Comparison

Apache Spark vs Hevo Data

On the evidence we track, Hevo Data leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Apache Spark full profile →Hevo Data full profile →

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Apache Spark52

★Hevo Data66

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apache Spark	Hevo DataLeader
vioscaleAI score	52 / 100low · 34%	66 / 100medium · 58%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✗
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	unknown
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	5	150
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA, CPRA, DORA
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.6	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://hevodata.com/security/
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 9 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.apache.spark%3Aspark-core_2.10&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: CRITICAL	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	8,896	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	44,188	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Scala	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Apache Spark52 / 100low · 34%

Hevo Data66 / 100medium · 58%

Pricing

Free tier

Apache Spark✓

Hevo Data✗

Model

Apache Sparkcommercial

Hevo Datacommercial

Price level

Apache Sparkfree

Hevo Dataunknown

Transparent

Apache Spark✓

Hevo Data✓

Integrations

Count

Apache Spark5

Hevo Data150

Security

Certifications

Apache Spark–

Hevo DataSOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA, CPRA, DORA

Disclosure policy

Apache Spark✓

Hevo Data✓

Gdpr

Apache Spark–

Hevo Data✓

Hipaa

Apache Spark–

Hevo Data✓

Scorecard

Apache Spark5.6

Hevo Data–

Soc2

Apache Spark–

Hevo Data✓

Trust center

Apache Spark–

Hevo Datahttps://hevodata.com/security/

Vulnerabilities

Apache SparkCount: 9 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.apache.spark%3Aspark-core_2.10&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Hevo Data–

Reliability

Status page

Apache Spark–

Hevo Data✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Apache Spark8,896

Hevo Data–

Github stars

Apache Spark44,188

Hevo Data–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Apache Spark100

Hevo Data–

License

Spdx

Apache SparkApache-2.0

Hevo Data–

Language

Primary

Apache SparkScala

Hevo Data–

Market

Availability

Apache SparkAvailable worldwide

Hevo DataAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Apache Spark6 items

Hevo Data7 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Data Engineering Tools
Capability	Apache Spark	Hevo Data
Core
Tool role	Processing engine	ELT / ingestion
Processing paradigm	Batch + streaming	Batch + streaming
Connectivity
Connector count	-	150+
CDC / log-based replication	-	✓
Transformation
In-warehouse transformation (push-down)	-	✓
dbt-native orchestration	-	✓
Deployment
Self-hosted / open-source available	✓	✗
Managed cloud available	-	✓
Governance
Data lineage / asset catalog	-	✗
Authoring
Python-first authoring	-	✗
Execution
Incremental / partition-aware runs	-	✓
Quality
Built-in data quality / tests	-	✓
Scale
Horizontal scale (distributed executor)	✓	✓

Core

Tool role

Apache SparkProcessing engine

Hevo DataELT / ingestion

Processing paradigm

Apache SparkBatch + streaming

Hevo DataBatch + streaming

Connectivity

Connector count

Apache Spark-

Hevo Data150+

CDC / log-based replication

Apache Spark-

Hevo Data✓

Transformation

In-warehouse transformation (push-down)

Apache Spark-

Hevo Data✓

dbt-native orchestration

Apache Spark-

Hevo Data✓

Deployment

Self-hosted / open-source available

Apache Spark✓

Hevo Data✗

Managed cloud available

Apache Spark-

Hevo Data✓

Governance

Data lineage / asset catalog

Apache Spark-

Hevo Data✗

Authoring

Python-first authoring

Apache Spark-

Hevo Data✗

Execution

Incremental / partition-aware runs

Apache Spark-

Hevo Data✓

Quality

Built-in data quality / tests

Apache Spark-

Hevo Data✓

Scale

Horizontal scale (distributed executor)

Apache Spark✓

Hevo Data✓

What each one is

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

Apache Spark

A data processing framework offering high-level APIs across multiple programming languages and integrated tools for SQL processing, machine learning, graph analysis, and real-time stream processing.

Independently observed

Hevo Data

Leader

A cloud-native ELT platform that automates data movement from 150+ sources into data warehouses with built-in dbt-based transformations, automatic schema drift handling, and enterprise security controls.

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 Spark

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Hevo Data

Leader

from $265/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $0 (Free). Starter $265–$299/month. Professional $750–$849/month. Custom plans available.

FreeFree
- 1-hour scheduling
- Up to 5 users
Starter$299/month (monthly) or $265/month (annual, 12% off)
- Everything in Free, plus
- Up to 10 users
- 150+ connectors
- dbt integration
- SSH/SSL
- +1 more
Professional$849/month (monthly) or $750/month (annual, 12% off)
- Everything in Starter, plus
- Unlimited users
- Hevo APIs for Pipeline automation
- Reverse SSH
- Add-ons available
Business CriticalContact sales
- Everything in Professional, plus
- Streaming Pipelines
- Role Based Access Control
- Single sign-on
- Multiple Workspaces
- +2 more

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 Spark	Hevo Data
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Apache Spark✗

Hevo Data✓

CLI

Apache Spark✓

Hevo Data✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Apache Spark✗

Hevo Data✓

Self-hosted

Apache Spark✓

Hevo Data✗

On-premise

Apache Spark✓

Hevo Data✓

Integrations

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

Apache Spark

5 total

Hadoop
HDFS
YARN
Kubernetes
Docker

Independently observed

Hevo Data

Leader

50 total

MySQL
PostgreSQL
SQL Server
MongoDB
Oracle
Redshift
BigQuery
MariaDB
Salesforce
HubSpot
Zendesk
Shopify
Google Ads
Facebook Ads
Amazon S3
Google Cloud Storage
Azure Blob
SFTP
Snowflake
Google Cloud
dbt Core
Google Analytics
Databricks
Azure Synapse Analytics
+26 more

Independently observed

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