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Best Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from streaming analytics software ranked against Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Apache Flink Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free8.1
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Apache Flink
  2. 2
    Materialize Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $0.13/mo7.9
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Materialize
  3. 3
    Ververica Platform Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free7.7
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Ververica Platform
  4. 4
    Feldera Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.5
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Feldera
  5. 5
    Apache Beam Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Apache Beam
  6. 6
    Pathway Live Data Framework Free plan apiself-hosted Free7.3
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Pathway Live Data Framework
  7. 7
    Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink apiWeb 7.2
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink
  8. 8
    RisingWave Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $0.23/mo7.2
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs RisingWave
  9. 9
    Confluent Cloud Free plan apiLinuxWeb $385/mo7.2
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Confluent Cloud
  10. 11
    Apache Spark Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Apache Spark
  11. 12
    Timeplus Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $199/mo6.9
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Timeplus
  12. 13
    Tinybird Cloud Free plan apiWeb $49/mo6.9
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Tinybird Cloud
  13. 14
    Apache Druid Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.9
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Apache Druid
  14. 15
    Apache Pinot Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Apache Pinot
  15. 16
    Apache Samza Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.3
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Apache Samza
  16. 17
    Apache Storm Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.2
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Apache Storm
  17. 18
    Google Cloud Dataflow Web 6.1
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Google Cloud Dataflow
  18. 19
    Apache Kafka 5.2
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Apache Kafka
  19. 20
    TIBCO Streaming LinuxMacWebWin 5.2
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs TIBCO Streaming
  20. 21
    Tencent Cloud Oceanus Web CNY 2,352/mo5.2
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Tencent Cloud Oceanus

Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Apache Flink8.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
2Materialize7.9Free plan$0.13/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
3Ververica Platform7.7Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
4Feldera7.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Apache Beam7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Pathway Live Data Framework7.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
7Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink7.2No—API, Web
8RisingWave7.2No$0.23/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
9Confluent Cloud7.2Free plan$385/moAPI, Linux, Web
11Apache Spark7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
12Timeplus6.9Free plan$199/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13Tinybird Cloud6.9Free plan$49/moAPI, Web
14Apache Druid6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
15Apache Pinot6.6Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
16Apache Samza6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
17Apache Storm6.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18Google Cloud Dataflow6.1No—Web
19Apache Kafka5.2No——
20TIBCO Streaming5.2No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
21Tencent Cloud Oceanus5.2NoCNY 2,352/moWeb
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Questions about Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink alternatives

What is the best alternative to Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink?

Apache Flink, number 1 in streaming analytics software with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: Materialize, Ververica Platform, Feldera and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink?

Apache Flink is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.