Comparison

Apache Hudi vs Presto

No clear leader: Presto (52.9) and Apache Hudi (51.4) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Apache Hudi51
Presto53
Score
vioscaleAI score
Apache Hudi51 / 100medium · 59%
Presto53 / 100low · 40%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Hudi✓
Presto✓
Model
Apache Hudiopen_source
Price level
Apache Hudifree
Prestofree
Integrations
Count
Apache Hudi12
Presto–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Hudi358
Presto441
Github stars
Apache Hudi6,318
Presto16,760
Package downloads weekly
Apache Hudi5,524
Presto–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Hudi100
Presto97
Release
Cadence days
Apache Hudi63
Presto47
History
Apache Hudi20 items
Presto18 items
License
Spdx
Apache HudiApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Apache HudiJava
PrestoJava
Content
Faq
Apache Hudi6 items
Presto4 items

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Deployment
Apache HudiSelf-hosted
PrestoSelf-hosted
Architecture
Architecture
Apache HudiSeparated storage/compute
PrestoSeparated storage/compute
Compute model
Apache Hudi-
Presto-
Query
SQL dialect
Apache Hudi-
PrestoANSI SQL
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place
Apache Hudi✓
Presto✓
Interoperability
Table-format support
Apache HudiParquet with MOR support
Presto-
Scale
Concurrency scaling
Apache Hudi-
Presto-
Ingestion
Streaming ingest
Apache Hudi✓
Presto-
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)
Apache HudiFunctional
PrestoFunctional
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions
Apache Hudi-
Presto-
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace
Apache Hudi-
Presto-
Licensing
Licence class
Apache HudiPermissive OSS
PrestoPermissive 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

Presto

The fastest open-source SQL query engine for modern data analytics at scale. Enables querying massive datasets across multiple data sources with sub-second performance.

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 ↗

Presto

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
CLI
Apache Hudi✓
Presto–
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache Hudi✓
Presto✗
Self-hosted
Apache Hudi✓
Presto✓

Integrations

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

Apache Hudi

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

Presto

Not documented yet.

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Apache Hudi or Presto: which one depends on you

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