Comparison

Apache Flink vs Hevo Data

On the evidence we track, Hevo Data leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. 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

★Hevo Data65

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apache Flink	Hevo DataLeader
Vioscale score	58 / 100medium · 56%updating	65 / 100medium · 58%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✗
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	unknown
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	17	150
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.1	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
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	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1,372	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	26,293	-
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	50,231	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Java	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Apache Flink58 / 100medium · 56%updating

Hevo Data65 / 100medium · 58%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Apache Flink✓

Hevo Data✗

Model

Apache Flinkopen_source

Hevo Datacommercial

Price level

Apache Flinkfree

Hevo Dataunknown

Transparent

Apache Flink✓

Hevo Data✓

Integrations

Count

Apache Flink17

Hevo Data150

Security

Disclosure policy

Apache Flink✓

Hevo Data✓

Gdpr

Apache Flink–

Hevo Data✓

Hipaa

Apache Flink–

Hevo Data✓

Scorecard

Apache Flink6.1

Hevo Data–

Soc2

Apache Flink–

Hevo Data✓

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

Hevo Data–

Reliability

Status page

Apache Flink–

Hevo Data✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Apache Flink1,372

Hevo Data–

Github stars

Apache Flink26,293

Hevo Data–

Package downloads weekly

Apache Flink50,231

Hevo Data–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Apache Flink100

Hevo Data–

License

Spdx

Apache FlinkApache-2.0

Hevo Data–

Language

Primary

Apache FlinkJava

Hevo Data–

Market

Availability

Apache Flink–

Hevo DataAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ US

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	Hevo Data
Core
Tool role	Processing engine	ELT / ingestion
Processing paradigm	Batch + streaming	Batch + streaming
Connectivity
Connector count	17+	150+
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

Hevo DataELT / ingestion

Processing paradigm

Apache FlinkBatch + streaming

Hevo DataBatch + streaming

Connectivity

Connector count

Apache Flink17+

Hevo Data150+

CDC / log-based replication

Apache Flink-

Hevo Data✓

Transformation

In-warehouse transformation (push-down)

Apache Flink-

Hevo Data✓

dbt-native orchestration

Apache Flink-

Hevo Data✓

Deployment

Self-hosted / open-source available

Apache Flink✓

Hevo Data✗

Managed cloud available

Apache Flink-

Hevo Data✓

Governance

Data lineage / asset catalog

Apache Flink-

Hevo Data✗

Authoring

Python-first authoring

Apache Flink-

Hevo Data✗

Execution

Incremental / partition-aware runs

Apache Flink✓

Hevo Data✓

Quality

Built-in data quality / tests

Apache Flink-

Hevo Data✗

Scale

Horizontal scale (distributed executor)

Apache Flink✓

Hevo Data✓

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

Hevo Data

Leader

Hevo is an end-to-end ELT platform that automates data movement from 150+ sources into warehouses with built-in dbt-based transformations and real-time operational visibility. It handles schema changes automatically, recovers from failures without manual intervention, and scales to process petabytes of data monthly.

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 ↗

Hevo Data

Leader

from $265/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $0 (Free). Starter $265–$299/month. Professional $750–$849/month. Custom plans available.

FreeFree
- 1-hour scheduling
- Up to 5 users
Starter$299/month (monthly) or $265/month (annual, 12% off)
- Everything in Free, plus
- Up to 10 users
- 150+ connectors
- dbt integration
- SSH/SSL
- +1 more
Professional$849/month (monthly) or $750/month (annual, 12% off)
- Everything in Starter, plus
- Unlimited users
- Hevo APIs for Pipeline automation
- Reverse SSH
- Add-ons available
Business CriticalContact sales
- Everything in Professional, plus
- Streaming Pipelines
- Role Based Access Control
- Single sign-on
- Multiple Workspaces
- +2 more

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

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	Hevo Data
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Apache Flink✗

Hevo Data✓

macOS

Apache Flink✓

Hevo Data✗

Windows

Apache Flink✓

Hevo Data✗

Linux

Apache Flink✓

Hevo Data✗

CLI

Apache Flink✓

Hevo Data✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Apache Flink✓

Hevo Data✓

Self-hosted

Apache Flink✓

Hevo Data✗

On-premise

Apache Flink✓

Hevo Data✗

Integrations

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

In common (1)

MongoDB

Apache Flink

17 total - 16 not shared

Kafka
Cassandra
Elasticsearch
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

Hevo Data

Leader

21 total - 20 not shared

MySQL
PostgreSQL
SQL Server
Oracle
Redshift
BigQuery
MariaDB
Salesforce
HubSpot
Zendesk
Shopify
Google Ads
Facebook Ads
Amazon S3
Google Cloud Storage
Azure Blob
SFTP
Snowflake
Google Cloud
dbt Core

Independently observed

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