# Apache Storm vs Materialize

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Materialize

| Attribute | Apache Storm | Materialize |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 55.2 (28% (low)) | 67.7 (42% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 78 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 1,756 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 6,698 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source system designed to handle continuous streams of information quickly and reliably, without stopping, with built-in protections against data loss. | 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. |
| integrations.count | 2 | 7 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Hadoop"},{"name":"Kafka"}]` | `[{"name":"Kafka"},{"name":"Redpanda"},{"name":"Metabase"},{"name":"dbt"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"Prometheus"}]` |
| language.primary | Java | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://storm.apache.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T22:48:57.139Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Cloud On-Demand","summary":"$1.50/compute credit/hour","features":["All cluster sizes","Automated upgrades","Auto-scaling","RBAC","Always-on encryption","Backups and recovery","Materialize Console","Prometheus exporter","Datadog & Grafana templates","AI chatbot and helpdesk support","Unlimited storage and input sources"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"compute credit/hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":1.5,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB/hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.0000411,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.12,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pay-as-you-go fully managed SaaS with monthly billing","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud Capacity","summary":"Annual prepaid with volume discounts and dedicated support","features":["All cluster sizes","Automated upgrades","Auto-scaling","RBAC","SOC II compliance","Always-on encryption","HA/DR","Materialize Console","Prometheus exporter","Datadog & Grafana templates","Dedicated account team","Guided onboarding","Volume discounts","Unlimited storage and input sources"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Prepaid annual plan with volume discounts and dedicated support","contactSales":false},{"free":true,"name":"Community License","summary":"Free forever (24GiB memory, 48GiB disk)","features":["Production-ready","Self-managed","Community Slack support","AI chatbot"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Self-managed, free forever for development and small deployments","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"disk":"48GiB","memory":"24GiB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise License","summary":"Annual license—contact for pricing","features":["Unlimited scale","Priority support","Optional SLAs"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Self-managed unlimited-scale deployment for production at large scale","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier (Community License). Cloud On-Demand from $1.50/compute credit/hour. Annual Cloud Capacity and Enterprise plans available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://materialize.com/materialize-pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:34:33.133Z","freeTrialDays":7,"startingPrice":{"unit":"GB/hour","amount":0.0000411,"currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":0.0000411,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 26 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/apache/storm/releases/tag/v3.0.0","date":"2026-07-22T22:27:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/storm/releases/tag/v2.8.9","date":"2026-07-22T22:24:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.8.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/storm/releases/tag/v2.8.8","date":"2026-05-18T22:03:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.8.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/storm/releases/tag/v2.8.7","date":"2026-04-19T17:26:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.8.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/storm/releases/tag/v2.8.6","date":"2026-04-07T18:11:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.8.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/storm/releases/tag/v2.8.5","date":"2026-03-25T00:05:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.8.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/storm/releases/tag/v2.8.4","date":"2026-03-02T15:29:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.8.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/storm/releases/tag/v2.8.3","date":"2025-11-02T17:42:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.8.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/storm/releases/tag/v2.8.2","date":"2025-08-03T20:48:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.8.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/storm/releases/tag/v2.8.1","date":"2025-06-03T00:05:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/storm/releases/tag/v2.8.0","date":"2025-01-24T12:36:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/storm/releases/tag/v2.7.1","date":"2025-01-09T14:24:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/apache/storm/releases/tag/v2.7.0","date":"2025-01-09T14:24:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.7.0"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 6.8 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":6,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.apache.storm%3Astorm-core&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | - |

## Capabilities (Streaming Analytics)

| Capability | Apache Storm | Materialize |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Processing model | - | - |
| Delivery guarantee | - | - |
| Streaming sql | - | - |
| Event time watermarks | - | - |
| Stateful processing | - | - |
| Cdc support | - | - |
| Deployment model | - | - |
| Autoscaling | - | - |
| Connector breadth | - | - |
| Latency class | - | - |
| Open source | - | - |
| SOC2 | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:56:17.678Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*