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Valentina Release 17.4 adds Parquet support, first ValentinaDB extension

Also extends ODBC support for DuckDB and SQLite.

Paradigma Software announces the immediate availability of Valentina Release 17.4. This release includes improvements across all the Valentina product line of data analysis and developer tools and components. The products are available for download from the Paradigma Software website.

ValentinaDB Update 17.4

ValentinaDB is Paradigma Software advanced, object relational database and available in ValentinaDB Server (a part of Valentina Server) and ValentinaDB ADKs (developer components for adding runtime database support to applications). Paradigma Software officially added support for custom extensions (built in C, C++, Python, and JavaScript) to create custom functions and procedures in Valentina 16 in September 2025. Paradigma Software offers code examples, including free extensions on the Paradigma Software repository on GitHub. What's new:

VODBC Driver 17.4

The Valentina ODBC Driver is available on the following operation systems: Windows for 32-bit (x86), 64-bit (x64), and ARM64 applications with support local ValentinaDB files and ValentinaDB Server (a part of Valentina Server). With Release 17.4, it adds the following database options:

  • [New] Valentina DuckDB Server
  • [New] Valentina SQLite Server
  • [New] DuckDB local db file
  • [New] SQLite local db file

No license is necessary for using VODBC with Valentina Server (ValentinaDB Server, Valentina DuckDB Server and Valentina SQLite Server). VODBC is also available as an ADK.

Valentina Studio

Valentina Studio is the free, all purpose database management tool suite. Valentina Studio PRO adds more powerful diagramming features, more powerful visual builder tools for databases, Valentina Forms (similar to Claris Filemaker Pro and Microsoft Access), Reports Designer and more. This release adds specific support for Parquet files. Apache Parquet is a column-oriented file format widely used in data engineering and analytics. 

In Valentina Studio (Free Edition), you can:

  • Open existing or create new Parquet files
  • Create, modify and delete fields in the Schema Editor
  • View, sort, filter data in the Data Editor without committing changes
  • Execute any queries in the SQL Editor

In Valentina Studio (PRO Edition), you can do anything that the Free Edition can do, plus:

  • Commit changes in the Data Editor of Valentina Studio PRO
  • Import CSV files in the Import Wizard of Valentina Studio PRO
  • Move data in or out using the Data Transfer feature of Valentina Studio PRO

Valentina Studio  for Windows, macOS and Linux is licensed but free. Valentina Studio Pro costs $199 per OS license and includes 12 months of free updates. Valentina Studio UNIVERSAL is a single license that works on all three operating systems and licensed on a user basis.

Valentina Reports ADK

With Valentina Reports ADK, developers can add a report generation runtime engine to their local applications which works with all major databases and data sources. New in this release:

  •  [New] Parquet format files usable as datasources for Valentina Reports

Valentina Reports ADK is licensed by development platform, such as Python, Java, C++ and others and operating system, and starts at $199. A copy of Valentina Studio Pro is necessary for designing the reports. 

Valentina Reports Server

Valentina Reports Server (a part of Valentina Server) is the fast, cost-effective and secure way to share data visually. Serve your visually stunning reports through a web browser, directly in an application or as a rich PDF file that can be served off the server or directly emailed to your customers. View live reports at no cost within Valentina Report Viewer, a part of free Valentina Studio. Valentina Server is a powerful platform for building network or cloud based client-server or server-only solutions that integrates with 30+ developer platforms. 

  •  [New] Parquet format files usable as datasources for Valentina Reports

Valentina Server is available as a standalone product or as an OEM solution for solution providers. You can use Valentina Server with five simultaneous connections for free on macOS, Windows and Linux. Standalone, commercial versions start at $299. Valentina Developer Network lets system integrators and solution providers deploy copies of Valentina Server to their customers royalty free and starts at $599.

About Paradigma Software

Paradigma Software, Incorporated is an advanced data technology company founded in the late 1990s with the introduction of ValentinaDB, a post‑relational, columnar database engine. The company delivers high‑performance, developer‑focused tools for building modern data‑driven applications. Its products are used by developers, DBAs, and data professionals who need powerful and flexible database and reporting solutions. Valentina Studio provides database administration, reporting, and visual forms with support for Python and JavaScript, while Valentina Server offers a deployment platform supporting ValentinaDB, SQLite, and DuckDB. Together, these technologies enable organizations to design and manage sophisticated data solutions across desktop, server, and embedded environments.

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