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Install datafusion with Homebrew, Nix

Apache Arrow DataFusion and Ballista query engines. Version 54.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-21. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#datafusion-cli.

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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

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.

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 bottle metadata was recorded.

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

CommandKindExposureNote
datafusion-cliexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

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 generated2026-08-03
manager version54.1.0
manager updated2026-07-21
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:datafusion
Version54.1.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://arrow.apache.org/datafusion
Repositoryhttps://github.com/apache/datafusion
Last updated2026-07-21T19:01:07Z
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

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.

Same workflow

  • datafusionSame normalized package name exists in another local package ecosystem.

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.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation