RisingWave

Stream processing with SQL for real-time data applications

Also known as
risingwave

What is RisingWave?

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.

Independently observed

RisingWave pricing

Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.

Pricing as of verify at live pricing ↗Independently observed
HybridFree tier

Self-Hosted

Free
Free

RisingWave Cloud

-

What RisingWave does

The capabilities that matter for streaming analytics, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

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
-
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • CLI
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS
  • Self-hosted

Integrations (9)

Independently observed
  • Kafka
  • Apache Iceberg
  • DataFusion
  • S3
  • PostgreSQL
  • Slack
  • NGINX
  • Envoy
  • Kong

RisingWave alternatives

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Compare RisingWave

Side by side against other streaming analytics, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.

Independent · unbought · dated

The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence

Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for RisingWave, not the verdict.

Balanced composite 52 / 100
medium · 52%updating
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Price level800.054.2
Capabilities810.054.0
Security posture550.074.0
Pricing transparency250.082.1
Integrations290.041.2
Reliability00.070.0-

Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.

All data & sourcesshow ↓

Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
CapabilitiesSoc2: Yes · Autoscaling: Yes · Open source: Yes · Latency class: sub-second · Streaming sql: Yes · Deployment model: managed-saasmediumsource · 2026-08-25 · 60%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count9mediumsource · 2026-08-25 · 60%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-08-25 · 60%
Modelfreemiummediumsource · 2026-08-25 · 60%
Price levellowmediumsource · 2026-08-25 · 60%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
Soc2Yesmediumsource · 2026-08-25 · 60%
GdprYesmediumsource · 2026-08-25 · 60%
HipaaYesmediumsource · 2026-08-25 · 60%