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Comparison

Apache Hudi vs Snowflake

On the evidence we track, Snowflake leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. 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
★Snowflake68
Score
vioscaleAI score
Apache Hudi51 / 100medium · 59%
Snowflake68 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Hudi✓
Snowflake✗
Model
Apache Hudiopen_source
Snowflakecommercial
Price level
Apache Hudifree
Snowflakeunknown
Transparent
Apache Hudi–
Snowflake✓
Integrations
Count
Apache Hudi12
Snowflake750
Security
Disclosure policy
Apache Hudi–
Snowflake✓
Fedramp
Apache Hudi–
Snowflake✓
Gdpr
Apache Hudi–
Snowflake✓
Iso27001
Apache Hudi–
Snowflake✓
Pci
Apache Hudi–
Snowflake✓
Scorecard
Apache Hudi6.4
Snowflake–
Soc2
Apache Hudi–
Snowflake✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Apache Hudi–
Snowflake✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Hudi358
Snowflake–
Github stars
Apache Hudi6,318
Snowflake–
Package downloads weekly
Apache Hudi5,524
Snowflake–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Hudi100
Snowflake–
Release
Cadence days
Apache Hudi63
Snowflake–
History
Apache Hudi20 items
Snowflake–
License
Spdx
Apache HudiApache-2.0
Snowflake–
Language
Primary
Apache HudiJava
Snowflake–
Market
Availability
Apache Hudi–
SnowflakeAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
Apache Hudi6 items
Snowflake6 items

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Deployment
Apache HudiSelf-hosted
SnowflakeManaged cloud
Architecture
Architecture
Apache HudiSeparated storage/compute
Snowflake-
Compute model
Apache Hudi-
SnowflakeVirtual warehouses
Query
SQL dialect
Apache Hudi-
Snowflake-
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place
Apache Hudi✓
Snowflake✓
Interoperability
Table-format support
Apache HudiParquet with MOR support
SnowflakeApache Iceberg
Scale
Concurrency scaling
Apache Hudi-
SnowflakeAutomatic
Ingestion
Streaming ingest
Apache Hudi✓
Snowflake✓
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)
Apache HudiFunctional
SnowflakeFirst-class
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions
Apache Hudi-
Snowflake✓
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace
Apache Hudi-
Snowflake✓
Licensing
Licence class
Apache HudiPermissive OSS
SnowflakeProprietary

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

Snowflake

Leader

Snowflake is a fully managed cloud service that unifies data storage, analytics, machine learning and AI capabilities in a single platform. It enables organizations to process structured and unstructured data, build AI applications and share live data across organizations and cloud environments.

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 ↗

Snowflake

Leader
Usage-based
  • Standard-
  • Enterprise-
  • Business CriticalContact 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✗
Snowflake✓
CLI
Apache Hudi✓
Snowflake✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache Hudi✓
Snowflake✓
Self-hosted
Apache Hudi✓
Snowflake✗

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

Snowflake

Leader
9 total
  • AWS
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Streamlit
  • Apache Iceberg
  • PyTorch
  • NVIDIA
  • Jira
  • GitHub
Independently observed
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Apache Hudi or Snowflake: which one depends on you

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