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Apache Samza

Ch 136.8of 25 Streaming Analytics Software
  1. 1Runs onAPI, Linux, self-hosted
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Stateful processingYes
  4. 4Supported languagesJava, Scala
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Overview

Apache Samza is ranked #13 of 25 in streaming analytics software on Specifiction. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

Apache Samza plans and pricing

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Apache Samza Free Open-source stream-processing framework · source artifacts and Maven distribution samza.apache.org · 2 Oct 2026

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Free plan
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Stateful processing
Yessamza.apache.org
Supported languages
Java, Scalasamza.apache.org

Facts

Purpose
Apache Samza is a distributed stream-processing framework for building stateful applications that process data in real time from multiple sources.samza.apache.org · 2 Oct 2026
Processing
Samza supports both stateless and stateful stream processing, with a scalable, fault-tolerant state store for stateful workloads.samza.apache.org · 2 Oct 2026
APIs
It provides a high-level Streams API, a low-level Task API, Samza SQL, and an Apache Beam API; Python and Go support for Beam are described as work in progress.samza.apache.org · 2 Oct 2026
Integrations
Built-in integrations include Apache Kafka, AWS Kinesis, Azure Event Hubs, Elasticsearch, and Apache Hadoop, and custom sources can also be integrated.samza.apache.org · 2 Oct 2026
Deployment
Samza supports deployment on YARN, Kubernetes, or as a standalone library, and its documentation describes running applications across public clouds, containerized environments, and bare-metal hardware.samza.apache.org · 2 Oct 2026
Recovery
Samza supports host affinity and incremental checkpointing to help recover tasks and their associated state after failures.samza.apache.org · 2 Oct 2026
Processing guarantee
Samza supports at-least-once processing.samza.apache.org · 2 Oct 2026
Security
The background documentation says Samza works with YARN, which supports Hadoop’s security model, and uses Linux cgroups for resource isolation.samza.apache.org · 2 Oct 2026
Scale
The documentation says Samza has been used in applications with several terabytes of state and thousands of cores.samza.apache.org · 2 Oct 2026
Supported language
Samza can be embedded as a lightweight client library in Java and Scala applications.samza.apache.org · 2 Oct 2026
Distribution
Samza is distributed as a source artifact and through Maven; the download page says it does not have a binary release at this time.samza.apache.org · 2 Oct 2026
Support
The project directs users to a user mailing list subscribed to by Samza users, contributors, and committers.samza.apache.org · 2 Oct 2026

Company

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2013samza.apache.org · 28 Sept 2026

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