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RisingWave

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What it is

RisingWave is a distributed SQL platform for ingesting, transforming, and serving real-time data. Its SQL interface is wire-compatible with PostgreSQL, so PostgreSQL clients, drivers, and tools can connect. New events incrementally refresh materialized views. Barrier-based checkpointing and consistent snapshots support exactly-once processing, while data is persisted in S3-compatible object storage and connector offsets are checkpointed for delivery durability. RisingWave lists 31+ native connectors, including Kafka, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Iceberg, Snowflake, BigQuery, S3, Redis, and Elasticsearch. Self-managed deployments are Apache 2.0 open source, with Docker, Kubernetes, cloud VM, and on-premises options. The hosted Basic plan is $0.23 a month, pay-as-you-go, limited to 64 cores and available in select regions; a free plan and 7-day trial are also listed. Basic includes standard support. Premium 24x7 support can be purchased with Pro, while self-managed deployments offer premium support with an SLA and quarterly success reviews. Listed platforms include API, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, and web.

Spec sheet

Product
RisingWave is a distributed SQL streaming platform that ingests, transforms, and serves real-time data.Read 1 Oct 2026 · risingwave.com
Deployment
Self-managed deployments support Docker, Kubernetes with Helm charts, cloud VMs, and on-premises bare-metal servers.Read 1 Oct 2026 · risingwave.com
Security
RisingWave security guidance covers TLS/SSL in transit, S3 encryption at rest, certificate or password authentication, role-based grants, and SQL-based data masking.Read 1 Oct 2026 · risingwave.com
Support
RisingWave offers standard support on Basic, premium 24x7 support as an option on Pro, and premium support with SLA and quarterly success reviews for self-managed deployments.Read 1 Oct 2026 · risingwave.com
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · risingwave.com
Founded
2021Read 28 Sep 2026 · risingwave.com
Basic limit
The Basic plan is fully hosted, limited to 64 cores, and available in select regions.Read 1 Oct 2026 · risingwave.com
Connectors
RisingWave provides 31+ native connectors, including Kafka, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Iceberg, Snowflake, BigQuery, S3, Redis, and Elasticsearch.Read 1 Oct 2026 · risingwave.com
Consistency
RisingWave guarantees exactly-once processing with barrier-based checkpointing and consistent snapshots.Read 1 Oct 2026 · risingwave.com
dbt integration
The dbt-risingwave adapter provides a materialized_view materialization for continuously updated streaming transformations.Read 1 Oct 2026 · risingwave.com
Local playground
The single-node playground runs in memory and automatically stops after 30 minutes of inactivity.Read 1 Oct 2026 · tutorials.risingwave.com
Materialized views
Materialized views are automatically refreshed and incrementally computed whenever new events arrive.Read 1 Oct 2026 · risingwave.com
Open source
Self-managed RisingWave is Apache 2.0 open source with no feature gates, license fees, or usage restrictions.Read 1 Oct 2026 · risingwave.com
Persistence
RisingWave persists data in S3-compatible object storage and checkpoints connector offsets for durability and exactly-once delivery.Read 1 Oct 2026 · risingwave.com
Premium capabilities
Premium capabilities include SQL Server CDC, Snowflake and BigQuery sinks, time travel queries, automatic schema evolution, SSO, LDAP governance, and OTEL integration.Read 1 Oct 2026 · risingwave.com
SQL interface
RisingWave is wire-compatible with PostgreSQL and works with PostgreSQL clients, drivers, and tools.Read 1 Oct 2026 · risingwave.com

Plans and prices

Basic $0.23 a month Pay-as-you-go Fully hosted on AWS, GCP or Azure · up to 64 cores · standard support Read 1 Oct 2026 · risingwave.com
Pro Priced on request Pay-as-you-go or annual contract Fully hosted or BYOC · no core limits · premium features · premium 24x7 support available for purchase Read 1 Oct 2026 · risingwave.com
Self-managed Priced on request Annual contract On-premises or Kubernetes · no core limits · premium features · premium support and SLA Read 1 Oct 2026 · risingwave.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • PostgreSQL-compatible wire protocol.
  • Exactly-once processing guarantee.
  • Lists 31+ native connectors.
  • Self-managed version is Apache 2.0 open source.

Limits

  • Hosted Basic is limited to 64 cores.
  • Basic is available only in select regions.
  • Premium 24x7 support on Pro costs extra.

Who it suits

RisingWave suits teams building SQL-based streaming data pipelines that need PostgreSQL client compatibility and incremental materialized views. It offers both hosted and self-managed deployment options.

Verdict

RisingWave combines streaming SQL, incremental views, and multiple deployment paths. Compare the Basic plan's core and region limits with the requirements of your workload.

Where Specifiction places it

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