Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink vs Hazelcast Platform

Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink9.3Visit Hazelcast Platform8.3Visit

Higher score Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink #1 in Stream Processing Software 9.3/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit AWS

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Hazelcast Platform #10 in Stream Processing Software 8.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Hazelcast

• Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink fits best

  AWS teams wanting managed Flink

• Hazelcast Platform fits best

  Teams needing streaming plus distributed state

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Side by side

Feature	Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Hazelcast Platform 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.3
Ranking	#1 in Stream Processing Software	#10 in Stream Processing Software
Best for	AWS teams wanting managed Flink	Teams needing streaming plus distributed state
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$0.11/unit usage-based	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Docs	Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	40+ integrations	30+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink 3/3 · Hazelcast Platform 3/3
SQL processing	✓	✓
Stateful processing	✓	✓
Event-time windows	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Cloud	Hybrid
Supported languages	Java, Scala, Python, SQL	Java, SQL
Source connectors	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Automatic scaling based on throughput and processing complexity Stateful exactly-once processing with checkpoints and durable snapshots Integrations with Kinesis, MSK, S3, DynamoDB, and OpenSearch	Stream processing with SQL windows, joins, and stateful aggregations Distributed in-memory storage supports real-time application architectures Broad connectors and exactly-once or at-least-once guarantees
Cons	No free plan is available Usage starts at $0.11 per KPU-hour Storage and durable backups are billed separately	Enterprise Edition pricing requires contacting Hazelcast Supported programming languages are Java and SQL The platform may exceed the needs of teams seeking narrow stream processing
Our verdict	Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink is a cloud service for building, deploying, and operating real-time stream-processing applications with Apache Flink. It supports Java, Scala, Python, and SQL, making it suitable for AWS teams… Read the review →	Hazelcast Platform combines a distributed stream-processing engine with an in-memory data store for real-time applications. It is aimed at teams that need streaming and distributed state in one self-managed platform, with support for… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink — where it wins

  • Automatic scaling based on throughput and processing complexity
  • Stateful exactly-once processing with checkpoints and durable snapshots
  • Integrations with Kinesis, MSK, S3, DynamoDB, and OpenSearch

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Usage starts at $0.11 per KPU-hour
  • Storage and durable backups are billed separately

• Hazelcast Platform — where it wins

  • Stream processing with SQL windows, joins, and stateful aggregations
  • Distributed in-memory storage supports real-time application architectures
  • Broad connectors and exactly-once or at-least-once guarantees

  Where it doesn't

  • Enterprise Edition pricing requires contacting Hazelcast
  • Supported programming languages are Java and SQL
  • The platform may exceed the needs of teams seeking narrow stream processing

• Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink9.3/10 · Paid

  A managed Flink service for AWS teams building stateful real-time data pipelines.

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• Hazelcast Platform8.3/10 · Free plan

  A strong fit for teams combining streaming, SQL, state, and distributed storage.

  Visit HazelcastFull verdict →