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Comparison

Apache Storm vs Materialize

On the evidence we track, Apache Storm leads this comparison with a composite score of 52/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Apache Storm52
Materialize46
Score
vioscaleAI score
Apache Storm52 / 100low · 39%
Materialize46 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Storm✓
Materialize✓
Model
Apache Stormopen_source
Materializefreemium
Price level
Apache Stormfree
Materializelow
Starting price
Apache Storm–
Materialize$0.00
Transparent
Apache Storm✓
Materialize✗
Integrations
Count
Apache Storm2
Materialize2
Security
Disclosure policy
Apache Storm–
Materialize✓
Scorecard
Apache Storm6
Materialize–
Soc2
Apache Storm–
Materialize✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Storm1,756
Materialize–
Github stars
Apache Storm6,695
Materialize–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Storm55
Materialize–
Release
Cadence days
Apache Storm29
Materialize–
History
Apache Storm14 items
Materialize–
License
Spdx
Apache StormApache-2.0
Materialize–
Language
Primary
Apache StormJava
Materialize–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Apache Storm6 items
Materialize7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for streaming analytics. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Processing model
Apache Storm-
Materialize-
Delivery guarantee
Apache Storm-
Materialize-
Streaming sql
Apache Storm-
Materialize✓
Event time watermarks
Apache Storm-
Materialize-
Stateful processing
Apache Storm-
Materialize-
Cdc support
Apache Storm-
Materialize✓
Deployment model
Apache StormSelf hosted
MaterializeManaged saas
Autoscaling
Apache Storm-
Materialize-
Connector breadth
Apache Storm-
Materialize-
Latency class
Apache Storm-
MaterializeSub second
Open source
Apache Storm✓
Materialize-
SOC2
Apache Storm-
Materialize-
Pricing model
Apache StormOpen source self host
Materialize-

What each one is

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

Apache Storm

Leader

A free and open-source framework that reliably processes continuous streams of data across distributed systems with guaranteed delivery and fault tolerance.

Independently observed

Materialize

Materialize transforms data from databases, ERPs, and CRMs into continuously updated, queryable views using SQL. It enables real-time data transformation and delivery with sub-millisecond latency, maintaining fresh business context for applications and agent systems.

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 Storm

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Materialize

from $0.00/GB/hourHybridFree tier7-day trial

Free tier (Community License). Cloud On-Demand from $1.50/compute credit/hour. Annual Cloud Capacity and Enterprise plans available.

  • Cloud On-Demand$1.50/compute credit/hour
    • All cluster sizes
    • Automated upgrades
    • Auto-scaling
    • RBAC
    • Always-on encryption
    • +6 more
  • Cloud CapacityAnnual prepaid with volume discounts and dedicated support
    • All cluster sizes
    • Automated upgrades
    • Auto-scaling
    • RBAC
    • SOC II compliance
    • +9 more
  • Community LicenseFree
    • Production-ready
    • Self-managed
    • Community Slack support
    • AI chatbot
  • Enterprise LicenseContact sales
    • Unlimited scale
    • Priority support
    • Optional SLAs
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Apache Storm✗
Materialize✓
CLI
Apache Storm✓
Materialize✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache Storm✗
Materialize✓
Self-hosted
Apache Storm✓
Materialize✓
On-premise
Apache Storm✗
Materialize✓
Air-gapped
Apache Storm✗
Materialize✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Kafka

Apache Storm

Leader
2 total - 1 not shared
  • Hadoop
Independently observed

Materialize

8 total - 7 not shared
  • Redpanda
  • Metabase
  • dbt
  • Datadog
  • Grafana
  • Prometheus
  • PostgreSQL
Independently observed
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Apache Storm or Materialize: which one depends on you

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