Comparison

Apache Hudi vs Firebolt

On the evidence we track, Firebolt 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.

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Apache Hudi50

★Firebolt62

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apache Hudi	FireboltLeader
Vioscale score	50 / 100medium · 57%updating	62 / 100medium · 69%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	7	10
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.5	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
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	-

Score

Vioscale score

Apache Hudi50 / 100medium · 57%updating

Firebolt62 / 100medium · 69%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Apache Hudi✓

Firebolt✓

Model

Apache Hudiopen_source

Fireboltcommercial

Price level

Apache Hudifree

Fireboltlow

Transparent

Apache Hudi–

Firebolt✓

Integrations

Count

Apache Hudi7

Firebolt10

Security

Gdpr

Apache Hudi–

Firebolt✓

Hipaa

Apache Hudi–

Firebolt✓

Iso27001

Apache Hudi–

Firebolt✓

Scorecard

Apache Hudi6.5

Firebolt–

Soc2

Apache Hudi–

Firebolt✓

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

Firebolt–

Reliability

Status page

Apache Hudi–

Firebolt✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Apache Hudi358

Firebolt–

Github stars

Apache Hudi6,219

Firebolt–

Package downloads weekly

Apache Hudi8,142

Firebolt–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Apache Hudi100

Firebolt–

Release

Cadence days

Apache Hudi61

Firebolt–

History

Apache Hudi20 items

Firebolt–

License

Spdx

Apache HudiApache-2.0

Firebolt–

Language

Primary

Apache HudiJava

Firebolt–

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	Firebolt
Deployment
Deployment	Self-hosted	Hybrid
Architecture
Architecture	Separated storage/compute	Separated storage/compute
Compute model	-	Clusters
Query
SQL dialect	-	Vendor-specific
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place	✓	-
Interoperability
Table-format support	Parquet with MOR support	Iceberg, DuckLake
Scale
Concurrency scaling	-	-
Ingestion
Streaming ingest	-	✓
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)	Functional	-
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions	-	-
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace	-	-
Licensing
Licence class	Permissive OSS	Permissive OSS

Deployment

Apache HudiSelf-hosted

FireboltHybrid

Architecture

Apache HudiSeparated storage/compute

FireboltSeparated storage/compute

Compute model

Apache Hudi-

FireboltClusters

Query

SQL dialect

Apache Hudi-

FireboltVendor-specific

Federation / lakehouse query-in-place

Apache Hudi✓

Firebolt-

Interoperability

Table-format support

Apache HudiParquet with MOR support

FireboltIceberg, DuckLake

Scale

Concurrency scaling

Apache Hudi-

Firebolt-

Ingestion

Streaming ingest

Apache Hudi-

Firebolt✓

Data model

Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)

Apache HudiFunctional

Firebolt-

Analytics

ML / in-DB functions

Apache Hudi-

Firebolt-

Sharing

Data sharing / marketplace

Apache Hudi-

Firebolt-

Licensing

Licence class

Apache HudiPermissive OSS

FireboltPermissive 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

Firebolt

Leader

High-performance open-source analytical database supporting real-time analytics and batch processing. Runs as a single binary on laptops and scales to hundreds of nodes and petabytes in the cloud with per-second billing.

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 ↗

Firebolt

Leader

from $0.03/moHybridFree tier

Free open-source self-hosted option, or managed service from $0.92/hr per node + $0.0264/GB·mo. Includes $200 free credits.

Open SourceFree
- self-hosted
- no limits
Managed ServiceFrom $0.92/hr per node + $0.0264/GB·mo storage. Includes $200 free credits.
- per-second billing
- auto-scaling
- auto start/resume
- scale to zero
- workload isolation
- +1 more
Bring Your Own CloudContact sales

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	Firebolt
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Linux

Apache Hudi✓

Firebolt✗

CLI

Apache Hudi✗

Firebolt✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Apache Hudi✗

Firebolt✓

Self-hosted

Apache Hudi✓

Firebolt✓

On-premise

Apache Hudi✗

Firebolt✓

Hybrid

Apache Hudi✗

Firebolt✓

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

Firebolt

Leader

10 total

Claude
Copilot
Cursor
Salesforce
RudderStack
Onfire
Calendly
Cal.com
Smartlead
Zapier

Independently observed

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