Materialize vs Timely Dataflow
| Materialize | Timely Dataflow | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | Yes | No |
| Paid from | $0.13/mo | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Linux, self-hosted, Web | self-hosted |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Deployment model | hybrid | self-hosted |
| SQL processing | Yes | — |
| Stateful processing | Yes | Yes |
| Event-time windows | Yes | — |
| Supported languages | SQL | Rust |
| Source connectors | 13 | — |
Both are listed in Best Stream Processing Software. On Specifiction, Materialize scores higher on our published basis.