Comparison

Google Cloud Dataflow vs RisingWave

On the evidence we track, RisingWave 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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Google Cloud Dataflow17
RisingWave52
Score
Vioscale score
Google Cloud Dataflow17 / 100low · 3%
RisingWave52 / 100medium · 52%
Pricing
Free tier
Google Cloud Dataflow
RisingWave
Model
Google Cloud Dataflowcommercial
RisingWavefreemium
Price level
Google Cloud Dataflow
RisingWavelow
Integrations
Count
Google Cloud Dataflow3
RisingWave9
Security
Gdpr
Google Cloud Dataflow
RisingWave
Hipaa
Google Cloud Dataflow
RisingWave
Soc2
Google Cloud Dataflow
RisingWave

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Processing model
Google Cloud Dataflow-
RisingWaveMicro batch
Delivery guarantee
Google Cloud Dataflow-
RisingWaveExactly once
Streaming sql
Google Cloud Dataflow-
RisingWave
Event time watermarks
Google Cloud Dataflow-
RisingWave
Stateful processing
Google Cloud Dataflow-
RisingWave
Cdc support
Google Cloud Dataflow-
RisingWave-
Deployment model
Google Cloud Dataflow-
RisingWaveManaged saas
Autoscaling
Google Cloud Dataflow-
RisingWave
Connector breadth
Google Cloud Dataflow-
RisingWave-
Latency class
Google Cloud Dataflow-
RisingWaveSub second
Open source
Google Cloud Dataflow-
RisingWave
SOC2
Google Cloud Dataflow-
RisingWave
Pricing model
Google Cloud Dataflow-
RisingWave-

What each one is

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

Google Cloud Dataflow

A unified data processing platform that supports real-time ETL, stream analytics, machine learning inference, and complex transformations using Apache Beam, running on Google Cloud infrastructure with automatic scaling.

Independently observed

RisingWave

Leader

A streaming database that ingests and transforms event streams using PostgreSQL-compatible SQL, serving real-time analytics and materialized results without requiring separate message queues, caches, or databases.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Google Cloud Dataflow

Pricing not documented yet.

RisingWave

Leader
HybridFree tier
  • Self-HostedFree
  • RisingWave Cloud-
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
CLI
Google Cloud Dataflow
RisingWave
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Google Cloud Dataflow
RisingWave
Self-hosted
Google Cloud Dataflow
RisingWave

Integrations

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

Google Cloud Dataflow

3 total
  • Apache Beam
  • Splunk
  • Google Cloud Notebooks
Independently observed

RisingWave

Leader
9 total
  • Kafka
  • Apache Iceberg
  • DataFusion
  • S3
  • PostgreSQL
  • Slack
  • NGINX
  • Envoy
  • Kong
Independently observed

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