Kafka Streams vs Timely Dataflow
| Kafka Streams | Timely Dataflow | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows | self-hosted |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Deployment model | self-hosted | self-hosted |
| SQL processing | No | — |
| Stateful processing | Yes | Yes |
| Event-time windows | Yes | — |
| Supported languages | Java, Scala | Rust |
Both are listed in Best Stream Processing Software. On The Geeks Club, Kafka Streams scores higher on our published basis.