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Best Timely Dataflow Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from stream processing software ranked against Timely Dataflow on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    AFL++ Free plan AndroidLinuxMacself-hostedWin €1666.67/mo6.6
    Timely Dataflow vs AFL++
  2. 2
    Apache Beam Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    Timely Dataflow vs Apache Beam
  3. 3
    Apache NiFi Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    Timely Dataflow vs Apache NiFi
  4. 4
    Apache Storm Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    Timely Dataflow vs Apache Storm
  5. 5
    Arroyo Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    Timely Dataflow vs Arroyo
  6. 6
    Feldera Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    Timely Dataflow vs Feldera
  7. 7
    Kafka Streams Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.6
    Timely Dataflow vs Kafka Streams
  8. 8
    Timeplus Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $199/mo6.6
    Timely Dataflow vs Timeplus
  9. 9
    Apache Spark Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Timely Dataflow vs Apache Spark
  10. 10
    Confluent Cloud Free plan apiLinuxWeb $385/mo6.5
    Timely Dataflow vs Confluent Cloud
  11. 11
    Esper Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWin Free6.5
    Timely Dataflow vs Esper
  12. 12
    Materialize Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $0.13/mo6.5
    Timely Dataflow vs Materialize
  13. 13
    Apache Flink Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.4
    Timely Dataflow vs Apache Flink
  14. 14
    Apache Samza Free plan apiLinuxself-hosted Free6.4
    Timely Dataflow vs Apache Samza
  15. 15
    Pathway Live Data Framework Free plan apiself-hosted Free6.4
    Timely Dataflow vs Pathway Live Data Framework
  16. 16
    Hazelcast Platform Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 5.6
    Timely Dataflow vs Hazelcast Platform
  17. 17
    RisingWave Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $0.23/mo5.6
    Timely Dataflow vs RisingWave
  18. 18
    Siddhi apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 5.3
    Timely Dataflow vs Siddhi
  19. 19
    Apache Kafka 5.2
    Timely Dataflow vs Apache Kafka
  20. 20
    Quix Streams 5.1
    Timely Dataflow vs Quix Streams

Timely Dataflow alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1AFL++6.6Free plan€1666.67/moAndroid, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2Apache Beam6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Apache NiFi6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Apache Storm6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Arroyo6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
6Feldera6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Kafka Streams6.6Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8Timeplus6.6Free plan$199/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Apache Spark6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
10Confluent Cloud6.5Free plan$385/moAPI, Linux, Web
11Esper6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Windows
12Materialize6.5Free plan$0.13/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
13Apache Flink6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
14Apache Samza6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted
15Pathway Live Data Framework6.4Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
16Hazelcast Platform5.6No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
17RisingWave5.6No$0.23/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
18Siddhi5.3No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19Apache Kafka5.2No——
20Quix Streams5.1No——
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Questions about Timely Dataflow alternatives

What is the best alternative to Timely Dataflow?

AFL++, number 1 in stream processing software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Apache Beam, Apache NiFi, Apache Storm and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Timely Dataflow?

AFL++ is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.