Comparison

Apache Flink vs dlt

On the evidence we track, dlt leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Apache Flink58

★dlt66

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apache Flink	dltLeader
Vioscale score	58 / 100medium · 56%	66 / 100low · 49%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	17	28
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.1	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.apache.flink%3Aflink-clients_2.11&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=dlt&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1,372	23
Github starsadoption.github_stars	26,293	5,779
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	50,231	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	52
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	12
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Java	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · HQ DE

Score

Vioscale score

Apache Flink58 / 100medium · 56%

dlt66 / 100low · 49%

Pricing

Free tier

Apache Flink✓

dlt✓

Model

Apache Flinkopen_source

dltcommercial

Price level

Apache Flinkfree

dltlow

Transparent

Apache Flink✓

dlt✓

Integrations

Count

Apache Flink17

dlt28

Security

Disclosure policy

Apache Flink✓

dlt✓

Gdpr

Apache Flink–

dlt✓

Scorecard

Apache Flink6.1

dlt–

Vulnerabilities

Apache FlinkCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.apache.flink%3Aflink-clients_2.11&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

dltCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=dlt&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Apache Flink–

dlt✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Apache Flink1,372

dlt23

Github stars

Apache Flink26,293

dlt5,779

Package downloads weekly

Apache Flink50,231

dlt–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Apache Flink100

dlt52

Release

Cadence days

Apache Flink–

dlt12

History

Apache Flink–

dlt20 items

License

Spdx

Apache FlinkApache-2.0

dltApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Apache FlinkJava

dltPython

Market

Availability

Apache Flink–

dltAvailable worldwide · HQ DE

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for data engineering tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Data Engineering Tools
Capability	Apache Flink	dlt
Core
Tool role	Processing engine	ELT / ingestion
Processing paradigm	Batch + streaming	Batch + streaming
Connectivity
Connector count	17+	5,000+
CDC / log-based replication	-	✓
Transformation
In-warehouse transformation (push-down)	-	✓
dbt-native orchestration	-	-
Deployment
Self-hosted / open-source available	✓	✓
Managed cloud available	-	✓
Governance
Data lineage / asset catalog	-	✓
Authoring
Python-first authoring	-	✓
Execution
Incremental / partition-aware runs	✓	✓
Quality
Built-in data quality / tests	-	✓
Scale
Horizontal scale (distributed executor)	✓	-

Core

Tool role

Apache FlinkProcessing engine

dltELT / ingestion

Processing paradigm

Apache FlinkBatch + streaming

dltBatch + streaming

Connectivity

Connector count

Apache Flink17+

dlt5,000+

CDC / log-based replication

Apache Flink-

dlt✓

Transformation

In-warehouse transformation (push-down)

Apache Flink-

dlt✓

dbt-native orchestration

Apache Flink-

dlt-

Deployment

Self-hosted / open-source available

Apache Flink✓

dlt✓

Managed cloud available

Apache Flink-

dlt✓

Governance

Data lineage / asset catalog

Apache Flink-

dlt✓

Authoring

Python-first authoring

Apache Flink-

dlt✓

Execution

Incremental / partition-aware runs

Apache Flink✓

dlt✓

Quality

Built-in data quality / tests

Apache Flink-

dlt✓

Scale

Horizontal scale (distributed executor)

Apache Flink✓

dlt-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Apache Flink

A framework that processes real-time streams and batch data at scale, enabling stateful computations with low latency and high throughput across distributed clusters.

Independently observed

dlt

Leader

A hosted service combining the open-source dlt Python library with managed infrastructure, observability, data quality testing, and team collaboration features for building and running data pipelines.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Apache Flink

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

dlt

Leader

from $0.80/moHybridFree tier14-day trial

From $1,190/month with 500 included credits. Free open-source tier. 14-day free trial with $30 credits.

dltFree
- Apache 2.0 open-source license
- Code-first ingestion library
- Reliable ingestion and loading
- Limited verified OSS connectors
- AI help and community support
- +2 more
dltHub$1,190/month base + $0.80–$1.00/credit for usage beyond 500 credits/month. 5% discount on annual commitment.
- Everything in dlt, plus:
- Managed runtime
- Hosted Marimo notebooks
- AI Workbench (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor)
- Data quality metrics and checks
- +6 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Custom credits and volume pricing
- Enterprise security and governance controls
- Role-based access control (RBAC) and audit logs
- SLA and tailored support options
- Custom onboarding and architecture guidance

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Apache Flink	dlt
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Apache Flink✗

dlt✓

macOS

Apache Flink✓

dlt✗

Windows

Apache Flink✓

dlt✗

Linux

Apache Flink✓

dlt✗

CLI

Apache Flink✓

dlt✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Apache Flink✓

dlt✓

Self-hosted

Apache Flink✓

dlt✓

On-premise

Apache Flink✓

dlt✗

Hybrid

Apache Flink✗

dlt✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Apache Flink

17 total

Kafka
Cassandra
Elasticsearch
MongoDB
OpenSearch
RabbitMQ
Google Cloud Pub/Sub
Apache Pulsar
JDBC
Apache HBase
Apache Hive
Amazon Kinesis
Amazon Firehose
Amazon DynamoDB
Apache Kudu
Prometheus
HTTP

Independently observed

dlt

Leader

28 total

Salesforce
PostgreSQL
HubSpot
Snowflake
Databricks
BigQuery
MotherDuck
DuckDB
SQLite
MySQL
Amazon S3
Google Cloud Storage
Microsoft Azure
SFTP
Parquet
Apache Delta
Apache Iceberg
DuckLake
Pydantic Logfire
Arize
Langfuse
LangChain
OpenAI
Apache Airflow
+4 more

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.