# Azure Stream Analytics vs Timeplus Proton

| Attribute | Azure Stream Analytics | Timeplus Proton |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 47.4 (33% (low)) | 11.3 (15% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud-based service that processes and analyzes streaming data in real time, offering both cloud and edge deployment options. Operates on a pay-as-you-go billing model with a free trial tier available. | Timeplus Proton is a unified platform for streaming SQL workloads that processes data at millisecond latencies with high throughput, supporting analytics, observability, and AI use cases across edge, cloud, and self-hosted deployments. |
| integrations.count | - | 15 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"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"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","summary":"Pay-as-you-go pricing. Free tier available for testing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://azure.microsoft.com/acom/etc.clientlibs/onecloud/components/content/reimagine/atomic/carousel/v1/carousel/clientlibs/pricing-styles.ACSHASHbcdafd3e07059ae596973551430292fc.min.css","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T23:12:17.408Z"}` | `{"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 | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | quote |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Streaming Analytics)

| Capability | Azure Stream Analytics | Timeplus Proton |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-09-01T14:44:05.653Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*