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Comparison

Apache Storm vs Materialize

On the evidence we track, Materialize 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 Storm55
★Materialize68
Score
Vioscale score
Apache Storm55 / 100low · 28%
Materialize68 / 100low · 42%
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
Materialize7
Security
Disclosure policy
Apache Storm–
Materialize✓
Scorecard
Apache Storm6.8
Materialize–
Soc2
Apache Storm–
Materialize✓
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Storm1,756
Materialize–
Github stars
Apache Storm6,698
Materialize–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Storm78
Materialize–
Release
Cadence days
Apache Storm26
Materialize–
History
Apache Storm13 items
Materialize–
License
Spdx
Apache StormApache-2.0
Materialize–
Language
Primary
Apache StormJava
Materialize–
Market
Availability

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 Storm-
Materialize-
Autoscaling
Apache Storm-
Materialize-
Connector breadth
Apache Storm-
Materialize-
Latency class
Apache Storm-
Materialize-
Open source
Apache Storm-
Materialize-
SOC2
Apache Storm-
Materialize-
Pricing model
Apache Storm-
Materialize-

What each one is

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

Apache Storm

An open-source system designed to handle continuous streams of information quickly and reliably, without stopping, with built-in protections against data loss.

Independently observed

Materialize

Leader

Ingests and unifies data from multiple systems using SQL to create live data products that agents and applications can query with minimal latency. Offers both cloud-managed and self-hosted deployment options with incremental computation for efficient processing of streaming data.

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

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Materialize

Leader
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✓
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

2 total - 1 not shared
  • Hadoop
Independently observed

Materialize

Leader
7 total - 6 not shared
  • Redpanda
  • Metabase
  • dbt
  • Datadog
  • Grafana
  • Prometheus
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.