RisingWave

Name: RisingWave
Brand: RisingWave

AI Native

Real-time event streaming platform. Streaming CDC, stream processing, low-latency serving, and Iceberg management.

Est 2021|Raised $46M

LinkedIn 15K|Web traffic 19K|FTEs 41|HQ San Francisco, California, US

	RisingWave	Materialize	Apache Flink
Starting Price	Published usage-based cloud pricing; pro/self-managed pricing details available from the vendor	Community self-managed option with documented limits; cloud trial available	Open source (software free), but underlying infrastructure and operations incur costs; managed offerings vary
Primary usage scenarios	Teams seeking a SQL-first approach to stream processing with integrated serving and Iceberg ingestion	Teams focused on incremental view maintenance and streaming SQL	Organizations needing a flexible stream processing framework with a broad connector ecosystem
Key Strength	Postgres-wire compatibility; integrated streaming, serving, and Iceberg table management	Clear positioning on incremental compute and streaming SQL with documented self-managed limits	Mature ecosystem, extensive connectors, and established operational patterns
Key Weakness	Limited third-party review footprint; fewer independent benchmarks; potential connector gaps vs Flink	Different product approach and licensing model; may not focus on Iceberg management	Operational complexity (job graphs, state tuning, multiple components), higher operational burden

	RisingWave	Materialize	Apache Flink
Starting Price	Published usage-based cloud pricing; pro/self-managed pricing details available from the vendor	Community self-managed option with documented limits; cloud trial available	Open source (software free), but underlying infrastructure and operations incur costs; managed offerings vary
Primary usage scenarios	Teams seeking a SQL-first approach to stream processing with integrated serving and Iceberg ingestion	Teams focused on incremental view maintenance and streaming SQL	Organizations needing a flexible stream processing framework with a broad connector ecosystem
Key Strength	Postgres-wire compatibility; integrated streaming, serving, and Iceberg table management	Clear positioning on incremental compute and streaming SQL with documented self-managed limits	Mature ecosystem, extensive connectors, and established operational patterns
Key Weakness	Limited third-party review footprint; fewer independent benchmarks; potential connector gaps vs Flink	Different product approach and licensing model; may not focus on Iceberg management	Operational complexity (job graphs, state tuning, multiple components), higher operational burden

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