Apache Pinot Community Surges to 5K Slack Members, Fueling Real-Time Analytics Innovation

The Apache Pinot open-source community has just hit an exciting milestone: 5,000 members on its Slack channel. This rapid growth from 500 to 5000 in 2 years not only showcases the thriving community but also highlights the increasing adoption and impact of real-time analytics across industries. As more organizations seek to harness the power of real-time data, Apache Pinot has emerged as the leading open-source platform for distributed, low-latency analytics on large-scale data. While a number with three zeros, like 5,000 members in Slack, is certainly cause for celebration, there are other impressive metrics from GitHub, meetups, and the press that further attest to the growing interest and momentum around Apache Pinot.

The Global Growth of Apache Pinot

The Apache Pinot project is experiencing unprecedented activity on GitHub, reflecting its growing adoption and community engagement. With an impressive 5,389 stars and 13,674 workflow runs already completed in 2024, Pinot’s GitHub repository is buzzing with innovation. The 1,074 commits made so far this year are on pace to surpass 1,600 by year-end, marking the highest annual contribution since Pinot’s incubation as an Apache Software Foundation project in 2019. Further, Apache Pinot has reached an impressive 12.9 million Docker pulls. This surge in development is a testament to the community’s commitment to advancing real-time analytics.

The Apache Pinot community has seen remarkable growth in its global meetup presence, with nearly 8,000 members across 105 groups in 39 countries. Since the start of 2024, there have been 42 Pinot meetups, with 15 more scheduled before the year’s end. These meetups provide a platform for hyper-concurrent companies like WIX, Uber, LinkedIn, Stripe, Razorpay, and Moveworks to share their innovative use of Pinot for real-time analytics. The meetups foster knowledge sharing, collaboration, and showcase the expanding ecosystem of Pinot users solving complex data challenges across industries worldwide.

Apache Pinot has garnered over 8 million media impressions year-to-date, reflecting growing market interest in real-time analytics. Featured in top publications like Forbes, VentureBeat, SiliconAngle, and The New Stack, Pinot continues to capture attention from both readers and industry experts as they look to understand the art of the possible in this rapidly emerging category.

Leading Organizations Rely on Pinot to Power Mission-Critical Real-Time Applications

A thriving community is built by the passionate individuals and companies that lead the way, and Apache Pinot is no exception. Pioneers like LinkedIn, Uber, and Stripe have not only been instrumental in the platform’s development but have also actively contributed through code, insights, and shared experiences. Their leadership, alongside contributions from other innovative companies and dedicated developers, continues to drive Apache Pinot forward, fostering collaboration and pushing the boundaries of real-time analytics. Here’s what community members are saying about the impact Pinot is having at their companies:

Slack harnesses Apache Pinot for real-time analytics, improving search and discovery features. This empowers users to find information quickly, enhancing collaboration and productivity.

Apache Pinot has truly played a fundamental role in Razorpay’s monitoring journey!

Walmart leverages Apache Pinot to power real-time analytics, optimizing inventory management, enhancing customer experiences, and ensuring efficient processing of vast data on their platform, leading to improved operations and customer satisfaction.

Apache Pinot has transformed the way we handle real-time analytics at scale. Its ability to deliver sub-second query responses on massive datasets has been a game-changer for our business, allowing us to make faster, data-driven decisions that directly impact our customers.
Senior Software Engineer, Moveworks

Apache Pinot presents exciting distributed system challenges at scale to make real-time analytics possible. The community is collaborative, welcoming, and driven by innovation to tackle complex problems.
Pratik Tibrewal, Senior Software, Uber

The Pinot community is a special group of highly talented people that not only constantly improve Pinot but also welcome new members, and provide great feedback and support on all types of contributions.
Robert Zych- Raft

If you have a great story to tell about your own organization’s use of Apache Pinot, the community would love to hear it! Describe your use case, upload your logo, and you can get added to the growing list of companies Powered by Apache Pinot.

What’s Next for Pinot?

Apache Pinot is rapidly evolving with an extensive roadmap to support the demands of modern, real-time analytics. Real-time vector search was recently introduced and is evolving to meet the critical need for AI-driven applications that rely on up-to-the-minute vector embeddings. In many AI use cases, there’s a constant stream of newly generated vector embeddings, and Pinot’s ability to quickly ingest and make them available for access at scale sets it apart from traditional vector databases. Pinot is improving the developer experience with ease-of-use enhancements such as new text index types, query optimization rules, and pagination, making it easier to build, scale, and maintain applications. Pinot’s focus on enterprise-readiness is reinforced with upcoming features like full PostgreSQL compliance, improved query consistency, performance enhancements, and scalable storage, ensuring it meets the needs of large-scale, mission-critical deployments.

You can see the full discussion of what is on the roadmap for Apache Pinot in this video:

These Apache Pinot community milestones are a testament to the collective effort and passion of contributors, developers, and companies alike, all working to make Pinot the go-to platform for real-time analytics. There’s no better time to get involved. Whether you’re a developer, company, or data enthusiast, we encourage you to join the vibrant Pinot community, share your insights, and help shape the future of real-time analytics. Join the Apache Pinot Slack community, explore the GitHub Pinot repository, and tap into StarTree DevRel resources to stay connected and contribute.