# Materialize

> A real-time SQL engine that maintains continuously-updated data views across distributed sources

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/materialize
- **Category:** Streaming Analytics
- **Homepage:** https://materialize.com
- **Also known as:** materialize
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-19T21:42:26.697Z

## Vioscale score

**67.7 / 100**, confidence 42% (low). Computed 2026-09-01. _(updating — computed under an earlier model version or past its freshness window.)_

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

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 80 | 0.052 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| reliability | 0 | 0.073 | 0 | - |
| capabilities | 0 | 0.04877777777777778 | 0 | - |
| integrations | 26 | 0.04066666666666666 | 1.1 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 45 | 0.073 | 3.3 | ✓ |
| pricing_transparency | 100 | 0.084 | 8.4 | ✓ |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-19, [verify at source](https://materialize.com/materialize-pricing/). Independently observed._

from $0.00/GB/hour · Hybrid · Free tier · 7-day trial

> Free tier (Community License). Cloud On-Demand from $1.50/compute credit/hour. Annual Cloud Capacity and Enterprise plans available.

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Cloud On-Demand | $1.50/compute credit/hour | - | monthly |
| Cloud Capacity | Annual prepaid with volume discounts and dedicated support | - | annual |
| Community License | Free | ✓ | - |
| Enterprise License | Contact sales | - | annual |

### Cloud On-Demand

Pay-as-you-go fully managed SaaS with monthly billing

- 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

### Cloud Capacity

Prepaid annual plan with volume discounts and dedicated support

- 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

### Community License

Self-managed, free forever for development and small deployments

**Included limits:** disk: 48GiB, memory: 24GiB

- Production-ready
- Self-managed
- Community Slack support
- AI chatbot

### Enterprise License (Contact sales)

Self-managed unlimited-scale deployment for production at large scale

- Unlimited scale
- Priority support
- Optional SLAs

## About

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.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, Air-gapped, Self-hosted

## Integrations (7)

_Independently observed._

- Kafka
- Redpanda
- Metabase
- dbt
- Datadog
- Grafana
- Prometheus

## 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.model | freemium | [link](https://materialize.com/materialize-pricing/) | 2026-08-19 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://materialize.com/materialize-pricing/) | 2026-08-19 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | low | [link](https://materialize.com/materialize-pricing/) | 2026-08-19 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":0.0000411,"currency":"USD"}` | [link](https://materialize.com/materialize-pricing/) | 2026-08-19 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://materialize.com/materialize-pricing/) | 2026-08-19 | 60% (medium) |

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 7 | [link](https://materialize.com/materialize-pricing/) | 2026-08-19 | 60% (medium) |

### market

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | [link](https://materialize.com/materialize-pricing/) | 2026-08-19 | 75% (high) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | [link](https://materialize.com/materialize-pricing/) | 2026-08-19 | 60% (medium) |
| security.soc2 | yes | [link](https://materialize.com/security-disclosure/) | 2026-08-19 | 75% (high) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/materialize). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*