# RisingWave vs Timeplus Proton

| Attribute | RisingWave | Timeplus Proton |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 52 (53% (medium)) | 51.1 (5% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Handles continuous ingestion and processing of data streams using standard SQL queries, storing results locally for immediate access without requiring additional infrastructure layers like separate databases or caches. It is indexed under Streaming Analytics.","source":"https://risingwave.com","question":"What is RisingWave?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"RisingWave offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Self-Hosted and RisingWave Cloud. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://risingwave.com/blog/discover-exist-db-pricing-and-top-alternatives-unveiled/","question":"Is RisingWave free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"RisingWave supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://risingwave.com/blog/discover-exist-db-pricing-and-top-alternatives-unveiled/","question":"What platforms does RisingWave support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. RisingWave can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://risingwave.com","question":"Can RisingWave be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 9 integrations for RisingWave, including Kafka, Apache Iceberg, DataFusion, S3, PostgreSQL, Slack, NGINX and Envoy, plus 1 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://risingwave.com/blog/discover-exist-db-pricing-and-top-alternatives-unveiled/","question":"What does RisingWave integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for RisingWave. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as RisingWave not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://risingwave.com","question":"What security certifications does RisingWave have?","confidence":0.6}]` | `[{"answer":"An open-source platform for building real-time data pipelines that processes events and historical data through SQL, deployable across edge, cloud, and on-premises environments with millisecond-level latency. It is indexed under Streaming Analytics.","source":"https://www.timeplus.com/pricing","question":"What is Timeplus Proton?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Timeplus Proton is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Paid editions are also offered: Enterprise Self-Hosted and Enterprise Cloud, priced on request. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.timeplus.com/post/usage-based-pricing-with-timeplus-and-paigo","question":"Is Timeplus Proton free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Timeplus Proton supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.timeplus.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Timeplus Proton support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Timeplus Proton can be deployed hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.timeplus.com/pricing","question":"Can Timeplus Proton be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 15 integrations for Timeplus Proton, including Kafka, ClickHouse, MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB, S3, Iceberg and OpenSearch, plus 7 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.timeplus.com/pricing","question":"What does Timeplus Proton integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Processes continuous data streams using SQL, delivering low-latency results directly without requiring separate databases or caches. Available as open-source self-hosted software or a managed cloud service. | Timeplus Proton is an open-source streaming SQL engine that processes real-time data from various sources, enabling fast analytics, complex event processing, and feature engineering with millisecond latency in a lightweight, single-binary deployment. |
| features.capabilities | `{"soc2":true,"autoscaling":true,"open_source":true,"latency_class":"sub-second","pricing_model":"open-source-self-host","streaming_sql":true,"deployment_model":"managed-saas","processing_model":"micro-batch","delivery_guarantee":"exactly-once","stateful_processing":true,"event_time_watermarks":true}` | `{"cdc_support":true,"open_source":true,"latency_class":"sub-second","pricing_model":"open-source-self-host","streaming_sql":true,"deployment_model":"self-hosted","stateful_processing":true,"event_time_watermarks":true}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | 10 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Kafka"},{"name":"Apache Iceberg"},{"name":"DataFusion"},{"name":"S3"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"NGINX"},{"name":"Envoy"},{"name":"Kong"}]` | `[{"name":"Kafka"},{"name":"ClickHouse"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"Postgres"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"S3"},{"name":"Iceberg"},{"name":"OpenSearch"},{"name":"Redpanda Connect"},{"name":"Splunk"},{"name":"Elastic"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Python SDK"},{"name":"Java SDK"},{"name":"Go SDK"},{"name":"Apache Kafka","native":true,"category":"message-queue","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"PostgreSQL","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Amazon S3","native":true,"category":"object-storage","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Apache Iceberg","native":true,"category":"data-warehouse","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Redpanda","native":true,"category":"message-queue","direction":"inbound"}]` |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Self-Hosted"},{"free":false,"name":"RisingWave Cloud"}],"freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://risingwave.com/blog/discover-exist-db-pricing-and-top-alternatives-unveiled/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T15:47:19.954Z"}` | `{"plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Self-Hosted","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Cloud","contactSales":true}],"sourceUrl":"https://www.timeplus.com/post/usage-based-pricing-with-timeplus-and-paigo","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:36:57.820Z","freeTrialDays":30}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Streaming Analytics)

| Capability | RisingWave | Timeplus Proton |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Processing model | Micro batch | - |
| Delivery guarantee | Exactly once | - |
| Streaming sql | ✓ | ✓ |
| Event time watermarks | ✓ | ✓ |
| Stateful processing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cdc support | - | ✓ |
| Deployment model | Managed saas | Self hosted |
| Autoscaling | ✓ | - |
| Connector breadth | - | - |
| Latency class | Sub second | Sub second |
| Open source | ✓ | ✓ |
| SOC2 | ✓ | - |
| Pricing model | Open source self host | Open source self host |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:27:22.214Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*