# Vortex

By Saurabh Kumar · TIL note, Feb 5, 2026 · Tags: databases

Source: https://saurabh-kumar.com/til/1770292801/

[Vortex](https://vortex.dev/) a newer format is supported by [duckdb](https://duckdb.org/2026/01/23/duckdb-vortex-extension) promises to be faster for random access and has zero-copy metadata, with better compression. While the support across the board is limited but worth considering for LLM/RAG based uses over parquet.