# Install datafusion with Homebrew, Nix Apache Arrow DataFusion and Ballista query engines. Version 54.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-08. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:datafusion ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install datafusion ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#datafusion-cli ``` Evidence: 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 facts - **Package key:** brew:datafusion - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 54.0.0 - **Source summary:** Apache Arrow DataFusion and Ballista query engines - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-08T18:59:55Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - datafusion-cli (cli) - datafusion-cli (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 54.0.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-08 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://arrow.apache.org/datafusion - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - datafusion-cli: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/da/datafusion-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [roapi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/roapi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: apache-arrow, cli, data, query-engine, sql. - [trino](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/trino/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, query-engine, sql. - [anyquery](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/anyquery/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, query-engine, sql. - [apache-drill](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/apache-drill/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, query-engine, sql. - [prqlc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/prqlc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, rust, sql. - [rsql](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rsql/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, rust, sql. - [apgdiff](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/apgdiff/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, sql. - [athenacli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/athenacli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, sql. - [apache-arrow](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/apache-arrow/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: apache, apache-arrow, arrow, cli, data. - [datafusion](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cargo/datafusion/) - Same normalized package name exists in another local package ecosystem. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/datafusion.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/datafusion.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph