install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install datafusion

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#datafusion-cli

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/da/datafusion-cli/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Apache Arrow DataFusion and Ballista query engines

Project links

Commands and aliases

datafusion-cli

history

Project history and usage

Apache DataFusion is an extensible Rust query engine built on Apache Arrow for SQL, DataFrame, and embedded analytic workloads.

Project history

The official introduction says DataFusion originated as part of Apache Arrow and is now presented as Apache DataFusion with its own site, user guide, CLI documentation, subprojects, and release documentation. The project provides libraries and binaries for building database and analytic systems.

Adoption history

The official user guide lists active projects using DataFusion, including stream-processing engines, SQL query engines, lakehouse tooling, search and analytics systems, and language bindings. This makes DataFusion both a library dependency and a foundation for newer data systems.

How it is used

Developers embed DataFusion as a Rust query engine, use its SQL and DataFrame APIs, or run `datafusion-cli` to query data formats such as CSV and Parquet from a command line.

Why package nerds care

DataFusion matters to package people because it packages a modern analytical query planner and execution engine as Rust crates and a CLI, sitting at the intersection of Apache Arrow, SQL engines, and embeddable database components.

Timeline

2021: The standalone apache/datafusion repository has 4.0.0 tag history after DataFusion originated in Apache Arrow.
2026: Official documentation lists the 50.x through 55.x release series and related DataFusion subprojects.

Related projects

Related official projects include Apache Arrow, DataFusion Python, DataFusion Java, DataFusion Comet, and DataFusion Ballista.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`datafusion-cli`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version54.0.0

manager updated2026-06-08

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://arrow.apache.org/datafusion

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://arrow.apache.org/datafusionnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:datafusion
Version	54.0.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/datafusion
Homepage	https://arrow.apache.org/datafusion
Repository	https://github.com/apache/datafusion
Upstream docs	https://datafusion.apache.org/
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.lua?path=datafusion/datafusion-54.0.0/apache-datafusion-54.0.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-08T18:59:55Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	datafusion
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix92%

datafusion-cli

nix profile install nixpkgs#datafusion-cli

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Datafusion Cli

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/da/datafusion-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/datafusion.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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