Tech riderRev. 20 Sept 2026
- 1Runs onLinux, self-hosted
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
- 3Deployment modelself-hosted
- 4Stream processingYes
- 5Schema registryYes
- 6Delivery guaranteeexactly-once
- 7Supported client languagesJava, Rust, Python
6 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: pravega.io

Overview
Pravega is ranked #20 of 23 in event streaming platforms on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted.
Compared on event streaming platforms
- Free plan
- Yespravega.io
- Deployment model
- self-hostedpravega.io
- Stream processing
- Yespravega.io
- Schema registry
- Yespravega.io
- Delivery guarantee
- exactly-oncepravega.io
- Supported client languages
- Java, Rust, Pythonpravega.io
Facts
- What it does
- Pravega is an open-source storage system that uses streams to store continuous, unbounded data.pravega.io · 5 Oct 2026
- Stream storage
- A Pravega stream stores unbounded parallel sequences of bytes durably, elastically, and consistently, with automatic tiering to scale-out storage.pravega.io · 5 Oct 2026
- Exactly-once
- Pravega describes exactly-once delivery and processing with ordering guarantees despite client, server, or network failures.pravega.io · 5 Oct 2026
- Autoscaling
- Pravega can automatically scale individual data streams as data ingestion rates change.pravega.io · 5 Oct 2026
- Retention
- Pravega says streams can retain data indefinitely and provide access to real-time and historical events.pravega.io · 5 Oct 2026
- Transactions
- Pravega transactions let a developer write a set of events to a stream atomically.pravega.io · 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The connectors page lists integrations for Apache Flink, Spark, Hadoop, Presto, Boomi, and Apache NiFi.pravega.io · 5 Oct 2026
- Security
- Pravega supports configurable TLS encryption and role-based access control; its standalone security settings are off by default.pravega.io · 5 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Pravega can be run as a single-process standalone server, with long-term storage, or in distributed mode using Docker Compose.pravega.io · 5 Oct 2026
- Standalone limitation
- In standalone mode, clients access the server through the localhost interface only.pravega.io · 5 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- The FAQ describes Pravega as suited to streaming and real-time application data, IoT data, and batch or interactive analytics on large amounts of data.pravega.io · 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site directs users to the Pravega community on Slack for help and to GitHub Issues to report bugs.pravega.io · 5 Oct 2026
Company
- Headquarters
- Seattle, WA, USApravega.io · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- pravega.io/faq/· checked 5 Oct 2026
- pravega.io· checked 5 Oct 2026
- pravega.io/docs/latest/connectors/· checked 5 Oct 2026
- pravega.io/docs/snapshot/security/pravega-security· checked 5 Oct 2026
- pravega.io/docs/snapshot/deployment/run-local/· checked 5 Oct 2026
- pravega.io/docs/v0.6.0/connectors/getting-started/· checked 5 Oct 2026




