Comparison

Apache Hudi vs Apache Iceberg

On the evidence we track, Apache Iceberg leads this comparison with a composite score of 62/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Apache Hudi50
Apache Iceberg62
Score
Vioscale score
Apache Hudi50 / 100medium · 57%
Apache Iceberg62 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Hudi
Apache Iceberg
Model
Apache Hudiopen_source
Apache Icebergopen_source
Price level
Apache Hudifree
Apache Icebergfree
Integrations
Count
Apache Hudi7
Apache Iceberg20
Reliability
Status page
Apache Hudi
Apache Iceberg
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Hudi358
Apache Iceberg1
Github stars
Apache Hudi6,219
Apache Iceberg9,176
Package downloads weekly
Apache Hudi8,142
Apache Iceberg11,384,061
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Hudi100
Apache Iceberg100
Release
Cadence days
Apache Hudi61
Apache Iceberg50
History
Apache Hudi20 items
Apache Iceberg20 items
License
Spdx
Apache HudiApache-2.0
Apache IcebergApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Apache HudiJava
Apache IcebergJava

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Deployment
Apache HudiSelf-hosted
Apache IcebergEmbedded
Architecture
Architecture
Apache HudiSeparated storage/compute
Apache Iceberg-
Compute model
Apache Hudi-
Apache Iceberg-
Query
SQL dialect
Apache Hudi-
Apache Iceberg-
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place
Apache Hudi
Apache Iceberg
Interoperability
Table-format support
Apache HudiParquet with MOR support
Apache IcebergIceberg (Parquet, ORC, Avro, Puffin data files)
Scale
Concurrency scaling
Apache Hudi-
Apache IcebergAutomatic
Ingestion
Streaming ingest
Apache Hudi-
Apache Iceberg
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)
Apache HudiFunctional
Apache IcebergFirst-class
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions
Apache Hudi-
Apache Iceberg-
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace
Apache Hudi-
Apache Iceberg
Licensing
Licence class
Apache HudiPermissive OSS
Apache IcebergPermissive OSS

What each one is

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

Apache Hudi

Apache Hudi is an open-source project enabling data teams to manage analytics datasets with ACID transactions, temporal data access, and change capture. It provides multi-language APIs and integrates with data processing systems like Spark, Flink, and Presto.

Independently observed

Apache Iceberg

Leader

Apache Iceberg is a table format that enables reliable, ACID-compliant SQL operations on big data. It allows multiple query engines—such as Spark, Trino, Flink, Hive, and Impala—to safely read and write the same tables concurrently, bringing traditional database semantics to analytics workloads.

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 Hudi

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Apache Iceberg

Leader
Open source

Open source, no licensing cost

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Linux
Apache Hudi
Apache Iceberg
Deployment
Self-hosted
Apache Hudi
Apache Iceberg

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • Trino
  • Presto

Apache Hudi

7 total - 5 not shared
  • AWS Glue
  • Apache Spark
  • Apache Flink
  • Apache Hive
  • Apicurio Registry
Independently observed

Apache Iceberg

Leader
20 total - 18 not shared
  • Spark
  • Flink
  • Hive
  • Impala
  • PyArrow
  • DuckDB
  • Polars
  • Pandas
  • Ray
  • Datafusion
  • BigQuery
  • SQLAlchemy
  • S3
  • GCS
  • Azure Data Lake Storage
  • Hadoop
  • Kerberos
  • Thrift
Independently observed

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