No. 11 of 26 ·Retrieval-Augmented Generation Tools

Pathway Live Data Framework

Self-hosted · API

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.3

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely0 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Pathway Live Data Framework is ranked #11 of 26 in retrieval-augmented generation tools on Freedom251. It runs on API, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

Pathway Live Data Framework plans and pricing

All plans

Scale Free Free or paid, with license key Up to 16 GB RAM · 4 cores · self-hosted pathway.com · 4 Oct 2026

Community Free Up to 8 GB RAM · 4 cores · self-hosted pathway.com · 4 Oct 2026

Enterprise Not published Enterprise licensing Up to 24 TB RAM · 128 cores × 40 nodes · self-hosted or managed pathway.com · 4 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Pathway is a Python data processing framework for analytics and AI pipelines over data streams, including streaming ETL and RAG pipelines.
Processing engine: Its Rust engine runs Python code with multithreading and multiprocessing.
Batch and streaming: The same pipeline can process static data and live data streams.
Incremental computation: Pathway uses Differential Dataflow to handle out-of-order data points in real time.
AI features: Its LLM tooling includes online ML, RAG pipelines, and vector indexes for working with fresh data.
Integrations: The documentation says Pathway includes 350+ connectors, including SharePoint, and lets users implement their own connectors.
Deployment: Pathway supports deployment with Docker or Kubernetes and is compatible with OpenTelemetry.
Persistence: Pathway can save computation state to resume after a failure or pipeline update.
API: The pricing page lists Python and SQL programming APIs and a REST API endpoint for serving queries, answers, and real-time features.
Community limits: The Community tier is free under BSL 1.1, self-hosted, and supported up to 8 GB RAM and 4 cores.
Scale limits: The Scale tier is self-hosted, requires a license key, and is supported up to 16 GB RAM and 4 cores; the page says it can be free or paid.
Enterprise support: Enterprise features listed include a multi-zone SLA and 24/7 phone support.
Support response: The pricing page lists ticket-based business support with a one-business-day reply time for paid-tier customers.
License telemetry: The licensing guide says Scale license keys send anonymized product usage data to Pathway via an OpenTelemetry collector.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Retrieval-Augmented Generation Tools in 2026#11 of 26
Best Streaming Analytics Software in 2026#14 of 25
Best Stream Processing Software in 2026#15 of 24

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Sources

pathway.com/developers/user-guide/introduction/welc· checked 4 Oct 2026
pathway.com/framework/pricing· checked 4 Oct 2026
pathway.com/developers/templates/licensing-guide· checked 4 Oct 2026
pathway.com· checked 28 Sept 2026