# Google Cloud Dataflow vs RisingWave

**Leader by Vioscale score:** RisingWave

| Attribute | Google Cloud Dataflow | RisingWave |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 17.3 (3% (low)) | 51.6 (52% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A unified data processing platform that supports real-time ETL, stream analytics, machine learning inference, and complex transformations using Apache Beam, running on Google Cloud infrastructure with automatic scaling. | A streaming database that ingests and transforms event streams using PostgreSQL-compatible SQL, serving real-time analytics and materialized results without requiring separate message queues, caches, or databases. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"soc2":true,"autoscaling":true,"open_source":true,"latency_class":"sub-second","streaming_sql":true,"deployment_model":"managed-saas","processing_model":"micro-batch","delivery_guarantee":"exactly-once","stateful_processing":true,"event_time_watermarks":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 9 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Apache Beam"},{"name":"Splunk"},{"name":"Google Cloud Notebooks"}]` | `[{"name":"Kafka"},{"name":"Apache Iceberg"},{"name":"DataFusion"},{"name":"S3"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"NGINX"},{"name":"Envoy"},{"name":"Kong"}]` |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":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"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | - | low |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Streaming Analytics)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:37:33.364Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*