Apache Spark vs Timely Dataflow

Apache Spark

6.8 #7 in ETL Software

About Apache Spark

Timely Dataflow

5.4 #23 in Stream Processing Software

About Timely Dataflow
Apache SparkTimely Dataflow
Free planYesNo
Free trialNoNo
Paid fromFree—
Open sourceNoNo
Platformsapi, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windowsself-hosted
Free planYes—
Deployment model—self-hosted
Stateful processing—Yes
Supported languages—Rust

Both are listed in Best Stream Processing Software. On Specifiction, Apache Spark scores higher on our published basis.