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Best Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1
    Timeplus Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $199/mo7.9
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Timeplus
  2. 2
    Confluent Cloud Free plan apiLinuxWeb $385/mo7.7
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Confluent Cloud
  3. 3
    Materialize Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $0.13/mo7.7
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Materialize
  4. 4
    Ververica Platform Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free7.6
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Ververica Platform
  5. 5
    Apache Druid Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.4
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Apache Druid
  6. 6
    Feldera Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Feldera
  7. 7
    Apache Beam Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Apache Beam
  8. 8
    Apache Storm Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.2
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Apache Storm
  9. 9
    RisingWave Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $0.23/mo7.1
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs RisingWave
  10. 10
    Apache Pinot Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Apache Pinot
  11. 11
    Pathway Live Data Framework Free plan apiself-hosted Free7.0
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Pathway Live Data Framework
  12. 12
    Tinybird Cloud Free plan apiWeb $49/mo7.0
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Tinybird Cloud
  13. 13
    Apache Samza Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.9
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Apache Samza
  14. 14
    Apache Spark Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.9
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Apache Spark
  15. 15
    Apache Flink Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.7
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Apache Flink
  16. 16
    TIBCO BusinessWorks LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin $0.20/mo6.5
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs TIBCO BusinessWorks
  17. 17
    Tencent Cloud CDN Web CNY 21/mo6.2
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Tencent Cloud CDN
  18. 19
    Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink apiWeb 6.0
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink
  19. 20
    Tencent Cloud Oceanus Web CNY 2,352/mo6.0
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Tencent Cloud Oceanus
  20. 21
    Apache Heron Linuxself-hosted 5.9
    Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink vs Apache Heron

Alibaba Cloud Realtime Compute for Apache Flink alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Timeplus7.9Free plan$199/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2Confluent Cloud7.7Free plan$385/moAPI, Linux, Web
3Materialize7.7Free plan$0.13/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
4Ververica Platform7.6Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
5Apache Druid7.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
6Feldera7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Apache Beam7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8Apache Storm7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9RisingWave7.1No$0.23/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
10Apache Pinot7.0Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
11Pathway Live Data Framework7.0Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
12Tinybird Cloud7.0Free plan$49/moAPI, Web
13Apache Samza6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
14Apache Spark6.9Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
15Apache Flink6.7Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
16TIBCO BusinessWorks6.5No$0.20/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17Tencent Cloud CDN6.2NoCNY 21/moWeb
19Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink6.0No—API, Web
20Tencent Cloud Oceanus6.0NoCNY 2,352/moWeb
21Apache Heron5.9No—Linux, self-hosted
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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?

Timeplus, number 1 in streaming analytics software with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: Confluent Cloud, Materialize, Ververica Platform and 16 more.

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

Timeplus 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 on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.