Comparison

Apache Hudi vs Google BigQuery

On the evidence we track, Google BigQuery leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Apache Hudi52
Google BigQuery64
Score
vioscaleAI score
Apache Hudi52 / 100medium · 59%
Google BigQuery64 / 100medium · 50%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Hudi
Google BigQuery
Model
Apache Hudiopen_source
Google BigQueryfreemium
Price level
Apache Hudifree
Google BigQuerylow
Transparent
Apache Hudi
Google BigQuery
Integrations
Count
Apache Hudi8
Google BigQuery2
Reliability
Sla pct
Apache Hudi
Google BigQuery99.99
Status page
Apache Hudi
Google BigQuery
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Hudi358
Google BigQuery
Github stars
Apache Hudi6,235
Google BigQuery
Package downloads weekly
Apache Hudi8,142
Google BigQuery
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Hudi100
Google BigQuery
Release
Cadence days
Apache Hudi61
Google BigQuery
History
Apache Hudi20 items
Google BigQuery
License
Spdx
Apache HudiApache-2.0
Google BigQuery
Language
Primary
Apache HudiJava
Google BigQuery
Market
Availability
Apache Hudi
Google BigQueryAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
Apache Hudi6 items
Google BigQuery5 items

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Deployment
Apache HudiSelf-hosted
Google BigQueryManaged cloud
Architecture
Architecture
Apache HudiSeparated storage/compute
Google BigQueryServerless
Compute model
Apache Hudi-
Google BigQueryServerless
Query
SQL dialect
Apache Hudi-
Google BigQueryVendor-specific
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place
Apache Hudi
Google BigQuery
Interoperability
Table-format support
Apache HudiParquet with MOR support
Google BigQuery-
Scale
Concurrency scaling
Apache Hudi-
Google BigQuery-
Ingestion
Streaming ingest
Apache Hudi
Google BigQuery
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)
Apache HudiFunctional
Google BigQueryFirst-class
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions
Apache Hudi-
Google BigQuery
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace
Apache Hudi-
Google BigQuery
Licensing
Licence class
Apache HudiPermissive OSS
Google BigQueryProprietary

What each one is

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

Apache Hudi

A data lakehouse framework that brings ACID transactions, incremental queries, and automatic indexing to big data stored in cloud-native formats. It supports multiple ingestion methods, query types, and integrates with popular big data engines.

Independently observed

Google BigQuery

Leader

A fully managed, serverless cloud analytics engine that combines data storage, real-time processing, and integrated machine learning capabilities in a unified platform.

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 source
as of verify ↗

Google BigQuery

Leader
Usage-basedFree tier

Free tier with 10 GiB storage and 1 TiB monthly queries. New customers receive $300 in free credits.

  • Free tierFree
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
Google BigQuery
CLI
Apache Hudi
Google BigQuery
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache Hudi
Google BigQuery
Self-hosted
Apache Hudi
Google BigQuery

Integrations

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

Apache Hudi

12 total
  • AWS Glue
  • Apache Spark
  • Apache Flink
  • Trino
  • Presto
  • Apache Hive
  • Apicurio Registry
  • Apache Kafka
  • Apache Hive Metastore
  • Google BigQuery
  • Apache XTable
  • Amazon Athena
Independently observed

Google BigQuery

Leader
6 total
  • Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform
  • Data Engineering Agent
  • Data Science Agent
  • Conversational Analytics Agent
  • Gemini
  • Dataflow
Independently observed
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