Comparison

Hazelcast vs Riak KV

On the evidence we track, Hazelcast leads this comparison with a composite score of 49/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Hazelcast49
Riak KV26
Score
Vioscale score
Hazelcast49 / 100medium · 56%
Riak KV26 / 100low · 45%
Pricing
Free tier
Hazelcast
Riak KV
Model
Hazelcastcommercial
Riak KVcommercial
Price level
Hazelcastunknown
Riak KVlow
Transparent
Hazelcast
Riak KV
Integrations
Count
Hazelcast1
Riak KV4
Reliability
Status page
Hazelcast
Riak KV
Adoption
Dependent repos
Hazelcast10,433
Riak KV
Github stars
Hazelcast6,604
Riak KV17
Package downloads weekly
Hazelcast4,717
Riak KV
Activity
Commits last 30d
Hazelcast71
Riak KV0
Release
Cadence days
Hazelcast15
Riak KV
History
Hazelcast20 items
Riak KV
License
Spdx
HazelcastApache-2.0
Riak KVApache-2.0
Language
Primary
HazelcastJava
Riak KVErlang

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for key-value stores. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Storage
Storage tier
HazelcastIn-memory
Riak KVPersistent
Persistence
Hazelcast-
Riak KV-
Data structures
Hazelcast-
Riak KVKV-only
Protocol
Wire protocol
HazelcastCustom
Riak KV-
Distribution
Clustering
HazelcastReplicated
Riak KVSharded
Consistency
Hazelcast-
Riak KVTunable
Ops
Eviction / TTL policies
Hazelcast-
Riak KV
Multi-threaded
Hazelcast-
Riak KV-
Pub/Sub / streams
Hazelcast-
Riak KV-
Transactions / atomic ops
Hazelcast-
Riak KV-
Deployment
Deployment
HazelcastSelf-hosted
Riak KVSelf-hosted
Licensing
Licence class
Hazelcast-
Riak KV-
Compatibility
Redis API compatibility
Hazelcast-
Riak KV-

What each one is

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

Hazelcast

Leader

Hazelcast is a distributed data platform that provides real-time processing and continuous intelligence capabilities. It supports clustering and integrates with various frameworks and clients.

Independently observed

Riak KV

A scalable, enterprise-focused database solution designed for distributed data storage and retrieval at scale.

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 ↗

Riak KV

Free tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
CLI
Hazelcast
Riak KV
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Hazelcast
Riak KV
Self-hosted
Hazelcast
Riak KV
On-premise
Hazelcast
Riak KV

Integrations

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

Hazelcast

Leader
2 total
  • Spring Integration
  • MongoDB
Independently observed

Riak KV

4 total
  • Apache Spark
  • Apache Solr
  • Apache Mesos
  • Redis
Independently observed

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