DBMS functionality, advanced columnar storage with high compression, SIMD‑based vectorized execution, a rich relational SQL interface, diverse table engines, multi‑master clustering, and flexible sharding and distributed query capabilities, making it exceptionally fast for analytical workloads.