Debezium vs Decodable

DDebezium9.0Visit Decodable6.9Visit

Higher score D Debezium #1 in Change Data Capture Software 9.0/10 Open source ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Debezium

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Decodable #6 in Change Data Capture Software 6.9/10 Free plan · paid from $0.12 Free plan✓ 1 of 2 features Visit Decodable

• Debezium fits best

  Broad, self-hosted CDC deployments

• Decodable fits best

  Usage-priced managed CDC

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Side by side

Feature	DDebezium 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Decodable 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	6.9
Ranking	#1 in Change Data Capture Software	#6 in Change Data Capture Software
Best for	Broad, self-hosted CDC deployments	Usage-priced managed CDC
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	Not published	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Windows, Linux	Web
Support	Live chat, Community, Docs	Community, Live chat, Email · 24/7
Integrations	12 integrations	20 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Debezium 0/2 · Decodable 1/2
Schema evolution	Not published	—
Initial snapshot	Not published	✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment model	Not published	Hybrid
Capture method	Not published	Log-based
Source connectors	Not published	Not published
Destination connectors	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Captures continuous row- and document-level database changes Supports Kafka Connect, Debezium Server, and embedded engine deployments Connects with Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub, Event Hubs, Pulsar, and more	Log-based CDC with Debezium-powered source and sink connectors SQL, Java, and Python processing for real-time streams Serverless hosted or BYOC data-plane deployment options
Cons	Requires self-managed deployment and operational ownership Replication is limited to one-way data flows Does not include AI features	Upstream schema changes require manual updates and connection restarts Enterprise pricing requires annual billing Exactly-once processing applies only to supported connectors
Our verdict	Debezium is an open-source distributed change data capture platform for teams that need database changes delivered as event streams. It continuously captures row-level changes from relational databases and document-level changes from… Read the review →	Decodable is a serverless real-time data engineering platform for data engineers, application developers, and data scientists. Its change data capture capabilities read database transaction logs and deliver inserts, updates, and deletes to… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Debezium — where it wins

  • Captures continuous row- and document-level database changes
  • Supports Kafka Connect, Debezium Server, and embedded engine deployments
  • Connects with Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub, Event Hubs, Pulsar, and more

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires self-managed deployment and operational ownership
  • Replication is limited to one-way data flows
  • Does not include AI features

• Decodable — where it wins

  • Log-based CDC with Debezium-powered source and sink connectors
  • SQL, Java, and Python processing for real-time streams
  • Serverless hosted or BYOC data-plane deployment options

  Where it doesn't

  • Upstream schema changes require manual updates and connection restarts
  • Enterprise pricing requires annual billing
  • Exactly-once processing applies only to supported connectors

• DDebezium9.0/10 · Open source

  A flexible, self-hosted CDC platform for streaming database changes across broad ecosystems.

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• Decodable6.9/10 · Free plan · paid from $0.12

  A usage-priced managed CDC platform with Flink, Debezium connectors, and serverless deployment.

  Visit DecodableFull verdict →