Comparison

Hazelcast vs Materialize

On the evidence we track, Hazelcast leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Hazelcast61
Materialize46
Score
vioscaleAI score
Hazelcast61 / 100medium · 56%
Materialize46 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
Hazelcast–
Materialize✓
Model
Hazelcastcommercial
Materializefreemium
Price level
Hazelcastunknown
Materializelow
Starting price
Hazelcast–
Materialize$0.00
Transparent
Hazelcast✗
Materialize✗
Integrations
Count
Hazelcast6
Materialize2
Security
Disclosure policy
Hazelcast–
Materialize✓
Gdpr
Hazelcast✓
Materialize–
Scorecard
Hazelcast4.2
Materialize–
Soc2
Hazelcast–
Materialize✓
Reliability
Status page
Hazelcast✓
Materialize–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Hazelcast10,433
Materialize–
Github stars
Hazelcast6,620
Materialize–
Package downloads weekly
Hazelcast3,112
Materialize–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Hazelcast80
Materialize–
Release
Cadence days
Hazelcast15
Materialize–
History
Hazelcast20 items
Materialize–
License
Spdx
HazelcastApache-2.0
Materialize–
Language
Primary
HazelcastJava
Materialize–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Hazelcast5 items
Materialize7 items

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Processing model
Hazelcast-
Materialize-
Delivery guarantee
HazelcastExactly once
Materialize-
Streaming sql
Hazelcast✓
Materialize✓
Event time watermarks
Hazelcast-
Materialize-
Stateful processing
Hazelcast✓
Materialize-
Cdc support
Hazelcast-
Materialize✓
Deployment model
HazelcastSelf hosted
MaterializeManaged saas
Autoscaling
Hazelcast✓
Materialize-
Connector breadth
Hazelcast-
Materialize-
Latency class
HazelcastSub second
MaterializeSub second
Open source
Hazelcast✓
Materialize-
SOC2
Hazelcast-
Materialize-
Pricing model
HazelcastOpen source self host
Materialize-

What each one is

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

Hazelcast

Leader

A distributed, in-memory computing platform that combines caching, stream processing, and data integration to enable real-time applications with low-latency data access and instant decision-making.

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.

Hazelcast

Leader
Quote-based
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
Hazelcast✗
Materialize✓
Linux
Hazelcast✓
Materialize✗
CLI
Hazelcast✓
Materialize✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Hazelcast✓
Materialize✓
Self-hosted
Hazelcast✓
Materialize✓
On-premise
Hazelcast✗
Materialize✓
Hybrid
Hazelcast✓
Materialize✗
Air-gapped
Hazelcast✗
Materialize✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Kafka

Hazelcast

Leader
10 total - 9 not shared
  • Spring Integration
  • MongoDB
  • Hadoop
  • S3
  • RDBMS
  • JMS
  • Oracle Database
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • JDBC
Independently observed

Materialize

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

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