# Apache Beam

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/apache-beam
- **Category:** Data Engineering Tools
- **Homepage:** https://beam.apache.org
- **Also known as:** apache-beam
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-26T19:14:30.295Z

## Vioscale score

**70 / 100**, confidence 35% (low). Computed 2026-09-01.

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 100 | 0.052 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| reliability | 0 | 0.073 | 0 | - |
| capabilities | 57.8 | 0.084 | 4.9 | ✓ |
| repo_stars | 74.3 | 0.026 | 1.9 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 0.09355555555555557 | 0 | - |
| dependent_projects | 52.6 | 0.063 | 3.3 | ✓ |
| dev_activity | 63.1 | 0.094 | 5.9 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 80 | 0.052 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 0.073 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 0.136 | 0 | - |
| security_score | 64 | 0.042 | 2.7 | ✓ |
| pricing_transparency | 80 | 0.084 | 6.7 | ✓ |
| community_qa_activity | 0 | 0.063 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-03, [verify at source](https://beam.apache.org). Independently observed._

Open source · Free tier

## About

Apache Beam enables organizations to process data in both batch and streaming modes through a single unified model, with the flexibility to read from diverse data sources and write to popular data sinks across different deployment environments.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, On-premise, Self-hosted

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Data Engineering Tools. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| Tool role | Orchestrator |
| Processing paradigm | Batch + streaming |
| **Connectivity** | |
| Connector count | Multiple I/O connectors for diverse data sources and sinks |
| CDC / log-based replication | - |
| **Transformation** | |
| In-warehouse transformation (push-down) | - |
| dbt-native orchestration | - |
| **Deployment** | |
| Self-hosted / open-source available | ✓ |
| Managed cloud available | ✓ |
| **Governance** | |
| Data lineage / asset catalog | - |
| **Authoring** | |
| Python-first authoring | - |
| **Execution** | |
| Incremental / partition-aware runs | - |
| **Quality** | |
| Built-in data quality / tests | - |
| **Scale** | |
| Horizontal scale (distributed executor) | ✓ |

## Release history

| Version | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| [v2.76.0-RC4](https://github.com/apache/beam/releases/tag/v2.76.0-RC4) | 2026-08-11 | prerelease |
| [v2.75.0](https://github.com/apache/beam/releases/tag/v2.75.0) | 2026-07-08 | stable |
| [v2.74.0](https://github.com/apache/beam/releases/tag/v2.74.0) | 2026-05-22 | stable |
| [v2.73.0](https://github.com/apache/beam/releases/tag/v2.73.0) | 2026-04-17 | stable |
| [v2.72.0](https://github.com/apache/beam/releases/tag/v2.72.0) | 2026-03-16 | stable |
| [v2.71.0](https://github.com/apache/beam/releases/tag/v2.71.0) | 2026-01-08 | stable |
| [v2.70.0](https://github.com/apache/beam/releases/tag/v2.70.0) | 2025-12-09 | stable |
| [v2.69.0](https://github.com/apache/beam/releases/tag/v2.69.0) | 2025-10-17 | stable |
| [v2.68.0](https://github.com/apache/beam/releases/tag/v2.68.0) | 2025-09-15 | stable |
| [v2.67.0](https://github.com/apache/beam/releases/tag/v2.67.0) | 2025-08-01 | stable |
| [v2.66.0](https://github.com/apache/beam/releases/tag/v2.66.0) | 2025-06-18 | stable |
| [v2.65.0](https://github.com/apache/beam/releases/tag/v2.65.0) | 2025-05-12 | stable |
| [v2.64.0](https://github.com/apache/beam/releases/tag/v2.64.0) | 2025-03-31 | stable |
| [v2.63.0](https://github.com/apache/beam/releases/tag/v2.63.0) | 2025-02-18 | stable |
| [v2.62.0](https://github.com/apache/beam/releases/tag/v2.62.0) | 2025-01-13 | stable |

_… and 5 earlier release(s)._

## Security & compliance


Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) ([source](https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fapache%2Fbeam&per_page=100)). A count reflects scale and disclosure, not quality.

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://beam.apache.org) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://beam.apache.org) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://beam.apache.org) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://beam.apache.org) | 2026-08-26 | 40% (low) |

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | [link](https://github.com/apache/beam/pulse) | 2026-08-26 | 65% (medium) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/apache/beam) | 2026-08-26 | 95% (high) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 36 | [link](https://github.com/apache/beam/releases) | 2026-08-26 | 70% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.dependent_repos | 1,425 | [link](https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/packages/lookup?repository_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fapache%2Fbeam) | 2026-08-26 | 85% (high) |
| adoption.github_stars | 8,650 | [link](https://github.com/apache/beam) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Java | [link](https://github.com/apache/beam) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.scorecard | 6.4 | [link](https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/apache/beam) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fapache%2Fbeam&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | [link](https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fapache%2Fbeam&per_page=100) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) |

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