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Comparison

Apache Hudi vs Firebolt

On the evidence we track, Firebolt leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Apache Hudi51
★Firebolt63
Score
vioscaleAI score
Apache Hudi51 / 100medium · 59%
Firebolt63 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Hudi✓
Firebolt✓
Model
Apache Hudiopen_source
Fireboltfreemium
Price level
Apache Hudifree
Fireboltlow
Transparent
Apache Hudi–
Firebolt✓
Integrations
Count
Apache Hudi12
Firebolt4
Security
Certifications
Gdpr
Apache Hudi–
Firebolt✓
Hipaa
Apache Hudi–
Firebolt✓
Iso27001
Apache Hudi–
Firebolt✓
Scorecard
Apache Hudi6.4
Firebolt–
Soc2
Apache Hudi–
Firebolt✓
Trust center
Apache Hudi–
Firebolthttps://www.firebolt.io/security
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Apache Hudi–
Firebolt✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Hudi358
Firebolt–
Github stars
Apache Hudi6,318
Firebolt–
Package downloads weekly
Apache Hudi5,524
Firebolt–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Hudi100
Firebolt–
Release
Cadence days
Apache Hudi63
Firebolt–
History
Apache Hudi20 items
Firebolt–
License
Spdx
Apache HudiApache-2.0
Firebolt–
Language
Primary
Apache HudiJava
Firebolt–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Apache Hudi6 items
Firebolt7 items

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Deployment
Apache HudiSelf-hosted
FireboltHybrid
Architecture
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-
FireboltManual
Ingestion
Streaming ingest
Apache Hudi✓
Firebolt✓
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)
Apache HudiFunctional
FireboltFirst-class
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

An open data lakehouse platform that enables ACID transactions and incremental processing on data lakes across cloud environments, providing tools for data ingestion, management, and query.

Independently observed

Firebolt

Leader

An open-source analytical database designed for real-time and batch analytics that can run from a single laptop to distributed clusters across multiple cloud providers. It supports industry-standard formats like Iceberg, uses a Postgres-compatible SQL dialect, and offers per-second billing with no fixed costs.

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 ↗

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 verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Apache Hudi✗
Firebolt✓
CLI
Apache Hudi✓
Firebolt✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache Hudi✓
Firebolt✓
Self-hosted
Apache Hudi✓
Firebolt✓
On-premise
Apache Hudi✗
Firebolt✓

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • Kafka
  • Iceberg

Apache Hudi

17 total - 15 not shared
  • AWS Glue
  • Apache Spark
  • Apache Flink
  • Trino
  • Presto
  • Apache Hive
  • Apicurio Registry
  • Apache Kafka
  • Apache Hive Metastore
  • Google BigQuery
  • Apache XTable
  • Amazon Athena
  • Debezium
  • Hive Metastore
  • DuckDB
Independently observed

Firebolt

Leader
14 total - 12 not shared
  • Claude
  • Copilot
  • Cursor
  • Salesforce
  • RudderStack
  • Onfire
  • Calendly
  • Cal.com
  • Smartlead
  • Zapier
  • Tableau Cloud
  • S3
Independently observed
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