Tech riderRev. 1 Oct 2026
Apache Storm
- 1Runs onAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
- 2CostsFree plan
- 3Stateful processingYes
- 4Supported languagesJavaScript, Python, Ruby, C#
4 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: storm.apache.org
Overview
Apache Storm is ranked #5 of 25 in streaming analytics software on Specifiction. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.
Apache Storm plans and pricing
All plansCompared on streaming analytics software
- Free plan
- Yesstorm.apache.org
- Stateful processing
- Yesstorm.apache.org
- Supported languages
- JavaScript, Python, Ruby, C#storm.apache.org
Facts
- Purpose
- Apache Storm is a distributed realtime computation system for reliably processing unbounded data streams.storm.apache.org · 1 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- Storm supports realtime analytics, online machine learning, continuous computation, distributed RPC, and ETL.storm.apache.org · 1 Oct 2026
- Performance
- The project says a benchmark processed over one million tuples per second per node.storm.apache.org · 1 Oct 2026
- Programming model
- Storm uses spouts, bolts, and topologies to build arbitrarily complex multi-stage stream computations.storm.apache.org · 1 Oct 2026
- Reliability
- Storm is designed to be scalable, fault-tolerant, and to guarantee data processing.storm.apache.org · 1 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Out-of-the-box integrations include Apache Kafka, HDFS, JDBC databases, JMS, and Redis.storm.apache.org · 1 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Storm provides local mode for in-process development and remote mode for submitting topologies to a cluster.storm.apache.org · 1 Oct 2026
- Current release
- The current Apache Storm release is 3.1.0, with source and binary distributions available.storm.apache.org · 1 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- Apache Storm is available through Maven Central and as an official Docker image on Docker Hub.storm.apache.org · 1 Oct 2026
- Security
- Storm supports pluggable Kerberos/SASL authentication and SimpleACLAuthorizer authorization, both disabled by default.storm.apache.org · 1 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- Storm supports TLS for Thrift RPC and Netty worker-to-worker messaging through mutual TLS.storm.apache.org · 1 Oct 2026
- Release integrity
- Storm publishes OpenPGP signatures and SHA-512 checksums for every release file.storm.apache.org · 1 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can get help through the user mailing list at [email protected].storm.apache.org · 1 Oct 2026
- License
- Apache Storm is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.storm.apache.org · 1 Oct 2026
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Sources
- storm.apache.org· checked 1 Oct 2026
- storm.apache.org/about/simple-api.html· checked 1 Oct 2026
- storm.apache.org/about/integrates.html· checked 1 Oct 2026
- storm.apache.org/releases/2.7.0/Setting-up-development-e· checked 1 Oct 2026
- storm.apache.org/downloads· checked 1 Oct 2026
- storm.apache.org/security-model.html· checked 1 Oct 2026
- storm.apache.org/getting-help.html· checked 1 Oct 2026
- storm.apache.org/about/free-and-open-source.html· checked 1 Oct 2026