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Spec score 8.2 #7 of 25 in In-Memory Databases

What it is

GridGain Platform is an in-memory computing system for transactional, streaming, and analytical workloads. It keeps data in memory, on disk, or both through configurable disk persistence, and supports ANSI SQL, key-value APIs, and ACID transactions. Workloads run across horizontally scalable clusters deployed on premises or in public or private clouds; GridGain says its architecture can scale to petabytes of in-memory data. Listed capabilities include transaction processing, advanced analytics, AI/ML operations, data hub, system of record, stream processing, and vector search. Supported data models include key-value, relational, document, geospatial, and unstructured data. Integrations include Kafka, Oracle Golden Gate, Data Lake Accelerator, Spring, Spark, Hibernate L2 Cache, MyBatis L2 Cache, and Cassandra. GridGain 9 supports SSL/TLS, while Enterprise and Ultimate add role-based authorization and transparent data encryption. Pricing is on request, with a 30-day trial and no free plan.

Spec sheet

Product
GridGain Platform is an in-memory computing platform for real-time transactional, streaming, and analytical processing at massive scale.Read 29 Sep 2026 · gridgain.com
Intended users
The company describes GridGain as serving use cases that need speed and scalability across financial services, fintech, software, eCommerce, retail, telecommunications, online services, and healthcare.Read 29 Sep 2026 · gridgain.com
Trial
GridGain Enterprise and Ultimate editions come with a 30-day trial license.Read 29 Sep 2026 · gridgain.com
Integrations
The official extensions page lists a certified Kafka connector, Oracle Golden Gate, and Data Lake Accelerator; it also names Spring, Spark, Hibernate L2 Cache, MyBatis L2 Cache, and Cassandra integrations.Read 29 Sep 2026 · gridgain.com
Security
GridGain 9 supports SSL/TLS for cluster and client connections, and Enterprise and Ultimate editions include role-based authorization.Read 29 Sep 2026 · gridgain.com
Support
The official edition comparison lists support for Enterprise and Ultimate, while GridGain documentation says production support and professional services are available for all editions and Apache Ignite deployments.Read 29 Sep 2026 · gridgain.com
At-rest encryption
Transparent data encryption is available in GridGain 9 Enterprise and Ultimate editions and supports Java keystores and AWS KMS.Read 29 Sep 2026 · gridgain.com
Capabilities
The platform lists transaction processing, advanced analytics, AI/ML operations, data hub, system of record, and stream processing as key capabilities.Read 29 Sep 2026 · gridgain.com
Company ownership
GridGain Systems says it became part of MariaDB in March 2026.Read 29 Sep 2026 · gridgain.com
Deployment platforms
GridGain 8 installation requirements list Linux and Windows, and the product page says clusters can be deployed on premises or in public and private clouds.Read 29 Sep 2026 · gridgain.com
Edition limits
The official comparison lists data center replication, remote snapshots with heterogeneous restore, point-in-time recovery, and z/OS support for Ultimate Edition only.Read 29 Sep 2026 · gridgain.com
Scalability
GridGain distributes workloads across horizontally scalable clusters on premises or in the cloud and says its architecture can scale to petabytes of in-memory data.Read 29 Sep 2026 · gridgain.com
Storage
The platform supports configurable disk-based persistence and can store data in memory and on disk.Read 29 Sep 2026 · gridgain.com
Transactions
The platform supports ANSI SQL, key-value APIs, and ACID transactions.Read 29 Sep 2026 · gridgain.com

Plans and prices

Attached Nebula cluster — Apache Ignite $0.11 a month Hourly per monitored server node 3 GB monitoring storage per server node Read 29 Sep 2026 · gridgain.com
Attached Nebula cluster — Community Edition $0.20 a month Hourly per monitored server node 3 GB monitoring storage per server node Read 29 Sep 2026 · gridgain.com
Attached Nebula cluster — Enterprise Edition $0.30 a month Hourly per monitored server node 3 GB monitoring storage per server node Read 29 Sep 2026 · gridgain.com
Attached Nebula cluster — Ultimate Edition $0.53 a month Hourly per monitored server node 3 GB monitoring storage per server node Read 29 Sep 2026 · gridgain.com
Managed Nebula cluster S $1.98 a month Hourly 4 CPU · 30.5 GB RAM · 16 GB off-heap storage · 8 GB Java heap · 400 GB SSD · 25 GB WAL Archive Read 29 Sep 2026 · gridgain.com
Managed Nebula cluster M $3.96 a month Hourly 8 CPU · 61 GB RAM · 32 GB off-heap storage · 16 GB Java heap · 800 GB SSD · 50 GB WAL Archive Read 29 Sep 2026 · gridgain.com
Managed Nebula cluster L $7.92 a month Hourly 16 CPU · 122 GB RAM · 64 GB off-heap storage · 31 GB Java heap · 1600 GB SSD · 100 GB WAL Archive Read 29 Sep 2026 · gridgain.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • ANSI SQL and ACID transaction support
  • Clusters run on premises or in clouds
  • Configurable memory and disk persistence
  • Kafka and enterprise integration options
  • 30-day trial for Enterprise and Ultimate

Limits

  • No free plan
  • Pricing requires a request
  • Some capabilities are Ultimate-only
  • Role-based authorization requires Enterprise or Ultimate

Who it suits

GridGain suits organisations needing scalable transactional, streaming, or analytical processing, including financial services, software, retail, telecommunications, online services, and healthcare. It supports Linux, macOS, Windows, APIs, and self-hosted deployments.

Verdict

GridGain combines in-memory processing, persistence, SQL, transactions, analytics, and streaming in one platform. Its edition structure matters: advanced recovery, replication, and z/OS support are limited to Ultimate, while pricing is provided on request.

Where Specifiction places it

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