Comparison

Apache Hudi vs Databricks

On the evidence we track, Databricks leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Apache Hudi50

★Databricks60

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apache Hudi	DatabricksLeader
Vioscale score	50 / 100medium · 57%	60 / 100low · 48%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	7	6
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.5	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.apache.hudi%3Ahudi-hadoop-mr&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	358	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	6,219	-
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	8,142	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	61	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Java	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

Apache Hudi50 / 100medium · 57%

Databricks60 / 100low · 48%

Pricing

Free tier

Apache Hudi✓

Databricks✓

Model

Apache Hudiopen_source

Databrickscommercial

Price level

Apache Hudifree

Databrickslow

Transparent

Apache Hudi–

Databricks✓

Integrations

Count

Apache Hudi7

Databricks6

Security

Disclosure policy

Apache Hudi–

Databricks✓

Scorecard

Apache Hudi6.5

Databricks–

Vulnerabilities

Apache HudiCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.apache.hudi%3Ahudi-hadoop-mr&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Databricks–

Reliability

Status page

Apache Hudi–

Databricks✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Apache Hudi358

Databricks–

Github stars

Apache Hudi6,219

Databricks–

Package downloads weekly

Apache Hudi8,142

Databricks–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Apache Hudi100

Databricks–

Release

Cadence days

Apache Hudi61

Databricks–

History

Apache Hudi20 items

Databricks–

License

Spdx

Apache HudiApache-2.0

Databricks–

Language

Primary

Apache HudiJava

Databricks–

Market

Availability

Apache Hudi–

DatabricksAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Data Warehouse Software
Capability	Apache Hudi	Databricks
Deployment
Deployment	Self-hosted	Managed cloud
Architecture
Architecture	Separated storage/compute	Separated storage/compute
Compute model	-	Serverless
Query
SQL dialect	-	Vendor-specific
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place	✓	-
Interoperability
Table-format support	Parquet with MOR support	Delta, Iceberg
Scale
Concurrency scaling	-	Automatic
Ingestion
Streaming ingest	-	✓
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)	Functional	First-class
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions	-	✓
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace	-	✓
Licensing
Licence class	Permissive OSS	Proprietary

Deployment

Apache HudiSelf-hosted

DatabricksManaged cloud

Architecture

Apache HudiSeparated storage/compute

DatabricksSeparated storage/compute

Compute model

Apache Hudi-

DatabricksServerless

Query

SQL dialect

Apache Hudi-

DatabricksVendor-specific

Federation / lakehouse query-in-place

Apache Hudi✓

Databricks-

Interoperability

Table-format support

Apache HudiParquet with MOR support

DatabricksDelta, Iceberg

Scale

Concurrency scaling

Apache Hudi-

DatabricksAutomatic

Ingestion

Streaming ingest

Apache Hudi-

Databricks✓

Data model

Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)

Apache HudiFunctional

DatabricksFirst-class

Analytics

ML / in-DB functions

Apache Hudi-

Databricks✓

Sharing

Data sharing / marketplace

Apache Hudi-

Databricks✓

Licensing

Licence class

Apache HudiPermissive OSS

DatabricksProprietary

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

Databricks

Leader

Databricks is a unified data, analytics, and AI platform for enterprises that combines data warehousing, machine learning, and AI agent capabilities through its lakehouse architecture and serverless Postgres offering (Lakebase).

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 2026-08-14verify ↗

Databricks

Leader

from $0.07/moUsage-basedFree tier

Pay-as-you-go usage-based pricing from $0.069 / DBU or CU per second. Committed Use Contracts available for volume discounts. Free tier available.

Data EngineeringFrom $0.15 / DBU per second
- Orchestrate data processing
- Build streaming and batch pipelines
- Ingest data from multiple sources
Data WarehousingFrom $0.22 / DBU per second
- SQL analytics
- BI reporting
- Available in Classic and Serverless compute
Interactive WorkloadsFrom $0.40 / DBU per second
- Data science workloads
- Build custom applications
- Security and governance
Operational DatabaseFrom $0.069 / CU per second
- Postgres database
- Data and feature serving
Artificial IntelligenceFrom $0.07 / DBU per second
- GenAI applications
- Model Serving
- AI Functions
- Model Training
GenieFree
- Natural language Q&A
- AI Coding Assistant
- Enterprise Knowledge access

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 Hudi	Databricks
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Apache Hudi✗

Databricks✓

Linux

Apache Hudi✓

Databricks✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Apache Hudi✗

Databricks✓

Self-hosted

Apache Hudi✓

Databricks✗

Integrations

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

Apache Hudi

7 total

AWS Glue
Apache Spark
Apache Flink
Trino
Presto
Apache Hive
Apicurio Registry

Independently observed

Databricks

Leader

6 total

Teams
Slack
Confluence
Power Platform
Copilot Studio
Zerobus

Independently observed

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